“Reports & Events” is a monthly tip sheet for the news media that highlights selected meetings of interest and reports from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Selected Events in May 2022
Click on each event title below to access meeting details, an agenda, and registration information, or contact the Office of News and Public Information (e-mail news@nas.edu). Reporters should register for all meetings. More events can be found at https://www.nationalacademies.org/events.

NAS Annual Meeting
April 28-May 3
Events for the 159th annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences include an induction ceremony for members elected in 2019, 2020, and 2021, a ceremony to honor the 2022 award recipients, an address to members by NAS President Marcia McNutt, and a science program that highlights groundbreaking research by new members elected in 2019 and 2020. Each of these events will be webcast. New NAS members will also be elected; election results will be available online by 3 p.m. EDT on May 3. Reporters should register in advance with the Office of News and Public Information to receive the list of new members via e-mail or to attend any of the public sessions in person.

Responding to the Current Youth Mental Health Crisis
May 2, 4, and 9
This workshop focuses on strategies for promoting positive mental health in children and youth, responding to the current youth mental health crisis, and preventing the next one. The event will feature a discussion with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, expert presentations, and personal perspectives.

Technology Developments to Advance Antarctic Research
May 3-5
Doing scientific research in the remote conditions of the polar regions can pose extraordinary challenges. Participants in this workshop will discuss strategies for reducing environmental impact, making use of autonomous observation systems, building innovative partnerships, and more.

Identifying Individuals, Populations, and Communities at High Risk for Suicide
May 12
This is the second webinar in a three-part series on current practices, opportunities, and risks associated with innovative data science approaches to assess suicide risk in individuals, populations, and communities. This webinar will focus on identifying responses to individuals and communities based on suicide risk stratification.

Co-producing Knowledge with Communities: Equity in Federal Research Programs
May 12
This event will feature remarks from White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Alondra Nelson on equitable community participation in federally funded research, followed by an interactive forum highlighting the experiences and perspectives of community members, researchers, funders, and other stakeholders.

Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities
May 13
This is the second webinar in a three-part series on suicide prevention in Indigenous communities. Sessions will highlight evidenced-based practices, models, and frameworks related to suicide prevention in these communities and discuss the barriers and potential solutions for implementing and sustaining current suicide prevention programs in different tribal communities.

Family Caregiving for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
May 16 and 17
This workshop will examine opportunities to better support family caregiving for people with cancer or other serious illnesses. Sessions will discuss topics such as strategies to better capture, understand, and act on family caregiver input and experience to improve patient care and to support family caregivers; new models of care delivery and payment; and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Structural Racism and Rigorous Models of Social Inequity
May 16 and 17
This workshop will identify and discuss the sources and mechanisms through which structural racism operates. Speakers will explore and identify key research and data needs and priorities for future work on structural racism and health inequity.

Organizational Behavior Change to Address the Needs of People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
May 23 and 24
This workshop will examine mechanisms and organizational behavior change initiatives to improve care and better support the needs of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. It will feature invited presentations and panel discussions on possible health outcomes and care processes that are highly responsive to hospital organizational behavioral changes.

Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity
May 24 and 26
This workshop will examine specific state-level actions and actors that could help improve climate-related health outcomes in disproportionately impacted communities, particularly through the deeper integration of health equity into climate programs and consideration of climate justice in public health programs.

Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology Conference
May 31-June 2
This conference will address questions around how policymakers, the private sector, and others can work together to support transportation innovations in ways that promote sustainability and benefit all users of the transportation system, with special focus on issues around public health, equity, and accessibility.

Reports Scheduled for Release in May
Release dates for the following consensus reports and proceedings from the National Academies depend on successful completion of the review process and publishing schedules. Reporters who would like to be notified when a report is due for release should contact the Office of News and Public Information (e-mail news@nas.edu) and ask to be placed on a contact list.

Accelerating Behavioral Science Through Ontology Development and Use
Scientific ontologies are systems and structures that specify concepts in science with agreed-upon labels and definitions, providing a framework for complex relationships among scientific concepts — and supporting efficient knowledge generation, organization, and analysis. This report provides recommendations for improving behavioral ontology in the behavioral sciences.

Enhancing NIH Research on Autoimmune Disease
This congressionally mandated report assesses National Institutes of Health research activities on autoimmune diseases with a particular emphasis on the risk factors, diagnostic tools, barriers to diagnoses, treatments, and prospects for cures. The report’s analysis considers occurrence of multiple autoimmune diseases and the interplay of the diseases with comorbidities.

Increasing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions
This report examines the current mission proposal system at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and recommends actions to increase diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility in the leadership of space mission proposals.

Modernizing the Consumer Price Index for the 21st Century
This report provides recommendations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for modernizing the Consumer Price Index, the most widely used measure of inflation in the U.S. New data sources have emerged in the past 20 years that could be used to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and detail of price statistics. The report identifies areas where new kinds of data may be harnessed and proposes solutions for some historically difficult-to-measure categories including housing and medical costs.

Responsible Computing Research: Ethics and Governance of Computing Research and its Applications
This report identifies ethical principles and practices that the computing research community can use to formulate, conduct, and evaluate research responsibly, and how these practices and principles can be promulgated.

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