lec With Newsom Recall Election Date Set, We Check In On The Challengers By www.scpr.org Published On :: Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:27:55 -0700 California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a news conference after he toured the newly reopened Ruby Bridges Elementary School on March 16, 2021 in Alameda, California. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AirTalkCalifornia on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by angst over state coronavirus orders that shuttered schools and businesses and upended life for millions of Californians. The election in the nation’s most populous state will be a marquee contest with national implications, watched closely as a barometer of the public mood heading toward the 2022 elections, when a closely divided Congress again will be in play. We’ll get the latest. With files from the Associated Press Guests: Katie Orr, government and politics reporter for KQED; she tweets @1KatieOrr Lara Korte, California politics reporter at the Sacramento Bee; she tweets @lara_korte This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
lec Strait Science Lecture Series By www.usgs.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 17:47:29 EST These video talks, hosted by UAF Northwest Campus and Alaska Sea Grant, provide an overview of USGS Ecosystems research programs at the Alaska Science Center. These talks are designed to share information relevant to the community members of the Bering Strait Region. Full Article
lec The House Will Vote On A Select Committee To Investigate The Jan. 6 Riot By www.scpr.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:40:12 -0700 Supporters of Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. The House of Representatives is set to take up legislation Wednesday to create a select committee to investigate the insurrection.; Credit: Julio Cortez/AP Claudia Grisales | NPRThe House of Representatives is expected to take up legislation Wednesday to create a select committee to launch a new inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, marking the latest turn in a partisan fight to investigate the riot. Senate Republicans blocked a move last month to vote on an outside commission, leaving Democratic leaders with plans to move forward with a House select committee instead. But some Republicans who supported the independent commission now say they'll oppose the select committee. Already, several congressional committees have launched their own inquiries into the riot, which have run parallel to criminal investigations by the FBI that have led to more than 500 arrests connected to the breach of the Capitol. "We hope to get to the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth with respect to the events of Jan. 6," said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus. The committee would look into "what happened that fateful day, why it happened and how do we prevent that type of violent assault on the Capitol, the Congress, and the Constitution from ever happening again." How the panel would work The panel will face challenges confronted by other previous select committees, including the one formed by Republicans to look into the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has not yet named the chair of the panel or the Democratic lawmakers she plans to tap to be on it. The panel will have subpoena power and a total of 13 members, with eight selected by Pelosi and the remaining five by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. But Pelosi has not ruled out a veto of McCarthy's selections since the panel's resolution directs those appointments to be made with her consultation. Pelosi has also signaled that she could use one of her eight picks to select a Republican. Quickly, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was recently ousted from her House leadership role by McCarthy and others, became a potential contender. Cheney hasn't ruled out the possibility, saying the final decision is Pelosi's. For now, House Republicans, like Democrats, aren't saying who could be on the committee, but they are quick to slam the plan. "If you look at the last vote (on the commission), it was overwhelmingly opposed by Republicans and what we've said is, look there are a lot of standing committees that have jurisdiction," House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said. "Speaker Pelosi should be exercising that same ability — not going down a partisan route." But this time, Scalise and others could have more company to oppose the panel. Among them, Rep. John Katko of New York, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, who helped broker the deal on the bipartisan commission with the committee's top Democrat, Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. On Tuesday, Katko called the panel a "turbo-charged partisan exercise," arguing it would be skewed with Democratic picks, with all 13 members ultimately selected by Pelosi. As a result, Katko said he'll vote no on the select committee and can't envision a scenario where he would serve on it. "I led the charge to create a Jan. 6 commission that would be external, independent, bipartisan and equitable in membership and subpoena power," Katko said. "The select committee proposed by Speaker Pelosi is literally the exact opposite of that." How a bipartisan commission failed Pelosi announced the plans to move forward with the committee last week. It marked nearly a month after the Senate fell a few votes short to move forward with floor debate to take up bipartisan legislation to establish the independent commission to investigate the insurrection. Six Republicans joined Democrats to move to debate, with a final Senate tally of 54 to 35, that fell short of the 60 votes needed to proceed. Earlier in May, the House approved the commission plan by a 252-175 vote, with 35 Republicans joining Democrats. The legislation was modeled after the commission established in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, with a panel of commissioners divvied evenly between the parties and with bipartisan subpoena power. Ahead of the votes, former President Donald Trump blasted the plan and asked GOP leaders to reject it. Both McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., followed suit, along with a majority of their party in both chambers. Pelosi and other Democrats have blasted Republicans for blocking the move. "They had an opportunity, and I don't think it should be lost on any of us that Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans turned this opportunity away to have a bipartisan, even-split commission," said Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, the chief deputy whip for House Democrats. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
lec Arizona Republicans Strip Some Election Power From Democratic Secretary Of State By www.scpr.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:00:09 -0700 "This is a petty, partisan power grab that is absolutely retaliation towards my office," Arizona Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs says of the new law.; Credit: Ross D. Franklin/AP Ben Giles | NPRArizona Republicans have stripped the secretary of state's office — currently held by a Democrat — of the right to defend the state's election laws in court, or choose not to, a change enacted as part of Arizona's newly signed budget. The spending blueprint that Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law Wednesday declares that the attorney general — currently a position occupied by Republican Mark Brnovich — has sole authority over election-related litigation. If the secretary of state and attorney general were to disagree over a legal strategy when Arizona election laws are challenged, the new law states that "the authority of the attorney general to defend the law is paramount." Republicans also adopted language stating it's their intent for the law to apply through Jan. 2, 2023, coinciding with the end of Democrat Katie Hobbs' term as secretary of state. Hobbs, the top election official in Arizona who's now running for governor, says her lawyers are looking at whether this change violates the Arizona Constitution. "This is a petty, partisan power grab that is absolutely retaliation towards my office," Hobbs said. "It's clear by the fact that it ends when my term ends. ... It is at best legally questionable, but at worst, likely unconstitutional." Republicans have generally cast the law as a cost-saving measure, citing Hobbs and Brnovich's frequent disagreements over how to defend state election laws that have been challenged in court. In 2020, Hobbs filed complaints with the state bar against Brnovich and other lawyers in his office. Other election provisions in the budget The budget includes a number of other election provisions, and it comes weeks after Republicans enacted new restrictions on early voting in the state, and as a controversial review of 2020 election results in Maricopa County continues. Here are some of the other election-related measures in the budget: New laws could soon require watermarks, QR codes and other security measures to be printed on ballots. There's a new mandate to inspect state and county voter registration databases and create a report on voters who cast federal-only ballots — an option available to Arizonans who don't show proof of citizenship to register to vote in the state, but are still allowed to register under federal law. And a new task force would investigate alleged social media bias as an unreported in-kind political contribution. The ballot security measures, though not mandated by law in the budget, have the potential to be the most cumbersome and costly requirement for county election officials to implement. The budget amendment provides a list of 10 "ballot fraud countermeasures" for counties to choose from — features like holographic foil, background designs similar to those found on banknotes and ultraviolet or infrared ink. If mandated, counties would have to implement any combination of at least three features from the list on their ballots. The budget provides $12 million to pay for those features, to be split among Arizona's 15 counties. "By everyone's admission, there is only one company that can do any of this," said Jennifer Marson, executive director of the Arizona Association of Counties. "And so now, we can't have a competitive bid process or a traditional procurement process at the county or state level to use these countermeasures because we're locked into one company." That company is Authentix, a Texas-based firm that provided Republican Rep. Mark Finchem with a sample ballot that included watermarks, QR codes and other security measures. Finchem had the sample ballot on display at the Capitol in March. According to the Yellow Sheet Report, it could be five times more expensive to print ballots with those security measures as it is to print paper ballots currently in use. Marson said Finchem has acknowledged the security levels required of companies in the budget amendment could only be met by Authentix, and has vowed to mandate the ballot security measures in the "very near future." Finchem defended the company in a brief email. He wrote that Authentix "offers these countermeasures to governments around the world for document and tax stamp security." As the budget was being considered, Democrats like Sen. Tony Navarrete said the amendment is part of a broad effort to solidify conspiracy theories of election fraud. "It's important for us to make sure we vote down conspiracy-laced amendments that are going to hurt the integrity of our election system in the state of Arizona and encourage other states to have these bad copycat laws spread like wildfire," he said. Copyright 2021 KJZZ. To see more, visit KJZZ. This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
lec Critics Reflect On The Deaths Of Paul Mooney, Charles Grodin And Norman Lloyd And Share Their Top Films Of 2021 So Far By www.scpr.org Published On :: Fri, 21 May 2021 08:13:02 -0700 Comedian Paul Mooney takes part in a discussion panel after the world premiere screening of "That's What I'm Talking About" at The Museum of Television & Radio January 30, 2006 in New York City.; Credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images FilmWeekIn the past couple of weeks, we’ve lost several industry icons, including Paul Mooney, Charles Grodin and Norman Lloyd. Actor and comedian Paul Mooney was a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose bold, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up. He was 79. Charles Grodin was an offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller “Midnight Run” to the bedeviled father in the “Beethoven” comedies. He was 86. Norman Lloyd’s role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s “St. Elsewhere” was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats. He was 106. Lloyd’s son, Michael Lloyd, said his father died at his home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Today on FilmWeek, our critics reflect on their work. Plus they share a couple of their favorite films of the 2021 so far. With files from the Associated Press Guests: Angie Han, film critic for KPCC and deputy entertainment editor at Mashable; she tweets @ajhan Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
lec The 5 Biggest Pains IT Faces with Telecommuting and How to Solve Them By www.itsecurity.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:44:34 +0000 On-Demand Webinar > >> Watch Now! SPONSORED BY: HP Imaging and Printing GroupBy 2013, there will be 10 million telecommuters in the U.S., according to research firm IDC¹. Watch this FREE... Full Article
lec Diverging Analyst Views Reflect Adjustments in Gold Miners Q3 Forecasts By www.streetwisereports.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 PST Centerra Gold Inc. (CG:TSX; CADGF:OTCPK) has received varied analyst ratings following updates to its Q3 2024 financial results and projections. Read more on the latest analyst insights and how Q3 projections have shaped varied ratings for this gold producer. Full Article
lec 911 Telecommunicator By www.governmentjobs.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:03:59 GMT Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding career? Consider a position as a 911 Telecommunicator! This position is a critical part of the first response chain. 911 is a fast-paced, 24/7 operation that requires applicants are available to work any shift, including holidays, evenings, and weekends. Applicants must also be able to multi-task and prioritize demands. As a 911 Telecommunicator, you will operate a radio, telephone, and computer equipment at an emergency response center; receive reports from the public of crimes, disturbances, fires, and medical or police emergencies; relay information to emergency response personnel; and may maintain contact with caller until responders arrive. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Shift available: 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. After completing your application, the next step is completing a Criticall test on-site at the 911 Center. These tests will be conducted Tuesday, Nov 12 and Wednesday, Nov 13. Applicants should allow 1 – 1 ½ hours for testing. Full Article
lec Catawba County telecommunicator named Supervisor Of The Year by state association By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:07:00 EST Brian Drum, one of the supervisors of the Catawba County 911 Communications Center, who has been called upon to increase his supervising duties over the past year and has a record of dedication to 911 dispatch that spans more than ten years, has been recognized by his peers in the North Carolina Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NC NENA) as Supervisor of the Year. Full Article News Release FYI Please Choose
lec Next Household Hazardous Waste Collection set for May 7, Government Center parking lot, Newton. By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:19:00 EST Do you have any unwanted household products, such as paints, cleansers, solvents, antifreeze, batteries or used motor oils; or electronics like computer equipment, old radios, mobile phones, TVs, VCRs, calculators or copiers? Dispose of them properly, free of charge, on May 7th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full Article Public Notice News Release FYI
lec Electronics component manufacturer selects Conover as national headquarters By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST Smart Electric North America, LLC is opening its North American headquarters in Conover, NC at 1550 Deborah Herman Road SW. SENA plans to build market share by supplying quality components and finished goods to the top tier lighting companies in the US first; then abroad. Full Article News Release FYI Please Choose
lec Catawba County Board of Commissioners appoints new Tax Collector By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:25:00 EST Lori A. Mathes was appointed by the Catawba County Board of Commissioners as the County�s new Tax Collector, based upon staff�s recommendation, at the Board�s meeting on February 18, 2013. Mathes served as Chief Financial Officer for Mental Health Partners of Hickory for eight years, responsible for overseeing the agency�s expenditures and revenues, its accounting policies and procedures. Full Article News Release FYI Please Choose
lec New State law to shift collection of motor vehicle taxes from counties to state. By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:30:00 EST A new State law will soon shift collection of motor vehicle taxes from counties to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles. Full Article News Release FYI Public Notice
lec County offers electronics and paint recycling, year round, at Blackburn Landfill as of July 1. By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 09:25:00 EST Catawba County offers electronics and paint recycling, year round, at Blackburn Landfill during regular landfill operating hours, as of July 1. Full Article Public Notice News Release FYI
lec Catawba County Board of Commissioners adopts resolution supporting citizen participation in government through elections By www.catawbacountync.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:35:00 EST Catawba County Board of Commissioners adopts resolution supporting citizen participation in government through elections in Catawba County. Full Article Public Notice News Release FYI
lec Catawba County Board of Elections appoints Amanda Duncan as new Director of Elections By Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:20:00 EST Catawba County Board of Elections appoints Amanda Duncan as new Director of Elections to succeed retiring Larry Brewer. Full Article Public Notice News Release FYI
lec How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year By www.scpr.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:20:07 -0700 Lisa Przekop, director of admissions at University of California, Santa Barbara, says that many high schoolers this year wrote their application essays about depression and anxiety during the pandemic.; Credit: Patricia Marroquin/Moment Editorial/Getty Images Mary Louise Kelly | NPRCollege-bound high schoolers are making their final deliberations ahead of May 1, the national deadline to pick a school. That day will mark the end of a hectic admissions season drastically shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many colleges dropped standardized testing requirements, and because some high schools gave pass/fail grades and canceled extracurriculars and sports, admissions counselors had to change how they read and evaluate applications. "[It was] definitely the craziest of all my 36 years, without a doubt," says Lisa Przekop, director of admissions at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The UC school system received the most applications in the United States. Like many others, Przekop says all of her staff has been working remotely throughout the pandemic. But if pivoting to working from home wasn't a challenge enough, Przekop says the school saw an increase in applications of 16%. "On top of all that, we had to devise a way of doing our admissions selection process without the use of SAT or ACT scores," she says. "So any one of those things would have been a major change, but to have all of them at the same time was beyond anything really that I could've imagined." Przekop spoke with All Things Considered about how what counselors looked for in applications this year changed, what topics they saw in admissions essays and how the process might have actually improved in spite of the pandemic. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Interview Highlights Has it all added up to more time spent on every individual application? Quick answer, yes. Things are much more nuanced now. And although a student may have, for instance, planned to do certain activities, well many of those activities were canceled. The other big difference was students were a lot more depressed this year, obviously. Everybody's more anxious, including students. They're applying for college which is stressful in and of itself. And so what we found is a lot of students used their essays to talk about depression, anxiety, things like this. To read essay after essay after essay about depression, anxiety, stress — is taxing. And so we really had to encourage staff to take more breaks as they were reviewing. So it definitely slowed the whole process down at a time when we had more applications to review. Can you give any insight into what you are basing your decisions on this year? Absolutely. Maybe in the past I would've focused on that GPA right away. Now when I'm looking at that academic picture, I have to look at the fact that did the student challenge themselves as much as they could have? Were the courses even available? Do I see any trends in their academic performance? If their spring term of last year, their junior year, was all pass/no pass, can I safely assume that they did well in those courses? And that's where you really had to rely on what the students shared in their essays to try to piece that together. Are you noticing greater diversity in the students applying to UC? In terms of ethnic diversity, yes, we are seeing that. In terms of diversity of experience — for instance, first generation students and students with lots of different socioeconomic backgrounds — we're definitely seeing that. I'm seeing students who are very committed to the environment more so than i've seen before. I'm seeing students who are more politically aware and active than I've seen before. So I'm definitely seeing a pattern of behaviors that look a little bit different than students in the past. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
