Science and Technology Policy and Law Program Area

Meeting Closed

Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations - Committee Check-in #3

March 26, 2025

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

Committee members met to discuss the draft study report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

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

Raymond Lohier, John Rich, Paul Appelbaum, Dabney Friedrich, Miriam Gohara, Mark Graber, Jonathan Lucas, Roger Mitchell, Josiah Rich, L. Song Richardson, Julie Robinson, Nancy Rodriguez, Michael Rosenblum, Marc Stern, Peter Stout

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The organization and content of draft chapters for the study's report were discussed.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 02, 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

The Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust: Meeting 12

March 4 - 5, 2025

Past

Agenda

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Materials

About

The 12th meeting of the Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust will be held on March 4 and 5, 2025. Members of the public are invited to virtually attend a panel on "Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Science" from 12:10 to 1:25 PM ET on March 5.

The panel, moderated by Strategic Council Co-chair David Allison, will feature the following topics and speakers:

Current landscape of the federal regulatory burden on researchers and their institutions
Speaker: Matt Owens—President, COGR

How AI can enhance research administration efficiency
Speaker: Lori Schultz—Senior Associate Vice President, Research Administration at the University of Texas, San Antonio

Time-use Survey for Researchers
Speaker: Michele Masucci—Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, University of Maryland; Co-chair, Federal Demonstration Partnership

Organizing Project

The Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust

Contact

Jordan Graves

(202) 334-2868
JGraves@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

Meeting 6: The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

March 3, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

This was the sixth committee meeting of a consensus study on the impact of active shooter drills on student health and wellbeing.

The committee met in a closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

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

Richard Bonnie
Melissa Brymer
Lucy Guarnera
Kristen Harper
Nathaniel Harnett
Justin Heinze
Sheryl Kataoka Endo
Celeste Malone
Anthony Peguero
Andrea Pulskamp
Sonali Rajan
David Schonfeld
Natalie Slopen
Jeffrey Temple

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report Topics

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

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 14, 2025

Organizing Project

The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

Contact

Tara Nazari

(202) 334-3269
tnazari@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

Sexual Assault at Sea: Meeting 1

March 3 - 4, 2025

Past

Materials

Captain Hilger_USCG Presentation

About

This was the first committee meeting of the Committee on Sexual Assault at Sea.

• The committee met in a closed session on March 3-4, 2025 and hosted a public information-gathering session on sponsor interests and invited perspectives on March 3, 2025, from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET.

• In the virtual, public information-gathering session, speakers from the United States Coast Guard, who provided support for the study, discussed the study's goals and provided perspectives on the study task.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

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

Eric Barreras
Kelley Bonner
Noel Busch-Armendariz
Alicia Carriquiry
Helena Chavez
Lilia Cortina
Jenifer Markowitz
Sheridan Miyamoto
Patricia Powers
Cassia Spohn
Patricia Tutalo
Julie Valentine
Jacquelyn Campbell
Alexis Piquero
Krista Gile
Patricia Powers

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed its composition, including members’ professional backgrounds and relevant relationships. They also discussed plans for future information-gathering, including possible speakers, the study statement of task, and a potential organizing framework for the report.

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:

March 05, 2025

Organizing Project

Sexual Assault at Sea

Contact

Committee on Law and Justice

claj@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 Closed

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

February 25, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EST)

Past

Organizing Project

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable

Contact

Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable

(202) 334-3492
guirr@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, 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

Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education: Workshop Planning Meeting 2

February 3, 2025

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Past

Agenda

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About

This is the second meeting of the committee tasked with planning a workshop to assess research security efforts in higher education.

Organizing Project

Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education: Experts Meeting and Workshop Series

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@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

International Research Collaborations: Revisiting Challenges, Progress, and Emerging Opportunities

January 28, 2025

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EST)

Past

About

The Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable (GUIPRR) reexamined the issues first highlighted in its 2010 workshop, Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaborations. This session revisited challenges such as cultural differences, ethical standards, research integrity, and risk management that shape global partnerships in research.
Panelists from academia and industry discussed how the U.S. is addressing these persistent and emerging challenges, including research security, data protection, and the impact of new technologies like generative AI. The discussion spotlighted best practices for advancing resilient, cross-sector collaborations across borders.

