repo New Report Examines Factors Used in Social Security’s Process for Determining Disability in Adults By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines to what extent and in which ways health care utilization -- such as in-patient hospitalizations, emergency department use, and hospital readmission -- reflects disease severity, disability, and ability to perform gainful activity. Full Article
repo Unclassified Version of New Report Predicts Small Drone Threats to Infantry Units, Urges Development of Countermeasures By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT The emergence of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) that operate without a human pilot, commonly known as drones, has led to adversarial groups threatening deployed U.S. forces, especially infantry units. Full Article
repo Report Identifies Options for Lowering Risk of Failure of Undersea Bolts on Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Rigs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies strategies for improving the reliability of bolts used in offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, thereby reducing the risk that a bolt failure could cause a spill of oil, drilling fluids, or natural gas into the environment. Full Article
repo National Academies Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment and Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) – a congressionally mandated report that evaluates the state of climate science and the broad range of impacts of climate change in the United States every four years – and the draft Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) – a report that feeds into the overall assessment process developed by the USGCRP. Full Article
repo New Report Recommends a Nationwide Effort to Better Estimate Methane Emissions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. should take bold steps to improve measurement, monitoring, and inventories of methane emissions caused by human activities, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Single Breakthrough Discovery for Citrus Greening Disease in Florida Unlikely, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:00:00 GMT A single breakthrough discovery for managing citrus greening in Florida in the future is unlikely, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo EPA’s IRIS Program Has Made Substantial Progress, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program has made “substantial progress” in implementing recommendations outlined in past reports by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, improving the program’s overall scientific and technical performance, says a new Academies report. Full Article
repo Academic Institutions Should Prepare Undergraduates for a Data-Driven Workplace, New Report Recommends By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 02 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT All U.S. undergraduate students should develop a basic understanding of data science to prepare them adequately for the workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Report Urges Development and Evaluation of Approaches that Integrate STEMM Fields with Arts and Humanities in Higher Education By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT An emerging body of evidence suggests that integrating STEMM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) with the humanities and arts in higher education is associated with positive learning outcomes that may help students enter the workforce, live enriched lives, and become active and informed citizens, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Full Article
repo New Report Says Programs and Services for Children With Disabilities Should Coordinate Care Across Service Sectors, Focus on Long-Term Goals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 11 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT While a variety of services and programs exist to support the needs of children with disabilities and their families, a focus on achieving specific near- and long-term goals that help prepare for adulthood and coordination of care within and across service sectors are integral to encouraging healthy growth and development, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Report Urges Improvements to Graduate Education in STEM Fields - Incentive System in Academia Must Shift to Strengthen Emphasis on Teaching and Mentoring By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends substantial changes to U.S. graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in order to meet the evolving needs of students, the scientific enterprise, and the nation. Full Article
repo Public Transit Agencies Should Not Have to Disclose Safety Planning Records in Court, Similar to Laws for State Highway Agencies and Passenger Railroads, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT To enable public transit agencies to engage in more rigorous and effective safety planning, their safety planning records should not be admissible as evidence in civil litigation, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo If Misused, Synthetic Biology Could Expand the Possibility of Creating New Weapons - DOD Should Continue to Monitor Advances in the Field, New Report Says By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT Synthetic biology expands the possibilities for creating new weapons — including making existing bacteria and viruses more harmful — while decreasing the time required to engineer such organisms, concludes a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo New Report Identifies Three Critical Areas of Research to Fill Gaps in Scientific Knowledge of the Gulf Coasts Interconnected Natural and Human System By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT Improved understanding of the coupled natural-human coastal system will help promote resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems under rapidly changing environmental conditions and support informed decision-making, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo To Increase Protection of Miners from Black Lung Disease, A Comprehensive Report on Underground Coal Mine Dust Exposure Says Monitoring and Sampling Should Go Beyond Regulatory Compliance By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT Black lung disease cases in coal miners have been increasing since 2000 for uncertain reasons. Full Article
