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Improving Support for Family Caregivers
Roughly 53 million people in the U.S. provide care to a family member such as a child with complex medical needs, an aging ...
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New Report Provides Peer Review of FAA Study on Seat Dimensions and Passenger Evacuation Efficiency
Declining seat space for passengers on commercial airplanes, coupled with the growing prevalence of larger passengers in the ...
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Strategies to Better Align Investments in Innovations for Therapeutic Development with Disease Burden and Unmet Needs: Public Release Webinar
Please join the National Academies for a webinar on July 15 th from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET to explore its new report and how ...
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Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War — New Report
A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the ...
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Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Meeting 1 Public Session
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters. Top experts participate ...
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First Images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory Debut at National Academy of Sciences
Project scientists and others gathered at the National Academy of Sciences building to see the first images from the new Vera ...
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Policy Issues for Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Research and Care: A Workshop
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and host a 1.5-day public workshop that will examine the current and potential future uses of ...
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory First Look Event
DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachón in Chile will use the world's largest digital camera to reveal the most detailed time-lapse view of the cosmos to date. This first-of-a-kind observatory, ...
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Workshop on the Status of the Field of Discipline-Based Education Research: Planning Meeting #2
The planning committee for the Status on the Field of Discipline-Based Education Research: A Workshop, will convene for a second virtual open and closed session planning meeting. The committee will ...
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Innovative Person-Centered Clinical Cancer Research: A Workshop
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and host a 1.5-day public workshop that will examine opportunities to advance the conduct of ...
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Securing U.S. Nanotechnology Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure — New National Academies Report | National Academies
The federal government should act quickly and decisively to shore up its investment in nanotechnology in order to maintain global leadership and ensure the U.S. fully realizes the economic and social ...
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Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders Are Increasing in U.S.; Effective Preventive Interventions Should Be Expanded, Report Says - National Academies
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death overall (48,100 deaths in 2021), the second leading cause among people ages 10-14 and 25-34, and the third leading cause for ages 15-24. Suicide deaths have ...