Speeches, Statements, and Interviews
by President Emeritus Ralph J. Cicerone, NAS President, 2005-2016
Interviews and Editorials
- EOS Earth & Space Science News, July 6, 2016
- EOS Earth & Space Science News, June 30, 2016
- Science, June 26, 2015
- Frontline, October 23, 2012
- New York Times, September 16, 2011
- Science, February 4, 2010
- Science, April 24, 2009
- The Charlie Rose Show, August 22, 2005
- Science, July 29, 2005
- Nature, July 28, 2005
- NAS InterView, April 2004
Letters, Speeches and Statements
- Helping to Lead and to Govern, A Speech to NAS Members, 153rd Annual Meeting, May 2, 2016
- Research Reproducibility, Replicability, Reliability, A Speech to NAS Members, 152nd Annual Meeting, April 27, 2015
- Scientists and Responsible Disclosure, March 6, 2015
- Taking Science to the Public, A Speech to NAS Members, 151st Annual Meeting, April 28, 2014
- Letter to Members -- Communicating with the Public about Science, March 3, 2014
- NAS at 150: Science and Its Impacts, A Speech to NAS Members, 150th Annual Meeting, April 29, 2013
- Science to Sustain Society, A Speech to NAS Members, 149th Annual Meeting, April 30, 2012
- Science for Lean Times, A Speech to NAS Members, 148th Annual Meeting, May 2, 2011
- African Science Academy Development Initiative Annual Conference, Accra, Ghana, Nov. 9, 2009
- Growing Trust in Science, A Speech to NAS Members, 147thAnnual Meeting, April 26, 2010
- How Healthy is Science in the United States?, A Speech to NAS Members, 146th Annual Meeting, April 25 - 28, 2009
- The Mission of NAS: Timeless and Timely, A Speech to NAS Members, 143rd Annual Meeting, April 24, 2006
Joint Statements
- National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine Announce Initiative on Human Gene Editing, May 18, 2015
- Science Academies of G7 Nations Call for Action on Antibiotic Resistance, Tropical Diseases, and the Future of the Ocean, April 29, 2015
- Science Academies Issue 'G-Science' Statements to Call World Leaders' Attention to Gobal Challenges, May 29, 2013
- Joint Statement from the National Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society Regarding the Recent Conviction of Italian Earthquake Scientists, October 25, 2012
- Science Academies' Joint Statement: Climate Change, June 11, 2009
- Science Academies and Other Organzations' Joint Statement: Visa Process, June 10, 2009
- Science Academies' Joint Statement: Ocean Acidification, June 1, 2009
- Science Academies' Joint Statement: Presidents Comment on President Obama's Directives, March 9, 2009
- Science Academies' Joint Statement: Scientific Visits to Iran, December, 26, 2008
- Statement from the National Academy of Sciences: Initiative Announced to Connect Entertainment Industry with Top Experts, December 19, 2008
- Academies' Presidents Statement on Passage of America Competes Act, August 3, 2007
- Science Academies' Joint Statement: Promotion and Protection of Innovation, May 16, 2007
- Science Academies' Joint Statement: Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Protection, May 16, 2007
- Joint Statement of Cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the U.S. National Academies, March 15, 2007
- Academies' Presidents Statement on President Bush's "American Competitiveness Initiative," February 1, 2006
- Academies' Presidents Commemorate International Human Rights Day, December 9, 2005
- Statement from National Academy of Sciences and the InterAcademy Panel on Biosecurity, December 1, 2005
- Joint Statement from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Teachers Association Regarding the Withholding of Copyright Permission to the Kansas State Board of Education, October 27, 2005
- Academies' Presidents Comment on Proposed Export-Control Rule, October 13, 2005
Congressional Testimony
- Energy and Environment Subcommittee, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, November 17, 2010
- Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives, May 20, 2010
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives, March 3, 2009
- Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, July 27, 2006
- Energy and Natural Resources Commmittee, U.S. Senate, October 18, 2005 (with Norman Augustine)
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, July 21, 2005
- Global Climate and Impacts Subcommittee, U.S. Senate, July 20, 2005
