New Report Reviews Changing R&D Landscape
Last month, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), under guidance of the National Science Board (NSB), published a report—Discovery: R&D Activity and Publications—that reviews the U.S. research and development (R&D) landscape. Although much has remained the same, …
New Diversity and STEM Data from the NSF
On January 31, The National Science Foundation (NSF) hosted a webinar to present data from their biennial report: “Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities.”
The 1980 NSF Authorization and Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act mandates this biennial …
NSB Discusses Diversity in STEM at August Meeting
The National Science Board (NSB) convened virtually on August 3-4 for its quarterly meeting overseeing the National Science Foundation (NSF). The open sessions of the meeting featured updates from NSF staff and discussions about the Vision 2030 initiative and tools …