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Join Us for Space Science Week 2026

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Each year, Space Science Week brings together leaders across the space science disciplines to discuss exciting breakthroughs and future directions for the field. Join us March 23-27 to explore what’s happening in space science.

Mar 20, 2026
Partial solar eclipse above the curvature of the Earth in the foreground.

An Instrument Nature Can Play: Data, Sound, and the Work of Imagination in Science

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Singer Jewel shares her latest work and how her collaboration with open data from NASA, NOAA, USGS, and NSF comes together to show how creativity helps people connect more deeply to their environment by making science more visible, tangible, and participatory. At this public lecture on March 25, Jewel will be joined by Greg Niemeyer, a professor of media innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, and Chelle Gentemann, open science program scientist at NASA.

Mar 20, 2026

International Member Awarded Abel Prize

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This year’s Abel Prize is being awarded to National Academy of Sciences international member Gerd Faltings for introducing powerful tools in arithmetic geometry. Presented annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the prize acknowledges groundbreaking scientific achievements within the discipline of mathematics and celebrates exceptional mathematicians and their work. (photo: Peter Badge/Typos1/The Abel Prize)

Mar 25, 2026
National Academy of Sciences international member Gerd Faltings

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National Academies Announce 2025 Winners of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications; $640,000 Awarded

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This year’s recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications have been selected in recognition of their creative and original work in 2024 to communicate issues and advances in science, engineering, and medicine.

Oct 22, 2025

2025 recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, and others, at a celebration in their honor on Nov. 14, 2025 (photo by Marion Meakem Photography)

NAM Elects 100 New Members

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The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Oct 20, 2025

Making Machine Learning Safer in High-Stakes Settings

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Machine learning, a key enabler of artificial intelligence, is increasingly used for applications like self-driving cars, medical devices, and advanced robots that work near humans, all contexts where safety is of critical importance. A recent report and webinar explored how to improve the performance and safety of machine learning in these settings.

Oct 20, 2025

Aerial view of a bright orange car driving on a street. The car is next to a pedestrian crossing and in front of a stop line with the word "Stop" painted on the road. The car uses sensors and radar to detect the pedestrians. Concept of new car technology like autonomous driving.

Gulf Research Program Awards Over $4.9 Million for Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs

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The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program has awarded over $4.9 million to fund nine place-based education projects for K-8 students in the Gulf region. The award aims to help empower youth who will become the next generation of informed citizens, scientists, and decision-makers to address complex challenges facing their local communities.

Oct 13, 2025

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NAM Announces Five State Health Policy Fellows

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The National Academy of Medicine has selected five fellows for the 2025-2026 class of its State Health Policy Fellowship program. The fellows will spend one year working in state legislative and executive branch offices in Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Oct 10, 2025

NAS Member Shares Nobel in Chemistry

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks.” Yaghi is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. (illustration ©Niklas Elmehed for Nobel Prize Outreach)

Oct 8, 2025

CDC’s Vaccine Safety Monitoring Office Performed Well During COVID-19 Pandemic; Steps Needed to Safeguard Office’s Independence, Improve Communications

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Throughout COVID-19 pandemic, CDC’s Immunization Safety Office performed well and carried out scientifically robust, timely, and effective monitoring and evaluation of the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. A new National Academies report identifies steps needed to safeguard office’s independence and improve communications moving forward.

Oct 7, 2025

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NAS Members Share 2025 Nobel in Physics

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This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to National Academy of Sciences international member John Clarke, NAS member Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.” (Illustration by Niklas Elmehed; ©Nobel Prize Outreach)

Oct 7, 2025

NAS International Member Receives 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine

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Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” Sakaguchi is an international member of the National Academy of Sciences. (Ill. Niklas Elmehed ©Nobel Prize Outreach)

Oct 6, 2025

left to right: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi (Ill. Niklas Elmehed ©Nobel Prize Outreach)

NAE Annual Meeting Explores AI

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Please join us for the National Academy of Engineering’s annual meeting on Oct. 5-6. This year’s meeting will focus on the timely and transformative theme, Our Future with Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Risks.

Oct 3, 2025

‘The ability to produce is just as important as the ability to innovate’

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In an interview for Issues in Science and Technology, National Academy of Engineering President Tsu-Jae Liu discusses how engineers can help the United States translate new ideas into practical benefits for the nation.

Oct 3, 2025

Tsu-Jae Liu (illustration by Shonagh Rae)

Diagnostic Tools and Detection of Bird Flu

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A new rapid expert consultation from the National Academies discusses the landscape and capacity of diagnostic testing and tools for detection of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the U.S. population.

Oct 3, 2025

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GRP Fellows Celebrate a Decade of Impact at 2025 Fellowships Forum

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In late August, the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the 2025 GRP Fellowships Forum at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event brought together alumni and current participants of the Early-Career Research Fellowship and the Science Policy Fellowship to celebrate 10 years of impact, innovation, and collaboration.

Oct 2, 2025

From Neutrinos to Narratives: An Interview with Katrina Miller

Feature Story

As a science reporter for the New York Times, Katrina Miller writes about the universe and how the pursuit of understanding it impacts society. Miller was a 2023 award winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications.

Oct 2, 2025

Katrina Miller at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile

Conference Highlights Scientific Cooperation in the Americas

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The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) is a regional network of science academies. At a recent IANAS meeting held in Mexico, attendees discussed current initiatives and highlighted the importance of scientific cooperation among countries in the Americas.

Oct 1, 2025

Reports Events Monthly Calendar - October 2025

Media Tipsheet

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

Sep 29, 2025

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