Event - Reimagining STEMM Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Development: A Summit

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Apr 24, 2025

Building the Skilled Technical Workforce: ‘It’s Very Much a Work in Progress’

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How much progress has been made in building America’s skilled technical workforce? Harry Holzer, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University, shared his thoughts on that question, as well as on how recent legislation and advances in AI are likely to affect this segment of the labor force.

Dec 23, 2024

Event - Graduate Students as Part of the Instructional Workforce for Undergraduate STEM Education

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Oct 11, 2024

United States Needs New Strategy to Recruit and Retain STEM Talent, Says New Report

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International STEM talent is vital to the U.S. research and scientific ecosystem, but increased global competition is making it harder to attract foreign-born students and professionals. A new National Academies report makes recommendations on how the U.S. can remain competitive, recruit and retain international talent, and strengthen domestic STEM pipelines.

Aug 29, 2024

Higher Ed Institutions, STEMM Organizations Should Act to Change Cultures to Support Inclusive Excellence and Dismantle Barriers Created by Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias

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Higher education institutions and science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine organizations should go beyond a focus on simply increasing the numeric participation of minoritized racial and ethnic groups. To increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMM fields, organizations of all sizes must act to change their cultures and environments.

Feb 14, 2023

To Improve Research Collaboration Among Land-Grant Universities, Congress Should Facilitate Participation of Historically Black and Tribal Colleges and Universities, Says New Report

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Congress should take action to facilitate the participation of all land-grant colleges and universities in multistate research projects, says a new report. Funding disparities have prevented many historically Black and tribal colleges and universities from fully collaborating with other land-grant institutions.

Nov 3, 2022

Strategic Commitment, Long-Term Investments Needed by Defense Department to Expand Research Capacity at HBCUs and Other Minority Institutions, New Report Says

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A new report examines how the U.S. Department of Defense can increase the capacity of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority institutions to conduct defense and national security research.

Apr 28, 2022

Actions Needed by Higher Education Institutions, Technology Companies, Federal Agencies to Increase Representation of Women of Color in Tech

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A range of organizations across the tech ecosystem — tech companies, colleges and universities, professional societies, and government agencies — should take steps to improve the representation of women of color in tech fields and careers.

Dec 9, 2021

Videos - Virtual Workshop Session Videos Now Available

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Sep 29, 2021

National Science Foundation Should Create Next-Generation Earth Systems Science Initiative, New Report Says

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To explore the complex interactions between the natural world and society and enhance our understanding of Earth’s systems, the National Science Foundation should create a next-generation Earth systems science initiative.

Sep 22, 2021

Changing Campus Cultures to Support Mental Health

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Rising Rates of Mental Health Problems in U.S. College Students Require a New Response, Report Says

Feb 8, 2021

Gulf Research Program Fellows Reflect on the Power of Mentorship

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During the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many young STEM professionals feeling overwhelmed in a time of closed laboratories, paused projects, and time apart from colleagues. Mentors have had to change their approach.

Feb 5, 2021

Colleges and Universities Need Campuswide Culture Change to Better Support Students' Well-Being and Address Mental Health Problems

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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls on U.S. colleges and universities to take comprehensive, campuswide approaches to more effectively address mental health and substance use problems among students and to develop cultures that support well-being.

Jan 13, 2021

Colleges and Universities Should Strengthen Sustainability Education Programs by Increasing Interdisciplinarity, Fostering Experiential Learning, and Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Colleges and universities should embrace sustainability education as a vital field that requires tailored educational experiences delivered through courses, majors, minors, and research and graduate degrees, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Oct 13, 2020

Video - Video Recording of Meeting 3 Now Available

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Jun 16, 2020