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      Making Things: 21st Century Manufacturing and Design: Summary of a Forum

      Steve Olson,National Academy of Engineering,National Academies

      More than two decades ago, a commission of 17 MIT scientists and economists released a report, Made in America, which opened with the memorable phrase, To live well, a nation…

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      Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning: Summary of a Forum

      National Academy of Engineering

      The National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 forum, Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning, opened with presentations by six speakers who looked at…

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      The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: Summary of a Forum

      National Academy of Engineering

      The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into…

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      Global Technology: Changes and Implications: Summary of a Forum

      Steve Olson,National Academy of Engineering

      In the first half of the forum, each panelist explored a specific dimension of the global spread of technology. The topics varied widely, from reducing poverty to the impact of…

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      The Past Half Century of Engineering–And a Look Forward: Summary of a Forum

      National Academy of Engineering

      Forum titled Celebrating the NAE’s 50th Anniversary: The History of Engineering over the Past 50 Years and a Look Forward –Title page verso.

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      Grand Challenges for Engineering: Imperatives, Prospects, and Priorities: Summary of a Forum

      National Academy of Engineering,Steve Olson

      Engineering has long gravitated toward great human ambitions: navigation of the oceans, travel to the moon and back, Earth exploration, national security, industrial and agricultural revolutions, communications, and transportation. Some…

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      Engineering Societies and Undergraduate Engineering Education: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academy of Engineering

      Engineering professional societies in the United States are engaged in a wide range of activities involving undergraduate education. However, these activities generally are not coordinated and have not been assessed…

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      Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing Engineering Innovation: Summary of a Forum

      Steve Olson,National Academy of Engineering

      At the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Irvine, California, a public forum entitled Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing Engineering Innovation brought together seven prominent leaders…

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      Ocean Acoustics Education and Expertise

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Ocean Acoustics Education and Expertise

      Ocean Acoustics - the study of sound in the ocean, how it travels, interacts with, and is affected by its underwater surroundings - is a growing and critical field. Sound…

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      Assessing and Advancing Progress in the Delivery of High-Quality Cancer Care

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

      2023 marked the 10-year anniversary of the National Academies Institute of Medicine consensus report, "Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis." The National Cancer…

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      Aging, Functioning, and Rehabilitation

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Board on Global Health

      With recent medical, technological, and socioeconomic developments, people are living longer. The rising average age of the world's population presents an opportunity to develop health policy that prioritizes functioning as…

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      Whole-Person Oral Health Education

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Global Health, Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

      In February 2024, the National Academies Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education co-hosted a public workshop with Penn Dental Medicine to explore value proposition for oral health promotion…

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      Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress

      The Florida Everglades is a treasured ecosystem, but the water quality, quantity, flow, and distribution have been dramatically degraded by drainage and infrastructure development during the past century. A joint…

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      Rethinking the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for the 21st Century

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Standing Committee for the Review of the Dietary Reference Intake Framework

      The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are integral to dietary recommendations across federal food and nutrition programs and serve as a resource for developing food and nutrition policies and regulations as…

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      Optimizing Public-Private Partnerships for Clinical Cancer Research

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Board on Health Care Services, National Cancer Policy Forum, Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

      Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are collaborations among public and private entities (e.g., government agencies, research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and industry organizations) that bring together diverse expertise, resources, and perspectives to solve…

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      Cannabis Policy Impacts Public Health and Health Equity

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on the Public Health Consequences of Changes in the Cannabis Policy Landscape

      Over the past several decades, more than half of all U.S. states have legalized cannabis for adult and/or medical use, but it remains illegal at the federal level. The public…

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      Essential Health Care Services Related to Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Women

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

      At the request of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders hosted a public workshop in April 2024 to explore…

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      Carbon Utilization Infrastructure, Markets, and Research and Development

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Carbon Utilization Infrastructure, Markets, Research and Development

      National and international plans for halting and reversing climate change focus on reducing and eventually ending the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions: carbon dioxide (CO2) released by fossil fuel…

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      Evolution in Hawaii: A Supplement to Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science

      Steve Olson,The National Academies,National Academy of Sciences

      Serving as a companion to the best selling title Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science , this work examines evolution and the nature of science by looking at…

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      Constructing Valid Geospatial Tools for Environmental Justice

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, Board on Environmental Sciences and Toxicology, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Utilizing Advanced Environmental Health and Geospatial Data and Technologies to Inform Community Investment

      Decades of research have shown that disadvantaged communities exist at the intersection of high levels of hazard exposure and poverty. Geospatial environmental justice (EJ) tools, such as the White House…

