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In response to a request for information late last year from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the ...

The health and safety of crew are crucial to the U.S. maritime industry, a sector of critical importance to the nation’s ...

An ad hoc committee under the auspices of BHEW and in collaboration with HMD, will conduct a study of the ways in which colleges and universities provide treatment and support for the mental health ...

America's Climate Choices makes the case that the environmental, economic, and humanitarian risks posed by climate change indicate a pressing need for substantial action now to limit the magnitude of ...

Fair and effective justice systems are essential to a thriving democracy. The National Academies explore issues in law enforcement, criminal justice reform, and civil rights. Discover research that ...

This consensus study committee examined the U.S. strategy for reducing biosecurity risks in life sciences research and considered mechanisms that would allow researchers to manage the dissemination of ...

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health requests that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convene an ad hoc committee to ...

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is one of four centers within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Through research, convening, and information exchange, TRB helps ...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will establish a major initiative on the Future of Nursing. The initial cornerstone of the program would ...

The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and ...

U.S. farmers are under pressure to satisfy multiple demands, such as to produce more crops, pollute less, fulfill consumer preferences, pay fair wages, and make a living—all with increasingly scarce ...