Ph.D. Supply and Demand

In his AAAS presidential address "Supply and demand for scientists and engineers: A national crisis in the making" (27 Apr., p. 425), Richard Atkinson analyzes a number of projections, almost all of which appear dire. The major hopes, he believes, are (i) to encourage high school students who are qualified, but are not choosing science, to do so and (ii) to cut back on the numbers of students who drop out of science and engineering majors in college. These are worthy recommendations and should be vigorously pursued.

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