Cultural Programs—DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER): Science and Art Deco
Distinctive Voices—Seymour Benzer/Sydney Brenner Lecture: Sensing and Action Across Time and Space
Natural, goal-directed behaviors typically involve sensing and action across both time and space. Organisms must react to stimuli in the 3D environment at each moment in time, as well as plan future behaviors to successfully complete the goal. Research in my lab is focused on understanding how the brain receives and reacts to sensory information…
Read MoreDistinctive Voices—Lunar Trailblazer: A Pioneering SmallSat for Lunar Water and Lunar Geology
The upcoming Lunar Trailblazer mission is among the first of a new type of NASA mission: small satellites for planetary exploration. Lunar Trailblazer follows up on one of the most surprising discoveries of the 2000s, water on the Moon. Trailblazer is an orbiter that will simultaneously map the Moon’s composition and temperature from a 100…
Read MoreCultural Programs—Xavier Cortada: Climate Science Art
2022 Annual Meeting—Presentation Ceremony for Members Elected in 2021
Members elected in 2021 are introduced to their colleagues in the Academy and sign the “Registry of Membership.” NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their…
Read More2022 Annual Meeting—Presentation Ceremony for Members Elected in 2020
Members elected in 2020 are introduced to their colleagues in the Academy and sign the “Registry of Membership.” NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their…
Read More2022 Annual Meeting—Presentation Ceremony for Members Elected in 2019
Members elected in 2019 are introduced to their colleagues in the Academy and sign the “Registry of Membership.” NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their…
Read More2022 Annual Meeting—Awards Ceremony
Since 1886, the National Academy of Sciences has honored outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social sciences through its awards program. This annual awards ceremony honored the major contributions made by the 19 researchers, including an address by the 2022 Public Welfare Medalist John P. Holdren.
Read More2022 Annual Meeting—President’s Address
NAS President Marcia McNutt will open the 159th NAS Annual Meeting with her annual address to NAS members.
Read More2023 Annual Meeting—Research Briefings by Members Elected in 2021 and 2022 – Session 3
Four new members presented their research and answer questions from the audience: Active Transport and Self-Organization in Living Cells: Michael Shelley, Director, Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, and Lyttle Professor of Applied Math, Courant Institute, New York University Something New, Something Old – Antibody Therapy at a Time of COVID: Arturo Casadevall, Bloomberg Distinguished…
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