Meeting the Challenges in Emerging Areas: Education Across the Life, Mathematical, and Computer Sciences

美国数学协会（Mathematical Association of America）与美国科学促进会（American Association for The Advancement of Science）合作，正在举办一场会议，与会者包括计算机科学、数学和生命科学等新兴领域的领袖，以及这三个领域的本科教育领袖。这次会议鼓励国家迎接教育挑战，培养有能力进入这些交叉领域的学生。会议结果为那些对创建课程和项目感兴趣的人提供报告和资源。最重要的产品是为所有利益相关者提供一份报告，告知他们问题、需求和机会，以及他们可以做些什么。智力优势：生命科学的研究和开发已经升级，这是由于：1)人类基因组计划，2)加强和保护人民健康和福祉的国家优先事项，以及3)使用新技术。生成的数据已经超出了我们的分析能力。然而，对数据进行适当分析所产生的知识将带来更大的进步。新的研究计划带来了整合生命科学、数学科学和计算机科学的新方法。有一些新兴的研究领域整合了这三个学科，如生物技术、生物统计学和生物信息学。在这幅图中缺少的是拥有进入这些新的横切领域的知识和技能的人。学生必须为从本科教育的各个层次进入劳动力市场做好准备，学生必须为研究生课程做好准备，以便为研究和发展需求做出贡献。更广泛的影响：会议产生的报告正在广泛分发给主要利益相关者，并在三个领域的高等教育教师的专业会议以及管理人员和其他教育工作者的会议上作了介绍。这些发言进一步使他们注意到报告和报告中所讨论的问题。在三个学科交叉的新兴领域的新项目，跨学科的课程，学生的招募，以及更好的学生准备将是这个项目的好处。国家将处于更有利的地位，以实现其优先事项，并进一步推动生命和生物医学科学领域正在进行的充满活力的工作。

The Mathematical Association of America, in cooperation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is holding a conference of leaders in the emerging fields that integrate computer science, mathematics and the life sciences, and leaders in undergraduate education in all three areas. This conference is encouraging the nation to meet the educational challenge of producing students competent to enter these cross-cutting areas. Conference results are reports and resources for those interested in creating courses and programs. The most important product is a report to the nation for all stakeholders informing them of issues, needs, and opportunities, and what they can do.Intellectual Merit: Research and development in the life sciences have escalated as a result of: 1) the Human Genome Project, 2) national priorities to enhance and protect the health and well being of the people, and 3) the use of new technologies. The data being generated has outstripped our capability to analyze it. However, knowledge that can result from proper analysis of the data will lead to greater advances. New research initiatives lead to new ways to integrate the life, mathematical, and computer sciences. There are emerging fields of study that integrate these three disciplines, such as biotechnology, biostatistics, and bioinformatics. What is missing in this picture are the people who have the knowledge and skills to enter these new crosscutting areas. Students must be prepared for entering the workforce from all levels of undergraduate education, and students must be prepared for graduate programs in order to contribute to research and development needs.Broader Impacts: Reports resulting from the conference are being distributed widely to the major stakeholders and presentations are being made at professional meetings for higher education faculty in the three areas and at meetings of administrators and other educators. These presentations further bring the report and the issues addressed in it to their attention. New programs in the emerging areas at the crossroads of the three disciplines, interdisciplinary coursework, recruitment of students, and better-prepared students will be the benefits of this project. The nation will be in a stronger position to meet its priorities and further the dynamic work being done in the life and biomedical sciences.