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November 02, 2010
Rising above the gathering storm
This report is dry reading ... but it is relevant for undergraduates:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463
It is a recent report by a very high profile US government panel which found major weaknesses in the US preparedness to be economically competitive in the near future, largely due to the low numbers of students focusing on mathematical and scientific disciplines. As a growing technical major, Statistics bucks this trend. This may mean more opportunities for you all, but the bigger picture is definitely not good. Here's a brief op-ed on the same topic:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/opinion/26tue2.html
Posted by kshedden at November 2, 2010 09:27 PM