Contents Winter/Spring 2003
From the NAE President
| Adjusting the Balance Point Between Openness and Security |
Education & Research
| Beyond Our Own Backyard | |
| Learning more from global studies in education | |
| Agriculture: More Than Just Farming | |
| Shifting the focus of research efforts to take on today's issues |
Engineering & Technology
| Tracking the Elusive Neutrino | |
| Tiny particles may help answer big questions | |
| Geographic Information Systems for Housing and Urban Development | |
| How GIS can help HUD provide affordable housing in vibrant communities |
Health, Safety, & Social Issues
| Building Blocks to Health Care Reform | |
| Model projects to target some of the most serious problems | |
| A Prescription for Ailing Public Health | |
| Two reports offer blueprints for needed reforms |
Environment & Resources
| Adding Up the Effects of Oil and Gas Development in Alaska | |
| Most exhaustive study to date of environmental and social effects | |
| Fair Weather: Public vs. Private Forecasting | |
| Meeting the public's and industry's needs for weather information |
Science & Society
| Safeguarding National Security and Science | |
| The National Academies explore ways to balance openness and security |
Brief Takes
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New Projects & Publications
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