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The Henry and Bryna David Lecture
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The Henry and Bryna David Endowment awards innovative research in the behavioral and social sciences by selecting a leading expert and researcher to write an article in their field to be presented at the National Academy of Sciences and published in Issues in Science and Technology.
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The 2009 Henry David lecture will be held October 21, 2009 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. Please see the links below for more information on this exciting event.
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2009 Awardee
Dr. Bridget Terry Long
Professor of Education and Economics
Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Affordability Problem: How Colleges and Government Can Work Together
October 21, 2009
5:00 p.m.
NAS Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2100 C St., NW
Washington, DC
This lecture will discuss the growing college affordability problem in higher education and highlight the implications cost trends have for college access and success. Dr. Long will also address ways to improve the effectiveness of efforts by the government and colleges and universities to use financial aid and other supports to help students.
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Register Now
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Directions to the NAS Building
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Past Awardees
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Dr. Howard Pack, 2008
Professor of Business and Public Policy and Professor of Management in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Topic: The Role of Technology Transfer in Economic Development: Asian Successes vs. Middle Eastern Failures
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Listen -- Audio (MP3)
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Powerpoint presentation
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Article in Issues in Science and Technology Spring 2008.
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Dr. Laura Carstensen, 2006
Professor of Psychology Department and Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity
Topic: Growing Old or Living Long: Take Your Pick
Listen – Audio (MP3)
Powerpoint presentation
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Michael Kearns, 2004
Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania
Topic: Economics, Computer Science, and Policy
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Elizabeth F. Loftus, 2002
Distinguished Professor of Social Ecology – Psychology & Social Behavior and Criminology, Law and Society
Topic: Memory Faults and Fixes
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