Science funding and policy

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What does social and political theory have to say about the role of science in society?

An examination of power paradigm controls, peer review and scholarly communication.

Have you ever looked at your email, then texts, then Facebook, then Twitter, then email, then Instagram, then Candy Crush, then texts, then Snapchat, then texts again, and now youve wasted the time you had set aside for more important things?

A groundbreaking and surprising look at contemporary censorship in ChinaAs authoritarian governments around the world develop sophisticated technologies for controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be ineffective because they are easily thwarted and evaded by savvy Internet users.

Over the last two decades, computers have become omnipresent in daily life.

The National Science Foundation developed the Science of Science and Innovation Policy program (SciSIP) in 2006 to fund basic and applied research that bears on and can help guide public- and private-sector policy making for science and innovation.

Government statistics are widely used to inform decisions by policymakers, program administrators, businesses and other organizations as well as households and the general public.

Women in the United States and Kuwait have made advances as researchers and leaders in science, engineering, and medical disciplines, yet challenges and barriers remain to enter and advance in these fields in both countries.

To mark the opening of a study of Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice for the 21st Century the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) convened a symposium providing an overview of areas to be examined in the study and topics requiring further policy attention.

In this report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, authors Jerry Thursby and Marie Thursby summarize their research on the globalization of corporate R&D.

In the past 30 years, the population of prisoners in the United States has expanded almost 5-fold, correctional facilities are increasingly overcrowded, and more of the country's disadvantaged populations—racial minorities, women, people with mental illness, and people with communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis—are under correctional supervision.

The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people.

Biomedical advances have made it possible to identify and manipulate features of living organisms in useful waysleading to improvements in public health, agriculture, and other areas.

Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Childrenexplores the ethical issues posed when conducting research designed to identify,understand, or ameliorate housing-related health hazards among children.

This book assesses the capacity of the federal government to recruit and retain highly qualified scientists and engineers for federal service.

A Challenge of Numbers describes the circumstances and issues centered on people in the mathematical sciences, principally students and teachers at U.

The Office of Science and Technology (OST) of the U.

As part of its mission to foster high-quality scientific and engineering research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans, grants, and administers major awards to universities and other research institutions for national research facilities, multidisciplinary research centers, and other large-scale research projects.

The government of the United States today is deeply involved in activities that have significant scientific and technical (S&T) components that are vitally important for economic productivity and technological competitiveness, national security, an improved environment, better health, and many other purposes.

This volume describes a vision for the future of U.

This book is a summary and proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable and the National Science Foundation.

Prepared for the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation, these briefings examine areas important to the progress of U.

This volume consists of four "e;white papers,"e; prepared for the Clinton administration as it took office, on important national policy issues in which science and technology play a central role.

This is a summary of reports issued since 1947 under the aegis of the National Research Council's Committee on Vision.

Many Americans want information on how to eat a healthier diet, clean up the environment, or improve their children's education.

An NRC committee was established to work with a Russian counterpart group in conducting a workshop in Moscow on the effectiveness of Russian environmental NGOs in environmental decision-making and prepared proceedings of this workshop, highlighting the successes and difficulties faced by NGOs in Russia and the United States.

Why all the talk about biodiversity?

This report is the twelfth assessment of the National Institutes of Health National Research Service Awards program.

High-field magnetsthose that operate at the limits of the mechanical and/or electromagnetic properties of their structural materialsare used as research tools in a variety of scientific disciplines.

Policy Implications of International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in the United States explores the role and impact of students and scholars on US educational institutions and the US economy.

Starting in the mid 1990s, the United States economy experienced an unprecedented upsurge in economic productivity.

In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world.

This report is the proceedings of a July 2002 workshop of the Committee on AXXS 2002: A Workshop for Clinical Societies to Enhance Women's Contributions to Science and their Profession.

The EPA commissioned The National Academies to provide advice on the vexing question of whether and, if so, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies conducted by companies or other sources outside the agency (so-called third parties) to gather evidence relating to the risks of a chemical or the conditions under which exposure to it could be judged safe.

Since the 1970s there has been a serious gap between fundamental biological research and its clinical application.

Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) was invited to issue a corresponding position paper to be reproduced in this volume.

A symposium titled "e;Serving Science and Society into the New Millennium: The Legacy and the Promise"e; was held at the National Academy of Sciences on May 21-22, 1997.

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual report that demonstrates whether the goals have been met.

Issues involving science, technology, and health (STH) have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda.

Based on the deliberations of a high-level international conference, this report summarizes the presentations of an exceptional group of experts, convened by Intel's Chairman Emeritus Gordon Moore and SEMATECH's Chairman Emeritus William Spencer.

This report addresses a topic of recognized policy concern.

The National Academies Science, Technology, and Law Program convened three workshops focusing on specific aspects of OMB's "e;Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies.