Report
Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher :
Page : 2112 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release :
Category : United States
ISBN :
Art of Latin America
Author : Marta Traba
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 15,10 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0940602733
Book Description
Marta Traba, one of Latin America's most controversial art critics, examines the works of over 1,000 artists from the first 80 years of the 20th century. This book is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in studying the evolution of Latin American art.
Reimagining Equality
Author : Anita Hill
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 19,84 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0807014370
Book Description
"Home : a place that provides access to every opportunity America has to offer.--A.H."--P. [vii]
The Postal Record
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Postal service
ISBN :
Book Description
Human Rights in Cuba
Author : Juan M. Clark
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book Description
26. Freedom of education
International Narcotics Control
Author : Fraco L. Trujillo
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Drug control
ISBN : 9781613247563
Book Description
This title includes book & DVD. The 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is a report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. This book describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2010. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes. On the accompanying DVD: International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume I - Drug and Chemical Control.
Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons
Author : Herbert Lin
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1503630404
Book Description
The technology controlling United States nuclear weapons predates the Internet. Updating the technology for the digital era is necessary, but it comes with the risk that anything digital can be hacked. Moreover, using new systems for both nuclear and non-nuclear operations will lead to levels of nuclear risk hardly imagined before. This book is the first to confront these risks comprehensively. With Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons, Herbert Lin provides a clear-eyed breakdown of the cyber risks to the U.S. nuclear enterprise. Featuring a series of scenarios that clarify the intersection of cyber and nuclear risk, this book guides readers through a little-understood element of the risk profile that government decision-makers should be anticipating. What might have happened if the Cuban Missile Crisis took place in the age of Twitter, with unvetted information swirling around? What if an adversary announced that malware had compromised nuclear systems, clouding the confidence of nuclear decision-makers? Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons, the first book to consider cyber risks across the entire nuclear enterprise, concludes with crucial advice on how government can manage the tensions between new nuclear capabilities and increasing cyber risk. This is an invaluable handbook for those ready to confront the unique challenges of cyber nuclear risk.
The Innovative University
Author : Clayton M. Christensen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118091256
Book Description
The Innovative University illustrates how higher education can respond to the forces of disruptive innovation , and offers a nuanced and hopeful analysis of where the traditional university and its traditions have come from and how it needs to change for the future. Through an examination of Harvard and BYU-Idaho as well as other stories of innovation in higher education, Clayton Christensen and Henry Eyring decipher how universities can find innovative, less costly ways of performing their uniquely valuable functions. Offers new ways forward to deal with curriculum, faculty issues, enrollment, retention, graduation rates, campus facility usage, and a host of other urgent issues in higher education Discusses a strategic model to ensure economic vitality at the traditional university Contains novel insights into the kind of change that is necessary to move institutions of higher education forward in innovative ways This book uncovers how the traditional university survives by breaking with tradition, but thrives by building on what it's done best.
The Battle Over Patents
Author : Stephen H. Haber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 18,9 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 019757615X
Book Description
This essay is the introduction to a book of the same title, forthcoming in summer of 2021 from Oxford University Press. The purpose is to document the ways in which patent systems are products of battles over the economic surplus from innovation. The features of these systems take shape as interests at different points in the production chain seek advantage in any way they can, and consequently, they are riven with imperfections. The interesting historical question is why US-style patent systems with all their imperfections have come to dominate other methods of encouraging inventive activity. The essays in the book suggest that the creation of a tradable but temporary property right facilitates the transfer of technological knowledge and thus fosters a highly productive decentralized ecology of inventors and firms.
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 2011-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 0309159687
Book Description
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage innovation, and grow a strong and talented science and technology workforce. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation explores the role of diversity in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce and its value in keeping America innovative and competitive. According to the book, the U.S. labor market is projected to grow faster in science and engineering than in any other sector in the coming years, making minority participation in STEM education at all levels a national priority. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation analyzes the rate of change and the challenges the nation currently faces in developing a strong and diverse workforce. Although minorities are the fastest growing segment of the population, they are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering. Historically, there has been a strong connection between increasing educational attainment in the United States and the growth in and global leadership of the economy. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation suggests that the federal government, industry, and post-secondary institutions work collaboratively with K-12 schools and school systems to increase minority access to and demand for post-secondary STEM education and technical training. The book also identifies best practices and offers a comprehensive road map for increasing involvement of underrepresented minorities and improving the quality of their education. It offers recommendations that focus on academic and social support, institutional roles, teacher preparation, affordability and program development.
