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U.S. Needs New Drought Assessment Framework as Droughts Become More Severe and Unpredictable

News Release

As droughts in the United States become more frequent and longer-lasting, new assessment tools are needed. A new National Academies report examines how the field of drought assessment can better account for shifting drought conditions and proposes a framework to support drought monitoring, planning, and decision-making to meet future challenges.

Jun 30, 2026
Low water levels at Oroville Lake during a drought in Oroville, California

FAA Urged to Revise its Approach to Radiation Exposure for Flight Crewmembers; Current Approaches Are Insufficient, Says New Report

News Release

During flights, airplane crews are exposed to cosmic radiation, yet regulatory protections for these workers are insufficient, and a lack of data complicates efforts to better understand the occupational risks to health and safety. A new National Academies report recommends actions to strengthen monitoring, communication, research, and safety practices.

Jun 12, 2026
Air travel

Best Practices, Opportunities for Plugging Orphan Wells Identified in New Report

News Release

Potentially hundreds of thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S. remain unplugged or were sealed before modern standards existed, and pose risks to public health, the environment, and nearby communities. A new National Academies report examines technologies and best practices for plugging and remediating orphan wells.

Jun 11, 2026
Photo of the old rusty oil rigs with preasure valve
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Engaging Community-Based Practices in Clinical Trials - A Workshop

  • July 14 - 15, 2026
  • Workshop
  • Upcoming

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted historical and ongoing problems with the U.S. clinical trials enterprise and underscored the importance of partnering with community-based practices, particularly...

Healthcare worker assists patient, reviewing documents. Medical clinic waiting room setting.

Health Care Financing to Improve Availability of Affordable Contraception: Identifying Promising Practices Meeting #3

  • July 14 - 15, 2026
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Upcoming

The National Academies will hold the third meeting of the Committee on Health Care Financing to Improve Availability of Affordable Contraception: Identifying Promising Practices on July 14 and July 15...

Finding What Works in Health Care: Updating Standards for Systematic Reviews: Committee Meeting #5

  • July 16 - 20, 2026
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Upcoming

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Finding What Works in Health Care: Updating Standards for Systematic Reviews will hold a closed-session committee meeting on:...

Strengthening Preparedness Against Novel Biological Threat Agents Enabled Through Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies: Meeting #4

  • July 16, 2026
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Upcoming

This meeting is closed entirely.

Data and Situational Awareness for Medical and Public Health Preparedness and Response: Webinar 1

  • July 16, 2026
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Upcoming

The workshop series will examine how medical, public health, emergency management, and critical infrastructure data are collected, integrated, analyzed, and translated into real-time situational aware...

Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and their Impacts Report Release Webinar

  • July 16, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Upcoming

This webinar will present the new National Academies report Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts, releasing prior to the webinar on July 16. Members of the authoring com...

A Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources (Meeting 3)

  • July 16, 2026
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Upcoming

The committee behind A Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources Committee will convene virtual information gathering session July 16, 2026. The committee will hear from Lisa Levin on th...

Review of Methods in the Report on Carcinogens Handbook: Meeting #5

  • July 17, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Upcoming

This meeting is closed entirely to the committee.

Report Discussion Forum: A Vision for the Manufacturing USA Program in 2030 and 2035

  • July 21, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Summit
  • Upcoming

Join the National Academies on July 21, 2026, for a discussion forum focused on the recommendations of the recently released report, A Vision for the Manufacturing USA Program in 2030 and 2035. The fo...

Data and Situational Awareness for Medical and Public Health Preparedness and Response: Webinar 2

  • July 21, 2026
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Upcoming

The workshop series will examine how medical, public health, emergency management, and critical infrastructure data are collected, integrated, analyzed, and translated into real-time situational aware...

Aviator Cancer Examination Study Open Session

  • July 21, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webcast
  • Upcoming

An open session for the Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) will be held on July 21 from 1 PM to 4 PM EST. The committee will hear from the Department of Veterans Affairs, congressional staff, and...

Overall Aircraft Cabin Air Quality: Meeting #7

  • July 22 - 23, 2026
  • Webcast
  • Upcoming

The committee will have closed and open sessions. The closed sessions will be used to discuss the committee's approach to the statement of task. The open session, is scheduled for 10:00 am – 12:00 pm...
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