Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: National Science Board
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Merit Review: Investing in People and Ideas
While I was chair of the National Science Board (NSB), which is the Presidentially appointed body charged with oversight of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), we launched a comprehensive review of how NSF selects and competitively awards funding for research proposals. We did so recognizing that leadership of the United States in Science, Technology,…
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A Call To Action: Congressional Testimony
We must mobilize all our country’s assets – government (at all levels), industry, academia, and non-profits – to address our growing challenges and the clear and manifest opportunities for discovery-fueled innovation.
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Upgrading the Future: House Science Committee Testimony
It’s time for the U.S. to “double down” – expand investment in basic research, both people and reserach infrastructure – nationwide – and unleash American innovation.
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Public Higher Education: A New Social Compact for Innovation
It is time for us to collaboratively and thoughtfully rethink the social compact surrounding public higher education. This includes defining the 21st century knowledge economy version of the public land-grant university
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Working the Hill
It is critical that the U.S. increase investment in basic research, expand and diversify the workforce, and broaden the geography of innovation.
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For Science and Society, The Future Begins with Better Dreams
Let’s dream big and bright about a larger, more diverse and inclusive workforce and an inclusive science and engineering ecosystem that continues to be a magnet for global talent.