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U.S. NAS Launches New Fund to Build Long-Term Ukrainian Science and Innovation Enterprise
News Release
The National Academy of Sciences is creating a new fund aimed at supporting a robust Ukrainian science and technology enterprise to fuel Ukraine’s rebuilding and economic recovery efforts. Joined by U.S. and Ukrainian dignitaries, NAS President Marcia McNutt is announcing the fund at an event in Washington, D.C.
For Ukrainian Researchers, Summer Institute Offers Rare Chance to Focus on Career Development During the War
Feature Story
The NAS, the Simons Foundation, and the Ukrainian Catholic University teamed up to offer a weeklong summer institute on data science and applications for 50 early career researchers in Ukraine. The experience provided a rare chance for the researchers to focus on career development and networking during the war.
Safe Passage for Scientists: Evacuating Scientists and Engineers from Afghanistan
Feature Story
When the Taliban captured Kabul last year, a group of scientists and engineers with ties to the National Academies were desperately seeking a way out of Afghanistan. During a recent webinar, Vaughan Turekian recounted the effort to get these scientists and their families to safety.
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- Global Science Leaders Gather in Warsaw to Underscore Their Support of Ukrainian Science and Scientists Jun 30, 2023 Feature Story
- Eighteen Ukrainian Research Projects Selected for Long-Term Funding by the Polish Academy of Sciences and U.S. National Academy of Sciences Jun 29, 2023 News Release
- On Supporting Science in Ukraine One Year After the Invasion Feb 15, 2023 Statement
- Taliban’s Ban on Education for Afghan Women and Girls Will Have Potentially Disastrous Consequences, Say U.S. National Academies Presidents Dec 23, 2022 Statement
- New Grant Program Will Offer Long-Term Support to Sustain Ukrainian Science Dec 7, 2022 News Release
- U.S. NAS President Marcia McNutt Receives Honorary Doctorate from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Nov 30, 2022 News Release
- Scientific Organizations Form International Group to Advance Ukrainian Science and Support Researchers; Breakthrough Prize Foundation Provides $3 Million Oct 24, 2022 News Release
- Action Steps for Rebuilding Ukraine’s Science, Research, and Innovation Jun 13, 2022 Statement
- International Science Academies Meet in Poland to Explore How to Support Ukrainian Science and Researchers Jun 3, 2022 Feature Story
- American Chemical Society Joins U.S. National Academy of Sciences in Effort to Support Researchers Forced to Flee Ukraine Apr 21, 2022 News Release
- Breakthrough Prize Foundation Partners with U.S. National Academy of Sciences to Support Scientists Forced to Flee Ukraine Mar 29, 2022 News Release
- NAS Launches Effort to Help Support Ukrainian Researchers as They Relocate to Poland Mar 29, 2022 Feature Story
- ‘We Stand With Our Colleagues in Ukraine,’ Say U.S. National Academies Presidents Mar 3, 2022 Statement
- Violence Against Health Workers During War Oct 26, 2021 Feature Story
- National Academies Presidents Commemorate 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Sep 10, 2021 Statement
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