Science, Technology, and Global Economic Competitiveness: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, [House of Representatives], One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, October 20, 2005, Volume 4 |
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... college level science and engineering and , in fact , are unlikely ever to do so . Of the 25-30 percent of entering college freshmen with an interest in a science or engineering field , less than half complete a science or engineering ...
... college level science and engineering and , in fact , are unlikely ever to do so . Of the 25-30 percent of entering college freshmen with an interest in a science or engineering field , less than half complete a science or engineering ...
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... college . Okay . So those are two programs that I think are really impor- tant and have been demonstrated to work . And so this is what we would recommend . We would also recommend a development of a curriculum , a na- tional curriculum ...
... college . Okay . So those are two programs that I think are really impor- tant and have been demonstrated to work . And so this is what we would recommend . We would also recommend a development of a curriculum , a na- tional curriculum ...
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... college as those who do not . Of particular interest is the ability of programs such as the University of California College Prep Program to reach currently under - served areas or populations of students with specific learning needs ...
... college as those who do not . Of particular interest is the ability of programs such as the University of California College Prep Program to reach currently under - served areas or populations of students with specific learning needs ...
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... college . I was the second to go to high school . But my parents made very clear to me that the way out , the way ahead , was education . And that was just fundamental . We have lost that , to a great degree . The way I think that we ...
... college . I was the second to go to high school . But my parents made very clear to me that the way out , the way ahead , was education . And that was just fundamental . We have lost that , to a great degree . The way I think that we ...
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... college students is that science and engineering jobs are not remunerative , important and exciting career options . How can careers in science and engineering be made more attractive to students who have the option of pursuing other ...
... college students is that science and engineering jobs are not remunerative , important and exciting career options . How can careers in science and engineering be made more attractive to students who have the option of pursuing other ...
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Page 302 - Branscomb is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society...
Page 616 - The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, chartered by Congress in 1863 to advise the government on matters of science and technology.
Page 299 - He is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (United Kingdom).
Page 335 - Virginia with grant support from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Page 44 - He is a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Board and was a member of the Hart/Rudman Commission on National Security.
Page 350 - He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Astronautical Society, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Air Force Association, Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa.
Page 338 - Organization (NATO). In 1977, he was appointed principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for communications, command, control, and intelligence. In 1979, he was named Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for research, development, and logistics and in parallel was director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
Page 227 - Office director reports to the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) through the assistant director for technology.
Page 503 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations," and also consolidates the audit requirements contained throughout the DOL regulations.
Page 54 - Man of the Year" Award for these and other activities. Dr. Wulf is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Corresponding Member of the...