Science funding & policy books

1063 books were found.

Climate Change: Biological and Human Aspects

Climate Change: Biological and Human Aspects

Author: Jonathan Cowie
ISBN: 9780511803826
Format: Undefined
$594.00

A fascinating introduction to the subject of climate change, this textbook provides a review of past, present and...  Read More >>

Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5

Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly...

Author: Institute of Medicine ,  National Academy of Engineering
ISBN: 9780309160971
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic...  Read More >>

A New Deal for an Effective European Research Policy: The Design and Impacts of the 7th Framework Programme

A New Deal for an Effective European Research Policy:...

Author: Ugur Muldur ,  J. Potocnik
ISBN: 9789048173907
Format: Paperback
$131.87

In the challenging new global economy, knowledge is Europe’s most valuable resource, and I am convinced that, with...  Read More >>

Nobel Prizes And Life Sciences

Nobel Prizes And Life Sciences

Author: Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, Sweden)
ISBN: 9789814299374
Format: Paperback
$100.32

The Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a measure of scientific excellence. This title traces...  Read More >>

Nobel Prizes And Life Sciences

Nobel Prizes And Life Sciences

Author: Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, Sweden)
ISBN: 9789814299367
Format: Hardback
$179.52

The Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have developed to become a measure of scientific excellence. This title traces...  Read More >>

The Challenge of China's Green Technology Policy and Ohio's Response

The Challenge of China's Green Technology Policy and...

Author: U S -China Economic and Security Review
ISBN: 9781477487402
Format: Paperback
$47.39

The Commission was created by Congress to advise it on policy towards the People's Republic of China. Each year,...  Read More >>

Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out

Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists...

Author: Emily Monosson
ISBN: 9780801476693
Format: Paperback
$47.39

The personal stories that comprise Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory not only show the many ways in which...  Read More >>

Law in the Laboratory: A Guide to the Ethics of Federally Funded Science Research

Law in the Laboratory: A Guide to the Ethics of Federally...

Author: Robert P. Charrow
ISBN: 9780226101651
Format: Paperback
$62.95

The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together fund more than $40 billion of research...  Read More >>

Law in the Laboratory: A Guide to the Ethics of Federally Funded Science Research

Law in the Laboratory: A Guide to the Ethics of Federally...

Author: Robert P. Charrow
ISBN: 9780226101644
Format: Hardback
$175.95

The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together fund more than $40 billion of research...  Read More >>

Rice Biofortification: Lessons for Global Science and Development

Rice Biofortification: Lessons for Global Science and...

Author: Sally Brooks
ISBN: 9781849711005
Format: Paperback
$69.99

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Rice Biofortification: Lessons for Global Science and Development

Rice Biofortification: Lessons for Global Science and...

Author: Sally Brooks
ISBN: 9781849710992
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India: Summary of a Conference

Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development...

Author: Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry ,  Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
ISBN: 9780309151603
Format: Paperback
$55.44

The return of the once-dormant economies of China and India to dynamism and growth is one of the most remarkable...  Read More >>

Private-Public Sector Collaboration to Enhance Community Disaster Resilience: A Workshop Report

Private-Public Sector Collaboration to Enhance Community...

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies
ISBN: 9780309151061
Format: Paperback
$55.44

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) on the United States prompted a rethinking of how the United...  Read More >>

Bending Science: How Special Interests Corrupt Public Health Research

Bending Science: How Special Interests Corrupt Public...

Author: Thomas O. McGarity ,  Wendy E. Wagner
ISBN: 9780674047143
Format: Paperback
$57.95

McGarity and Wagner reveal the range of sophisticated legal and financial tactics political and corporate advocates...  Read More >>

Evaluation of NSF's Program of Grants and Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE)

Evaluation of NSF's Program of Grants and Vertical Integration...

Author: Committee to Evaluate the NSF's Vertically Integrated Grants for Research and Education (VIGRE) Program ,  Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications
ISBN: 9780309141864
Format: Paperback
$86.46

In 1998, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research...  Read More >>

National Systems of Innovation: Toward a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning

National Systems of Innovation: Toward a Theory of Innovation...

Author: Bengt-Åke Lundvall
ISBN: 9781843318668
Format: Paperback
$40.00

'National Systems of Innovation' presents a new perspective on the dynamics of the national and the global economy....  Read More >>

National Systems of Innovation: Toward a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning

National Systems of Innovation: Toward a Theory of Innovation...

Author: Bengt-Åke Lundvall
ISBN: 9781843318828
Format: Hardback
$115.00

'National Systems of Innovation' presents a new perspective on the dynamics of the national and the global economy....  Read More >>

A New Biology for the 21st Century

A New Biology for the 21st Century

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies
ISBN: 9780309144889
Format: Paperback
$78.54

"Now more than ever, biology has the potential to contribute practical solutions to many of the major challenges...  Read More >>

Choice, Not Fate: Shaping a Sustainable Future in the Space Age

Choice, Not Fate: Shaping a Sustainable Future in the...

Author: James A Vedda
ISBN: 9781450013475
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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Choice, Not Fate: Shaping a Sustainable Future in the Space Age

Choice, Not Fate: Shaping a Sustainable Future in the...

Author: James A Vedda
ISBN: 9781450013482
Format: Hardback
$79.17

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Interacademy Programs Between the United States and Eastern Europe 1967-2009: The Changing Landscape

Interacademy Programs Between the United States and...

Author: National Research Council ,  Policy and Global Affairs
ISBN: 9780309144421
Format: Paperback
$55.44

"Interacademy Programs Between the United States and Eastern Europe 1967-2009 documents how interacademy programs...  Read More >>

Vital Statistics: Summary of a Workshop

Vital Statistics: Summary of a Workshop

Author: National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
ISBN: 9780309141642
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding...  Read More >>

Beyond  Fortress America: National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World

Beyond Fortress America: National Security Controls...

Author: National Research Council ,  Policy and Global Affairs
ISBN: 9780309130264
Format: Paperback
$110.88

The national security controls that regulate access to and export of science and technology are broken. As currently...  Read More >>

Planet of the Thinking Animal: Surviving the 21st Century

Planet of the Thinking Animal: Surviving the 21st Century...

Author: Tor Hundloe
ISBN: 9780980619300
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Resilience, sustainability - these two words catch the spirit of the early twenty-first century. After a century...  Read More >>

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