Little research has examined the popular belief that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely than the general population to gravitate toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This study analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, a nationally representative sample of students with an ASD in special education. Findings suggest that students with an ASD had the highest STEM participation rates although their college enrollment rate was the third lowest among 11 disability categories and students in the general population. Disproportionate postsecondary enrollment and STEM participation by gender, family income, and mental functioning skills were found for young adults with an ASD. Educational policy implications are discussed.
The electromagnetic spectrum is both a key enabling technology for modern civilization and a key to unlocking new scientific discoveries. As technology has advanced at a rapid pace, the limited spectrum resource has seen increasing demand and the need for more efficient use of the spectrum has become clear. Use of the spectrum for the provision of mobile broadband data, Internet of Things (IoT) access, mobile healthcare, intelligent transportation system, 5G and next generation systems, and scientific investigation call for innovative approaches.
The National Science Foundation's Spectrum Innovation Initiative presents a suite of opportunities to address the pressing challenges arising from the growing demand for usage of the electromagnetic spectrum, including passive and active applications.
The goal of the Spectrum Innovation Initiative is to promote dynamic and agile spectrum utilization, while ensuring innovation and security for all users. Reaching this goal will require basic research, infrastructure development, new collaborations, public outreach, education, and workforce development. While NSF has supported successful spectrum research activities for many years, with the Initiative NSF is enacting an increased commitment on a larger and more interdisciplinary scale. Enhancing efficient spectrum utilization and access is vital to the national interest, including the scientific enterprise and industries of the future.
The Science Spectrum is a science and technology museum and aquarium in Lubbock, Texas. It is a 501-C3 nonprofit educational corporation and a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers.[1]
In 1984, a group of Lubbock residents started visiting science museums across the U.S. and Canada with the aim of establishing one in Lubbock. In 1986, a board of directors was formed and the Science Spectrum was incorporated. The Spectrum opened on February 11, 1989.[1]
CCG is founder of three national public awareness/community empowerment campaigns: Black Family Technology Awareness Week, La Familia Technology Week, and the Native American Family Technology Journey, all sponsored by IBM Corporation. The purpose of these programs is to get minority-group families and communities focused on the urgent need for development in the field of technology.
Chelsea Young - Senior Product Designer: My name's Chelsea Young. I'm a senior industrial designer here at Spectrum. As technology becomes more and more integrated into people's homes and people's lives, we want to be at the forefront of that development and be able to facilitate how we live and interact with our world today.
Mychal Browning - Assistant Manager, Retail Store: We are a high-tech company. We are trying to change the way customers interact with their entertainment, right? Our technology is always on the cutting edge. We're bringing some of the best services that you can think of that are out there in our wireless world, coming straight into your home.
So, I think most people think of Spectrum is just a cable company and cable companies aren't known for being necessarily on the cutting edge of technology, but our data science team is actually using pretty high-tech machine learning techniques to predict customer behaviors so that we can improve customer experience.
I think the benefits of working at Spectrum specifically, and at a large scale, is your work is definitely touched by many so that should be exciting if you're a designer, especially in product. We have the opportunity to use our technology to impact the world.
More than 400 people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers were honored at the BEYA Technology Recognition event. The luncheon took place on Friday, Feb 10 at the 37th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards, which was held Feb 9-11 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.
The work of Denise Durant and Will Fletcher from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement has positively impacted society. UL is a world leader in fundamental and applied safety science research.
The National Spectrum Strategy released today announces further steps to strengthen interagency coordination, promote innovation, and ensure efficient spectrum use. The Strategy was developed by the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) in response to direction from President Biden, in close coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the many federal agencies relying on spectrum. It articulates four pillars containing essential actions for ensuring that spectrum policy advances U.S. innovation, economic vitality, and security.
Pillar 1: A Spectrum Pipeline to Ensure U.S. Leadership in Advanced and Emerging Technologies. Spectrum availability is not just a long-term challenge. Technological advances require more efficient spectrum use today. To address near-term spectrum needs, the Strategy announces:
The Presidential Memorandum serves as the basis for the National Spectrum Strategy by directing NTIA to provide President Biden with a National Spectrum Strategy. The Presidential Memorandum also directs further action by federal agencies to ensure that U.S. spectrum policy is coordinated and consistent in the following ways:
The Academy of Health Sciences & Technology connects students to the real workplace through a variety of activities and opportunities. Participants discover firsthand the challenging and exciting world of health, science and technology through interactive workplace experiences such as:
The National Science Foundation's Directorates for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), and Geosciences (GEO) are coordinating efforts to identify new concepts and ideas on Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT). A key aspect of the SWIFT program, now in its fourth year, is its focus on effective spectrum utilization and/or coexistence techniques, especially with passive uses, which have received less attention from researchers. Coexistence is when two or more applications use the same frequency band at the same time and/or at the same location, yet do not adversely affect one another. Coexistence is especially difficult when at least one of the spectrum users is passive, i.e., not transmitting any radio frequency (RF) energy. Within the general area of the SWIFT program, this SWIFT-SAT solicitation focuses on satellite-terrestrial coexistence and covers both radio-spectrum and optical-wavelength coexistence.
Examples of coexisting systems may include passive and active systems (e.g., radio astronomy and wireless broadband communication systems, or airborne and elevated transmitters such as satellites) or two active systems (e.g., space-borne radar and terrestrial communications). Example topics include communications at scale such as large-scale MIMO and intelligence surfaces, reconfigurable transceivers, energy efficient and low-power communications, innovative spectrum use and management such as joint communication and sensing, and resilient spectrum sharing, just to name a few. Another topic of interest is the growing challenge of coexistence between ground-based astronomy and large networks of low-Earth orbiting satellites, including sunlight reflections, thermal emissions, and optical/infrared inter-satellite links. As ground-based optical/infrared astronomy continues to advance in sensitivity and breadth of sky coverage, the need to maintain and enhance this capability in an increasingly congested optical/infrared/radio environment will become increasingly acute. Research projects to address these issues may involve innovative satellite technology and designs that take into account satellite constellation requirements (e.g., thermal balance), innovations in astronomical instrumentation or post-processing algorithms, advancements in coordination methodologies (e.g., use of telemetry or orbital information), and other solutions.
The goal of these research projects may be the creation of new technology or significant enhancements to existing wireless infrastructure, with an aim to benefit society by improving spectrum utilization and ancillary challenges, beyond mere spectrum efficiency. The SWIFT program encourages collaborative team research that transcends the traditional boundaries of individual disciplines.
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to use radiofrequency spectrum (spectrum) as efficiently and effectively as possible to help meet our economic, national security, science, safety, and other Federal mission goals now and in the future. To best achieve this policy, the Nation requires a balanced, forward-looking, flexible, and sustainable approach to spectrum management.
(a) Executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall report to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), working through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on their anticipated future spectrum requirements for a time period and in a format specified by the Secretary. Additionally, agencies shall initiate a review of their current frequency assignments and quantification of their spectrum usage in accordance with guidance to be provided by the Secretary. Reporting of information under this section shall be subject to existing safeguards protecting classified, sensitive, and proprietary data. The Secretary may release publicly a summary of information provided by agencies, to the extent consistent with applicable law.
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