%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Interim Report %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26315/defense-research-at-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-other-minority-institutions %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26315/defense-research-at-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-other-minority-institutions %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Education %P 59 %X As one of the largest federal science and technology (S&T) funding agencies and employers, the Department of Defense (DoD) plays a critical role in the U.S. S&T ecosystem. While DoD draws on the expertise of both U.S. and international researchers to achieve its mission, national security requirements limit many other critical areas of the DoD S&T enterprise to U.S. citizens. This national security imperative calls for DoD to cultivate and support the diverse pool of U.S. talent who can meet DoD needs. Previous studies by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have documented how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Institutions (MIs) can help to access this expanded population of scientists and engineers. This publication presents interim findings related to the methods and means necessary to advance research capacity at these institutions to address the national security and defense needs of the United States. While critical data-gathering efforts are still in progress, these interim findings can be used to begin to inform decision making processes related to three key areas: current Department of Defense investments, opportunities and challenges at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Institutions, and potential best practices for stakeholders. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E DeLoatch, Eugene M. %E McClain, Aliecia R. %E Jackson, Leigh Miles %T Defense Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions: Transitioning from Good Intentions to Measurable Outcomes %@ 978-0-309-27374-9 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26399/defense-research-capacity-at-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-other-minority-institutions %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26399/defense-research-capacity-at-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-and-other-minority-institutions %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Education %P 270 %X Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority institutions (MIs) represent a valuable resource to expand the Department of Defense's (DoD) government and extramural workforce and science and technology enterprise. The more than 400 public and private HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and other two- and four-year MIs are positioned to make strong and uniquely important contributions to the defense research enterprise, offering DoD an opportunity to widen its talent pool and diversify STEM research and ultimately strengthen its ability to support national security. Defense Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions examines the status of DoD research at HBCUs and MIs, including the methods and means necessary to advance research capacity at these institutions in order to comprehensively address the national security and defense needs of the United States. This report offers recommendations to guide DoD, Congress, HBCU/MIs, and partnering entities in supporting and strengthening the role of these institutions in defense research. A strategic commitment will translate into increased opportunities for HBCU/MIs to diversify the future American academic, industrial, and government STEM workforce upon which DoD will depend. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Financing Tomorrow's Infrastructure: Challenges and Issues: Proceedings of a Colloquium %@ 978-0-309-05543-7 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5304/financing-tomorrows-infrastructure-challenges-and-issues-proceedings-of-a-colloquium %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5304/financing-tomorrows-infrastructure-challenges-and-issues-proceedings-of-a-colloquium %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 114 %X With the current emphasis on a balanced federal budget and correspondingly decreased federal participation in financing local infrastructure systems, infrastructure providers are faced with the challenge of developing new sources of capital to fund their projects. This book discusses critical infrastructure issues and brings together recognized experts in domestic and international infrastructure and finance. It provides perspectives on the issues and discusses less conventional financing techniques used in recently completed projects. This volume also discusses likely conventional financing mechanisms of the future. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Morton, Brian %E Huegy, Joseph %E Poros, John %T Close to Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22204/close-to-home-a-handbook-for-transportation-efficient-growth-in-small-communities-and-rural-areas %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22204/close-to-home-a-handbook-for-transportation-efficient-growth-in-small-communities-and-rural-areas %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 118 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 211: Close To Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas provides a vocabulary of land use characteristics in small communities and rural areas. It also estimates the per person change in daily driving after hypothetical growth occurs according to different development visions or scenarios. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Pray, Leslie %E Yaktine, Ann %T Managing Food Safety Practices from Farm to Table: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-13166-7 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12594/managing-food-safety-practices-from-farm-to-table-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12594/managing-food-safety-practices-from-farm-to-table-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Agriculture %P 116 %X Legal regulations and manufacturers' monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In addressing food safety risks, regulators could perhaps better ensure the quality and safety of food by monitoring food production not just at a single point in production but all along the way, from farm to table. Recognizing the troubled state of food safety, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Food Forum met in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2008, to explore the management of food safety practices from the beginning of the supply chain to the marketplace. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Providing Universal and Affordable Health Care %D 1989 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18473/providing-universal-and-affordable-health-care %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18473/providing-universal-and-affordable-health-care %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 69 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Olson, Steve %T Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing: Expanding Capabilities, Participation, and Access: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27066/third-international-summit-on-human-genome-editing-expanding-capabilities-participation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27066/third-international-summit-on-human-genome-editing-expanding-capabilities-participation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 14 %X On March 6-8, 2023, at the Francis Crick Institute in London, the UK Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine, and UNESCO-The World Academy of Sciences held the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. A follow-up to earlier international summits held in Washington, DC, in 2015 and in Hong Kong in 2018, the third summit examined scientific advances that have occurred since the previous summits and the need for global dialogue and collaboration on the safe and ethical application of human genome editing. The first two days of the summit focused largely on somatic human genome editing, where the cells being altered are non-reproductive cells - as a result genetic changes cannot be passed on to future generations. The third day of the summit broadened the discussion to include heritable human genome editing, in which genetic changes could be passed on to descendants. This publication highlights the presentations and discussion of the event. