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 On 31 August, Dr. David W. Lightfoot, assistant director of the US National Science Foundation, delivered a lecture on "The Intertwinement of Fundamental Work in the SBE and Physical Sciences" at JSPS's Research Center for Science Systems. Some 40 people, including JSPS president Prof. Motoyuki Ono, a number of JSPS's executives and of the Center's program directors and officers, and interested members of JSPS's staff, attended the session.
Dr. Lightfoot spoke on latest activities being carried out at NSF's Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences in such forefront areas as "the science of science policy," policyrelevant science metrics, and cyberinfrastructure. His talk vested all in attendance with a deeper understanding of the interdisciplinary initiatives being undertaken in SBE sciences at NSF. An energetic Q&A exchange followed the lecture, running the session way beyond its scheduled time.
- Research and Analysis Division
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