, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, will be among six higher education leaders who will testify at a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday (April 14) on measures Congress can take to enhance America鈥檚 scientific competitiveness and strengthen its innovation ecosystem.
The hearing, hosted by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, is titled 鈥淟egislative Hearing on the Endless Frontier Act.鈥�
Miranda and other experts will offer their perspectives on the proposed Endless Frontier legislation, including National Science Foundation research funding; ways to grow and diversify the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline;听efforts to improve technology transfer and workforce development programs;听and the investments needed in regional innovation centers.听
Others appearing at the hearing include:
- Kelvin Droegemeier, Regents Professor, University of Oklahoma; former director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and former acting director, National Science Foundation
- David Shaw, provost and executive vice president, Mississippi State University
- Linden Rhoads, general manager, The W Fund
- Gary Butler, chief executive officer, Camgian
- Bill Bonvillian, senior director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Digital Learning
The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in the Russell听Senate Office Building. A live video will be available . Due to current limited access to the听Capitol听complex, the听general public is encouraged to view the hearing via the livestream.