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- New Estimates of National Research and Development Expenditures Show 5.8% Growth in 2007 (NSF 08-317)
Projections from NSF R&D surveys forecast a 5.8% increase in current dollar R&D expenditures for 2007, bringing the total to $368.1 billion. Nearly all of the increase in R&D expenditures was attributable to industry, which also performed 72.0% of the total R&D. While the share of R&D performed by universities and colleges has been increasing for several decades, the expansion of R&D expenditures by industry is still the most striking long-term trend. (August 27, 2008)
- Role of HBCUs as Baccalaureate-Origin Institutions of Black S&E Doctorate Recipients (NSF 08-319)
One-third of blacks who received S&E doctorates in 2006 held baccalaureates from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), down from the late 1970s (40%+) but up from the early 1990s (25%). When normalized by the total number of baccalaureates awarded to blacks, HBCUs as a group yielded about as many black S&E doctorates in 1986-2006 as non-HBCU institutions. HBCUs constituted the top 8 (and 20 of the top 50) baccalaureate-origin institutions of black S&E doctorates in 1997-2006. (August 27, 2008)
- Universities Report Continued Decline in Real Federal S&E R&D Funding in FY 2007 (NSF 08-320)
Federal funding for academic R&D in science and engineering rose by 1.1% in FY 2007 but declined in constant dollars for the second year in a row. Funding from all nonfederal sources grew, with the largest growth in industry-funded expenditures (11.6%). R&D expenditures are shown for the top 20 high-Hispanic-enrollment institutions and the top 20 historically black colleges and universities. Data are from the Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges. (August 21, 2008)
- U.S. Business R&D Expenditures Increase in 2006; Companies' Own and Federal Contributions Rise (NSF 08-313)
Data from the Survey of Industrial Research and Development show companies increased spending on R&D, from $226 billion in 2005 to $248 billion in 2006. Manufacturing industries accounted for 69% of the 2006 figure. Two-thirds of the industrial R&D was performed in ten states and California alone accounted for 24%. The number of full-time equivalent scientists and engineers performing industrial R&D and the R&D-to-sales ratio remained the same as in 2005. (August 12, 2008)
- President's FY 2009 Budget Requests 3.4% Increase in R&D Funding (NSF 08-312)
President Bush's proposed FY 2009 budget for federal R&D is $143 billion, a 3.4% increase over FY 2008. Defense R&D would increase by 3.8%, with the largest portion going to the Air Force. Nondefense R&D would increase by 2.8%, with increases for space, general science, and energy and decreases for health, natural resources/environment, and agriculture. The majority of the defense portion of R&D funding is allocated for development, whereas the nondefense portion is primarily for research. (August 12, 2008)
- Thirty-Three Years of Women in S&E Faculty Positions (NSF 08-308)
Women constituted 33% of academic science and engineering (S&E) doctoral employment and 30% of full-time faculty in 2006, up from 9% and 7% in 1973. Women made gains in tenured or tenure-track positions and every faculty rank, but their share of full professorships remains lower than their share of S&E doctorates. These gains reflect increases in the number of S&E doctorates awarded to women relative to men. Data are from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients. (July 18, 2008)
- Baccalaureate Origins of S&E Doctorate Recipients (NSF 08-311)
Baccalaureate colleges produce 13% of S&E bachelor's degrees, but they are important contributors to the pool of S&E doctorate recipients; only research universities yield more S&E doctorates per hundred bachelor's degrees. Trends in absolute numbers of S&E doctorates by type of baccalaureate institution (public/private, Carnegie group) and a list of the top 50 baccalaureate-origin institutions of 1997-2006 S&E doctorate recipients are presented. Data are from the Survey of Earned Doctorates and the NCES Completions Survey. (July 14, 2008)
- State Agency Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2006 (NSF 08-310)
These tables present the results of the National Science Foundation FY 2006 Survey of State R&D Expenditures. The results include data on total R&D expenditures and amounts for internal and external performers, the original source of funds (federal or nonfederal), and the amount devoted to basic research activities. Data also include the amount of expenditures for the construction and acquisition of R&D facilities. (May 22, 2008)
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E - Undergraduate Degrees and Master's Degrees Data Update
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering provides a broad base of quantitative information about participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The report contains data tables organized by topic (e.g., undergraduate enrollment, graduate degrees, employment) and also by group (e.g., Hispanics, minority women, persons with disabilities). This release includes updates to Undergraduate Degrees and Master's Degrees data. (May 9, 2008)
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