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NEW REPORT
Lessons Learned From Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Accident
May 20 - The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident should serve as a wake-up call to nuclear plant operators and regulators on the critical importance of measuring, maintaining, and restoring cooling in spent fuel pools during severe accidents and terrorist attacks, says a new Academies report.
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NEW REPORT
Lessons Learned From Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Accident
May 20 - The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident should serve as a wake-up call to nuclear plant operators and regulators on the critical importance of measuring, maintaining, and restoring cooling in spent fuel pools during severe accidents and terrorist attacks, says a new Academies report.
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NEW REPORT
Genetically Engineered Crops:
Experiences and Prospects
May 17 - An Academies report finds that new technologies in genetic engineering and conventional breeding are blurring the once clear distinctions between these two crop-improvement approaches. Watch webcast
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NEW REPORT
Preventing Bullying Through Science,
Policy, and Practice
May 10 - Evidence-based, interventional policies and practices are needed to prevent bullying and the significant consequences of such behavior for both its targets and perpetrators, says a new Academies report.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Simons Foundation to Provide
$10 Million Challenge Grant
May 3 - A gift from the Simons Foundation will launch a special campaign to raise matching funds for the newly created Ralph J. and Carol M. Cicerone Endowment for NAS Missions announced today.
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New Journal Commentary by NAM President
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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 co-authored by NAM President Victor J. Dzau in the May 19 edition of PLOS Medicine. The piece highlights recommendations by the Commission on a Global Health Risk Framework for the Future, convened by NAM, that overlap with three other international commissions that reflected on the Ebola outbreak.
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A Century of Service to the Nation
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 In 1916, the National Academy of Sciences established the National Research Council as "a measure of national preparedness" to organize the country's scientific resources. During World War I, the Research Council fostered cooperation between civilian researchers and the military in "strengthening the national defense." Learn More
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 Eight health professionals selected for the 2016-2017 class of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows at the NAM.
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 NAE announced the winners of its 2016 EngineerGirl essay competition, which asked students to describe a "responsible engineering" technology and the improvements it could provide.
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 Stop by the Koshland Museum for state-of-the-art exhibits, public events, and educational programs.
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 A new podcast series based on Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life is now available for free download on ReachMD, iHeartRadio, Tunein, iTunes, and Stitcher.
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 Read about recent activities and reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the latest issue of In Focus magazine.
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 Learn about our various international efforts to help address global challenges.
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 The third Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine symposium, held Dec. 5-7, 2015, in Saudi Arabia, explored new research around the theme "Sensing Technologies, Networks and Applications." Read more
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 View the latest Report to Congress that details the National Academies work from 2014.
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 IOM concluded that few health problems are caused by vaccines, and the evidence showed no links between immunization and certain serious conditions including autism. A series of eight IOM reports also examined vaccine-safety concerns.
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 Your health can be shaped by many factors, from your genetic code to your zip code. Watch a new IOM video on population health and learn what it would take to make everyone’s life healthier and longer.
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 As the nation honored its veterans on Nov. 11, the Institute of Medicine released a new video that calls attention to the hidden wounds and continued struggles vets face when they return home and must readjust to civilian life.
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 An infographic based on a recent report shows how different groups can play a role in confronting commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the U.S.
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 Check out Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who met executive producer Seth MacFarlane through the National Academy of Sciences' Science & Entertainment Exchange.
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 Read the summary of an NAS colloquium to explore research that can improve the effective communication of science to lay audiences.
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 Watch a video about an Academies report that looked at whether and how to professionalize the nation's rapidly evolving cybersecurity field.
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 Climatologist Richard Alley, an NAS member and professor of geosciences at Penn State, discussed on CNN what is causing the record-low temperatures in the United States and Canada.
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 Watch a video on the findings of the Academies report Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises.
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 Kids and adults alike are invited to enjoy hands-on science activities every Saturday and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. at the Koshland Science Museum.
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 Explore relationships among the arts and sciences, engineering, and medicine through the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences.
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 We offer several fellowship opportunities in science, engineering, and medicine. Visit our program websites for information on eligibility guidelines and application deadlines.
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