National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Though they receive less than $50 million annually in federal research funding, emerging research institutions (ERIs) play an outsized role in the STEM research enterprise.

Explore the unique challenges and opportunities ERIs face at our 6/24 webinar: https://ow.ly/m7lA50ZcTZ5

Science doesn't just happen in labs — it happens in conversations with neighbors, friends, and communities.

In a new PNAS Nexus article, members of our New Voices program explore how storytelling can make science more relatable, accessible, and impactful.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/WCwV50ZcTau

🌎 Call for Applications: U.S.-Arab Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium 2027

Early- and mid-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals are invited to apply for the U.S.-Arab Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, taking place February 1–3, 2027, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, this program brings together outstanding researchers (within 15 years of their highest degree) from the United States and Arab League countries to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange.

🔬 2027 Sessions:
1. Computational Methodologies for Scientific Discovery
2. Sensing Technologies
3. Metabolism–Immunity Interactions
4. Water Security
5. The New Space Frontier

✈️ All travel costs covered for selected participants

🔗 Apply by July 31, 2026 (11:59 PM ET): https://ow.ly/YzJj50Zcj4G

The discoveries that will shape America’s next 250 years may already be taking shape today.

Explore the next frontiers of science at "Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future" on June 25, hosted by the National Academy of Sciences and Smithsonian Institution with support from Schmidt Sciences and The Kavli Foundation.

Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future Explore the next frontiers of science on June 25.

As debates over AI move from the lab into everyday life, a key question is emerging: whose values should shape its future?

A new Issues in Science and Technology essay argues that public values — not just abstract ethics principles — should guide AI governance and implementation:

What Do We Want From AI? Public values must shape governance and implementation of artificial intelligence.

Mars may hold clues to some of science’s biggest mysteries.

Our latest Based on Science page explores how landing humans on the Red Planet could advance space exploration and deepen our understanding of life, climate, and planetary evolution: https://ow.ly/aSwx50ZbnxK

Advanced technologies depend on resources hidden beneath our feet.

Join us 6/15 for a discussion on how continental drilling and high-quality subsurface data can help inform decisions about critical minerals, energy, and water:

Derisking the Future: Continental Drilling for Resource Exploration and Management Join us for a discussion on how continental drilling and high-quality subsurface data can help inform decisions about critical minerals, energy,...

Thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S. can pose risks to communities and the environment.

Our new report identifies best practices and opportunities to improve well-plugging efforts and long-term outcomes:

Best Practices, Opportunities for Plugging Orphan Wells Identified in New Report Potentially hundreds of thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S. remain unplugged or were sealed before modern standards existed,...

As communities face more extreme weather events, understanding the effects on cancer care is increasingly important.

Our upcoming workshop will explore impacts on patients, health systems, and research — as well as opportunities to strengthen resilience: https://ow.ly/s7vt50Z8YJ9

Rural communities face tough transportation challenges, from long travel distances to low population density.

Join our Transportation Research Board on June 15 to explore how microtransit could help improve mobility in rural areas: https://ow.ly/fpnr50Z8XYy