Author: Policy and Global Affairs

We live in a changing world with multiple and evolving threats to national security, including terrorism, asymmetrical warfare (conflicts between a...

The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued a...

America's position as the source of much of the world's global innovation has been the foundation of its economic vitality and military power in th...

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)-- a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

Since the 1950s, under congressional mandate, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - through its National Center for Science and Engineering ...

Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engineering, women make up only 11 percent of practicing...

Diplomacy for the 21st Century recommends steps that the Department of State should embrace to take full advantage of the leading science and techn...

Eyewitnesses play an important role in criminal cases when they can identify culprits. Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of eyewitnesses mak...

The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management's (EM) mission is the safe cleanup of sites associated with the government-led develo...

Since 1991, the National Research Council, under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, has undertaken a program of...

Even as malnutrition in the form of hunger and obesity affect the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide, a significant amount of fo...

The assessment of risk is complex and often controversial. It is derived from the existence of a hazard, and it is characterized by the uncertainty...

Over the past century, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from computational theory to everyday conversational technologies, capturing the at...

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Perspective from Portland and the Pacific Northwest is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Researc...

By 2050 the world's population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in glob...

In 1999 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a landmark report, Our Common Journey: A Transition toward Sustainab...

The United States and the world face serious threats to nuclear stability and peace, now and in the coming decades. Within the nuclear arena, U.S. ...

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financia...

The scientific work of women is often viewed through a national or regional lens, but given the growing worldwide connectivity of most, if not all,...

Energy and mineral resources are essential for the nation's fundamental functions, its economy, and security. Nonfuel minerals are essential for th...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 19...

The future competitiveness of the United States in an increasingly interconnected global economy depends on the nation fostering a workforce with s...

Over the past decade there has been a growing interest in sustainability education in colleges and universities across the United States, with a ma...