http://www.nationalacademies.org en-us maintainer@nas.edu webmaster@nas.edu http://www.nationalacademies.org/xpedio/groups/nasite/documents/webgraphics/na_069845.gif http://www.nationalacademies.org http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nas/130620/ The National Research Council is hosting a workshop to discuss ways to strengthen coordination between the U.S. government and partner nations in responding to an international chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident. Video Webcast | Agenda June 19, 2013 http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nas/130620/ http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/bhew/researchuniversities/ University leaders, policymakers, and business executives are meeting in Baltimore on June 20 to discuss how the Maryland region can build upon the findings and recommendations of the National Research Council report Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation's Prosperity and Security. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) will be the keynote speaker at the event, hosted by the University System of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. The meeting is the last in a series of regional meetings on the report. For more information, visit http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/bhew/researchuniversities/.
June 19, 2013 http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/bhew/researchuniversities/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/exec_actions_progress_report_final.pdf The White House announced progress on 23 executive actions laid out in January to help reduce gun violence and called for further research on its causes and prevention. The progress report cites a recent report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council that identifies research priorities for the most pressing gun violence problems in the U.S.
June 18, 2013 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/exec_actions_progress_report_final.pdf http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06142013 A team of students from Texas A&M University who created a new mobile app called H-Radar, which tracks and reports nearby infectious diseases, won first place and a $10,000 prize in this year's "Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge."
June 14, 2013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06142013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06072013 The National Academy of Sciences' Gulf of Mexico program has appointed an advisory group to create a strategic vision and guide the program's development and implementation. Serving for one year, the advisory group will articulate the program's mission, goals, and objectives -- including preliminary thinking about metrics to measure its impacts -- and outline how the program will operate in the first three to five years. Read More
June 7, 2013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06072013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13511 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) current practice of removing free-ranging horses from public lands promotes a high population growth rate, and maintaining them in long-term holding facilities is both economically unsustainable and incongruent with public expectations, says a new report by the National Research Council. The report says that tools already exist for BLM to better manage horses and burros on healthy ecosystems, enhance public engagement and confidence, and make the program more financially sustainable. It also provides evidence-based approaches that, if widely and consistently implemented, can improve the management of these animals on public lands in the western U.S. Read More
June 5, 2013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13511 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=18319 A new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council proposes priorities for a research agenda to improve understanding of the public health aspects of gun-related violence, including its causes, health burden, and possible interventions. The committee that wrote the report said significant progress can be achieved in three to five years through a research program that addresses five high-priority areas: the characteristics of gun violence, risk and protective factors, prevention and other interventions, gun safety technology, and the influence of video games and other media. Read More
June 5, 2013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=18319 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=05312013 The Institute of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products have named five individuals to this year's class of FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows. Read More
May 31, 2013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=05312013 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=05292013 Science academies from around the globe issued joint statements today to call world leaders' attention to the role science, technology, and innovation can play in the pursuit of sustainable development, and to raise their awareness of the emerging threat of drug resistance in infectious agents including tuberculosis. The "G-Science" statements are intended to inform government leaders attending next month's G8 Summit and other international gatherings later this year. Read More
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