Below is an archive of articles on workforce at the time of NPA inception, which were influential in forming NPA goals.
Brain drain: Smartest students shunning science careers, except biology, researchers conclude Charles Q Choi, The Scientist, January 2003.
What Does the Future of the Scientific Labor Market Look Like? Eleanor Babco and Jolene Jesse, February 2003. This report presents statistics outlining the changes in the U.S. scientific workforce over the past 20-30 years.
Attracting the Best and Brightest William Zumeta and Joyce S. Raveling, Issues in Science and Technology. Winter 2002
The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: An Unconventional Portrait Presented at the GUIRR Summit, Michael Teitelbaum, November 12, 2002. Summary: "To state the message succinctly: those who are concerned about whether the production of US scientists and engineers is sufficient for national needs must pay serious attention to whether careers in science and engineering are attractive relative to other career opportunities available to US students."
Training and New Investigators: What are the Issues, Where are the FACTS? Paul W. Kincade, Presentation to the FASEB Board Symposium, May 2002.
The Best and Brightest: Is there a problem here? by William Zumeta and Joyce Raveling, August 2002 This report examines whether outstanding students with science backgrounds graduating from U.S. colleges and universities today are deterred more than in the past from pursuing graduate studies in science and engineering.
Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral ScientistsCommittee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists, Education and Career Studies Unit, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC 2000. -NIH response -FASEB response
Trends in Training and Workforce Data FASEB Office of Public Affairs, Data from 1992-1999.
Has the Use of Postdocs Changed? NSF Brief 98-312, Dec. 1998 This brief examines the self-reported postdoc histories of holders of science and engineering Ph.D.s from U.S. schools to address the question whether the use of postdocs has changed
International Mobility of Scientistsand Engineers to the United States- Brain Drain or Brain Circulation?Jean Johnson and Mark C. Regets, NSF Brief 98-316, June 1998, revised Nov. 10, 1998 “This Issue Brief highlights the role of U.S. universities in acquiring, supporting and retaining foreign S&E talent, and the proportion of foreign doctoral recipients who remain in the United States for postdoctoral study as well as long-term employment.”
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