National Press Club to Host 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing on Advancing Research in Science and Engineering

WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event announcement is being issued by the National Press Club:

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Broadcasting Operations Center

4th floor
National Press Club and National Press Building (www.press.org)

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences

A Panel Discussion on
ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering

What has happened to America's position as one of the world's leaders in Science and Technology research? What are the problems and -- much more important -- what can be done about it?

An illustrious panel will present the findings of the ARISE report, a painstakingly prepared account of some of the problems and opportunities in this field. Focusing on early-career and high-risk, high-reward research, policy recommendations will be made for federal science funding agencies, universities, and private research institutes.

A question and answer session will follow the brief presentations by the following panel members:

-- Tom Cech, Nobel laureate and President, Howard Hughes Medical
Institute
-- Neal Lane, former White House Science Advisor and former Director,
National Science Foundation
-- Keith Yamamoto, Executive Vice Dean for Research, University of
California, San Francisco

Moderator: Eelco H. Dykstra, M.D., Professor of International Emergency Management, the George Washington University.

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Source: National Press Club

CONTACT: Eelco Dykstra of National Press Club, +1-202-248-4101; or Paul
Karoff of American Academy of Arts & Sciences, +1-617-576-5043,
pkaroff@amacad.org

Web Site: http://www.press.org/

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