by National Research Council Staff
The successor states of the former Soviet Union have enormous stocks of weapons-usable nuclear material and other militarily significant commodities and technol...
by National Research Council Staff
Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever...
by National Research Council Staff
Despite widespread interest in virtual reality, research and development efforts in synthetic environments (SE)--the field encompassing virtual environments, te...
by National Research Council Staff
Those who make and implement policies for children and families are seriously hampered by several features of the federal statistical system: categorical fragme...
by National Research Council Staff
Americans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations ...
by National Research Council Staff
This book recommends the initiation of an "integrated" research program to study the role of aerosols in the predicted global climate change. Current understand...
by National Research Council Staff
In September 1998, the Math Science Education Board held a Convocation on Middle Grades Mathematics that was co-sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of...
by National Research Council Staff
As more schools begin to implement the National Science Education Standards, adults who care about the quality of K-12 science education in their communities ma...
by National Research Council Staff,Charles Wessner
The National Academies Press (NAP)--publisher for the National Academies--publishes more than 200 books a year offering the most authoritative views, definitive...
by National Research Council Staff,Charles Wessner
The National Academies Press (NAP)--publisher for the National Academies--publishes more than 200 books a year offering the most authoritative views, definitive...
byCharles Wessner, National Research Council Staff
Based on the deliberations of a high-level international conference, this report summarizes the presentations of an exceptional group of experts, convened by In...
by National Research Council Staff, Ocean Studies Board Staff
This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the fie...
by National Research Council Staff, Office of International Affairs Staff
The management challenge in orchestrating a multitude of DOE headquarters, laboratory, and contractor personnel at about 50 sites in Russia is daunting. Steps a...
by National Research Council Staff, Science, Technology,Law Staff
This report is a summary of the first meeting of the Science, Technology, and Law Panel. The Policy Division of the National Research Council established the pa...
by National Research Council Staff,Alicja Breymeyer,Reginald Noble
Recognizing the increasing rate of species loss on a global scale and that neither pollution nor ecosystems respects political boundaries, cooperation on many d...