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Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL)

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Building Impactful Collaborative Platforms in the Land-Grant System

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Alcohol at Sea

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In Progress
A large container cargo ship in motion

Newborn Screening: Current Landscape and Future Directions

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Recently Completed
Close up of Newborn foot.

Federal Policy Impacts on Child Poverty

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Principles and Framework to Guide the Development of Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures for Face and Hand Transplants

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Review of CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research and Communications

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Current State of Research, Development, and Stockpiling of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

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A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars

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Cover art for A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars.

Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation and Support Across the United States: An Analysis

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Mental Health Effects of Toxic Exposures Among Veterans

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Cyber Hard Problems

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Developing Competencies for the Future of Data and Computing: The Role of K-12

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Technologies and Practices for Plugging and Remediating Orphaned and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

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Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025)

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Recently Completed

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

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Cybercrime Classification and Measurement

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Strategies to Better Align Investments in Innovations for Therapeutic Development with Disease Burden and Unmet Needs

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