To mobilize technical expertise in support of evidence-based policy-making

To brief leaders responsible for policy, media, and health decisions on economics research results concerning the hospital and healthcare system productivity

To facilitate research on major problems in labor economics by providing data like the International Labor Comparisons formerly maintained by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics

To undertake a series of research activities on the field of data science, focusing on workforce needs and the state of undergraduate education in this emerging area, culminating in a workshop attended by New York-based thought leaders

To hold a research conference on the mathematical themes in Dьrer's Melancolia prints as part of a celebration of their 500th anniversary

To incorporate building science measures into an existing HUD-funded project on the interactions between insect infestations and microbial communities in homes

As support for the broadcast of three public television programs to enhance public understanding of science and technology on Richard Heffner's Open Mind

To support work in 2014 on behalf of the nonprofit and charitable community

To support the 2014 Blackwell-Tapia Conference that seeks to address the underrepresentation of minorities in the mathematical sciences

To fund initial meetings and operations for directors of a Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation