Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Works to advance the frontiers of the behavioral and social sciences and their applications to public policy. Read more Division on Earth and Life Studies Conducts a range of activities where policy meets the life sciences, including the environment, geography, laboratory animal use, and natural resource issues. Read more Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Focuses on government missions in defense, space, and aerospace; national infrastructure challenges; science and engineering disciplines; and continuing assessments of federal labs and research programs. Read more Identifies concerns in medical research, care, and education and examines policy matters relating to health care and public health. Read more Policy and Global Affairs Division Works to improve S&T public policy, understanding, and education, particularly with regard to national strategies and resources, global affairs, work force, and the economy. Read more Transportation Research Board Provides leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. Read more Thirty-year research program that focuses on human health, environmental protection, and oil system safety in the Gulf of Mexico region. Read more Regulators should formulate consistent policies that encourage competition among new technology-enabled services, such as Uber and Lyft, and traditional taxi services in order to improve mobility, safety, and sustainability, says a new Academies report. Stormwater and graywater offer alternative water sources but guidelines and research on their risk to public health and the environment are needed to support decisions for safe use, says a new Academies report. A new Academies report identifies an approach for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate policy options for making premiums through the National Flood Insurance Program more affordable for those with limited ability to pay. The U.S. Department of Transportation needs to modify its regulations and planning to strengthen preparedness for accidental pipeline spills of diluted bitumen, says a new Academies report. Diluted bitumen has properties that warrant special preparations to limit environmental damage in the event of a spill. Featured Reports from the National Academies Press  Our mission is to improve government decision making and public policy, increase public understanding, and promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in matters involving science, engineering, technology, and health. Our independent, expert reports and other scientific activities inform policies and actions that have the power to improve the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.
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Should We Engineer Future Humans? - Pacific Standard, Dec. 28, 2015 Gray water and stormwater can help in the drought, but risk needs to be studied, researchers say - Los Angeles Times, Dec. 16, 2015 Can The Creation of 'Human GMOs' Cure Genetic Diseases? - Forbes, Dec. 16, 2015 If You Could Design Your Baby's Genes, Would You? - Politico, Dec. 9, 2015 Heavy bitumen crude oil from Canada poses an extra environmental risk, study finds - Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec. 8, 2015 Nurses take on more tasks, still lack in diversity - Modern Healthcare, Dec. 4, 2015 "Improving" Humans with Customized Genes Sparks Debate among Scientists - Scientific American, Dec. 3, 2015 Perspective: Embryo editing needs scrutiny - Nature, Dec. 2, 2015 The promise of gene editing - BBC News, Dec. 1, 2015 Historic summit on gene editing and ‘designer babies’ convenes in Washington - Washington Post, Dec. 1, 2015 Summit Opens Debate on Ethics of Gene Editing - Associated Press, Dec. 1, 2015 Gene editing’s promise, risks focus of scientists’ summit - San Francisco, Nov. 30, 2015 New report reviews current WIC food packages - News Medical, Nov. 23, 2015 NIH program fails to launch blacks in biotech - Science, Nov. 20, 2015 NIH to retire the last of government-owned research chimps - Associated Press, Nov. 18, 2015 China's Bold Push into Genetically Customized Animals - Scientific American, Nov. 17, 2015 |
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