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Over the coming decade, our country will need one million more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals than was originally projected. That is the conclusion of a February 2012 report, *Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics *([www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf)), presented to President Obama by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Read more at [http://www.aibs.org/eye-on-education/eye_on_education_2012_07.htm](http://www.aibs.org/eye-on-education/eye_on_education_2012_07.htm)l. Related StoriesUpcoming Biology Education ConferencesRead "Next Steps for Vision and Change: Moving from Setting the Vision to Change"ASM/NSF Biology Scholars Program Announces 2013 Schedule
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