Tom Luce to be featured speaker at U.S. News and World Report summit
Posted by Rena Pederson, NMSI Communications Director:
Tom Luce, founding CEO and board member of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), will be one of the featured speakers at the U.S. News and World Report’s summit at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. later this month on “MAKING SCIENCE COOL: Solving the Shortage of Math and Science Students.” Luce, a former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education, presided over the creation of NMSI in 2007 and its rapid growth into an organization with programs to improve math and science education in 20 states.
The other speakers include:
• Anousheh Ansari, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Space Ambassador, Prodea Systems
• Scott J. Baldridge, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University
• Marc Eckō, Award-Winning Fashion Designer, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Marc Ecko Enterprises
• Felice C. Frankel, Acclaimed Photographer and Research Scientist, Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Paul Powell, Founding Principal, True North Troy Preparatory Charter School
• Linda P. Rosen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Change the Equation
The program is from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the ballroom of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. There is no cost to attend and a complimentary breakfast will be served. For more information or to register, contact James Long, (212) 577-2584 or go to events@usnews.com or visit the U.S. News and World Report STEM Education Resources Center at http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/stem-education/2011/08/29/welcome-to-our-new-stem-resource-center
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