The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer. Those elected today bring the total number of active members to 2,041.
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At a national convocation, leaders from government, business, and education will weigh how much progress has been made in bolstering math and science education and strengthening the nation's research enterprise since the National Academies released their 2005 report Rising Above the Gathering Storm.
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In his annual address to members of the Academy, NAS President Ralph Cicerone said "we must change the trajectories of our energy usage and energy sources." Calling energy a pervasive issue, Cicerone added, "a great deal of innovative and determined work is needed by scientists and engineers in the years ahead" to meet energy challenges.
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The Department of Defense has established the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM), a collaborative effort to develop new treatments for wounded soldiers. Using stem cell research, tissue and biomaterial engineering, and other methods, AFIRM scientists hope to repair battlefield injuries and restore lost function in the hundreds of injured who return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Natural Disaster Diplomacy: Helping Developing Countries Cope with Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Beckman Center
100 Academy Drive
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CASM @ 25: 25 Years (and Counting) of Cognitive Survey Research
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC

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Stuart Kauffman: Building a Bridge between Science and Religion
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC

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The art collection at the National Academies explores the intersection between science and art.

Permanent Collection

Current Exhibitions

• The Last Iceberg, photographs by Camille Seaman
• Coexistence, paintings by Joan Wadleigh Curran
• Taxa, paintings by Isabella Kirkland

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The spring issue of The Bridge is now online. This month's issue is entitled Engineering and the Health Care Delivery System.

The 2007 Report to Congress is now online.

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The following articles have been featured in the print and online editions of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:

• Dry binding
• Giant leaps for sandkind
• Engineered pore biosensors
• Human GOAT identified
• Brain power meter

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The following titles are now available online from the National Academies Press:

• Antivirals for Pandemic Influenza: Guidance on Developing a Distribution and Dispensing Program
• Desalination: A National Perspective
• Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security
• Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution
• Standardizing Medication Labels: Confusing Patients Less, Workshop Summary
• Radiation Source Use and Replacement: Abbreviated Version