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Expert to speak on U.S. science

Lane, a former presidential adviser, warns 'vital signs' of American research not good

Cougar News Service

Neal Lane, former director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will speak about what he considers to be warning signs of disarray in U.S. scientific development at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the main auditorium of the UH Science and Engineering Research and Classroom Complex.

The talk, titled "U.S. Science -- Glorious Past, Uncertain Future," will focus on the impacts of money, people and public understanding on scientific discovery as well as the state of current health and medical research, energy and environment issues, and space science and exploration.

"The United States has enjoyed six decades of extraordinary scientific advancement made possible, in part, by enlightened policies to support basic research and encourage the use of new scientific knowledge and technologies to benefit the American people," Lane said in a release. 

However, "The future of U.S. science is uncertain, and many of its vital signs are not good," he said in a release.

Lane has served as director of the National Science Foundation and a presidential adviser in science and technology and received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Oklahoma.

Lane's speech is part of the Tenneco Distinguished Lecture Series, which is supported by grants from Tenneco Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
 

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