Science and Technology Policy and Law Program Area

Meeting

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations Meeting # 8

May 16, 2025

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Materials

About

This was the eighth meeting for an ad hoc committee conducting a consensus study on the handling of deaths in custody (detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison) by the medicolegal death investigation system in the United States and related concerns with medicolegal death investigations more generally.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Raymond Lohier, John Rich, Paul Appelbaum, Edward Cheng, Miriam Gohara, Mark Graber, Jonathan Lucas, Roger Mitchell, Josiah Rich, Julie Robinson, Michael Rosenblum, Marc Stern, Peter Stout

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Speaker presentations, next steps

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 19, 2025

Organizing Project

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations

Contact

Dr. Anne-Marie Mazza

amazza@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Lecture

2025 Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecture

May 15, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

The Committee on Law and Justice is pleased to announce Dr. Rosanna Smart, senior economist at the RAND Corporation and co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, as the 2025 Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecturer. Dr. Smart presented her work on May 15, 2025 at 4:00pm (Eastern).

Organizing Project

Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecture

Contact

Stacey Smit

ssmit@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Committee on Law and Justice Spring 2025 Semi-Annual Meeting

May 15 - 16, 2025

Past

About

A closed session with the staff and committee was held on May 15-16, 2025.

Organizing Project

Committee on Law and Justice

Contact

Committee on Law and Justice

claj@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Sexual Assault at Sea: Meeting 2

May 14, 2025

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

This was the second meeting of the congressionally mandated Committee on Sexual Assault at Sea. The committee met in closed session for part of May 13 and on May 14, 2025. Future information-gathering sessions may be held in 2025, and the committee's report is expected to be released in the summer of 2026.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Eric Barreras
Kelley Bonner
Noël Busch-Armendariz
Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Helena Chavez
Lilia Cortina
Krista Gile
Jenifer Markowitz
Sheridan Miyamoto
Patricia Powers
Cassia Spohn
Patricia Tutalo
Julie Valentine

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Agenda topics

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

A briefing book was made available to the committee in closed session.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 27, 2025

Organizing Project

Sexual Assault at Sea

Contact

Committee on Law and Justice

claj@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

On Being a Scientist Committee: Meeting 1

May 13, 2025

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This is the first committee meeting of a consensus study that will produce a new edition of On Being a Scientist. The committee held closed sessions to review potential conflict of interest and bias and to discuss the statement of task for the project. The committee also held an open session to hear from the project sponsor about their goals for the project.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Alan Leshner
2. Michele Masucci
3. Roger Cone
4. Heather Douglas
5. Kelvin Droegemeier
6. Penny Gordon-Larsen
7. Reshma Jagsi
8. Nancy Kass
9. Mitul Luhar
10. Barbara Means
11. Paul Ndebele
12. Emily Pentzer
13. Dena Plemmons
14. Roger Wakimoto

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Conflict of Interest and Bias Discussion
2. Presentation on the Usage Data for On Being a Scientist
3. Reflections on Statement of Task

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 12, 2025

Organizing Project

On Being a Scientist: An Updated and Online Guide to the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research

Contact

Staff Team for the Study

OBAS@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Sexual Assault at Sea - Public Information Gathering Session

May 13, 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

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Materials

Speaker Bios

About

These sessions were the first public information gathering sessions organized by the Committee on Sexual Assault at Sea of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Topic areas for discussion related to responding to and supporting survivors of sexual assault; insights from the 2021 Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military; and perspectives from former US Coast Guard members on climate, culture, and the statement of task. Speakers included:

Stefanie Goebel, Survivor Advocacy Network, USNA Women
Lieutenant Commander Amy Zabel, US Navy
Major General James Johnson (Retired), US Air Force
Captain Leanne Lusk (Retired), US Coast Guard
Captain Andrea Marcille (Retired), US Coast Guard
Rear Admiral Cari Thomas (Retired), US Coast Guard

Additional public information gathering sessions will be held in 2025.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Organizing Project

Sexual Assault at Sea

Contact

Committee on Law and Justice

claj@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

National Science Board (NSB) + Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable (GUIPRR) Council Summit

May 8, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)

Past

About

The National Science Board (NSB) and the Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable Council will meet for a joint summit.

Organizing Project

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable

Contact

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable

(202) 334-3492
guiprr@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Improving the Regulatory Efficiency and Reducing Administrative Workload to Strengthen Competitiveness and Productivity of U.S. Research Committee Meeting #1

May 7, 2025

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

The National Academies will host the Committee on Improving the Regulatory Efficiency and Reducing Administrative Workload to Strengthen Competitiveness and Productivity of U.S. Research's first meeting on May 7, 2025.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

- David J. Skorton
- David Apatoff
- Linda Coleman
- Kelvin Droegemeier
- Melanie Graham
- Lisa M. Nichols
- Stacy Pritt
- Stuart Shapiro
- Chistopher Viggiani
- Stephen Willard

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

In closed session, committee members discussed the statement of task, NASEM study processes, and next steps. The committee also held the required bias and conflict of interest discussion with representatives from the National Research Council.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

- Briefing Book

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 28, 2025

Organizing Project

Improving the Regulatory Efficiency and Reducing Administrative Workload to Strengthen Competitiveness and Productivity of U.S. Research

Contact

Alex Helman

(202) 334-2566
ahelman@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webinar

Data-Informed Decision-Making: Shaping the Future of Science & Technology

April 30, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

Elsevier and the Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable (GUIPRR) partnered in a webinar to explore how data-informed strategies are transforming the accessibility, agility, and competitiveness of the S&T ecosystem. As the research community increasingly recognizes the importance of societal impact, data transparency and analytics have become essential tools for fostering collaboration, optimizing the impact of funding, and driving strategic investments. Data-informed decision-making is reshaping the global science and technology (S&T) ecosystem by enabling actionable insights that enhance research visibility, improve resource allocation, and lead to measurable real-world impact.

