Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada
“Unify / Regionalize / Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada” speaks to the desire of Nevadans to “get on the same page” by gaining access to a credible accounting of the state’s present situation and most plausible routes toward economic diversification. In addition, the report responds to the need of the new GOED executive director to secure a basic fact set and related policy discussion to inform production of the state plan.
To that end, the pages that follow draw into a single document the key findings of the Brookings-SRI
sector study, including its sector assessment and policy recommendations.
Spas and the Global Wellness Market: Synergies and Opportunities
A major study conducted by SRI, and released at the 2010 Global Spa Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, reveals that the yearly worldwide wellness industry is poised to cross the $2 trillion mark. The report, titled Spas and the Global Wellness Market, represents one of the first comprehensive analyses of the global wellness industry and the consumer forces driving its growth. The study also for the first time presents wellness as an integrated industry cluster with nine core segments, adding definition to what has been an amorphous market.
Making an Impact: Assessing the Benefits of Ohio’s Investment in Technology-Based Economic Development Programs
Ohio Third Frontier is slightly more than three-quarters through its first 10 years. Accordingly, the Ohio Department of Development sought a rigorous, objective, and credible assessment of the impact of the program to date. The Ohio Department of Development engaged SRI International and its partner, the Georgia Institute of Technology's Enterprise Innovation Institute, with the guidance of the Ohio Third Frontier Advisory Board and Commission to conduct the impact study.
Participant Experiences in NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program: 2003-2006 Participant Survey
Knowledge Transfer Activities in Connection with Nanoscale Science & Engineering: Final Report
This report presents findings of an assessment of knowledge transfer activities within four activities funded by the National Science Foundation. It documents the partnership and knowledge transfer and innovation activities related to two Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) research and education programs and to two nanoscale user facility awards.
Evaluation of NSF's Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT) Program
This report describes the implementation of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF's) Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT) program, from the program’s beginning in Fiscal Year 2000 through the startup activities of its fourth cohort, in Fiscal Year 2003. It also presents CLT participants’ perceptions of the value-added by the program’s emphasis on institutional collaboration to achieve multiple goals. The CLT program is designed to employ collaborative partnerships among doctoral-granting institutions, local education agencies, and other education organizations to address a range of short- and long-term issues in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at the K-12 level. These issues include the retirement of higher education faculty who prepare educators, inadequate content knowledge among teachers, and the paucity of research on contemporary STEM education topics. Each Center is awarded approximately $10M.
Crafting a Competitive Future - Capitalizing on Rural America
The Economic Impact on Georgia of Georgia Tech's Packaging Research Center
