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| The latest news from the Academies
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Sep. 22 -- Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect, and respond to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. The report provides a detailed plan for establishing and funding a comprehensive, globally coordinated system to identify novel zoonotic disease threats as early as possible so that appropriate measures can be taken to prevent large numbers of illnesses, deaths, and livestock losses.
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Sep. 17 -- According to a new report from the National Research Council, the emergence of "New Biology" -- where scientists and engineers from many disciplines collaborate on ways to take advantage of dramatic recent advances in biology, such as the ability to sequence entire genomes -- offers an opportunity to solve some of society's most pressing problems. The report recommends a National New Biology Initiative to accelerate such research and apply it to our greatest challenges.
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Sep. 14 -- A new report from the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is within its authority to classify the light brown apple moth -- a non-native, invasive moth discovered in California in recent years -- as a pest eligible for quarantine restrictions and eradication, which the agency asserted in a draft response to two petitions questioning the classification. The report says, however, that APHIS would benefit greatly from referencing more robust science to support its position.
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Sep. 8 -- Introducing engineering into K-12 education has the potential to improve student learning and achievement in science and mathematics, increase awareness of engineering as a potential career, and boost students' technological literacy, according to a new report from the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council. The report examines the status and nature of efforts to teach engineering in U.S. schools.
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| Breaking stories in science
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Sep. 18 -- President Obama announced the recipients of the 2008 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honors for science and technology research. Many recipients are members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or Institute of Medicine. They will receive their awards on Oct. 7 at a White House ceremony.
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Sep. 16 -- In school lunchrooms across the nation, a new trend is emerging. Healthy lunch menu items are appearing in greater quantities, and healthier snacks are replacing candy bars and sugary sodas in vending machines in contribution to the nation’s battle against child obesity -- perhaps providing legislators with some models of wellness to consider when the Child Nutrition Act comes up for redesign and reauthorization shortly.
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Aug. 18 -- President Obama has directed federal agencies to review the overall U.S. export control system, including rules restricting the export of technologies considered to be security risks. "The U.S. has one of the most robust export control systems in the world," the White House said in a statement issued last week. "But, it is rooted in the Cold War Era of over 50 years ago and must be updated to address the threats we face today and the changing economic and technological landscape."
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Aug. 14 -- Last week experts on the obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) attended an annual conference to share information and give support to those who suffer from the mental disorder that affects 2.2 million people in U.S. One-third of adults who have OCD developed their symptoms in childhood, but often the disorder goes untreated or misdiagnosed for years before being recognized. OCD is often accompanied by depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning disorders, which further confounds diagnostic efforts.
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Aug. 3 -- President Obama last week named 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Janet Davison Rowley, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine, and Stephen Hawking, an NAS foreign associate. The medal, which was awarded at a ceremony on Aug. 12, is the United States' highest civilian honor.
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