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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">This might be of interest to you or to some of your faculty in case you or they have not seen it yet.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NSF Releases Latest Science and Engineering Indicators Report:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released its latest version of the biennial collection of facts and figures on science and engineering education and careers in the US. The 2014 edition
describes in detail the state of science in the US and the country’s relative ranking among global competitors. It draws from surveys conducted by NSF or work that it has funded, as well as data from other sources vetted by the National Center for Science
and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). The report notes continued scientific progress by China and other Asian nations as measured by a number of indices, from high-tech manufacturing to research spending to training the next generation of scientists and engineers.
“The longstanding dominance of the United States continues to erode,” said Dan Arvizu, chair of the National Science Board, of the report and its findings. “Other countries have been building up their research capacity very rapidly, and this report shows how
fast this new world is arriving.” The report boasts 600 pages of text and graphics and a 939-page appendix of tables. It is available at
<a href="http://members.cur.org/members_online/utilities/emailct.asp?1e8fcb22f8ae906db4b457d64161b69db30e3926834fbde8636abbadf2c9252d97bbf1bcfcd6827d">
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For a quick overview of the sometimes depressing data, see #8 (Table of Content)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tony E. Wohlers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Academic Enrichment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Editor, Oklahoma Politics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President, Oklahoma Political Science Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Lawton Fort-Sill Community Coalition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Council on Grantsmanship and Research<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cameron University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2800 W. Gore Blvd.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lawton, Ok 73505<o:p></o:p></p>
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