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Join us for the Endless Frontier Symposium 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years
September 22, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
On September 22, 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), in collaboration with the Kavli Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Issues in Science and Technology, will host the "Endless Frontier Symposium 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years." This symposium is a follow up to the February 2020 symposium, and will bring together experts and leaders from across the world to consider transformations needed from research and higher education institutions in the next 75 years to better address complex, global challenges like the impacts of pandemics, advancing innovation, building and nurturing capacity, and so much more. Specifically, the symposium will cover the following four topics:
Re-evaluating the Structure of Institutions and the Scientific Enterprise
Speakers: Frances Arnold, Harvey Fineberg, Ottoline Leyser, and Elias Zerhouni
The "Valleys of Death:" Addressing the Translational Gaps between Discovery and Innovation
Speakers: Mark Fishman, Demis Hassabis, and Geraldine Richmond
Producing the Right Technical and Professional Science Workforce: Ensuring Inclusivity, Increasing Diversity, and Improving Training
Speakers: Angela Belcher, Kafui Dzirasa, and Keith Yamamoto
Is the Science and Technology Enterprise Optimized to Benefit Society?
Speakers: Peter Gluckman, Darshan Karwat, and Alondra Nelson
Interested in receiving a physical copy of the Issues in Science and Technology Special Edition, "Beyond the Endless Frontier," which will feature topics covered by the symposium? Click Here.
For any questions, please contact Jeena Thomas at jmthomas@nas.edu.
For more information on this symposium, please visit our website.
To attend this symposium, please register here for both in-person and virtual participation.
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