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National Academies Respond to OSTP Request for Information on Accelerating the U.S. Research Enterprise
Feature Story
In response to a request for information late last year from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Academies entered a response on how to accelerate the U.S. research enterprise, drawing upon our extensive body of recent work aimed at advancing U.S. science and innovation.
Bertagnolli Elected President of the NAM
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Monica Bertagnolli, former director of the National Institutes of Health, has been elected by members of the National Academy of Medicine as the Academy’s next president. Beginning July 1, 2026, she will succeed Victor J. Dzau, who has served as NAM president since 2014.
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