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Following World War II, the United States Department of Defense (and in some cases after 1977, the Department of Energy) funded basic scientific research at labs affiliated with a number of colleges and universities. Here is an incomplete list:
In North America, the thesis defense or oral defense is the final examination for doctoral candidates, and sometimes for master's candidates. The examining committee normally consists of the thesis committee, usually a given number of professors mainly from the student's university plus their primary supervisor, an external examiner (someone ...
Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) are public-private partnerships that conduct research and development for the United States Government.Under Federal Acquisition Regulation § 35.017, FFRDCs are operated by universities and corporations to fulfill certain long-term needs of the government that "...cannot be met as effectively by existing in-house or contractor resources."
The Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) is a test used by the United States Department of Defense to test an individual's potential for learning a foreign language and thus determine who may pursue training as a military linguist. It consists of 126 multiple-choice questions, and the test is scored out of a possible 164 points. [1]
research has supported the contention that subtle environmental factors, such as the convenience of unhealthy foods, can affect food consumption without the consumer making an explicit choice about whether or how much to eat (Brian Wansink 2006). Most of this research has emphasized
The material was digitized from the microfilm collection and represents the “most important” research reports found in the hardcopy collection. OSRD OSRD timeline; Records of the OSRD at the National Archive; Stewart, Irvin. Organizing Scientific Research for War: The Administrative History of the Office of Scientific Research and Development.
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There weren’t any surprises in the first set of rankings for the 12-team College Football Playoff. Oregon was the No. 1 team ahead of Ohio State, Georgia and Miami.