Expert Panelists:

James Casey, Esq., CPP, Academic Community Leader & Adjunct Associate Professor, City University of New York; Research Contracts and Data Protection Executive, Casey Privacy Contracting
Heike Riel, IBM Fellow, Head of Science of Quantum and Information Technology, and Lead of IBM Research Quantum Europe at IBM Research.

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.

Meeting

Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Scholarship: Twelfth Meeting

January 27, 2025

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

Past

About

The Twelfth Meeting of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Scholarship was held on January 27, 2025. Roundtable members discussed key priorities and opportunities to advance open scholarship.

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 Closed

Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education: Workshop Planning Meeting 1

January 23, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

This was the first meeting of the committee tasked with planning a workshop to assess research security efforts in higher education. The meeting was closed in its entirety.

Organizing Project

Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education: Experts Meeting and Workshop Series

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@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.

Symposium

Understanding the Implications of The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision: What Have We Learned, and New Approaches

January 22, 2025

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)

Past

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Agenda

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Materials

About

Join the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine on January 22 for an engaging and timely symposium exploring the far-reaching impacts of the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard Supreme Court decision.

Building on the insights from the November 27, 2023, symposium, Understanding the Implications of the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision, this event is part of an ongoing series delving into the societal and institutional repercussions of the ruling. Designed to examine how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies are evolving in response to the decision, this 2-hour virtual symposium will provide an in-depth analysis of new admissions data, key trends, and innovative strategies to sustain equitable access to higher education and professional schools.

Organizing Project

Understanding the Implications of The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision: A Symposium Series

Contact

André N. Porter

(202) 334-2496
rtbmbw@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 #5

January 9 - 10, 2025

Past

Materials

Panel 1, Coronal System in England and Wales- Deaths in Custody and Cause and Manner of Death_Lucy Easthope

About

This was the fifth 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, Dabney Friedrich, Miriam Gohara, Mark Graber, Jonathan Lucas, Roger Mitchell, Josiah Rich, L. Song Richardson, Julie Robinson, Nancy Rodriguez, Michael Rosenblum, Marc Stern

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the presentations they heard on January 9th and 10th, the workplan and plans for the February meeting.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 13, 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

Meeting 5: The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

January 9 - 10, 2025

Past

About

This was the fifth committee meeting of a consensus study on the impact of active shooter drills on student health and wellbeing.

The committee met in a closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

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

Richard Bonnie
Melissa Brymer
Lucy Guarnera
Kristen Harper
Nathaniel Harnett
Justin Heinze
Sheryl Kataoka Endo
Celeste Malone
Anthony Peguero
Andrea Pulskamp
Sonali Rajan
David Schonfeld
Natalie Slopen
Jeffrey Temple

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:

Briefing Book

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2025

Organizing Project

The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

Contact

Tara Nazari

(202) 334-3269
tnazari@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

Empowered to Innovate: Women in STEM Entrepreneurship

December 12, 2024

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

Past

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable convened a webinar discussing actionable strategies to support women in STEM entrepreneurship. Panelists shared insights on building sustainable networks, mentoring future leaders, and fostering innovation across sectors, including academia, industry, venture capital, and philanthropy.
The discussion highlighted best practices for sustaining women in entrepreneurial spaces and explore models that leverage peer groups and coaching to empower women for long-term success. Emphasis was placed on dismantling barriers, nurturing diverse talent, and creating inclusive environments that promote innovation.

Speakers:

Shelli Brunswick, CEO & Founder, SB Global LLC
Julie Collins, Lead Faculty Instructor, NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)
Andrea Mohamed, COO & Co-Founder, QuantumBloom
Pamela Norris, Incoming Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Delaware (starting March 2025)
Jacqueline Olich, Principal and Founder, Veza Alliance Management

Organizing Project

Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable Webinars

Contact

GUIRR Staff

guirr@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 #4

December 3 - 4, 2024

Past

Materials

About

This was the fourth 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, Dabney Friedrich, Miriam Gohara, Mark Graber, Jonathan Lucas, Roger Mitchell, Josiah Rich, Julie Robinson, Nancy Rodriguez, Michael Rosenblum, Marc Stern, Peter Stout

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the presentations they heard on December 3rd, the workplan and plans for the January and February meetings.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 05, 2024

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.

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Advancing the Field of Forensic Pathology: Lessons Learned from Death in Custody Investigations - Committee Check-in #3

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