Caption: According to an April 2007 report by the National Research Council (NRC), foreign citizens currently earn more than 40 percent of the chemistry doctorates awarded in the U.S. The chair of the national panel, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemist Charles Casey, warns that declining American interest in science and technology may weaken U.S. research competitiveness against Europe and Asia. “Investing in science is key to innovation, which is key to making jobs,” Casey says.This graphic is adapted from material by Sylvia Ceyer with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the NRC.
Graphic by: UW–Madison University Communications
Date: 2007
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