[PDF] Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research eBook

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 26,95 MB
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309182476

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This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program open to all researchers in another agency. The report concludes that the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoological Park, and the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education in Suitland should remain exempt from having to compete for federal research dollars because they make unique contributions to the scientific and museum communities. Three other Smithsonian research programs should continue to receive federal funding since they are performing science of the highest quality and already compete for much of their government research money.

Author : Robert J. Trew
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1107068320

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Gain a head start in your academic career with this step-by-step guide to building an externally funded research program.

Author : Ellen R. Feingold
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 193562380X

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The Value of Money celebrates the power of using monetary objects to explore history. This richly illustrated book features over 175 objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s National Numismatic Collection. With objects from every inhabited continent, spanning more than 2,600 years, this book showcases the National Numismatic Collection’s unique strengths, including the geographic and chronological diversity of the collection and the stunning rarities it contains. The companion volume to a major exhibition of the same name, this book examines the origins of money, new monetary technologies, the political and cultural messages money conveys, numismatic art and design, and the practice of collecting money. The Value of Money connects American history to global histories of exchange, cultural interaction and expression, political change, and innovation.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309037492

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This volume explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, geography, law, and psychiatry, as well as the newer, more specialized areas of artificial intelligence, child development, cognitive science, communications, demography, linguistics, and management and decision science. It includes recommendations concerning new resources, facilities, and programs that may be needed over the next several years to ensure rapid progress and provide a high level of returns to basic research.