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New Voices Program for Emerging STEM Leaders Announces 2026 Cohort
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Twenty outstanding mid-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals joins the National Academies’ New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a program that aims to expand the expertise engaged in National Academies work while developing a network of U.S. leaders to address national and global challenges. “Now more than ever, we need to nurture the next generation of talented American researchers, who are the future leaders of the U.S. science and innovation enterprise,” said NAS President Marcia McNutt.
National Academies Welcome Inaugural Cohort of Biotechnology Regulatory Fellowship Fellows
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Ten fellows will join the National Academies’ new Biotechnology Regulatory Fellowship Program, launched recently to engage early-career professionals in developing the evidence basis needed to meet future regulatory challenges presented by novel products of biotechnology. These fellows will identify possible regulatory frameworks for the cutting-edge products expected to emerge over the next several decades and provide government agencies with options for effective regulation.
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- GRP Welcomes 12 New Science Policy Fellows to 2025 Cohort Sep 2, 2025 News Release
- Welcoming International Talent Is Essential to American Prosperity May 1, 2025 Statement
- 'One Room, One Community': Embracing the Power of the Collective at the 2024 Gulf Scholars Program Conference Jul 30, 2024 Program News
- NAS President Marcia McNutt To Deliver State of the Science Address, Taking Place June 26 in Washington, D.C. Feb 8, 2024 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Announces Newest Cohorts of Early-Career Research Fellows in Offshore Energy Safety and Education Research Jan 30, 2024 News Release
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- Academy Members Receive Nation’s Highest Honors in Science and Engineering Oct 25, 2023 Feature Story
- Third Cohort of Universities Joins Gulf Scholars Program Oct 11, 2023 Program News
- Gulf Research Program Awards Seven Early-Career Research Fellowships in Environmental Protection and Stewardship Oct 5, 2023 Program News
- National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Announces 2023 Cohort of 10 Science Policy Fellows Sep 1, 2023 Program News
- Gulf Research Program Awards $2 Million for Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs Aug 24, 2023 Program News
- New Chief Financial Officer Appointed at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Aug 14, 2023 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Awards Six Early-Career Research Fellowships in Human Health and Community Resilience Jun 14, 2023 News Release
- Undergraduate Students Explore ‘What the Gulf Needs Now’ May 19, 2023 Feature Story
- Gulf Research Program Announces Early-Career Research Fellows in Offshore Energy Safety and Education Research Jan 11, 2023 News Release
- Strengthening Talent for National Defense: Infusing Advanced Manufacturing in Engineering Education – New Report Dec 9, 2022 Media Advisory
- Participants in the Gulf Scholars Program Gather for the First Time to Share Ideas and Make Connections Nov 16, 2022 Feature Story
- Gulf Research Program Announces Second Cohort of Gulf Scholar Program Institutions Oct 6, 2022 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Welcomes 2022 Cohort of Seven Early-Career Research Fellows in Environmental Protection and Stewardship Oct 6, 2022 News Release
- The Gulf Research Program Announces Support for Regionally Focused Architectural Studio Design Courses at Five Universities Sep 14, 2022 Program News
- National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Announces 2022 Cohort of Science Policy Fellows Sep 1, 2022 News Release
- GRP Awards Over $1 Million for Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs Sep 1, 2022 News Release
- TRB Announces 21 Minority Student Fellows for 2023 Aug 15, 2022 News Release
- Winners Selected for the 2021-2022 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs Jul 20, 2022 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Announces Five Early-Career Research Fellows in Human Health and Community Resilience Jun 8, 2022 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Awards Eight Early-Career Research Fellows in Environmental Protection and Stewardship Sep 28, 2021 News Release
- Biden Names 20 National Academies Members to PCAST Sep 22, 2021 News Release
- National Academies Appoints New Executive Director of Health and Medicine Division Sep 20, 2021 News Release
- National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Announces 2021 Cohort of Science Policy Fellows Aug 10, 2021 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Opens Applications for Offshore Energy Safety Track of 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship Jul 13, 2021 News Release
- Cato T. Laurencin Receives Prestigious Spingarn Medal from NAACP Jul 6, 2021 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Announces Inaugural Early-Career Research Fellows for New Human Health and Community Resilience Track May 27, 2021 News Release
- Lory Mitchell Wingate Named National Academies’ Chief Operating Officer May 6, 2021 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Opens Applications for Environmental Protection and Stewardship Track of 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship Mar 24, 2021 News Release
- Emerging Evidence Indicates COVID-19 Pandemic Has Negatively Impacted Women in Academic STEMM Fields, Endangering Progress Made in Recent Years Mar 9, 2021 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Fellows Reflect on the Power of Mentorship Feb 5, 2021 Feature Story
- National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Opens Applications for 2021 Science Policy Fellowship Dec 15, 2020 News Release
- Gulf Research Program’s 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship Program Introduces Track with a Health Equity Focus Dec 11, 2020 News Release
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- National Academy of Medicine Names Three NAM Fellows for 2020 Sep 9, 2020 News Release
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