The National Academy of Sciences has named Monica Feit as its next executive officer, effective Oct. 4, 2025. In this role, ...

In a city teeming with monuments, museums, and historical sites, it could be easy to overlook the National Academy of ...

Citing the unnecessary suffering caused by a record number of measles cases in the U.S., the National Academies presidents call for widespread sharing of evidence-based information on vaccine safety ...

As a young NASA scientist during the Apollo era, William Borucki helped design the heat shield that brought Apollo 11 astronauts safely back to Earth. As we celebrate the 56th anniversary of the Moon ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 24 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2024 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize, an award that ...

Distinctive Voices is a public science lecture program of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The Einstein Memorial 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, ...

The pandemic demonstrated that there is strong public benefit derived from researchers having prompt access to a variety of data sources, such as data from public and government bodies, as well as ...

NAS President Marcia McNutt hosted Michael Kratsios, assistant to President Trump and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, who shared his thoughts on the future of U.S.

Joseph L. Goldstein is Chair and Regental Professor of Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He and his colleague, Michael S. Brown, ...