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NSF PA/M 98-23 - September 22, 1998
National Science Board to Solicit Input on Developing Human Capital
and Building Science and Engineering Infrastructure
The National Science Board (NSB) will hold a public hearing in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, on October 7, hosted by the University of Puerto Rico-Rio
Piedras. The hearing will focus on exemplary efforts of the Commonwealth
to connect K-12 and higher education systems and develop human capital
in science, mathematics and engineering. The University has innovatively
combined a number of NSF-funded programs to advance education reform K-16,
improve the school-to-workforce transition, and increase the nation's
production of Hispanic Ph.D. scientists and
engineers.
The 24-member NSB advises the President and the Congress on science
policy issues and oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF), a federal
agency that funds research and education projects in all 50 states and
U.S. Territories. In FY 1997, NSF's total funding for K-16 and beyond
education projects of all types exceeded $600 million. The NSB has selected
Puerto Rico for the hearing in part because of its success in synergizing
several programs designed to enhance science and engineering capabilities
of students. Among the programs engaged in this model system are: Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Statewide Systemic Initiatives;
Model Institutions of Excellence; Centers for Research and Education in
Science and Technology; and Alliances for Minority Participation.
Six members of the NSB Committee on Education and Human Resources will
hear from educators and administrators, as well as business/industry and
school partners. This third and final hearing follows hearings held in
Los Angeles and Chicago earlier this year.
Who:
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National Science Board (Committee on Education and Human Resources) |
What:
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Public Hearing - All One System: Developing Human Capital and Infrastructure
for Science and Engineering |
Where:
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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Resource Center for Science and Engineering
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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When:
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Wednesday, October 7, 1998, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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For a meeting agenda and more information, see: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/1998/fieldoct/fieldoct.htm or
call:
At NSF:
K. Lee Herring, (703) 306-1070, kherring@nsf.gov (media),
or
Daryl Chubin, (703) 306-2000, dchubin@nsf.gov(non-media)
At the Univ. of Puerto Rico:
Norma Davila, (787) 764-8369, n_davila@upr1.upr.clu.edu
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