From tools that track research outputs to platforms visualizing funding impact and enabling place-based innovation, data-driven solutions are empowering decision-makers across sectors. This webinar brought together experts from multiple sectors to discuss how a data-informed approach is advancing a more connected, resilient, and impactful S&T ecosystem—one that fosters regional, national, and international collaboration, guides strategic investments, and delivers meaningful societal benefits.

Expert Panelists:

Ann Gabriel, SVP Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier
David Scherer, Software Solutions Manager, Elsevier
Erwin Gianchandani, Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) , National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grace Yuan, Data Analytics Officer for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), National Science Foundation (NSF)

Organizing Project

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable Webinars

Contact

GUIPRR Staff

guiprr@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webinar

ASTM International Exploratory Workshop on Emerging Technology Commercialization

April 23, 2025

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

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About

In collaboration with the Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable (GUIPRR), ASTM International (ASTM) will convene a webinar for commercialization stakeholders worldwide interested in the formation of a new Committee for Emerging Technology Commercialization (CETC).

Participants and speakers will provide input and insight on the potential scope and anticipated deliverables of the new activity on emerging technology commercialization, including:

Standards for readiness levels, including technology readiness level, adoption readiness level, manufacturing readiness level;
Practice guides for technology transfer; and
Commercialization terminology standards products.

Agenda

TIME	TOPIC	PARTICIPANTS
10:00 – 10:45 am	Welcome and Introductory Address	Christina Lomasney, PNNL Leonard Morrissey, ASTM
10:45 – 11:15 am	Importance of Standards in Accelerating Adoption of Emerging Technologies	Dr. Erik Lin, NIST
11:15 – 11:30 am	BREAK	BREAK
11:30 – 12:00 pm	Importance of Standards in Alignment on Key Terminology & Accelerating Technology Licensing Transactions	Robert Held, L.E.S.
12:00 – 12:30 pm	Importance of Standardization for Adoption Readiness to Accelerate Impact of Emerging Technologies	Vanessa Chan, University of Pennsylvania
12:30 – 13:00 pm	Lunch
13:00 – 13:30 pm	Where the Need for Standards End in Technology Commercialization	Earl Nied, Veracity IP
13:30 – 14:00 pm	Q&A and Wrap Up	ALL

Organizing Project

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable Webinars

Contact

Tom Cartaxo

TCartaxo@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations Meeting #7

April 16 - 17, 2025

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

About

This was the seventh meeting for an ad hoc committee conducting a consensus study on the handling of deaths in custody (detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison) by the medicolegal death investigation system in the United States and related concerns with medicolegal death investigations more generally.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Raymond J. Lohier
John A. Rich
Paul S. Appelbaum
Edward Cheng
Dabney Friedrich
Mark L. Graber
Jonathan Lucas
Josiah “Jody” Rich
Julie Robinson
Michael Rosenblum
Peter Stout

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Draft report and next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Draft report

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 21, 2025

Organizing Project

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations

Contact

Dr. Anne-Marie Mazza

amazza@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable April 2025 Council Meeting

April 10, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Past

Organizing Project

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable

Contact

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable

(202) 334-3492
guiprr@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Implications of Recent Supreme Court Decisions for Agency Decision-Making: A Workshop

April 7 - 8, 2025

Past

Materials

Speaker Biographies

About

In recent decisions (e.g., West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency and Biden v. Nebraska), the Supreme Court moved away from the traditional deference afforded government agencies under the 1984 case Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council - ultimately overturning Chevron in its June 28, 2024 decision on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. In moving away from Chevron, the court has embraced the Major Questions Doctrine (MQD), wherein courts are tasked with independently interpreting laws and deciding whether an agency has the authority to act.

The National Academy of Sciences held a two-day, in-person workshop on the implications of the Major Questions Doctrine (MQD) and the overturning of Chevron deference for agency decision-making.

See below for video of the event.

Organizing Project

Implications of Recent Supreme Court Decisions for Agency Decision-Making: A Workshop

Contact

Renee Daly

(202) 334-2048
rdaly@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Scholarship: Thirteenth Meeting

April 4, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)

Past

About

The Thirteenth Meeting of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Scholarship will be held on April 4, 2025.

Organizing Project

Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Scholarship

Contact

Tom Arrison

brdi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Board on Research Data and Information: April 2025 Meeting

April 2, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)

Past

About

A virtual meeting of the Board on Research Data and Information was held on April 2, 2025. This meeting focused on suggestions for future topics and potential board activities relating to research data and information.

Organizing Project

Board on Research Data and Information

Contact

Tom Arrison

(202) 334-3755
tarrison@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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News and Updates

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations Meeting # 8

2025 Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecture

Committee on Law and Justice Spring 2025 Semi-Annual Meeting

Sexual Assault at Sea: Meeting 2

On Being a Scientist Committee: Meeting 1

Sexual Assault at Sea - Public Information Gathering Session

National Science Board (NSB) + Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable (GUIPRR) Council Summit

Improving the Regulatory Efficiency and Reducing Administrative Workload to Strengthen Competitiveness and Productivity of U.S. Research Committee Meeting #1

Data-Informed Decision-Making: Shaping the Future of Science & Technology

ASTM International Exploratory Workshop on Emerging Technology Commercialization

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations Meeting #7

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable April 2025 Council Meeting

Implications of Recent Supreme Court Decisions for Agency Decision-Making: A Workshop

Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Scholarship: Thirteenth Meeting

Board on Research Data and Information: April 2025 Meeting