cad U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to Host InterAcademy Partnership for Research (IAP-R) Secretariat By Published On :: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 06:00:00 GMT The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are now serving as the host for the InterAcademy Partnership for Research (IAP-R) secretariat. Full Article
cad Statement on Stop-Work Order for National Academies Study on the Department of the Interior’s Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program By Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 06:00:00 GMT The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has ordered the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to suspend all work on a study to review and update the bureau’s offshore oil and gas operations inspection program to enhance safety. Full Article
cad Reducing Climate Uncertainty, Improving Weather Forecasts, and Understanding Sea-Level Rise Are Among Top Science Priorities for Space-Based Earth Observation Over Next Decade By Published On :: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) should implement a coordinated approach for their space-based environmental observations to further advance Earth science and applications for the next decade, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
cad National Academies Announce Initiative on Climate Communication - Appoints Advisory Committee By Published On :: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are launching a major initiative to more effectively enable their extensive body of work on climate science, impacts, and response options to inform the public and decision makers. Full Article
cad More than 130 Organizations Join the National Academy of Medicine in Committing to Clinician Well-Being By Published On :: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that more than 130 organizations across the U.S. -- including associations, hospital and medical systems, universities, and professional societies -- have joined NAM in declaring their commitment to reducing burnout and promoting well-being among clinicians. Full Article
cad Paul Farmer to Receive National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal By Published On :: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2018 Public Welfare Medal to physician, anthropologist, and humanitarian Paul Farmer. Full Article
cad National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards $5.3 Million to Enhance Environmental Restoration Outcomes and Improve Oil Spill Risk Assessment By Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced grant awards for seven new projects totaling $5.3 million. Full Article
cad National Academies Announce Initiative on Environmental Health - Appoint Advisory Committee By Published On :: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are launching an Academies-wide initiative to transform how the nation addresses the complex issues associated with environmental health—a field that examines how the environment affects human health. Full Article
cad National Academies Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment and Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report By 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
cad National Academies Gulf Research Program Awards Over $340,000 to Assist Scientific Research Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma By Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced 11 grant awards totaling $341,283 to assist in the recovery of Gulf Coast scientific research efforts impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Full Article
cad 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
cad Academic Institutions Should Prepare Undergraduates for a Data-Driven Workplace, New Report Recommends By 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
cad G7 Science Academies Release Statements on Securing a Digital Future and the Changing Arctic Ocean By Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT Joint statements from the national science academies of the G7 nations were released today in advance of the G7 Summit to be held in La Malbaie, Canada, on June 8 and 9, 2018. Full Article
cad Statement by the Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Medicine on Preventing Sexual Harassment By Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 05:00:00 GMT Sexual harassment in science, engineering, and medicine diminishes the integrity of the U.S. research enterprise. Full Article
cad Report Urges Improvements to Graduate Education in STEM Fields - Incentive System in Academia Must Shift to Strengthen Emphasis on Teaching and Mentoring By 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
cad National Academies Launch “New Voices” Project to Engage Next-Generation Leaders in Science, Engineering, and Medicine By Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are launching the “New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine” initiative to identify outstanding early-career science, engineering, and medicine (SEM) leaders. Full Article
cad To Prevent Sexual Harassment, Academic Institutions Should Go Beyond Legal Compliance to Promote a Change in Culture - Current Approaches Have Not Led to Decline in Harassment By Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT A systemwide change to the culture and climate in higher education is needed to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
cad National Academies Gulf Research Program Awards Over $287,000 to Assist Scientific Research Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma By Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced 11 grant awards totaling $287,565 to assist in the recovery of Gulf of Mexico region scientific research efforts impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Full Article
cad 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
cad National Academies’ Gulf Research Program and Sea Grant to Conduct Workshops Around the Country on Improving Regional Oil Spill Preparedness By Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is collaborating with the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program to convene a series of workshops aimed at improving community preparedness for future oil spills. Full Article
cad Academies Presidents Comment on the EPAs Proposed Rule for Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science By Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule for strengthening transparency in regulatory science (April 30, 2018, 83 Federal Register 18768), which stipulates that EPA will ensure that the data and models underlying the pivotal science that informs significant regulatory actions are made publicly available, in a format that allows for outside analysis and validation. Full Article
cad National Academy of Medicine Announces Emerging Leaders in Health & Medicine By Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine. Full Article
cad National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Announces $10 Million Grant Opportunity for Enhancing Coastal Community Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region By Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced a new grant opportunity focused on enhancing coastal community resilience and well-being in the Gulf of Mexico region. Full Article
cad National Academy of Medicine and FDA Announce the 2018 Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows By Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) have named the 2018-2019 class of FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows. Full Article
cad 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
cad National Academies Gulf Research Program Announces 2018 Science Policy Fellowships By Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced the recipients of its 2018 Science Policy Fellowships. Full Article
cad NASA Makes Progress Toward Science Priorities Outlined in 2013-2022 Planetary Decadal Survey By Published On :: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT Despite significant cuts to NASAs Planetary Science Division budget early in this decade, the space agency has made impressive progress in meeting goals outlined in the 2013-2022 planetary decadal survey by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, says a new midterm assessment from the National Academies. Full Article
cad 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
cad National Academies Announce Winners of 2018 Communication Awards By Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of the 2018 Communication Awards. Supported by the W.M. Keck Foundation since 2003 as part of the Keck Futures Initiative, these prestigious awards -- each of which includes a $20,000 prize -- recognize excellence in reporting and communicating science, engineering, and medicine to the general public. Full Article
cad National Academies Gulf Research Program Announces 2018 Early-Career Research Fellowships By Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 05:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced the recipients of its 2018 Early-Career Research Fellowships. Full Article
cad National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Announces Winners of the NAKFI Challenge By Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) is pleased to announce the recipients of three $500,000 NAKFI Challenge awards. A 15-year, $40 million dollar program funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation, NAKFI was initiated in 2003 to break down barriers between fields and to promote interdisciplinary research. Full Article
cad John L. Anderson Nominated to be Next National Academy of Engineering President By Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 2019 nominating committee1 has recommended John L. Anderson, President Emeritus and distinguished professor of chemical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), to stand as the sole candidate2 for the NAE presidency. Full Article
cad Kenneth Wells Receives National Academy of Medicine’s Sarnat Award for Outstanding Achievements in Improving Mental Health By Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine today announced Kenneth Wells is the recipient of the 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, for his work developing quality and outcomes approaches to psychiatry and mental health, fostering a generation of clinical investigators and mental health system leaders, and championing partnered, participatory research to advance equity for under-resourced populations. Full Article
cad Stuart Altman Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine for Leading Health Policy and Services Research in United States By Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT For his pioneering role in national health policy and health services research, the National Academy of Medicine today announced Stuart Altman is the recipient of the 2018 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care. Full Article
cad National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2018 Ramo Founders and Bueche Awards By Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT On Sunday, Sept. 30, during its 2018 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will present two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. Full Article
cad National Academy of Medicine Publication Outlines Use of Procurement Requirements to Drive Interoperability in Health Care By Published On :: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), establishment of regional health information exchanges, and development of data exchange standards and interfaces, interoperability among health care technologies remains very limited, says a new National Academy of Medicine (NAM) special publication. Full Article
cad National Academy of Medicine Honors Three Members for Outstanding Service By Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored three members today at its annual meeting for their outstanding service. Full Article
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad Child Poverty Rate Could Be Cut in Half in Next Decade Following Proposals in New Expert Report By 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