Author: Policy and Global Affairs

In the fall of 2010, the U.S. National Academies (consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Inst...

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and region...

In recent years, as science becomes increasingly international and collaborative, the importance of projects that involve research teams and resear...

Flexible Electronics for Security, Manufacturing, and Growth in the United States is the summary of a workshop convened in September 2010 by Policy...

A sustainable society, according to one definition, is one that can persist over generations; one that is far-seeing enough, flexible enough, and w...

For the past 17 years, the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNC/MI) has held workshops with mathematics educators from countri...

The field of computer science (CS) is currently experiencing a surge in undergraduate degree production and course enrollments, which is straining ...

The National Academies Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science, established in 2019, has taken on an important role in addressing issues...

The spring of 2020 marked a change in how almost everyone conducted their personal and professional lives, both within science, technology, enginee...

The United States has long made substantial investments in clinical research with the goal of improving the health and well-being of our nation. Th...

Sustainable developmentmeeting human needs while nurturing and restoring the planet's life support systemsrequires a continuous process of scientif...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a quadrennial review of its ...

Federal laboratories play a unique role in the U.S. economy. Research and development conducted at these labs has contributed to the advancement or...

Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge, contribute to the well-being of communities, and support th...

Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional...

To facilitate scientific progress and collaboration while also protecting personal privacy, the integrity of research investments, and national sec...

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a series of three hybrid workshops to examine the ke...

Facial recognition technology is increasingly used for identity verification and identification, from aiding law enforcement investigations to iden...

More than 100 U.S. institutions of higher education hosted Confucius Institutes (CIs), Chinese government-funded language and culture centers, on c...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, research demonstrated a significant impact of family caregiving responsibilities on the careers of professionals who ...