Washington, DC Program The Forum featured sessions on genetics of complex traits and common morbidity over a lifetime; ...

The past decade has brought episodes of exceptional and even historically unprecedented warmth, both in California and around the world. But perhaps even more disruptive than rising global average ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) is a regional network of science academies. At a recent IANAS meeting held in Mexico, attendees discussed current initiatives and ...

Kristi Anseth has been named recipient of the 2025 Simon Ramo Founders Award by the National Academy of Engineering “for outstanding contributions to new bioresponsive polymeric materials and their ...

Each October, the world turns its attention to Stockholm as the Nobel Prizes are announced. For the National Academy of Sciences, it is also a moment to celebrate our members whose groundbreaking ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences has named Monica Feit as its next executive officer, effective Oct. 4, 2025. In this role, Feit will oversee NAS core membership activities, including the ...

The NAS Public Welfare Medal is the Academy’s most prestigious award and is presented annually to honor extraordinary use of science for the public good. The Academy presented its 2025 Public Welfare ...

Distinctive Voices highlights innovations, discoveries, and emerging issues in an exciting and engaging public forum. Do you wonder how things work? What the future holds? If you are curious about the ...

The National Academy of Sciences announces the selection of eighty-seven of the nation’s brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government to take part in the National Academy of ...

The memorial to Albert Einstein, situated in an elm and holly grove in the southwest corner of the Academy grounds, was unveiled at the Academy's annual meeting, April 22, 1979, in honor of the ...