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      Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education: Summary of a Workshop

      American Society for Engineering Education,National Academy of Engineering

      Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education is the summary of a workshop held in September 2013 to take a fresh look at the impediments to greater diversification in…

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      The Integration of Immigrants into American Society

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on the Integration of Immigrants into American Society

      The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants…

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      Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society

      Interest in decarbonizing various sectors of the U.S. economy has produced a rich body of scholarly research, policy studies, and practitioner reports on technology pathways and scenarios, with a particular…

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      Community-Driven Relocation

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Committee on Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

      Between 1980 and mid-2023, 232 billion-dollar disasters occurred in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, with the number of disasters doubling annually since 2018. The variety and frequency of storms have…

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      Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on the Well-Being of Military Families

      The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of…

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      Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of…

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      Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers: Exemplary Education Activities and Programs

      National Academy of Engineering,Center for Engineering Ethics and Society,Infusing Ethics Selection Committee

      Ethical practice in engineering is critical for ensuring public trust in the field and in its practitioners, especially as engineers increasingly tackle international and socially complex problems that combine technical…

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      Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research: What’s Been Learned? What Should be Done? Summary of a Workshop

      National Academy of Engineering

      Increasing complexity and competitiveness in research environments, the prevalence of interdisciplinary and international involvement in research projects, and the close coupling of commerce and academia have created an ethically challenging…

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      Environmental Challenges and Prospects for Community Relocation in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society

      Strategically moving communities and infrastructure-including homes and businesses-away from environmentally high-risk areas, such as vulnerable coastal regions, has been referred to as "managed retreat." Of all the ways humans respond…

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      Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators: Papers and Summary from a Workshop December 12, 2012

      National Academy of Engineering,Online Ethics Center,Joint Advisory Group to the Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in December 2012 to consider best practices for ethics education programs in science and engineering.

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      Reducing Response Burden in the American Community Survey: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Steering Committee for Workshop on Respondent Burden in the American Community Survey

      Although people in the United States have historically been reasonably supportive of federal censuses and surveys, they are increasingly unavailable for or not willing to respond to interview requests from…

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      Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and…

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      A Decision Framework for Managing the Spirit Lake and Toutle River System at Mount St. Helens

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board

      The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington State radically changed the physical and socio-economic landscapes of the region. The eruption destroyed the summit of the volcano, sending…

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      Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop

      Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally,Board on Global Health,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Health and Medicine Division,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      With the worst human refugee crisis since World War II as the backdrop, from March 16 through March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in partnership…

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