lec Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Gunman Involved In Capital Gazette Shooting By www.scpr.org Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:20:11 -0700 Police tape blocks access from a street leading to the building complex where the Capital Gazette is located on June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. The suspect barricaded a back door in an effort to "kill as many people as he could kill," police said.; Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Dominique Maria Bonessi | NPRJury selection in the trial of the gunman who fatally shot five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., on June 28, 2018 gets underway on Wednesday. Jarrod Ramos, 41, has pleaded guilty — but not criminally responsible for reason of insanity — in the killings of John McNamara, Rob Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith. The mass shooting was one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in modern U.S. history. "There is a sense that you don't want this to be the thing that makes your life change," Phil Davis, the paper's former criminal justice reporter who now works at the Baltimore Sun, told NPR. Davis was hiding under his desk while live tweeting the shooting that day. Later, he was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that put out a paper the very next day. "That's kind of what drove me to continue as a criminal justice reporter. Once I got the feeling of like, 'no we're going to get back to exactly what we do. We're going to tackle this how we would even if it wasn't us and try to go at it from the perspective of a local community newspaper,'" Davis said. Bruce Shapiro, the executive director of the Columbia University's Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, said what made this shooting reverberate in newsrooms across the U.S. was "the idea of a newsroom full of colleagues being murdered just because they are journalists. It's an identity based attack." Attacks on journalists in the U.S. haven't stopped there. During his time in office, President Donald Trump tweeted that the news media is the enemy of the people. Associated Press journalists were threatened and had their equipment damaged by supporters of Trump during the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. And last year, during the protests in Minneapolis over the murder of George Floyd by police, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker reported at least 160 threats to journalists across the country in one week--mostly by police. Shapiro says the trial is a reminder to the public of the risks and costs local reporters take daily. "The reality is that local newsrooms all over the country cover extraordinarily difficult events affecting their own families, neighbors, kids, schools whether that is wildfires, whether that is mass shooting, whether that is COVID-19," Shapiro said. The Capital Gazette trial has been delayed several times due to COVID-19, turnover in the public defender and state's attorney's offices, and rounds of court hearings. Davis says he hopes the long-awaited trial brings some closure. "Certainly for the families of the victims themselves, I look forward to being on the other end of this trial," he said. "And whatever the outcome is, being able to embrace them and support them just to bring them some sort of closure." Today, less than a week before the third anniversary of the shooting, the judge has called a pool of 300 people to determine the 12 that will sit as jurors. They will then determine Ramos's mental sanity during the attack. Steve Mercer, a former Maryland public defender, said the defense has the burden to prove Ramos's sanity. He said that in cases like these, the defense will look at motive and intent. One possible motive, Mercer says, is Ramos' "long-simmering feud with the paper." Ramos sued the paper for defamation in 2012 after reporters wrote about his guilty plea on charges of criminal harassment and 90-day suspended jail sentence. But that motive might not hold up. "I think there's a big gap between sort of being upset about a story that's published ... and then going in and committing a mass shooting," Mercer said. Mercer adds what presents a challenge to both the defense and prosecution is Ramos's conduct after the shooting. He was found by police under a desk at the scene of the shooting with a pump-action shotgun which was purchased legally a few years before. "The defense may point to it and say that it shows just a disconnect from reality and a lack of awareness of what was going on," Mercer said. Circuit Court Judge Judge Michael Wachs will ultimately decide if he ends up in prison or a state psychiatric hospital. Copyright 2021 WAMU 88.5. To see more, visit WAMU 88.5. This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
lec Opening Statement by Richard J. Bonnie on Reducing Underage Drinking - A Collective Responsibility By Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 05:00:00 GMT Good morning. I am Richard Bonnie, chair of the Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking. Full Article
lec Electric Power Grid Inherently Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks - Report Delayed in Classification Review, Will Be Updated By Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT The U.S. electric power delivery system is vulnerable to terrorist attacks that could cause much more damage to the system than natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy, blacking out large regions of the country for weeks or months and costing many billions of dollars, says a newly released report by the National Research Council. Full Article
