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Appendix B: Recommendations
Pages 321-324

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... (Part III, Chapter 8) Specific Recommendation: The biological physics community should sup port exploration of the full range of questions being addressed in the field, and assert its identity as a distinct and coherent subfield embedded in the larger physics community.
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From page 322...
... Specific Recommendation: Funding agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense, as well as private foundations, should develop and expand programs to support integrated efforts in education and re search at all levels, from beginning undergraduates to more senior scientists migrating across disciplinary boundaries. (Part III, Chapter 8)
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... Specific Recommendation: Congress should expand the Department of Energy mission to partner with the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation to construct and manage user facilities and in frastructure in order to advance the field of biological physics more broadly. (Part III, Chapter 9)
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... Specific Recommendation: Recognizing the historical impact of Histori cally Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, faculty from these institutions should play a central role in shaping and implementing new federal programs aimed at recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented and historically excluded groups. (Part III, Chapter 10)
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