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      Chemical Terrorism

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering, and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism: Chemical Threats

      Domestic and foreign violent extremist organizations, or terrorist groups, have caused a greater amount of harm with chemical agents than with biological or radiological weapons. The United States capacity and…

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      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering, and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism: Nuclear Threats

      For nearly eight decades, the world has been navigating the dangers of the nuclear age. Despite Cold War tensions and the rise of global terrorism, nuclear weapons have not been…

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      Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States

      Infant formula is a primary or supplementary source of nutrition for many infants in the U.S. Consequently, disruptions to the supply of infant formula can have a severe impact on…

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      Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

      In 2023, the National Academies convened an expert committee to assess the current use of racial and ethnic categories in biomedical research, review existing guidance for researchers, and provide new…

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      A Plan to Promote Defense Research at Minority-Serving Institutions

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Committee on the Development of a Plan to Promote Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Other Minority-Serving Institutions

      Engaging the full breadth of talent in the United States is an important component of growing and sustaining dominance in research and development (R&D) and supporting national security into the…

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      Experimental Approaches to Improving Research Funding Programs

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

      On March 14-15, 2023, the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a 2-day workshop in Washington, DC to explore…

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      Data and Metrics for the DOD SBIR and STTR Programs

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

      In response to a congressional mandate, a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is conducting a review of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small…

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      The Science of Science Communication III: Inspiring Novel Collaborations and Building Capacity: Proceedings of a Colloquium

      National Academy of Sciences

      Held on November 16-17, 2017, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

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      Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8: Building a Village in California: Summary of a Convocation

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

      K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of crisis. K-8 students in California spend too little time studying science, many…

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      Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, Program Office

      On August 18-19, 2022, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) held a symposium to explore how support of fundamental engineering and engineering education research by the National Science Foundation (NSF)…

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      Making Value: Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Academy of Engineering

      Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing jobs overseas…

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      State Science and Technology Policy Advice: Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges: Summary of a National Convocation

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      States have also assumed an increasing responsibility for developing, formalizing, and institutionalizing policies and programs that support R&D and enable S&T evidence and expertise to be incorporated into policy making…

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      Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

      In response to a request from Congress, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a study comparing the process to develop the…

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      Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy?2025-2035

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles?Phase 3

      From daily commutes to cross-country road trips, millions of light-duty vehicles are on the road every day. The transportation sector is one of the United States? largest sources of greenhouse…

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      Transforming Research and Higher Education Institutions in the Next 75 Years

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs

      On September 22, 2022, the National Academy of Sciences held a symposium entitled Endless Frontier 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years. The event was a…

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      Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025: A Midcourse Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

      This midcourse report provides an initial assessment of how the process used to develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (DGA) compares to the recommendations in the 2017 National Academies…

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      Biographical Memoirs

      Office of The Home Secretary,National Academy of Sciences,Steve Olson

      Contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with…

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      Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change

      Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change. The workshop springs from the…

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      Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding

      National Academy of Engineering,United States Institute of Peace

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in November 2012 by the Roundtable on Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding of the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of…

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      Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding

      United States Institute of Peace,National Academy of Engineering

      Societies have sought to improve the outputs of their agricultural producers for thousands of years. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, efforts to convey agricultural knowledge to farmers became…

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      Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding

      United States Institute of Peace,National Academy of Engineering

      Workshop on using data sharing to improve coordination in peacebuilding of the National Academies and United States Insitute of Peace, May 23, 2012, Washington, D.C. –Page 41.

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      Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding

      United States Institute of Peace,National Academy of Engineering

      On October 11, 2012, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) held a workshop in Washington, DC, to identify major opportunities and impediments…

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      Protecting National Park Soundscapes

      John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center,National Park Service,National Academy of Engineering

      Protecting National Park Soundscapes: Best Available Technologies and Practices for Reducing Park- Generated Noise, the workshop took place October 3-4, 2012, at NPS’ Natural Resource Program Center in Fort Collins…

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      Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Developing Regional Innovation Environments: Summary of a Workshop

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy

      The workshop was held September 20-22, 2011 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Madison, Wisconsin – p.47

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      Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board,Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

      Among the many troubling aspects of the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, the growth of early childhood overweight and obesity stands out…

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      Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board,Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

      After decades of increases in the obesity rate among U.S. adults and children, the rate recently has dropped among some populations, particularly young children. What are the factors responsible for…

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      The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board,Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

      The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017, titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity…

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      Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board,Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

      The built environment?the physical world made up of the homes, buildings, streets, and infrastructure within which people live, work, and play?underwent changes during the 20th and 21st centuries that contributed…

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