Money in Politics: How the New Norms Affect Campaigns, Legislation, and Political Life - led by Senator Kay R. Hagan

Week Four: Investing in Higher Education to Maintain a Competitive Edge

Dr. Arati Prabhakar from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), will discuss the need for continued investments in higher education, particularly in the STEM Fields, to meet the nation’s security needs in a changing world. DARPA was created in 1958 after the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik showed that a fundamental change was needed in America’s defense science and technology programs. DARPA led the effort to create the Internet, GPS and the stealth fighter.

***All study groups are off-the-record and not for media coverage***