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Policy and Global Affairs (PGA) mobilizes experts and networks in the United States and around the world to increase the use of evidence to advance local, national and global policy and capacity.

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Submit Nominations for the 4th Edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize Sep 16, 2025 Update
U.S. NAS Launches New Fund to Build Long-Term Ukrainian Science and Innovation Enterprise Apr 17, 2024 News Release
Disrupting the Impacts of Implicit Bias May 28, 2021 Feature Story
Messages of Condolence and Support From Representatives of Academies and Research Institutions in the Wake of Attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon Sep 13, 2001 News Release

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Broadening the Reach of Mental Health Care

Feature Story

Sep 9, 2021

Environmental Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure Should Be Assessed for All Federally Funded Projects, Says New Report

News Release

Aug 5, 2021

WHO Panel Recommends Global Standards for Oversight and Governance of Human Genome Editing

Feature Story

Jul 13, 2021

‘Our Planet, Our Future’ Statement Signed by 126 Nobel Laureates Delivered to World Leaders Ahead of G-7 Summit

News Release

Jun 3, 2021

Supporting Science in Africa’s Pandemic Response

Feature Story

Jun 3, 2021

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Disrupting the Impacts of Implicit Bias

Feature Story

May 28, 2021

young female student wearing a protective mask

Decoding Science: Finding Hope in Failure

Feature Story

May 12, 2021

Men in hospital gear looking at a brain scan

Decoding Science: Repeat After Me

Feature Story

May 12, 2021

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Decoding Science: Lessons from the Leading Edge

Feature Story

May 12, 2021

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Nobel Prize Laureates and Other Experts Issue Urgent Call for Action After ‘Our Planet, Our Future’ Summit

Statement

Apr 29, 2021

U.S. Should Make Monitoring and Detecting Nuclear Threats a Higher National Priority by Ensuring Coordination Across Federal Agencies and Expanding Research Efforts

News Release

Apr 19, 2021

Key Leaders of the Nobel Prize Summit “Our Planet, Our Future” Stress Urgency for Action, International Collaboration

News Release

Apr 16, 2021

New Research Models Offer Promise for Understanding the Human Brain and Finding Pathways to Therapies, But Also Raise Profound Ethical Questions

News Release

Apr 8, 2021

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New Report Says U.S. Should Cautiously Pursue Solar Geoengineering Research to Better Understand Options for Responding to Climate Change Risks

News Release

Mar 25, 2021

Nobel Prize Summit ‘Our Planet, Our Future’ To Be Held April 26-28; Registration Now Open

News Release

Mar 17, 2021

Emerging Evidence Indicates COVID-19 Pandemic Has Negatively Impacted Women in Academic STEMM Fields, Endangering Progress Made in Recent Years

News Release

Mar 9, 2021

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Changing Campus Cultures to Support Mental Health

Feature Story

Feb 8, 2021

Gulf Research Program Fellows Reflect on the Power of Mentorship

Feature Story

Feb 5, 2021

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