Established by the NRC in 1944, the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) will use its 75th anniversary year as a platform for engagement with and outreach to the U.S. food and agricultural sciences community, positioning the work of the National Academies and the Board as an extension of the research enterprise into science policy.
The engagement mechanism will be a series of events (Lectures/Seminars) that are proposed, funded, and organized locally by colleges of agriculture and natural resources at land-grant and other institutions in coordination with and under the guidance of BANR. These events, held monthly at different locations across the U.S. during 2019-2020, will spotlight emerging scientific themes that are locally important and emblematic of the kind of issues addressed by BANR. The activities should engage students, faculty, and the private sector; raise awareness of how the research conducted by the academic community underpins science-policy work; and provide opportunities for cultivating a greater understanding of the significance of the work of the National Academies and BANR.