1. Colwell R. R., Bioscience58, 3 (2008).
2. National Research Council, Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World (National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2008)www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12064.
3. The PSM has also been endorsed in reports by the National Science Board the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology the Council on Competitiveness the U.S. Chamber of Commerce the Association of American Universities the Council of Graduate Schools and the National Governors Association [see Appendix I of the study report (2) for details].