acade Three Health Professionals Named 2018 National Academy of Medicine Fellows By Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected three outstanding health professionals for the class of 2018 NAM Fellowships. Full Article
acade 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
acade 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
acade National Academy of Medicine Announces Inaugural International Health Policy Fellow By Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) at its annual meeting announced its inaugural International Health Policy Fellow, Roger Chung, Ph.D., M.H.S., assistant professor in the School of Public Health and Primary Care at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Full Article
acade National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards $3.2 Million to Education Projects to Advance Scientific and Environmental Literacy in Coastal Regions By Published On :: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced awards for nine new grant projects totaling $3.2 million. Full Article
acade National Academies Gulf Research Program to Collaborate with Shell on Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observation Effort By Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced a new collaboration with Shell and others to provide $1 million in funding support for a pilot effort to convert an existing ocean mooring owned by Shell into the first long-term deep ocean observatory in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Article
acade National Academies Gulf Research Program Now Accepting Applications for 2019 Early-Career Research and Science Policy Fellowships By Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is now accepting applications for its Early-Career Research Fellowships and Science Policy Fellowships for 2019. Full Article
acade Lauren Alexander Augustine Appointed to Lead National Academies’ Gulf Research Program By Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT Lauren Alexander Augustine has been appointed executive director of the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
acade National Academies Gulf Research Program Opens New Funding Opportunity to Advance Safety Culture in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry By Published On :: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced it will award up to $10 million through a new funding opportunity to support research projects that will advance understanding and facilitate improvement of safety culture in the offshore oil and gas industry. Full Article
acade National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Publishes Program Summary Sharing Lessons from 15 Years of Igniting Innovation at the Intersections of Disciplines By Published On :: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) is pleased to announce the publication of Collaborations of Consequence - NAKFI’s 15 Years of Igniting Innovation at the Intersections of Disciplines. Full Article
acade National Academies’ Climate Communications Initiative Releases Strategic Plan By Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 06:00:00 GMT The National Academies established the Climate Communications Initiative (CCI) last year to enable their extensive work on climate science, impacts, and response options to inform decision-makers and the public more effectively. Full Article
acade G20 Science Academies Release Statement on Threats to Coastal and Marine Ecosystems and Conservation of the Ocean Environment By Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 06:00:00 GMT Representatives from the national academies of sciences of the G20 countries handed over recommendations for improving marine conservation to the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Full Article
acade Russian and U.S. Academies Sign Agreement to Continue Cooperation By Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 05:00:00 GMT The president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the presidents of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) have signed a five-year agreement to continue their cooperation on studies, workshops, and other activities in areas of mutual interest. Full Article
acade G-7 Science Academies Release Statements on Science and Trust, Artificial Intelligence, Citizen Science By Published On :: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 05:00:00 GMT Today the national science academies of the G-7 countries issued three joint statements to their respective governments, to inform discussions during the G-7 summit to be held in August in France, as well as to inform ongoing policymaking. Full Article
acade National Academies Join Colleges and Universities to Launch Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education By Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have joined with over 40 colleges, universities, and research institutions to launch an Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. Full Article
acade More Than 100 Organizations Join the National Academy of Medicine in Countering the Opioid Epidemic By Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that more than 100 organizations across the U.S. — including community organizations, hospital and medical systems, academia, nonprofits, and health professional societies — have joined NAM in declaring their commitment to reversing national trends in opioid misuse and overdose. Full Article
acade National Academies Host Roundtable on Promoting and Protecting American R&D By Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT On May 10, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a roundtable with senior representatives of academia, industry, and the federal government to exchange ideas about how to maximize the benefits of international science and technology collaboration while strengthening U.S. economic and national security. Full Article
acade National Academy of Medicine Announces 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine By Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2019 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the 2019 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars. These individuals are early- to mid-career professionals from a wide range of health-related fields, from microbiology and surgery to sociology and biomedical engineering. Full Article
acade National Academies Presidents Affirm the Scientific Evidence of Climate Change By Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMT Recently, questions have been raised about climate science. The National Academies have addressed many of these questions in our independent, evidence-based reports. We are speaking out to support the cumulative scientific evidence for climate change and the scientists who continue to advance our understanding. Full Article
acade Academies Call for Global Action to Reduce Air Pollution By Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and U.S. National Academy of Medicine joined the science academies of South Africa, Brazil, and Germany today in issuing a statement calling for urgent worldwide action to reduce air pollution. Full Article
acade Interview - John L. Anderson Discusses His New Role as the National Academy of Engineerings President By Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:00:00 GMT When John L. Anderson, president emeritus and distinguished professor of chemical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, was first elected to the National Academy of Engineering almost 30 years ago, he remembers being deeply honored and excited about how the recognition would help his career. Full Article
acade National Academies Report Helps Inform Metrics for Healthy People 2030 By Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies today released Criteria for Selecting the Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2030, the first of two reports that will help inform the development of Healthy People 2030 (HP2030). Full Article
acade National Academies Gulf Research Program Announces 2019 Science Policy Fellowship Recipients By Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced the nine recipients of its 2019 Science Policy Fellowships. Full Article
acade Self-driving cars meet SNAP - National Academies forum examines role of tech and social innovation in the food system By Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT Rev. Heber Brown III wants people to erase the term “food desert” from their vocabulary. Full Article
acade National Academies Review of Report on Supplemental Low-Activity Waste at Hanford Nuclear Site Now Available for Public Comment By Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – which reviews a separate report by a federally funded laboratory that examines options for treating low-activity radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation -- is available for public comment until Oct. 31. Full Article
acade Twenty Scientists Awarded 2019 Early Career Research Fellowships by National Academies Gulf Research Program By Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of its 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowships. Full Article
acade National Academy of Medicine Names Five NAM Fellows for 2019 By Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected five outstanding health professionals for the class of 2019 NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations as scholars, professional accomplishments, and relevance of current field expertise to the work of the NAM and the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies). Full Article
acade Patricia Gabow Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine for Transforming Safety Net Hospital Into Nationally Recognized Health System By Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT For her role in transforming a safety net hospital into a national model for high-quality, cost-efficient health care, the National Academy of Medicine today announced Patricia Gabow is the recipient of the 2019 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care. Full Article
acade Daniel Weinberger Receives National Academy of Medicines Sarnat Award for His Pioneering Research on Developmental Origins of Schizophrenia By Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine today announced Daniel Weinberger is the recipient of the 2019 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, for his fundamental role in elucidating the biological origins and genetic expressions of schizophrenia, and for transforming how clinicians, researchers, and the public understand mental illness. Full Article
acade Summer Offers Opportunities for Social and Academic Growth, But Can Also Put Disadvantaged Children at Risk By Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT Summer is a chance for children and youth to continue developing, but for those living in disadvantaged communities, summertime experiences can lead to worse health, social, emotional, academic, and safety outcomes, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
acade National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards $10.7 Million in Grants to Four Gulf Coast Community Resilience Projects By Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 04:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced $10.7 million in grant awards for four new projects focused on enhancing community resilience in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. Full Article
acade National Academies’ Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science Receives Grant from Arcadia Fund By Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have been awarded a grant for $100,000 from Arcadia — a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin — to support the work of the Academies’ Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science. Full Article
acade Frank Press, Former President of the National Academy of Sciences, Dies at Age 95 By Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:00:00 GMT National Academy of Sciences President Emeritus Frank Press — distinguished geophysicist, science adviser to President Jimmy Carter, and National Medal of Science recipient — died on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 95. Full Article
acade National Academies Provide Rapid Response to White House on Coronavirus Data Needs By Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) this week requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine rapidly examine the information and data needed to help determine the origins of the novel coronavirus that is causing a global outbreak of respiratory illness. Full Article
acade NASA, Teamed with FAA, Industry, and Academia, Should Research Effects of Increased Drone Traffic on Privacy, the Environment, and Cybersecurity By Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT NASA should collaborate with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), industry, academia to research the full effects that increased unpiloted air vehicle traffic would have on society, including ramifications to sound, privacy, environmental matters, and cybersecurity, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
acade White House Requests National Academies Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats in Response to Spread of Coronavirus By Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON — In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to establish a Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats. Full Article
acade National Academies Completes Review of National Toxicology Program’s Draft Monograph on Fluoride and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Effects By Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:00:00 GMT Today the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released its review of the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) draft monograph Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects. Full Article
acade One Year After Release, National Academies Report Guides Lawmakers and Communities Looking to Cut Child Poverty By Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT More than 9.6 million children — or 13 percent of all children in the U.S. — live in families with annual incomes below the poverty line, according to data from 2015. As closures and restrictions related to COVID-19 begin to impact the U.S. economy, it’s clear many more families will be receiving fewer paychecks and less income in the coming months, putting more children at risk of falling below the poverty line. Full Article
acade Mobilizing the Academic Research Community in the Fight Against COVID-19 By Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT At colleges and universities around the nation, scientists and graduate students are seeking out ways to bring their knowledge, skills, and resources to bear in the struggle against COVID-19. Full Article
acade National Academies, National Science Foundation Create Network to Connect Decision-Makers with Social Scientists on Pressing COVID-19 Questions By Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Science Foundation announced today the formation of a Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN) to connect social and behavioral science researchers with decision-makers who are leading the response to COVID-19. SEAN will respond to the most pressing social, behavioral, and economic questions that are being asked by federal, state, and local officials by working with appropriate experts to quickly provide actionable answers. Full Article
acade National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Name New Chief Development Officer By Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2020 04:00:00 GMT Alison Purvis has been promoted to chief development officer, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today. Full Article
acade New Executive Director of Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Appointed at National Academies By Published On :: Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today that, following a national search, Tina Bahadori will join the organization as the new executive director of its Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences on June 22, 2020. Full Article
acade Academies Study Will Give Guidance to K-12 Schools on How to Safely Reopen By Published On :: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine began a study this week to provide states and school districts with guidance about whether and how to safely reopen schools. Full Article
acade National Academies Release COVID-19 Data Guide for Decision-Makers By Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT The recently formed National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN), which connects social and behavioral science researchers with decision-makers leading the response to COVID-19, today released a rapid expert consultation to guide leaders using COVID-19 measurements like hospitalizations and reported confirmed cases to understand the spread of the disease in their communities. Full Article
acade New Executive Director of Division on Earth and Life Studies Appointed at National Academies By Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today that, following a national search, Elizabeth Eide has been named executive director of its Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS). Full Article
acade National Academies Launch Study on Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine – First Meeting July 24 By Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT In response to a request from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) have formed a committee that will develop an overarching framework to assist policymakers in the U.S. and global health communities in planning for equitable allocation of vaccines against COVID-19. The committee will hold its first meeting on July 24. Full Article
acade Staffing Considerations for Crisis Standards of Care Outlined in New Rapid Response to Government from National Academies Standing Committee By Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines considerations for clinical staffing needs during the implementation of Crisis Standards of Care (CSC), including adjusting staff responsibilities, providing “hazard pay” to staff, ensuring adequate time off, offering child care and other benefits, and leveraging health care coalitions to ensure appropriate transfer of patients between hospitals. Full Article
acade National Academies Gulf Research Program Announces 2020 Class of Science Policy Fellows By Published On :: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced the nine recipients of its 2020 Science Policy Fellowships. Full Article
acade Twenty Scientists Awarded 2020 Early-Career Research Fellowships by National Academies Gulf Research Program By Published On :: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced the 20 recipients of its 2020 Early-Career Research Fellowships. Full Article
acade In Their Words - Youth Share Their Thoughts on National Academies Adolescent Health Report By Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT Adolescents need to be heard to ensure that health programs that serve them are reaching them effectively, according to Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes, a report released last December by the National Academies. Full Article