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The Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Environmental Policy

President Obama Addresses NAS Members at 150th Annual Meeting on Monday, April 29

National Academy of Sciences 1863-2013: Celebrating 150 Years of Service to the Nation

New Members and Foreign Associates Elected

The risks posed by climate change indicate a pressing need for action to limit the magnitude of climate change and to prepare for adapting to its impacts.

Information from the Academy about biological evolution--one of the foundations of modern science

Reports from the National Research Council provide the basis for new K-12 science education standards.

Videos and Photos from the 150th Annual Meeting Now Available Online

Videos and photos from the NAS 150th annual meeting are now available online: President Obama’s address to NAS members on the 150th Anniversary; Public Welfare Medal Presentation to Bill and Melinda Gates and Acceptance Speeches; Book and Author Talk by Daniel Kahneman on “Thinking Fast and Slow”; Research Briefings--Talks by six new members elected in 2012: Beatrice Hahn, Carol Dweck, Subra Suresh, Xinnian Dong, Robin Canup and Evan Eichler.

NAS Members Awarded Shaw Prizes

Four NAS members have been awarded the Shaw Prize for their discoveries and contributions in their respective fields. The discovery of the molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms nets the prize in life science and medicine for Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young. David Donoho earned the mathematical sciences award for the development of optimal algorithms for statistical estimation. Read More »

NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES PROGRAMS

NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES MEMBERS

Barbara Schaal

Washington University

Elected to NAS: 1999

NAS Section: Evolutionary Biology

Using a variety of molecular markers in several plant species, my laboratory group and I study fundamental evolutionary process such as gene migration,...
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Stephen Fienberg

Carnegie Mellon University

Statistics

For over four decades, Stephen Fienberg has lived and breathed the science of statistics, using it to explore everything from lizard populations in the Bahamas to how to build a better census. In the process, his work has helped create better methods for conducting surveys and understanding the data they provide.
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