West Virginia University’s inaugural Research Week celebration will include a visit from representatives from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. They will be on campus April 2 to offer programming focused on two of the organization’s recent reports: Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century and The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education.
The visit will be hosted in the Erickson Alumni Center and will include the following opportunities for faculty, staff and graduate students to interact directly with NAS representatives:
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. open forum for faculty and staff
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. reception open to faculty, staff and graduate students
5 – 6 p.m. open forum for graduate students
No RSVP is necessary to attend. Attendees at any of these sessions will learn about current trends and challenges of STEM graduate education in the 21st century as articulated in the related NAS reports. The primary goal of these reports is to ensure that graduate students in a variety of disciplines are prepared for the workforce upon graduation.
The work of the National Academies spurs progress by connecting understandings of science, engineering, and medicine to advising national policies and practice. Their studies have had lasting impacts, from guiding NASA’s agenda for space exploration, to charting the course for improving the quality of healthcare, to proposing effective strategies to guard against cyberattacks. The National Academies also encourage education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science, engineering, and medicine.
Learn more about WVU’s inaugural Research Week celebration and see a calendar of planned events.