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Our mission is to improve government decision making and public policy, increase public understanding, and promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in matters involving science, engineering, technology, and health. The Research Council's independent, expert reports and other scientific activities inform policies and actions that have the power to improve the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.

• Preventing Violence Against Women and Children: Workshop Summary
• Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
• Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment
• Measuring the Impacts of Federal Investments in Research: A Workshop Summary
• Preparing for the High Frontier: The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post- Space Shuttle Era
• The Future of Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the United States
• Global Change and Extreme Hydrology: Testing Conventional Wisdom
• Animal Research in a Global Environment: Meeting the Challenges: Proceedings of the November 2008 International Workshop
• Building the 21st Century: U.S. China Cooperation on Science, Technology, and Innovations
• TRB Special Report 303: Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms
• Report of a Workshop of Pedagogical Aspects of Computational Thinking
• Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• Climate Change Education Goals, Audiences, and Strategies: A Workshop Summary

• A Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics)
• A Review of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro (WH&B;) Management Program
• An Assessment and Outlook for Undergraduate Physics Education
• Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Social and Political Stresses
• Assessing the Importance and Impact of Glycomics and Glycosciences
• Assessment of the U.S. Air Force's Astrodynamic Standards
• Committee on Radio Frequencies
• Ecological Risk Assessment Under FIFRA and ESA
• Initial Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families: Phase 1 and Phase 2
• Intellectual Property Management in Standard-Setting Processes: An International Comparison
• Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices
• NASA Technology Roadmap: Instruments and Computing Panel
• Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations