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Civic Science Media: Reimagining How We Communicate Science

A 2022 award winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, J.D. Allen discusses his civic science media framework, his nuclear energy ...
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National Institutes of Health Need Agencywide Strategy to Prioritize and Fund Pediatric Research, Says New Report

Childhood health is foundational to lifelong well-being. A new National Academies report makes recommendations on how NIH and ...
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Gulf Research Program Awards over $7 Million to Advance Scientific Understanding of Sea-Level Variation and Rise in the Gulf Region

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced an award of more than $7.3 million to support four interdisciplinary research projects ...
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Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations

Service Members who were deployed to the Persian Gulf region and Afghanistan (known as the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations) may have been exposed to airborne hazards from a variety of ...
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National Academies Respond to OSTP Request for Information on Accelerating the U.S. Research Enterprise

In response to a request for information late last year from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the ...
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New Report Calls for Increased Focus on Mariner Health and Well-Being, Prohibition of Alcohol for Crew of U.S. Vessels

The health and safety of crew are crucial to the U.S. maritime industry, a sector of critical importance to the nation’s economy and defense. A new National Academies report examines policies and ...
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Search for Life Should Be Top Science Priority for First Human Landing on Mars, Says New Report

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies the highest priority science objectives for the first human mission to Mars, and says searching ...
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Transportation Research Board Core Program Sponsors

TRB Core Program Sponsors are the major source of financial support for TRB's core technical activities. Federal, state, and local government agencies, and professional societies and organizations ...
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Retraining Workers for the Age of AI

In spring 2025, nearly 47 percent of workers across all sectors reported using AI tools at least once a month to help them with their work — up from 34 percent the previous year, according to the ...
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Committee on Radio Frequencies

The standing Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF) considers the needs for radio frequency requirements and interference ...
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To Improve Breastfeeding Rates in U.S., Report Recommends Creating National Strategy, Enacting Paid Federal Family and Medical Leave

A new National Academies report makes recommendations to promote and support breastfeeding in United States, including a national strategy to ensure mothers and families have access to effective ...
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Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects

This consensus report examines a range of questions and opinions about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other effects of genetically engineered (GE) crops and food. Claims and research that ...