In response to a request for information late last year from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Academies entered a response on how to accelerate the U.S. research enterprise, drawing upon our extensive body of recent work aimed at advancing U.S. science and innovation.
Francis Collins to Receive Public Welfare Medal — Academy’s Most Prestigious Award
The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Francis S. Collins, former director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering research in human genetics and critical contributions to public welfare as the leader of the Human Genome Project. Collins’ scientific and public service career has advanced understanding of human…
2026 NAS Awards Recipients Announced
Academy Honors 19 for Major Contributions to Science WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 19 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences. Roland Bürgmann, University of California, Berkeley, will receive the Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship…
Membership
Election to membership in the NAS recognizes excellence in research and is one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve.
MEMBERSHIP
Programs
Learn about our work on issues of national and worldwide concern, and explore science in new and engaging ways.
January 27 - July 3, 2026
Cultural Programs—Symmetries & Broken Symmetries: Shanthi Chandrasekar and Michael Albrow
Scientific Meetings
Listen to leading scientists talk about the latest in research.
Public Engagement
Explore the intersection of science and art and engage with science in new and exciting ways.
Science & Society
Learn about our special initiatives on national and worldwide issues from human rights to arms control.
Awards
NAS awards have recognized the outstanding contributions of more than 1,000 individuals in the physical, biological, and social sciences.
Featured Awards
Publications
Explore our flagship journal PNAS, reports from the National Academies, and other NAS publications.
Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical, and social sciences. The journal is global in scope and submission is open to all researchers worldwide.
PNAS Nexus
PNAS Nexus is a gold open access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality original research from across the biological, medical, physical, social, and political sciences, and engineering and mathematics, promoting collaboration across diverse fields.
News
Access news, features, and postings about our members, programs, and special initiatives.