|
|
|
| The latest news from the Academies
|
|
|
Aug 28 -- The National Academies have released "Drinking Water: Understanding the Science and Policy Behind a Critical Resource," a free booklet designed to give the public a comprehensive introduction to drinking water issues and the extensive undertaking carried out to protect the safety and reliability of America's tap water.
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 25 -- The Marian Koshland Science Museum’s fall program will begin in Sept. and feature a lecture on antibiotics and resistant germs, a science-inspired scavenger hunt, and a competition celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship.
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 22 -- When done correctly, public participation improves the quality and legitimacy of federal agencies' decisions about the environment, says a new report from the National Research Council. Agencies should recognize public participation as valuable to their objectives, not just as a formality required by law. The report details principles and approaches to successfully involve the public.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Breaking stories in science
|
|
| |
Aug. 28 -- A study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that children of mothers who are obese or who gained excessive weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight. The findings in this study corroborate findings by Harvard Medical School published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in April 2007, which observed the same results in children at age 3.
[more]
|
|
| |
Aug. 26 -- President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the 2007 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honors for science and technology research. Many are members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or Institute of Medicine.
[more]
|
|
| |
Aug. 19 -- The number of coastal areas known as dead zones is on the rise. A new study published in Science counted more than 400 dead zones globally, including 166 in U.S. waters, covering 245,000 square kilometers. Once filled with fish and many other organisms, these ocean waters are no longer habitable.
[more]
|
|
| |
Aug. 15 -- On July 29, 1958, nine months after the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite sparked concern that the U.S. was falling behind in technology, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law. The act authorized the creation and funding of a civilian agency that would direct and conduct civil aeronautics and space research and programs. Three months later on October 1, NASA opened its doors.
[more]
|
|
|
|
|
| Featured Books |
|
|
|
|
| Site Highlights
|
|
Attend a workshop on Sustaining Women Through Critical Transition Points in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Sept. 18-19.
Learn about The Physics of Superheroes Sept. 10 — part of the Beckman Center's Distinctive Voices series
Learn about the importance of technological literacy.
|
|
|
| This Week in PNAS
|
|
| |
|
|
| Events |
|
View upcoming public meetings and other events listed by date.
|
|
|
Subscribe to e-newsletters |
Feedback | Back to Top