Ensuring Human Control over AI-Infused Systems
Human control over technology was a concern thousands of years ago when early humans sought to ensure safe use of fire. Later, control over horse-drawn wagons and eventually steam engines led to debates about how to make the most of their benefits while limiting dangers. Now questions of control are central in the design of AI-infused technologies, for which some advocates envision full machine autonomy while others promote human autonomy. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - April 7, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Wide-Ranging Systemic Changes Needed to Transform Nursing Homes to Meet Needs of Residents, Families, and Staff
To provide high-quality care for all nursing home residents, the U.S. must strengthen the nursing home workforce, improve emergency preparedness, and increase the transparency and accountability of nursing homes’ finances and operations, among other actions. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - April 6, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Full Assessment of the Effectiveness of Gulf Restoration Efforts Will Require Improved Analysis and Coordination, New Report Says
Assessing the success of ecological restoration efforts since the Deepwater Horizon platform explosion and oil spill in 2010 will require continued improvements in data analysis and coordination across the Gulf of Mexico region. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 31, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board Announces Retirement
Neil Pedersen, executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, announced he will retire in the early fall of 2022. The National Academies will launch a nationwide search for Pedersen’s successor. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 31, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
IES Should Change Structure and Policies to Meet New Priorities in Education, Including Equity, Says New Report
The Institute of Education Sciences should make changes to research activities at the National Center for Education Research and National Center for Special Education Research to meet new priorities in education, including improving equity and the usefulness of research. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 31, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Breakthrough Prize Foundation Partners with U.S. National Academy of Sciences to Support Scientists Forced to Flee Ukraine
With a $1 million donation, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation joins a growing number of individuals and institutions that are supporting an NAS effort to help displaced Ukrainian researchers relocate, continue their work, and stay connected to the international scientific community. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Reports & Events Monthly Calendar - April 2022
“Reports & Events” is a monthly tip sheet for the news media that highlights selected meetings of interest and reports from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 25, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Designing COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Incentive Programs — New Expert Consultation
Vaccination mandates and requirements can be effective in increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates, but their success depends on being targeted and on building trust, says a new rapid expert consultation, which also outlines considerations for using incentives to promote booster uptake. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 24, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
‘Nation’s Report Card’ Assessment Should Make Changes to Contain Costs, Allow Innovation in Education Testing and Research, Says New Report
The National Assessment of Educational Progress — which produces the “Nation’s Report Card” and other critical education data — should make changes to understand and reduce its costs and open the door to innovation. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 24, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Realizing the Promise of Biological Physics Requires a Multipronged Approach to Education, Funding, and Workforce, Says New Report
The emergence of biological physics as a field has had an impact on artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, the global response to COVID-19, and more. A new report outlines research directions and recommends ways federal agencies and universities can help strengthen the field’s future. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 23, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Gulf Research Program Launches Program to Improve Forecasts of Important Currents of the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced the award of $22 million to support three consortia that will undertake the third phase of the Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems (UGOS) program. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 18, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
GRP Executive Director Lauren Alexander Augustine Testifies on Climate and Community Resilience
Lauren Alexander Augustine, executive director of the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program, discussed community resilience strategies before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis at a March 9 hearing. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
NAS Launches Effort to Help Support Ukrainian Researchers as They Resettle in Poland
Many scientists and researchers are among the millions of Ukrainians who have fled their country since the Russian invasion. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has launched a new initiative to help these researchers and their families resettle in Poland. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Premium Cigar Ingredients as Harmful as Cigars and Cigarettes - Health Effects Depend on Frequency, Patterns of Use
Overall cigar consumption has increased since the 1990s, but there is limited research on “premium” cigars. A new report examines the short- and long-term health effects of premium cigars, who is using them and how often, and marketing practices and consumer perceptions. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 10, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Q & A - National Academies Study Examines the Patterns of Use, Marketing, and Health Effects of Premium Cigars
In 1998, the National Cancer Institute undertook a review of available knowledge about cigars. A new National Academies consensus study report provides a comprehensive update to the 1998 report. Steven Teutsch, the chair of the committee that wrote the report, shared some of the report’s key findings and research recommendations to move the field forward. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - March 10, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
