title: Presidential address. The nexus: where science meets society.
authors.affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Shirley Ann
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D003146:Communications Media; D003469:Culture; D004738:Engineering / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012586:Science / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D012637:Security Measures; D012945:Social Values; D012961:Sociology; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce