Collection

2012 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Sarah Rajala

STEM mentors for underrepresented students NSF • Grant applications to include plan for training in ethical research and description of mentoring activities for postdocsOSTP • National Science and Technology Summit • Summer internship program at National Labs DOE • National Labs program for STEM teachers training related to DOE mission • Establishment of ARPA-E ($451M in FY09) • Expert panel on K-12 STEM education (NAS)DOEd • Grants to start programs in STEM or foreign languages that lead to degree with teacher certification ($1M in FY08 and $1.1M in FY09) Reauthorized COMPETES ActAgency Examples of Implemented Recommendations • Establishment of The National Center