... by both the America COMPETES Act and the Of ce of Science and Technology Policy. The Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.Research Universities and the Future of America: ... as the best in the world, admired for both their research and their education. They are, however, confronted by many pressures: the economic challenges faced by the nation and the states, the ... President, California Institute of Technology [NAE]Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Professor of Biomathematics and Director, Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute, Department of Mathematics and Statistics,...