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Congratulations to Jean-Léon Maître of Institut Curie on receiving the 2024 Richard Lounsbery Award, presented by the French Académie des sciences for his outstanding and innovative work in mammalian developmental #biology ! Read more: ow.ly/tfl350RC5wB #NASaward
Take a trip to the dark side with theoretical cosmologist and #NASmember Katherine Freese in a new PNASNews QnAs, where she explores her research on #DarkMatter and the significance of candidate dark stars for #cosmology .🌌 Read here: ow.ly/4LXW50RC5qm
This #AAPIHeritageMonth , discover the path-breaking contributions of theoretical physicist Toichiro Kinoshita, whose work to deduce the precise value of g-2 is considered 'one of the greatest feats of calculation in science.' Read his memoir: ow.ly/ToFj50RC5kV #MemoirMonday
As we close out #BlackHoleWeek , we celebrate #NASmember James Stone, our 2024 James Craig Watson medalist, whose work on fluid dynamics in astrophysical systems has advanced our understanding of accretion flows onto black holes. Learn more: ow.ly/Oxem50RAJNl #NASaward
Melville Wohlgemuth of University of Arizona studies the hunting behaviors of echolocating bats to understand how the brain receives sensory information for the purpose of goal-directed behavioral control.🦇 Join his Distinctive Voices lecture on May 15 to learn more: ow.ly/nL7J50Rxrgu
How does the growth of supermassive black holes impact the expansion of their host galaxies? As we celebrate #BlackHoleWeek , learn more about this symbiotic relationship in #cosmology in #NASmember Chung-Pei Ma's 2023 Research Briefing.
Watch: ow.ly/uM8A50Rxr1O
How can we advance inclusivity in scientific research? On Monday, May 13, join NAS President Marcia McNutt online as she gives the keynote at a workshop on building an inclusive future for scientific fieldwork, hosted by Yale University & Yale Peabody Museum.
Register: ow.ly/G7ny50RxqGY
In honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth & the start of #BlackHoleWeek , discover the life & contributions of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, whose pioneering research in stellar evolution formed the foundation of the theory of black holes. Read his memoir: ow.ly/8yAK50RxjwQ #MemoirMonday
'It's not going to be solved overnight,' says #NASmember Akiko Iwasaki on #LongCovid . 'But I'm committed to doing it.' Read more about her leading research on the chronic disease and new approaches to COVID vaccination in her #TIME100HEALTH feature: time.com/6967146/akiko-… TIME
Lithium powers electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, but its mining has destructive impacts on the environment. Tonight, join James J. A. Blair of Cal Poly Pomona who will discuss the complexities in a Distinctive Voices lecture. Register: ow.ly/Q2L550Ru5UN
Celebrating scientific excellence in physical, biological, and social sciences at the #NAS161 #NASaward along with colleagues advancing #Science .
Laura Castillo-Page, PhD JP Sanchez MD, MPH
Shawn, FASAE, CAE 🏳️🌈 Janice Lachance SACNAS