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National Academy of Sciences 157th Annual Meeting

April 25 - 26, 2020

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The Academy's 157th Annual Meeting will take place online from Saturday, April 25 through Monday, April 27, 2020. Sessions on Saturday and Sunday will be open to the public and webcast live.

Highlights include: an update on the COVID-19 pandemic, new approaches to solving the plastics dilemma, attracting and retaining a diverse workforce, discovering and imaging black holes, advances in bee health, regional and global impacts of thawing Arctic permafrost, a symposium on grand challenges in science, and a talk by author Carl Zimmer on "She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity." The program also features NAS President Marcia McNutt's annual address to members and presentation of the National Academy of Sciences awards for outstanding achievements in science.

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It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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National Academy of Sciences

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National Academy of Sciences Executive Office

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