The National Research Council's Committee to Assess the Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the US was convened in response to a request by the National Science Found
"Randomized clinical trials are the primary tool for evaluating new medical interventions. Randomization provides for a fair comparison between treatment and control groups, balancing out, on average,
This volume summarizes the scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of small ruminant animals. It updates material from two previous publications: Nutrient Requirements of Sheep (1985) and N
This book critically explores the United States government’s relationship with human spaceflight. Although multiple presidents have made impressive pronouncements regarding the future of space travel,
Assessments, understood as tools for tracking what and how well students have learned, play a critical role in the classroom. Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards develops
From the National Research Council's Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity: Conceptual Framework and Data Needs, this report examines productivity measurement at the higher education level
This study documents the work of the National Research Council's Committee on Opportunities and Challenges for International Science at the US Geological Survey (USGS), established at the request of t
Advances in computing hardware and algorithms have dramatically improved the ability to simulate complex processes computationally. Today's simulation capabilities offer the prospect of addressing que
Prepared as part of the National Academy's study on mathematical sciences in 2025, this volume is geared toward showing the general reader how pervasive mathematics is behind all of the technologies w