repo NASA Should Update Policies That Protect Planets and Other Solar System Bodies During Space Exploration Missions, New Report Says By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The current process for planetary protection policy development is inadequate to respond to increasingly complex solar system exploration missions, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo New Report Says Individual Research Results Should Be Shared With Participants More Often - Recommends Framework for Decision-Making By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and how to return individual research results on a study-specific basis through an informed decision-making process, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Report Proposes Recommendations and New Framework to Speed Progress Toward Open Science By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT While significant progress has been made in providing open access to scientific research, a range of challenges -- including the economics of scientific publication and cultural barriers in the research enterprise -- must be overcome to further advance the openness of science, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo New Report Identifies Five Breakthroughs to Address Urgent Challenges and Advance Food and Agricultural Sciences by 2030 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that are possible to achieve in the next decade to increase the U.S. food and agriculture system’s sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience. Full Article
repo A Domestic Electron Ion Collider Would Unlock Scientific Mysteries of Atomic Nuclei, Maintain U.S. Leadership in Accelerator Science, New Report Says By feedproxy.google.com 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
repo NAS President Comments on Reports of Nomination of OSTP Director By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT I am pleased that the White House is moving to fill the position of director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Full Article
repo Academies Task Force on the 2020 Census Releases Letter Report on Proposed Information Collection By feedproxy.google.com 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
repo Up to 8 Million Deaths Occur in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Yearly Due to Poor-Quality Health Care, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) are insufficient to close the enormous gaps that remain between what is achievable in human health and where global health stands today, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo NASA Should Lead a Large Direct Imaging Mission to Study Earth-Like Exoplanets, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT To answer significant questions about planetary systems, such as whether our solar system is a rare phenomenon or if life exists on planets other than Earth, NASA should lead a large direct imaging mission – an advanced space telescope – capable of studying Earth-like exoplanets orbiting stars similar to the sun, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Securing the Vote – New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT To protect the integrity and security of U.S. elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 presidential election, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo U.S. Department of Transportation Should Revisit Federal Safety Regulations for Liquid Petroleum Gas Distribution Systems, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT Current federal safety regulations for small distribution systems used for propane and other liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs) should be improved for clarity, efficiency, enforceability, and applicability to risk, says a new reportfrom the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo New Report Assesses Coast Guard’s Vessel Stability Safety Regulations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. Coast Guard has safety regulatory oversight pertaining to vessel stability with standards that should respond to and improve with technological advances. Full Article
repo New Report Provides Guidance to USDA for Updating Its Data Programs to More Completely Understand American Agriculture By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT To ensure that U.S. agricultural policies are well-informed, data collection programs must be periodically revisited to reflect current realities of the agricultural sector, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Learning Is a Complex and Active Process That Occurs Throughout the Life Span, New Report Says By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine highlights the dynamic process of learning throughout the life span and identifies frontiers in which more research is needed to pursue an even deeper understanding of human learning. Full Article
repo NASA Should Expand the Search for Life in the Universe and Make Astrobiology an Integral Part of its Missions, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT To advance the search for life in the universe, NASA should support research on a broader range of biosignatures and environments, and incorporate the field of astrobiology into all stages of future exploratory missions, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Agencies Responsible for Everglades Restoration Should Conduct Mid Course Assessment Considering Climate Change and Sea-level Rise – New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT As new evidence about climate change and sea-level rise in South Florida continues to emerge, agencies responsible for the restoration of the Everglades should conduct a mid course assessment that rigorously analyzes scenarios of future change to the region’s ecosystem in its planning, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo ‘Carbon Utilization’ Technologies Could Reduce Emissions by Turning Greenhouse Gases Into Useful Products - New Report Identifies R&D to Make Technologies More Commercially Viable By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines a research agenda for improving the commercial viability of technologies that turn greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels into useful products such as fuels, construction materials, and chemicals. Full Article
repo New Report Provides Guidance on How to Improve Learning Outcomes in STEM for English Learners By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT A shift is needed in how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects are taught to students in grades K-12 who are learning English, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Technologies That Remove Carbon Dioxide From Air and Sequester It Need to Play a Large Role in Mitigating Climate Change, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo New Report Says ‘Citizen Science’ Can Support Both Science Learning and Research Goals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT Scientific research that involves nonscientists contributing to research processes – also known as ‘citizen science’ – supports participants’ learning, engages the public in science, contributes to community scientific literacy, and can serve as a valuable tool to facilitate larger scale research, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure – New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMT The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War found sufficient evidence of an association for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Full Article