lec Rates of Physical and Sexual Child Abuse Appear to Have Declined Over the Last 20 Years - Rates of Child Neglect Show No Decline, Constitute 75 Percent of Reported Cases, Says New IOM Report By Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:00:00 GMT Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports of psychological and emotional child abuse have risen in the same period, and data vary significantly as to whether child neglect is increasing, decreasing, or remaining constant. Full Article
lec National Academy of Engineering Elects 67 Members and 11 Foreign Associates By Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 67 new members and 11 foreign associates, announced NAE President C.D. (Dan) Mote Jr. today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,250 and the number of foreign associates to 214. Full Article
lec Biomarker Tests for Molecularly Targeted Therapies Need Better Evidence, Oversight By Published On :: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT Potentially useful biomarker tests for molecularly targeted therapies are not being adopted appropriately into clinical practice because of a lack of common evidentiary standards necessary for regulatory, reimbursement, and treatment decisions, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec Global Commissions That Reflected on Ebola Outbreak Highlight Overlapping Conclusions in New PLOS Medicine Piece By Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT To make the world safer against future infectious disease threats, national health systems should be strengthened, the World Health Organization’s emergency and outbreak response activities should be consolidated and bolstered, and research and development should be enhanced, says a new Policy Forum article that appears in the May 19 edition of PLOS Medicine. Full Article
lec Sustaining Strong Safety Culture for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Requires Collective Action Among Industry and Regulators By Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT To transform the offshore oil and gas industry’s safety culture, operators, contractors, subcontractors, associations representing these groups, and federal regulators should collaborate to foster safety throughout all levels of the industry and confront challenges collectively, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec U.S. Should Act to Support Innovation in Increasingly Clean Electric Power Technologies By Published On :: Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine urges Congress, federal and state agencies, and regulatory institutions to significantly increase their support for innovation for what the report’s study committee calls “increasingly clean” electric power technologies – nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, and renewables such as solar and wind. Some of these technologies have seen recent cost and price declines and are cost-competitive in certain locations. Full Article
lec New Report Finds Significant Improvements in Methods to Collect Data on Recreational Fishing By Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT Although individual anglers – people who fish recreationally – generally take small numbers of fish, collectively, a large number of them can have a substantial impact on the overall stock. Full Article
lec Enhancing the Resilience of the Nations Electricity System By Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 05:00:00 GMT With growing risks to the nation’s electrical grid from natural disasters and as a potential target for malicious attacks, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should work closely with utility operators and other stakeholders to improve cyber and physical security and resilience, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec NAE Elects 83 Members and 16 Foreign Members By Published On :: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Engineering has elected 83 new members and 16 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., today. Full Article
lec Academy Elects New Members, Foreign Associates By Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Sciences elected 84 new members and 21 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Full Article
lec NAE Elects Chair, Vice President, and Four Councillors By Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2018 04:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Engineering has re-elected Gordon R. England, chairman of PFP Cybersecurity, to serve a two-year term as the NAEs chair. Full Article
lec Winners Selected for the 2017-2018 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs By Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) recently selected winners for its University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. Full Article
lec Eight Health Professionals Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program at the National Academy of Medicine By Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2018-2019 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Full Article
lec A Domestic Electron Ion Collider Would Unlock Scientific Mysteries of Atomic Nuclei, Maintain U.S. Leadership in Accelerator Science, New Report Says By Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The science questions that could be answered by an electron ion collider (EIC) – a very large-scale particle accelerator – are significant to advancing our understanding of the atomic nuclei that make up all visible matter in the universe, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec National Academy of Medicine Launches Action Collaborative to Counter Opioid Epidemic -- Public-Private Partnership Will Coordinate Initiatives Across Sectors to Drive Collective Solutions By Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT In recognition of the need for a national coordinated and collective response to the epidemic of opioid addiction in the U.S., the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), in partnership with the Aspen Institute, launched a public-private partnership made up of more than 35 organizations representing federal, state, and local governments, health systems, associations and provider groups, health education and accrediting institutions, pharmacies, payers, industry, nonprofits, and academia. Full Article
lec Academies Task Force on the 2020 Census Releases Letter Report on Proposed Information Collection By Published On :: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines Task Force on the 2020 Census today issued a letter report and submitted it as a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce, which recently requested public comments on the 2020 Census. Full Article
lec National Academy of Medicine Elects 85 New Members By Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 75 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Full Article
lec National Academies Launching New Study on Sunlight-Reflection Research By Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is forming a new committee to develop a research agenda and research governance approaches for climate-intervention strategies that reflect sunlight to cool Earth. Full Article
lec Study Committee Members Brief Congress on Election Security By Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 04:00:00 GMT As jurisdictions around the nation explore how to shore up their voting systems against vulnerabilities revealed by the 2016 election, Congress held a hearing yesterday to learn more about cyberthreats and options for thwarting them. Full Article
lec Uncovering Unconscious Racial Bias - Lecture Examines Stereotypes and Their Impacts By Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:00:00 GMT We tend to think of the process of seeing as fairly objective — that our eyes are similar to cameras, neutrally taking in light and turning it into pictures. But research has shown that biases buried beneath our awareness can powerfully shape how we see. Full Article
lec International Collaboration, Cross-Disciplinary Workforce Development and Education Needed for U.S. to Maintain Leadership in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science By Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT The federal government should foster collaboration and decrease obstacles that can keep foreign atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physicists from working in the United States, if the nation is to maintain its position as leader in these fields, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec Winners Selected for the 2019-2020 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs By Published On :: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has selected winners for its annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. Full Article
lec As SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolves, Genomic Data Should Be Collected Alongside Patient and Public Health Data, Says New Report By Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT To better understand the evolution, transmission patterns, and disease progression of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — genome sequence data should be integrated with patient clinical data and epidemiological data, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec Critical to Scientific Discovery and Innovation, Biological Collections Need Strategy, Action Center, and Increased Investment By Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT The sustainability of the nation’s biological collections is under threat, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec Reflections on Commercial Crew and Cargo Missions By Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT Reflections on Commercial Crew and Cargo Missions from Charles F. Bolden Jr., former NASA administrator (2009–17). Full Article
lec Gulf Research Program Fellows Reflect on the Power of Mentorship By Published On :: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT During the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many young STEM professionals feeling overwhelmed in a time of closed laboratories, paused projects, and time apart from colleagues. Mentors have had to change their approach. Full Article
lec Government and Private Sector Should Produce Net Electricity in Fusion Pilot Plant by 2035-2040 to Impact the Transition to a Low-Carbon Emission Electrical System, New Report Says By Published On :: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and private industry should invest now in order to have an operational fusion pilot plant in the 2035-2040 time frame, says Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
lec Electric Grid of the Future Should Prioritize Sustainability, Resiliency, Equity, Reliability, and Security, Says New Report By Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides comprehensive recommendations for improving the U.S. electric power system so that it can adequately provide electricity to the nation in a safe, reliable, clean, resilient, and equitable way, especially as the U.S. pursues decarbonization of the energy supply. Full Article
lec Winners Selected for the 2020-2021 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs By Published On :: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has selected winners for its annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. Full Article
lec Nine Winners Selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Awards By Published On :: Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) today announced nine winners of its annual Graduate Research Awards. Full Article