Short-Changing Our Future: America’s Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish Approach to Supporting Tomorrow’s Scientists

It may be an old refrain, but the future of American scientific and technical research is in jeopardy. Over the past decade, there has been a steady decline in the share of U.S. citizens receiving advanced degrees in science and engineering, as well as a flight of many of the best and most motivated American scientists from key fields of basic research.

These trends are quite troubling. Modern American prosperity is derived largely from technological innovation, as evidenced by the massive contribution of the communications and computer-equipment sectors to the growth of national productivity.

By Michael J. Biercuk, Ph.D.

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