NSF Funding is Critical to Our Students and the Skilled Technical Workforce
Budget cuts to the U.S. National Science Foundation undermine the skilled workforce needed to sustain America’s economic success.
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We Need More Bottom-Up Efforts to Build Workforce Capacity at Community Colleges
Shalin Jyotishi pens an op-ed in Work Shift discussing ways that bottom-up capacity building can strengthen community colleges.
How NSF Funding Helps My College Educate for the Present and Future of Work
Daniel Phelan, President of Jackson College, on the value of NSF funding for STEM education at community colleges.
What’s New in AI-Focused Skilled Technical Workforce Education?
How can education and training providers discern signal from noise in the AI economy?
‘Big Beautiful’ Reconciliation Bill Will Upend States’ Bottom-Up AI Governance
A 10-year ban would prohibit states from enforcing already-passed laws and passing new laws regulating AI models.
NSF Budget Cuts Would Harm the Middle Class
In a Capitol Hill briefing, experts agreed cuts to NSF harm the "skilled technical workforce," communities, and industry alike.
How Regional and State Associations Can Build Colleges’ Work-Based Learning Capacity
National efforts to scale work-based learning in higher education are needed, but state-based, grassroots efforts are playing a key role.
National Science Foundation Helps Student Entrepreneurs Take Cancer Screening Into Their Own Hands
The National Science Foundation supports community college students using STEM innovation to solve complex problems like cancer screening.
Congressional Biotech Commission Highlights Workforce Investment Needs
Senator Todd Young speaks about bipartisan efforts to strengthen U.S. competitiveness through workforce development.
Trump Adviser Blames ‘Scientific Slowdown’ on DEI, Red Tape
Shalin Jyotishi responds to claims by a Trump adviser that DEI policies are slowing scientific progress.
NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign
Shalin Jyotishi is featured in Forbes highlighting a student-led campaign that pushed back against funding cuts to the NSF and NIH.
What Losing Billions in Federal Grants Means for Universities, and the Nation
Shalin Jyotishi is featured in KQED discussing the national impact of federal research funding cuts on universities.
Generative AI and Employment: Will The Tech Cause Major Upheaval in the Job Market?
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in CQ Researcher exploring how generative AI is transforming the job market.
NSF Funding is Key to the Biotechnology Workforce—and National Security
Federal investment in biotechnology through the National Science Foundation is critical to meet workforce and national security needs.
Seeding the Future: How NSF Funding Fuels Workforce Innovation at Community Colleges
NSF funding is vital for innovative workforce training opportunities at community colleges.