The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, nonprofit organization of the country’s leading researchers, recognizing and promoting outstanding science.

Science Academies Urge Action by G20 Nations on Clean Energy, Universal and Holistic Health, and Connections Between Science and Culture WASHINGTON – A joint communique was issued by many science ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, ...

Citing the unnecessary suffering caused by a record number of measles cases in the U.S., the National Academies presidents call for widespread sharing of evidence-based information on vaccine safety ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced a significant restructuring of its program divisions, which perform the bulk of the National Academies’ work to inform public ...

On June 2, the NAS joined the science academies of the other G7 nations in issuing the “Ottawa Declaration,” emphasizing the importance of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, the integrity of ...

Dr. Sham was born in Hong Kong, graduated from Puiching Middle School, Kowloon in 1955; 1957 General Certificate of Education at Portsmouth College of Technology, England; 1960 B.Sc. in Mathematics at ...

The National Academy of Sciences announces the selection of eighty-seven of the nation's brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government to take part in the National Academy of ...

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced today that 20 Kavli Frontiers of Science alumni have been elected to membership in the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing ...

The NAS Award in the Neurosciences was established in 1986 by the Fidia Research Foundation. Seymour S. Kety and Louis Sokoloff became the first recipients of the award in 1988 for their work ...