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Why do decision makers turn to the National Academies for trusted guidance on the most complex issues? It's not just the experts we bring to the table. It's the rigorous, independent process that shapes every conclusion. Learn more: https://ow.ly/H93g50ZCtbo
When science is complex or contested, process matters. Our consensus studies bring together leading experts to assess the evidence and consider multiple perspectives. The outcome is findings and recommendations that decision-makers and the public can trust.
The National Academies exist to examine scientific evidence with independence, rigor, and transparency. We refine our understanding as new research emerges because that’s how science works. Our conclusions follow the evidence, not preferences or predetermined outcomes.
The strength of the National Academies' work comes from the expertise and dedication of its volunteers. Explore our current open calls for experts and see how your knowledge could help inform independent, evidence-based advice on issues that matter: https://ow.ly/bUrv50Zm99E
As the EPA revisits parts of its #PFAS drinking water regulations, questions about exposure and health monitoring remain central. National Academies guidance outlines evidence-based approaches for PFAS testing and clinical follow-up: https://ow.ly/y27V50Z4u5P
NEW: Our Based on Science series answers three questions about Ebola: How does Ebola spread from person to person? Does the current Ebola vaccine protect against every type of Ebola virus? Are there proven treatments? Read more: https://ow.ly/EU4z50Z3cHp
The 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 full body of work on vaccine safety that is essential for informed debate about this topic. Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/CA9R50XxETA
Cumulative impact assessment is the process of identifying and assessing the environmental impacts of multiple proposed projects. Learn about our new report advising how to advance the science and practice behind cumulative impact assessment at our October 9 webinar: https://ow.ly/rsOf50X4uwA
It is superpower suicide to stop the best foreign minds from coming to the United States and using their talents to propel American prosperity and technological advantage.
Many science-related issues demand action at the state, local, and regional levels. The National Academies support policymakers and communities in understanding and addressing these challenges through studies, events, and other initiatives. Learn more: ow.ly/iEie50VJ8a7
When state support for science fails | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... the implications for the U.S are both obvious and disturbing
When state support for science fails
The establishment and growth of scientific communities require long-term planning, political backing, and social and economic support. In many Latin American countries, these entities have been repeat...
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Re: the attacks on universities, RFK Jr. and autism, etc. -- the regime keeps inventing problems so they can announce they have the solution, which was their goal in the first place. #gaslightingcanbefun
A jet fuel leak from the Red Hill storage facility in Nov ’21 contaminated drinking water & caused significant #EnvironmentalExposure. Join us on 4/8 to share your experience with the #PublicHealth response & and health care: buff.ly/XDtMABM #RedHillWaterCrisis
The world is finding out what happens when the dog catches the car.
Science & the innovation economy are under threat. "We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated." Read & share ... 👇
Peter Gleick@petergleick.bsky.social · 2y agoStand up. Today I join with >1900 members of the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine signing this letter, as individuals, decrying the assault on #science by the GOP and Trump administration. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Trump administration pushed out Peter Marks, the nation’s top vaccine regulator and an architect of the U.S. program to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccines.
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
In his resignation letter, Marks rebuked Kennedy for seeking “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies” about vaccines.
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The potential closure of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development and promised rollbacks on environmental regulation are raising alarms in the scientific community. Learn what SETAC is doing and how you can make take action: www.setac.org/resource/nav... #ScienceMatters #ProtectResearch
Navigating Change as a New Horizon Emerges
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This is a profoundly important attack on American leadership in environmental science. #fightfightfight
Daniel Cohan@dscohan.bsky.social · 2y agoThe air quality and health models I have used throughout my career have emerged from EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Shuttering it would be a devastating loss. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
I suggest this post has wide applicability to the sciences, not just museums, e.g. @nationalacademies.org www.aam-us.org/2025/03/04/l...
Living in a Wild Future
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world for Americans and American museums, my job shifted from focusing on the far future to the immediate present. As museum leaders struggled …
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NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb! NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
Come together, right now | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Come together, right now
The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific commu...
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I am ashamed of my government. #saveUkraine
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2y agoBreaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war. Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
I just discovered that the Dec 2024 issue of CBE - Life Science Education is a Special Issue on Equity, Inclusion, Access, and Justice. www.lifescied.org/toc/lse/23/4. Bookmark this important collection of articles. The issue starts with a powerful statement from the US National Academies 👇
![“Despite substantial investments in programs aimed at helping people from systematically minoritized groups enter, persist, succeed, and thrive in STEMM, significant gaps persist. [These gaps] are the result of systemic and structural issues arising from the legacies of policies and practices designed to disadvantage people from historically minoritized groups along with institutional cultures that, intentionally or otherwise, create exclusionary and discriminatory environments based on biased notions of success and prestige.” (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023, p. 25–26) https://doi.org/10.17226/26803](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yblzreajvvx2titmogxu5g4p/bafkreicazzlatx2xzfonrxezxr5mqi2kkqzcxpnolm2l47qib5w4wsp6fy)
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
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Much of the National Academies' work contributes to building a stronger, more competitive U.S. #economy. Explore resources to spur innovation, bolster industrial capacity, modernize America’s #infrastructure, and develop a skilled technical #workforce: https://buff.ly/3Et3UOP
This is deeply disappointing. So much for integrity.
Stephen King@stephenking.bsky.social · 2y agoSusan Collins, who can be counted on for saying she's "very disappointed," says she will vote for Tulsi Gabbard.
