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New Report Calls for Increased Focus on Mariner Health and Well-Being, Prohibition of Alcohol for Crew of U.S. Vessels

The health and safety of crew are crucial to the U.S. maritime industry, a sector of critical importance to the nation’s ...
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Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee

This is a meeting of the CMMRC to connect with the committee's sponsors. A public agenda and connection information will be ...
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Roundtable for the Department of the Air Force’s Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy University Affiliated Research Center

The Air Force Studies Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish a Roundtable to assist the Department of the Air Force’s Research Ins ...
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Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Standing Committee

The Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Standing Committee will hold a closed meeting to discuss progress and future goals needed ...
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Statement on CDC’s Changes to Guidance on Vaccines and Autism

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week cited some of our work in new guidance related to vaccines and autism. However, the citations do not provide the greater context of the ...
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Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases and US Climate: Evidence and Impacts

Decades of climate research and data have yielded expanded understanding of how greenhouse gases affect the climate. This fast-track study will review the latest scientific evidence on whether ...
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To Improve Breastfeeding Rates in U.S., Report Recommends Creating National Strategy, Enacting Paid Federal Family and Medical Leave

A new National Academies report makes recommendations to promote and support breastfeeding in United States, including a national strategy to ensure mothers and families have access to effective ...
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Finalists Announced for $50 Million Award to Support a Safer, More Resilient, and Sustainable Future for the Gulf Coast Region

WASHINGTON — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program and Lever for Change announced today 10 finalists for the $50 million Gulf Futures Challenge. These ...
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Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects

This consensus report examines a range of questions and opinions about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other effects of genetically engineered (GE) crops and food. Claims and research that ...
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Coordinated Strategy Needed to Ensure Active Shooter Drill Practices in Schools Protect Mental and Emotional Health of Students, Says New Report

WASHINGTON — A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for a unified policy and research agenda to ensure the mental, emotional, ...
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National Academies Launch Fast-Track Review of Latest Evidence for Whether Greenhouse Gas Emissions Endanger Public Health and Welfare

WASHINGTON — A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study will review the latest scientific evidence on whether greenhouse gas emissions are reasonably anticipated to endanger ...
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Strategies to Better Align Investments in Innovations for Therapeutic Development with Disease Burden and Unmet Needs

Misalignment between U.S. disease burden and novel therapy innovation may contribute to an increase in U.S. disease prevalence, morbidity, and premature mortality, and may exacerbate existing health ...