Welcome to the National Research Council

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. The Research Council's 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.

• An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
• Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule: Perspectives of Social and Behavioral Scientists -- Workshop Summary
• Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connection and Governance Linkages
• Developing Capacities for Teaching Responsible Science in the MENA Region: Refashioning Scientific Dialogue
• Frontiers in Massive Data Analysis

• Design of the National Children’s Study and Implications for the Generalizability of Results
• Determinants of Market Adoption of Advanced Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Technologies
• Review of the EDRC Project
• Space-Based Additive Manufacturing of Space Hardware
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction