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@nationalacademies.orgRural communities face challenges in health care, infrastructure, and economic opportunity that call for locally driven solutions.
A new National Academies initiative will engage rural leaders to elevate these solutions and inform national efforts.
@nationalacademies.orgFrom better medicines to cleaner energy, #nanotechnology is opening new possibilities.
For #NationalNanoDay, explore our recent report on strengthening U.S. #nanotech research infrastructure to give scientists the tools they need to drive future advances: https://ow.ly/NPEo50ZWtWj
@tbahadori.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalacademies.orgJoin @nationalacademies.org on Oct 21 for the release of ‘Human Exploration Across the Moon.’ A public briefing will examine specific landing sites and experiments for astronaut-led missions to non-polar destinations on the lunar surface.
Register: events.nationalacademies.org/47378
@nationalacademies.orgIn partnership with several Indian Institutes of Technology, the National Academies have launched a new fellowship program to support U.S. researchers collaborating on climate and environmental research in India.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/ohKz50ZVXaX
@nationalacademies.orgFollow @tbahadori.bsky.social! Tina is Executive Director of our Center for Advancing Science and Technology (CAST).
@tbahadori.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalacademies.orgFrom analyzing proliferation risks to monitoring nuclear facilities, #AI has the potential to improve nuclear security and safeguards. Join @nationalacademies.org on October 22 to explore how these tools might support responsible U.S. nuclear development. bit.ly/4dku0SN.
@nationalacademies.orgIt’s #SpaceScienceWeek! For more than 60 years, our decadal surveys have helped guide the future of #SpaceScience, setting priorities for research, missions, technology, and more across five major disciplines.
Explore the reports: https://ow.ly/UZ2650ZVBG5
@nationalacademies.orgEngineering is redefining what’s possible in human #health.
The Fall 2026 issue of NAE's The Bridge explores how #engineering and collaboration across disciplines can improve health across the lifespan.
@nasonline.orgReposted by @nationalacademies.orgThe 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded to #NASmember Francis Halzen! Halzen is recognized for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Learn more: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
@christophermichel.comReposted by @nationalacademies.orgDr @deisseroth.bsky.social is a remarkable writer and a devoted physician. Today, he's a @nobelprize.org laureate. Congratulations, Karl!
Photographed for New Heroes. Portrait and story: explorers.com/karl-deisser...
@nationalacademies.orgTeaching can turn curiosity into discovery and help students better understand the world around them.
This #WorldTeachersDay, explore a research-based resource that has helped shape science teaching and learning across the country: https://ow.ly/hzuk50ZUIJj
@tbahadori.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalacademies.orgAI tools are quickly being developed, tested, and deployed throughout the electricity system. How can we ensure safe, reliable, and functional integration? Join @nationalacademies.org on October 26-27 for a workshop exploring this question: bit.ly/3RHs3bl
@nationalacademies.orgReposted by @nationalacademies.orgWith 280+ reports and 320+ events across 244 topics in the past year, there’s a lot happening at the National Academies.
Our new Substack will help you discover work you might otherwise miss — and we want to hear what you’d like to see there.
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@nationalacademies.orgWith 280+ reports and 320+ events across 244 topics in the past year, there’s a lot happening at the National Academies.
Our new Substack will help you discover work you might otherwise miss — and we want to hear what you’d like to see there.
Follow us: https://ow.ly/Xnpf50ZU7rL
@nationalacademies.org#Manufacturing drives innovation, creates jobs, and produces goods we rely on every day.
This #ManufacturingDay, explore our report on how smart manufacturing can help shape the future of U.S. industry: https://ow.ly/vPvT50ZU6ZP
@issuesinst.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalacademies.orgAmerican astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt received little recognition during her lifetime, Alana Quinn at the National Academy of Sciences writes. Only decades after Leavitt’s death would “her central role in revealing the scale of the universe” be recognized.
@tbahadori.bsky.socialReposted by @nationalacademies.orgJoin @nationalacademies.org on October 13th (bit.ly/4jBaxRw) and October 30th (bit.ly/4yqyY99) for two webinars that will explore the role of financing and investments for moving energy technologies from development to deployment.
@nationalacademies.orgAI is entering #SeriousIllnessCare in ways that could reshape the relationships at the heart of care.
Join us October 5 and 8 to explore emerging uses of AI in #PalliativeCare, ethical guardrails, and implications for training: https://ow.ly/ezqs50ZTYSg
@pnas.orgReposted by @nationalacademies.orgWhen wildfires burn in cities, metals in the smoke, ash, soil, and debris pose a health risk. People living in the footprint of the 2023 Maui fire had 40 times more antimony and 2.2 times more arsenic in their urine than reference levels. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/AML150ZTyNv
@trb.orgReposted by @nationalacademies.orgThe latest edition of TR News, TRB's quarterly magazine, focuses on the crucial role small airports play when flights are diverted and during other airspace disruptions.
Read in full: https://ow.ly/uRMy50ZThUc
