What impact does teaching style have? How do I plan a course curriculum? This handbook provides productive approaches to these and several other questions. It provides undergraduate science educators with…

The astronomy science centers established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to serve as the interfaces between astronomy missions and the community of scientists who utilize the data…

It is innately human to comfort and provide care to those suffering from cancer, particularly those close to death. Yet what seems self-evident at an individual, personal level has, by…

Offers recommendations for research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by means of changes in land use, such as deforestation, urban development, and…

Summarizes the presentations and discussions at a workshop for the US Agency for International Development that explored information about transitions to democracy in various parts of the world and what…

Identifies various factors which contribute to creating a need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce. This work also looks at factors that include an increase in the number of…

Examines the number of investigators trained every year, patterns of hiring by universities and industry, and the age of the scientific workforce in different fields, and makes recommendations for the…

Reviews the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) small spacecraft technology development. Included are assessments of NASA’s technology priorities for relevance to small spacecraft and identification of technology gaps…