Select Statements, Interviews, and Speeches
by Marcia McNutt, NAS President (2016-2026)
Select Letters and Statements
NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents on Value of National Science Board, April 28, 2026
NAS and NAM Presidents on CDC’s Changes to Guidance on Vaccines and Autism, November 23, 2025
NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents Express Alarm Over Unnecessary Suffering and Deaths Caused by Measles Outbreak, July 11, 2025
NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents Stress Importance of Science in Decision-Making About Vaccines, June 11, 2025
G-7 Science Academies emphasize the importance of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, the integrity of research, research security, and the responsible conduct of research in support of the public good, June 2, 2025
NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents’ Statement on Welcoming International Talent, May 1, 2025
G20 Science Academies Issue Recommendations on Science for Global Transformation, August 1, 2024
Science Academies Urge Action by G20 Nations on Clean Energy, Universal and Holistic Health, and Connections Between Science and Culture, August 28, 2023
NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents’ Statement on Affirmative Action, June 30, 2023
G-7 Science Academies Call for Actions to Improve Climate Change Decision-Making, Protect Ocean Biodiversity, and Support Well-Being of Older People, NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents, March 7, 2023
Taliban’s Ban on Education for Afghan Women and Girls Will Have Potentially Disastrous Consequences, NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents, December 23, 2022
COP27 Provides Opportunity for Progress on Climate, NAS, NAE, and NAM Presidents, November 4, 2022
We Stand Ready to Put Landmark Legislation into Action, National Academies’ Presidents, August 17, 2022
NAS and NAM Presidents Issue Statement on Overturn of Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022
Science Academies Call on G-7 Governments to Take Urgent Action to Accelerate Decarbonization, Develop Antiviral Drugs to Increase Pandemic Preparedness, Address Other Global Challenges, May 31, 2022
‘We Stand With Our Colleagues in Ukraine,’ Say U.S. National Academies Presidents, March 3, 2022
Select Interviews and Editorials
Charting a Course for the National Academies and the Nation We Serve, PNAS, January 6, 2026
Universities Are the Invisible Hand, Issues in Science and Technology, March 11, 2025
U.S. Science Under Pressure, March 10, 2025
Recent actions by the federal government affecting agencies that fund science in the United States have sent shock waves through the research community. Marcia McNutt discusses her views on the current situation and how the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are navigating the turbulence.
Science is neither red nor blue, Science, November 14, 2024
Keeping America “Science Strong”, PNAS, September 24, 2024
Protecting scientific integrity in an age of generative AI, PNAS, May 21, 2024
Winning a noble race, PNAS, December 21, 2023
Know yourself to become a better leader, Elsevier Connect, February 9, 2023
Higher Education for All, Science, November 10, 2022
A Future for Ukrainian Science, Marcia McNutt and the presidents of the science academies of Ukraine and Poland urge the international scientific community to take action to support Ukrainian researchers and help pave the way for the nation’s future in science, Science, June 13, 2022
‘Scientists in the Line of Fire,’ Marcia McNutt and John Hildebrand identify immediate actions the global scientific community should take to support Ukrainian colleagues under siege, Science, March 4, 2022
‘We Can’t Wait Any Longer’ — As COP26 Approaches, NAS President Marcia McNutt Discusses Science and Solutions to Climate Change, National Academy of Sciences, October 25, 2021
The Next 75 Years of US Science and Innovation Policy: An Introduction, Issues in Science and Technology, with Robert W. Conn, Michael M. Crow, Cynthia M. Friend, July 12, 2021
Delivering Science in a Crisis: Our Critical Role in Helping Society Build Back and Forge a More Resilient, Sustainable Future, January 27, 2021
Marcia McNutt delivers the keynote address at the TRB Annual Meeting.
State of Science Address
Third State of Science Address, June 2, 2026
Marcia McNutt discussed the status of the United States’ research enterprise, global leadership in science, and implications for economic competitiveness.
Second State of Science Address, June 3, 2025
The second annual State of the Science address explored the current status of the U.S. research enterprise and strategies for navigating a rapidly changing scientific landscape.
State of Science Inaugural Address, June 26, 2024
The first State of the Science address explores how U.S. science and innovation are positioned to respond to rising global competition and shifting priorities for the nation’s economy, security, public health, and well-being.
Annual Address to NAS Members: 2021-2026
Annual Address to NAS Members, April 25, 2026
Annual Address to NAS Members, April 26, 2025
Annual Address to NAS Members, April 27, 2024
Annual Address to NAS Members, April 29, 2023
Annual Address to NAS Members, April 30, 2022
Annual Address to NAS Members, April 24, 2021