Report From Academy '98

A REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MICROBIOLOGY A Report from the American Academy of Microbiology

Terabit Burst Switching Progress Report (9/98–12/98)

This report summarizes progress on Washington University’s Terabit Burst Switching Project, supported by DARPA and Rome Air Force Laboratory. This project seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of Burst Switching, a new data communication service which can more effectively exploit the large bandwidths becoming available in WDM transmission systems, than conventional communication technologies lik...

Terabit Burst Switching Progress Report (3/98–6/98)

This report summarizes progress on Washington University’s Terabit Burst Switching Project, supported by DARPA and Rome Air Force Laboratory. This project seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of Burst Switching, a new data communication service which can more effectively exploit the large bandwidths becoming available in WDM transmission systems, than conventional communication technologies lik...

From the Academy

T HIS ARTICLE EXPANDS UPON the summary, “In Brief: Achieving a Transparent, Actionable Framework for PublicePrivate Partnerships for Food and Nutrition Research,” published in this issue of the Journal (pp 1318-1319) and the full publication, and analyzes the impact of the framework on registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In particular, this narr...

American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report

The effective and efficient delivery of children’s health care depends on the pediatrician workforce. The number, composition, and distribution of pediatricians necessary to deliver this care have been the subject of long-standing policy and professional debate. This technical report reviews current characteristics and recent trends in the pediatric workforce and couples the workforce to a conc...