Author: Policy and Global Affairs

Over the past decade, resilience has gained significant traction across the nation and innovative programs are showing exciting progress in buildin...

One of the pathways by which the scientific community confirms the validity of a new scientific discovery is by repeating the research that produce...

Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19t...

New York's Nanotechnology Model: Building the Innovation Economy is the summary of a 2013 symposium convened by the National Research Council Board...

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

The United States has long recognized that the nation's prosperity and security depend on how we address challenges of disasters, poverty, famine, ...

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

Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the world's population lives in urban areas, with the U....

U.S. strength in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has formed the basis of innovations, technologies, and indust...

The responsible management of natural resources for present-day needs and future generations requires integrated approaches that are place-based, e...

Digital technologies and networks are now part of everyday work in the sciences, and have enhanced access to and use of scientific data, informatio...

The workshop was convened to explore the region's approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building the evidence base upon which new p...

The theme of this international symposium is the promotion of greater sharing of scientific data for the benefit of research and broader developmen...

A committee under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP), is conducting a study of selected state and regiona...

The growth of electronic publishing of literature has created new challenges, such as the need for mechanisms for citing online references in ways ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and overlapping global crises, including geopolitical conflict and climate change, have made achievement of the United Nation...

Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes ne...

The Manufacturing USA initiative seeks to reinforce U.S.-based advanced manufacturing through partnerships among industry, academia, and government...

The number of Black students in science, engineering, and medicine in the United States has remained disproportionately low over the past several d...

U.S. leadership in technology innovation is central to our nation's interests, including its security, economic prosperity, and quality of life. Ou...

Land-grant colleges and universities play a crucial role in addressing the complex challenges facing the U.S. agricultural system and global food s...

The U.S. system of graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has served the nation and its science and enginee...

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the V...

Despite the changing demographics of the nation and a growing appreciation for diversity and inclusion as drivers of excellence in science, enginee...

Biomedical research results in the collection and storage of increasingly large and complex data sets. Preserving those data so that they are disco...

The needs and demands placed on science to address a range of urgent problems are growing. The world is faced with complex, interrelated challenges...

In recent decades, production processes of intermediate and final products have been increasingly fragmented across countries in what are called gl...

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in th...

To help prioritize among possible investments to improve the resilience of built infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico region, the National Academie...

On June 12-14, 2012, the Board on Global Science and Technology held an international, multidisciplinary workshop in Washington, D.C., to explore t...

During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences...

Climate change is creating impacts that are widespread and severe for individuals, communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world. While ...

As a living substrate, soil is critical to the function of Earth's geophysical and chemical properties. Soil also plays a major role in several hum...

At the request of Congress, this report presents findings and recommendations related to governance of the U.S. government's monitoring, detection,...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was asked to articulate a 5-year strategic vision for international health security p...

Mentorship is a catalyst capable of unleashing one's potential for discovery, curiosity, and participation in STEMM and subsequently improving the ...