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Slater, Courtenay M. %E David, Martin H. %T Measuring the Government Sector of the U.S. Economic Accounts %@ 978-0-309-06135-3 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6208/measuring-the-government-sector-of-the-us-economic-accounts %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6208/measuring-the-government-sector-of-the-us-economic-accounts %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Industry and Labor %P 40 %X This report had its origin in a Committee on National Statistics workshop in November 1993, one of a series on improving economic statistics, jointly sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The focus of the workshop was on revising the presentation of the government sector in the U.S. economic accounts to bring it more into line with the international System of National Accounts (SNA) and current data collection capability, to enhance information about the public sector, and to make the U.S. accounts more comparable to those of other countries. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices: 2017 %D 2017 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24661/synthesis-of-information-related-to-airport-practices-2017 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24661/synthesis-of-information-related-to-airport-practices-2017 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 12 %X TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Results Digest 26: Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices is a digest of the progress and status of ACRP Project 11-03, Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Funding for Infrastructure Maintenance: Achieving and Sustaining a State of Good Repair %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14540/funding-for-infrastructure-maintenance-achieving-and-sustaining-a-state-of-good-repair %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14540/funding-for-infrastructure-maintenance-achieving-and-sustaining-a-state-of-good-repair %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 20 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 101: Funding for Infrastructure Maintenance: Achieving and Sustaining a State of Good Repair examines how bus and rail agencies and operators in several European cities develop community support for public transportation and how those communities implement sustainable funding strategies for transit assets, operations, and maintenance.The digest is based on the results of a scanning mission performed from June 11 through 25, 2010, under TCRP’s International Transit Studies Program. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Mannarino, Ruby Heard and Eric %T Microgrids and Their Application for Airports and Public Transit %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25233/microgrids-and-their-application-for-airports-and-public-transit %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25233/microgrids-and-their-application-for-airports-and-public-transit %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 68 %X TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) and Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) have released a joint report, ACRP Synthesis 91 / TCRP Synthesis 137: Microgrids and Their Application for Airports and Public Transit. The report describes microgrids that airports and public transit agencies can implement to increase resilience of their critical infrastructure. A microgrid is described as a collection of loads, on-site energy sources, local energy storage systems, and an overarching control system. Developments in control technologies have seen advanced microgrid controllers expand microgrid functionality to create new value streams and revenue opportunities, increasing microgrid viability to many more sectors. This synthesis describes the benefits, challenges, costs, revenue streams, and ownership structures relevant to airports and public transit entities. %0 Book %T The Management and Cost of Laboratory Waste Associated with the Conduct of Research %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9289/the-management-and-cost-of-laboratory-waste-associated-with-the-conduct-of-research %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9289/the-management-and-cost-of-laboratory-waste-associated-with-the-conduct-of-research %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 24 %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Bronzini, Michael S. %E Abkowitz, Mark D. %E Baird, Malcolm E. %E Camp, Janey %E Corsi, Thomas M. %E Lipinski, Martin %T Model Education Curricula and Toolkit for the Transportation of Hazardous Materials %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22529/model-education-curricula-and-toolkit-for-the-transportation-of-hazardous-materials %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22529/model-education-curricula-and-toolkit-for-the-transportation-of-hazardous-materials %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Web-Only Document 2: Model Education Curricula and Toolkit for the Transportation of Hazardous Materials includes model post-secondary education curricula that address the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the safe, secure, and efficient transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat).The model curricula, presented in the form of a toolkit that can be adapted for different audiences and educational purposes, consist of PowerPoint presentations and supporting materials covering eight topics: introduction to hazmat transportation; hazmat logistics; legal and regulatory environment; mode and route selection; risk management; hazmat transportation incident management; security of hazmat transportation shipments; and workforce development issues.The PowerPoint presentation and supporting material for HMCRP Web-Only Document 2 can be downloaded from the links below.Introduction to Toolkit Modules (pdf)Module 1 – Intro to Hazmat Transport (ppt)Module 2 – Hazmat Transportation Logistics (ppt)Module 3 – Hazmat Legal and Regulatory Environment (ppt)Module 4 – Mode and Route Selection (ppt)Module 5 – Risk Management (ppt)Module 6 – Incident Management (ppt)Module 7 – Security (ppt)Module 8 – Workforce Development Issues (ppt)Santa Clara Case Study 2011 (pdf)Software Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T A Vision for the National Weather Service: Road Map for the Future %@ 978-0-309-06379-1 %D 1999 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6434/a-vision-for-the-national-weather-service-road-map-for %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6434/a-vision-for-the-national-weather-service-road-map-for %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %P 88 %X In this study, the committee explores ways the National Weather Service (NWS) can take advantage of continuing advances in science and technology to meet the challenges of the future. The predictions are focused on the target year 2025. Because specific predictions about the state of science and technology or the NWS more than 25 years in the future will not be entirely accurate, the goal of this report is to identify and highlight trends that are most likely to influence change. The Panel on the Road Map for the Future National Weather Service developed an optimistic vision for 2025 based on advances in science and technology. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Raine, Alden S. %E Gast, James %E Cervero, Robert %E Belzer, Dena %E Poole, Todd J. %T Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26045/guide-to-joint-development-for-public-transportation-agencies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26045/guide-to-joint-development-for-public-transportation-agencies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 192 %X Joint development is real estate development that occurs on transit agency property or through some other type of development transaction to which the transit agency is a party.The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 224: Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies is designed to expand the successful use of joint development in North American transit systems—in the volume and variety of projects undertaken, the diversity of transit agencies participating, and the quality of outcomes achieved.Supplemental to the report is TCRP Web-Only Document 73:Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies: Appendices, the Executive Summary, and a long version presentation and a short version presentation of "Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies." %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %T Mastering a New Role: Shaping Technology Policy for National Economic Performance %@ 978-0-309-04646-6 %D 1993 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2103/mastering-a-new-role-shaping-technology-policy-for-national-economic %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2103/mastering-a-new-role-shaping-technology-policy-for-national-economic %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Industry and Labor %P 144 %X This book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological innovation. The volume considers the history, current practice, and future prospects for national policies to encourage economic development through both direct and indirect government support of technological advance. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %T Freight Capacity for the 21st Century: Special Report 271 %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10568/freight-capacity-for-the-21st-century-special-report-271 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10568/freight-capacity-for-the-21st-century-special-report-271 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 165 %X TRB Special Report 271 - Freight Capacity for the 21st Century recommends development of a national policy to promote better management and investment decisions in order to maintain and improve the capacity of the nation's freight system. Keeping up with growth in freight transportation requires better use of current facilities and the funding of projects with the biggest payoffs. To ensure adequate freight capacity, Congress and federal agencies must coordinate the activities of dozens of separately administered programs that affect the system. This report recommends four principles to guide decisions about using, enlarging, funding, or regulating the freight transportation system: Capital improvements, such as new roads - as well as operating practices for public facilities - should aim for the greatest usefulness considering all costs; Local, state, or federal governments should be involved only when they can do the job better than any other entity; Whenever the primary benefits of a project are lower costs for the facility's users, user fees - not government subsidies - should pay for the capital and operating costs; and Appropriate choices about financing arrangements should be made at the start of a project. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %A National Academy of Engineering %A Institute of Medicine %T Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5 %@ 978-0-309-16097-1 %D 2010 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12999/rising-above-the-gathering-storm-revisited-rapidly-approaching-category-5 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12999/rising-above-the-gathering-storm-revisited-rapidly-approaching-category-5 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %K Education %K Engineering and Technology %K Industry and Labor %P 102 %X In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness slip below the surface. Five years ago, the National Academies prepared Rising Above the Gathering Storm, a book that cautioned: "Without a renewed effort to bolster the foundations of our competitiveness, we can expect to lose our privileged position." Since that time we find ourselves in a country where much has changed--and a great deal has not changed. So where does America stand relative to its position of five years ago when the Gathering Storm book was prepared? The unanimous view of the authors is that our nation's outlook has worsened. The present volume, Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited, explores the tipping point America now faces. Addressing America's competitiveness challenge will require many years if not decades; however, the requisite federal funding of much of that effort is about to terminate. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited provides a snapshot of the work of the government and the private sector in the past five years, analyzing how the original recommendations have or have not been acted upon, what consequences this may have on future competitiveness, and priorities going forward. In addition, readers will find a series of thought- and discussion-provoking factoids--many of them alarming--about the state of science and innovation in America. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited is a wake-up call. To reverse the foreboding outlook will require a sustained commitment by both individual citizens and government officials--at all levels. This book, together with the original Gathering Storm volume, provides the roadmap to meet that goal. While this book is essential for policy makers, anyone concerned with the future of innovation, competitiveness, and the standard of living in the United States will find this book an ideal tool for engaging their government representatives, peers, and community about this momentous issue. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Sanders, Shadya %T Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-22183-2 %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26040/measuring-convergence-in-science-and-engineering-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26040/measuring-convergence-in-science-and-engineering-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 108 %X This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Implications of Convergence for How the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) Measures the Science and Engineering Workforce, which was held virtually and livestreamed on October 22-23, 2020. The workshop was convened by the Committee on National Statistics to help NCSES, a division of the National Science Foundation, set an agenda to inform its methodological research and better measure and assess the implications of convergence for the science and engineering workforce and enterprise. The workshop brought together scientists and researchers from multiple disciplines, along with experts in science policy, university administration, and other stakeholders to review and provide input on defining and measuring convergence and its impact on science and scientists. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E LLC, Kelley Coyner, Shane Blackmer, John Good, Mobilitye3 %E Transportation, Paul Lewis, Alice Grossman, Eno Center for %T Low-Speed Automated Vehicles (LSAVs) in Public Transportation %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26056/low-speed-automated-vehicles-lsavs-in-public-transportation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26056/low-speed-automated-vehicles-lsavs-in-public-transportation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 120 %X Interest in driverless vehicles, including low-speed automated vehicles (LSAVs), continues to expand globally and in the United States.The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 220: Low-Speed Automated Vehicles (LSAVs) in Public Transportation presents current use cases for LSAVs and provides a practitioner guide for planning and implementing LSAV services as a new public transportation service.