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“Second Place America?” Major Report Detailing the Nation’s Declining Leadership in Research and Technology Released at Capitol Hill Event

May 14, 2019/In: CRA, Events, People, Research, STEM /by Brian Mosley

On Tuesday May 14th, the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), an alliance of leading American companies and business associations, research university associations, and scientific societies, released a major report assessing the United States’ investment in science and engineering research. The report, titled “Benchmarks 2019: Second Place America? Increasing Challenges to U.S. Scientific Leadership,” is the fourth such “benchmarking” report that TFAI has released since it’s founding in 2004. The report found that the trends found in the original Benchmarks report in 2005, and the two subsequent follow-up reports, persist and the U.S. continues to lose ground to other nations in investments in science, technology, and talent.

Computing Researchers Make the Case for Intelligent Infrastructure at Congressional Briefing

January 30, 2018/In: CRA, Events, Intelligent Infrastructure, Internet of Things Highlights, Policy, Research /by Peter Harsha

On a day when President Donald J. Trump is expected to use his State of the Union address to unveil his administration’s plans for nationwide infrastructure investment, a panel representing computing researchers in academia and industry told a group of congressional staffers and other stakeholders that while those infrastructure needs are critical, it would be […]

Call for Nominations! — 2017 CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute

May 12, 2017/In: CRA, Events, Policy /by Peter Harsha

Update: The nomination period has been extended through June 23, 2017! As part of its mission to develop a next generation of leaders in the computing research community, the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announces the fourth offering of the CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI), intended to educate computing researchers on […]

Travel Ban v. 2.0

March 10, 2017/In: CRA, People, Policy, Research /by Peter Harsha

On Monday, President Trump issued a new executive order designed to suspend immigration to the U.S. from six countries considered either state-sponsors of terrorism or homes to terrorist activities, for 90 days beginning March 16, 2017.

CRA Expresses Concern at New Executive Order Suspending Visas

January 27, 2017/In: CRA, People, Policy, Statements /by Peter Harsha

The Computing Research Association released the following statement in response to President Trump’s new Executive Order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”

Rice to Host Conference on Humans, Machines, and the Future of Work

August 4, 2016/In: CRA, People, STEM /by Peter Harsha

Those who attended this year’s CRA Snowbird conference may have heard Moshe Vardi’s provocative panel session on Humans, Machines, and the Future of Work, discussing the potential impact of computing technologies on employment and the nature of work over the coming years. Vardi makes a compelling case that the computing research community ought to be concerned with […]

CRA’s CRA-W Urges Continued Support for Diversity Efforts in Capitol Briefing

June 23, 2016/In: CRA, Diversity in Computing, STEM /by Peter Harsha

At a briefing of the congressional Diversity in Tech Caucus, hosted by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in the Capitol yesterday, CRA-W board member Rebecca Wright explained why efforts to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields — particularly computing — were worthy of continued Federal support. Wright, a professor of computer science […]

House Science Committee Reviews Federal IT Research

October 29, 2015/In: CRA, Policy /by Peter Harsha

Experts from academia and government, including CCC Council Chair Greg Hager, told a congressional panel yesterday that the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) program remains a crucial part of the extraordinarily productive computing research ecosystem that has made the U.S. the world leader in IT and deserves further support.

New CRA Blog – The CRA Bulletin

October 27, 2015/In: CRA, General /by Shar Steed

We’ve launched a new blog! The CRA Bulletin is a news and announcement blog that focuses on topics of interest to the computing research community. The blog will highlight interesting opportunities for researchers and students, news from the field, developments in diversity, and announcements from award programs and other CRA initiatives. The Bulletin is the perfect […]

NSF Funded Robotic System Excites Attendees at the 2015 CNSF Exhibition

May 6, 2015/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, Events /by Brian Mosley

On April 29th, the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF), an alliance of over 140 professional organizations, universities, and businesses, held their 21st Annual Capitol Hill Exhibition. CNSF supports the goal of increasing the federal investment in the National Science Foundation’s research and education programs, and the exhibition itself is a great way to show […]

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