cad New Decadal Survey for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Presents Guidance to the Intelligence Community By Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:00:00 GMT The social and behavioral sciences (SBS) offer an essential contribution to the mission of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), a mission that requires an understanding of what human beings do, how, and why, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad The Next Decade of Nursing - NAM Town Halls Explore How New Roles, New Tech, and Social Needs Are Transforming the Field By Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT You can find a nurse navigating city streets, on her way to a home visit. Or, maybe he is recording educational videos on preventing ear infections. She might even be running for city council. Full Article
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad Geodetic Infrastructure Needs Enhancements, Continued Maintenance to Answer High-Priority Scientific Questions About Climate Change, Earthquakes, Ecosystems Over Next Decade By Published On :: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that enhancements to the geodetic infrastructure are needed to answer important questions about sea level rise, water resources, geological hazards, and more over the next decade. Full Article
cad 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
cad Progress Made Toward Priorities Defined in 2013-2022 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey By Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT NASA, NSF, and NOAA have made substantial progress in implementing the programs recommended in the 2013 decadal survey on solar and space physics (heliophysics) despite a challenging budgetary landscape, says a new midterm assessment from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad National Science Foundation Should Invest in New Collaborations, Workforce, Infrastructure for Next Decade of Earth Science By Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2020 04:00:00 GMT To continue earth sciences’ rapid pace of discovery, the National Science Foundation’s Division of Earth Science (EAR) should invest in new initiatives, partnerships, and infrastructure to answer priority research questions in the next decade, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad 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
cad Disaster Resources from the National Academies By Published On :: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT As Hurricane Laura bears down on parts of Louisiana and Texas, officials are dealing with the challenge of evacuating and sheltering people in the middle of a pandemic. A recent workshop examined how disaster preparedness teams must adapt to new realities as hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events coincide with COVID-19. Full Article
cad National Academies to Seek Public Comment, Hold Listening Session on Draft Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine – Week of Aug. 31 By Published On :: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee tasked with developing an overarching framework to assist policymakers in planning for equitable allocation of a vaccine against COVID-19 will issue a discussion draft of the preliminary framework for public comment on Sept. 1. Full Article
cad National Academies Release Draft Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine, Seek Public Comment By Published On :: Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today released for public comment a discussion draft of a preliminary framework to assist policymakers in planning for equitable allocation of a vaccine against COVID-19. Full Article
cad National Academy of Medicine Names Three NAM Fellows for 2020 By Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected three outstanding health professionals for the class of 2020 NAM Fellowships. Full Article
cad Academies Study Will Examine COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities and Strategies for Decarceration By Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine started work on a new study last month that will provide advice to policymakers, corrections officials, and public health officials on best practices for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities through large-scale release and decarceration efforts. Full Article
cad Stephen Hinshaw Receives National Academy of Medicine’s Sarnat Award for Contributions to Understanding and Treating Mental Health Conditions in Childhood and Adolescence and Stigma Prevention Efforts By Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Medicine today announced Stephen P. Hinshaw is the recipient of the 2020 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, for basic and applied research on individuals with externalizing disorders, and for efforts to reduce mental illness stigma through youth-based programs and the promotion of humanization. Full Article