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FROM THE FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES: The House Science and Technology Committee's Research and Science Education Subcommittee is holding a series of hearings to review the visa process for foreign science and engineering students and scholars—what the subcommittee calls "strengthening science diplomacy." Subcommittee Chairman Brian Baird (D-WA), opened the series by saying that "All of us . . . recognize that the federal government must protect the American people from those who seek to do us harm. However, it is important that we review how the barriers we have created since 9/11 are impacting legitimate students and scholars who want to come to this country to study and scholars who want to come here for research collaborations or conferences. . . . In addition to improving our standing and reputation in the world, foreign students help fill the talent pools that fuel innovation and keep the U.S. competitive. Foreign students also help broaden and enrich the educational experience of their peers and bring different perspectives to their disciplines and to their American colleagues, often initiating new research directions that may lead to scientific or technological breakthroughs."

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