State of Science
NASEM’s State of Science Address
NASEM Publishes Follow-Up on State of Science Address
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently published an update to President Marcia McNuttâs State of Science address in which they reemphasized her main points from the speech, and brought in guest authors to expand on what is needed to improve the U.S. research enterprise (see previous COSSA coverage). This collection of articles includes: âK-12 Educationâ by Alexandra Fuentes; âAddressing Red Tapeâ by Matt Owens; âBidirectional Collaborationâ by James Manyika; âCultivating Trustâ by J. Marshall Shepherd; and âLearning to Listenâ by Stephanie Diem. In McNuttâs State of Science address, encouraging innate childhood curiosity was linked to strengthening…
NASEM Pioneers the State of Science Address with President Marcia McNutt
On June 26, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosted The State of Science Address, launching the annual discussion on the status of science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM) in the U.S. During her opening remarks, President of the National Academy of Sciences, Marcia McNutt, discussed the decline of the STEM workforce and interest in research and development (R&D) in the U.S., including declines in published research articles and the development of high-quality drugs and patents compared to global counterparts, as well as the perceived fall of U.S. global leadership, citing that only eight percent of Americans believe the…