Un nuevo informe presenta un plan integral para alcanzar los objetivos de cero carbono neto en Estados Unidos y garantizar una transici ón energética justa y equitativa
Un nuevo informe de las Academias Nacionales de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Medicina ofrece una serie amplia de recomendaciones de un plan integral para encaminar a Estados Unidos hacia la consecución de sus objetivos de cero emisiones netas de carbono para 2050 y garantizar que todos los estadounidenses puedan beneficiarse de una transición energética justa y equitativa. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 17, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
How AI Can Help Predict Human Behavior and Accelerate Solutions to Societal Challenges
MIT professor and computer scientist Alex “Sandy” Pentland delivered a special lecture during the NAE annual meeting that explored how tools like artificial intelligence and large language models could help integrate human behavior into predictive models to improve our responses to challenges like climate change, pandemics, and income inequality. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 17, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Un nuevo informe presenta un plan integral para alcanzar los objetivos de cero carbono neto en Estados Unidos y garantizar una transici ón energética justa y equitativa
Un nuevo informe de las Academias Nacionales de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Medicina ofrece una serie amplia de recomendaciones de un plan integral para encaminar a Estados Unidos hacia la consecución de sus objetivos de cero emisiones netas de carbono para 2050 y garantizar que todos los estadounidenses puedan beneficiarse de una transición energética justa y equitativa. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 17, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
As U.S. Wolf Populations Slowly Rebound, A Conservation Expert Reflects on Her Decades of Research
To mark National Wolf Awareness Week, we sat down with renowned wolf specialist Diane K. Boyd to discuss her more than 40 years of work on the behavior and conservation of wolves in North America. Boyd served on the National Academies committee that wrote a 2019 report on Mexican gray wolf and red wolf taxonomy. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 16, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Impact of Nantucket Wind Projects on Right Whale Ecosystems Difficult to Distinguish from Effects of Climate Change and Other Influences, Says New Report
The impacts from offshore wind projects on North Atlantic right whales and their ecosystems in the Nantucket Shoals region are difficult to distinguish from the effects of natural and anthropogenic variability, including climate change. A new report recommends further study and monitoring. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 13, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
New Issue Papers Explore Bystander Interventions for Sexual Harassment - Ways to Evaluate Efforts to Prevent Sexual Harassment - and Policies to Prevent ‘Passing the Harasser’
The Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education released three new individually authored issue papers to serve as resources for higher education institutions as they work to prevent and respond to sexual harassment. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Third Cohort of Universities Joins Gulf Scholars Program
The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the addition of five universities to the Gulf Scholars Program (GSP), a five-year, $12.7 million pilot program to prepare undergraduate students to address pressing environmental, health, energy, and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico region. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
AI for Scientific Discovery - Oct. 12-13 Workshop
At a National Academies workshop on Oct. 12 and 13, AI and computer science experts from private industry, federal science agencies, and research institutions will explore how artificial intelligence can be used to perform research and pursue scientific discovery autonomously. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 9, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Summit to Be Held Oct. 17-18
The National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education will hold its 2023 Public Summit on Oct. 17 and 18. The summit is an open forum for those in the higher education ecosystem to collaboratively identify, discuss, and elevate innovative and promising approaches for addressing and preventing sexual harassment. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 5, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Gulf Research Program Awards Seven Early-Career Research Fellowships in Environmental Protection and Stewardship
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Source: News from the National Academies - October 5, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
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Source: News from the National Academies - October 5, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Eleven Winners Selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Awards
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) announced today the winners of its annual Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Graduate Research Awards. The prestigious awards focus on applied research on airport and related aviation system issues to help the public sector continue to improve the quality, reliability, safety, and security of the U.S. civil aviation system. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 5, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Innovation Aided Completion of 2020 Census, But Coverage and Data Quality Issues Persist
The Census Bureau innovated to complete the 2020 census despite the difficulties raised by the COVID pandemic and other challenges, but some coverage and data quality issues persisted. A new report reviews the 2020 census and the quality of data collected and makes recommendations for the 2030 census. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 3, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Fall 2023 Vaccination Strategies -- New Expert Consultation
This fall is the first time that vaccines for COVID-19, seasonal flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will be available simultaneously. A new rapid expert consultation provides guidance for a comprehensive and coordinated communication strategy that builds trust in vaccines and delivers clear, transparent information on each vaccine’s unique characteristics. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - September 27, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Reports & Events Monthly Calendar - October 2023
“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 - September 27, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
