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No Help Wanted: Outside Technical Advice for the US Military

ASU Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center 1800 I St NW 8th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

The history of innovation, science and technology policy in the U.S. is intertwined with the history of the military. In World War II, civilian scientists and engineers worked closely with the armed forces to improve and innovate weapons technologies. Civilians such as Vannevar Bush were once in charge of advanced R&D. The consideration of outside

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Broadening STEM Participation in Rural and Remote Communities

ASU Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center 1800 I St NW 8th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) training is growing increasingly important. Nearly two-thirds of all available jobs require the skills gained through math and science education or STEM literacy. However, rural communities trail behind urban and suburban ones in access to formal STEM education and informal STEM opportunities such as museums and science centers. How can we …

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Webinar: What Is Biosecurity for the Twenty-First Century?

ASU Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center 1800 I St NW 8th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Society’s idea of what constitutes biological security and safety is changing. Looking toward a future in which gene editing can be done by do-it-yourselfers, biological engineering is common, and environmental changes shape new biorealities, the old top-down model of biosecurity will not be sufficient. Join Melissa Haendel (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus), David Gillum (Arizona State University), Sam Weiss Evans (Harvard Kennedy School), and Yong-Bee Lim (Council on Strategic Risks) for a discussion of how to reimagine biosecurity and biosafety for a new era.