repo Statement from the Organizing Committee on Reported Human Embryo Genome Editing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMT On the eve of the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, we were informed of the birth of twins in China whose embryonic genomes had been edited. Full Article
repo New Report Details Priority Research Projects for U.S. Department of Transportation Regarding Truck Size and Weight Regulations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents a research roadmap to address gaps and uncertainties in estimating the impacts of proposed changes in truck size and weight limits -- the regulations that set the maximum weights, lengths, and numbers of trailers allowed for trucks on U.S. highways. Full Article
repo New Report Calls for Health Monitoring and Research Program on Gulf War and Post-9/11 Veterans and Descendants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMT To help determine if the descendants of Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans are at risk for health effects resulting from the service members’ exposure to toxicants during deployment, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends the creation of a health monitoring and research program (HMRP). Full Article
repo New Report Explores Science of Interventions to Save Coral Reefs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMT While the management of local and regional stressors threatening coral reefs is critical, these efforts on their own will not be enough in the face of global climate change, says a new interim report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Curbing Climate Change and Sustainably Supplying Food, Water, and Energy Among Top Challenges Environmental Engineering Can Help Address, New Report Says By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT Over the next several decades as the global population grows, society will be faced with pressing challenges such as providing reliable supplies of food and water, diminishing climate change and adapting to its impacts, and building healthy, resilient cities. Full Article
repo New Cryptography Must Be Developed and Deployed Now, Even Though A Quantum Computer That Could Compromise Today’s Cryptography Is Likely At Least A Decade Away, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT Given the current state of quantum computing and the significant challenges that still need to be overcome, it is highly unlikely that a quantum computer that can compromise public-key cryptography – a basis for the security of most of today’s computers and networks – will be built within the next decade, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Reusable Respirators Are an Effective and Viable Option for Protecting Health Care Personnel During Routine Work and Public Health Emergency Response, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT Half-facepiece reusable elastomeric respirators are an effective and viable option for protecting health care workers from exposure to airborne transmissible contaminants or infectious agents — for example, influenza virus — during day-to-day work or with a sudden or rapid influx of patients, such as during a public health emergency, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Most Alternative Technologies to Open Burning and Open Detonation of Conventional Waste Munitions Are Mature, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT Most of the alternative technologies to open burning and open detonation (OB/OD) of conventional munitions designated for disposal are mature, including contained burn and contained detonation chambers with pollution control equipment, and many are permitted to replace OB/OD of waste munitions, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo New Investments Are Needed to Sustain NASA’s Instrumentation and Facilities for Future Extraterrestrial Sample Analyses, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMT NASA’s investment in new instruments to analyze extraterrestrial samples is insufficient to provide for replacement of existing instruments, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo Partnerships Between NASA and Industry Can Support Lunar Exploration, Say Two New Reports By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:00:00 GMT Renewed interest in exploration of the moon has the potential to benefit lunar science greatly and could evolve into a program facilitated by partnerships between commercial companies and NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), say companion reports by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
repo EPA Should Strengthen the Science in Its Permitting Program for Industry’s Management of Stormwater Pollution, Says Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers guidance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to inform the next revision of a permit program that requires industries to manage stormwater to minimize discharges of pollutants to the environment. Full Article
repo Child Poverty Rate Could Be Cut in Half in Next Decade Following Proposals in New Expert Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:00:00 GMT In light of the many costs generated by child poverty for the United States, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides evidence-based policy and program packages that could cut the child poverty rate by as much as 50 percent while at the same time increasing employment and earnings among adults living in low-income families. Full Article
repo Sodium and Potassium Dietary Reference Intake Values Updated in New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews current evidence and updates intake recommendations known as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and potassium that were established in 2005. Full Article
repo Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction Are Effective and Save Lives, But Barriers Prevent Broad Access and Use, Says New Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:00:00 GMT Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction Are Effective and Save Lives, But Barriers Prevent Broad Access and Use, Says New Report Full Article