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An article from Issues in Science and Technology explores how #OpenScience can help solve societal issues more quickly and effectively as well as the systemic changes needed to foster an open and inclusive scientific community.
Read: ow.ly/z4jx50Qlswn
Our #ElevatingMath video competition aims to showcase the importance of #math ematics and its relevance to our everyday lives through short videos from early-career professionals and students who work with #math .
Learn more and submit a video by January 5: ow.ly/OOXf50QlekW
A new action collaborative launched by the National Academies and 35 other organizations will work to improve #TechEducation pathways and #tech workforce participation for women of color.
Learn more: ow.ly/WWlZ50QkQEZ
#WomenInTech #DiversityInTech
'US educational institutions and workplaces must be pro-active in combatting racism and supporting people from minority groups.'
Learn about our recent report on advancing #antiracism and #DEI in STEMM organizations in an article from Physics World: ow.ly/jj6o50QkEif
A new Issues in Science and Technology piece explores successes and lessons learned from our Societal Experts Action Network — a network of #SocialScience experts created during the COVID-19 #pandemic to offer timely, evidence-based advice to decisionmakers' questions.
Read: ow.ly/hsbg50QkivQ
Recent shortages have highlighted the importance of #SupplyChain resilience, especially for medical products.
Explore what causes medical product shortages and how medical #SupplyChain s can be made more resilient: ow.ly/Omy550QkcC3
Our recent report has helped spur actions from the Dept. of Agriculture and other groups to address the national #NativeSeed shortage.
Learn about recent efforts to to support #resoration and #conservation efforts for #NativePlants by increasing our native seeds supply: ow.ly/Uuvu50QjLLg
#Grapevine viruses represent a grave threat to the west coast #WineIndustry .
To better understand these viruses and improving their management, a National Academies expert committee recently visited vineyards and WSU Prosser IAREC in Washington.
Learn more: ow.ly/vc8F50Qjhvl
Our new report explores the potential of #DigitalTwin technologies in areas such as medical decision-making and climate forecasting, as well as key challenges that must be overcome to help bring the promise of #DigitalTwin s to fruition.
Learn more: ow.ly/kz6r50Qjehh
As technological advances like #AI and #biomedicine help shape society’s future, some researchers are seeking more equitable paths forward than those followed in the past.
Read our feature story on fostering #equity in emerging #technology to learn more: ow.ly/ZBHe50QiPgE
Cutting edge work in #math ematics is responsible for advances in #AI , #manufacturing , #PrecisionMedicine , #cybersecurity , and more.
Explore how #math research helps to improve our everyday lives: ow.ly/5ojt50QiMyh
A National Academies committee tasked with researching #grapevine viruses and diseases — as well as their impact on #agriculture — will discuss grapevine leafroll disease and the #biology and management of its vectors at a December 18 webinar.
Register: ow.ly/3Fyi50QhsPk
An ongoing National Academies study aims to set a vision for the future of elementary #ParticlePhysics .
Explore important questions in particle #physics and how our study committee plans to address them in a The New York Times interview with the committee's chairs: ow.ly/5sai50Qisp1
Our new report provides recommendations for how #SocialMedia companies, Congress, U.S. Department of Education, and others can work to minimize the harm of #SocialMedia use on #ChildHealth while maximizing its benefits.
Learn more: ow.ly/yZP050QipPS
Portrait of UC San Francisco Professor and former National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts for National Academies. Dr Alberts is a biochemist and has had enormous impact in his field and the role of scientific education in society. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine and is the author of…
Apurva Dave — director of the National Academies’ Climate Security Roundtable — discusses his work at the nexus of #ClimateChange and #NationalSecurity and his path to working in #SciencePolicy in a new interview with Issues in Science and Technology.
Listen: ow.ly/egNY50Qi1Ae
#DigitalTwin technologies have the potential to transform scientific research, industrial practices, and many aspects of our daily lives.
Join us on December 15 to explore research needs and future directions for #DigitalTwin s from our new report: ow.ly/zfTr50QgqWj
Our new report says that a national effort is needed to advance #SmartManufacturing in the U.S.
Explore the report's recommendations on topics such as #DataManagement and investments in critical technologies including #AI and #MachineLearning : ow.ly/MI5c50QhXA2