National Academy of Sciences
Science branch of the United States National Academies
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| April 2024 | Annual meeting held where new members are elected through final ballot. Up to 120 new members and 30 international members are elected during this meeting. |
| 2022 | The National Academies launched the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication in partnership with Schmidt Futures, replacing the previous communication awards. |
| 2019 | Carl Zimmer wins the National Academies Communication Award for his book 'She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity', which explores the scientific understanding of heredity and challenges misconceptions about genetics. |
| 2019 | The last National Academies Communication Awards were presented. |
| 2018 | The final report of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative was published. |
| 2018 | Dan Egan receives the award for 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes', providing an environmental, historical, and economic analysis of America's Great Lakes. |
| 2017 | The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative ended its operations. |
| 2017 | Margot Lee Shetterly wins the award for 'Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race', bringing to light the contributions of Black women in aerospace engineering and computing. |
| 2017 | The Marian Koshland Science Museum closed, and was replaced by a new science outreach program called LabX. |
| 2016 | Deborah Cramer is honored for 'The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey', a natural history exploring ecology, evolution, and environmental challenges. |
| 2016 | Marcia McNutt becomes the twenty-second president of the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to hold this position. Her term is set to expire on June 30, 2026. |
| 2015 | Mark Miodownik receives the award for 'Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World', examining the extraordinary nature of everyday materials. |
| 2014 | Dan Fagin wins for 'Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation', a masterful portrayal of scientific investigation in an environmental crisis. |
| March 5 2014 | The 2012 Presidential Award for Math and Science Teaching ceremony was held at the National Academy of Sciences Building. |
| 2013 | David George Haskell is awarded for 'The Forest Unseen', an exquisite portrait of nature drawn from a small forest patch. |
| 2013 | Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson highlighted Lincoln's establishment of the National Academy of Sciences as a significant legacy during the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. |
| 2013 | Ben Barres became the first openly transgender scientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences. |
| 2012 | Daniel Kahneman receives the award for 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', an accessible book about scientific insights into human thought and decision-making. |
| June 2012 | The National Academy of Sciences Building reopened to visitors after a major two-year restoration project that improved historic spaces, increased accessibility, and updated the building's infrastructure. |
| 2011 | Rebecca Skloot is honored for 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'. |
| 2010 | Richard Holmes wins the award for 'The Age of Wonder'. |
| May 7 2010 | 255 National Academy of Sciences members published a letter in Science magazine criticizing political attacks against climate change scientists, specifically in response to the civil investigative demand against Michael E. Mann by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. |
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