Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Works to advance the frontiers of the behavioral and social sciences and their applications to public policy. Read more Division on Earth and Life Studies Conducts a range of activities where policy meets the life sciences, including the environment, geography, laboratory animal use, and natural resource issues. Read more Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Focuses on government missions in defense, space, and aerospace; national infrastructure challenges; science and engineering disciplines; and continuing assessments of federal labs and research programs. Read more Health and Medicine Division Identifies concerns in medical research, care, and education and examines policy matters relating to health care and public health. Read more Policy and Global Affairs Division Works to improve S&T public policy, understanding, and education, particularly with regard to national strategies and resources, global affairs, work force, and the economy. Read more Transportation Research Board Provides leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. Read more Thirty-year research program that focuses on human health, environmental protection, and oil system safety in the Gulf of Mexico region. Read more A new Academies report finds significant improvements have been achieved by the federal program to collect data on recreational fishing, but some challenges remain. The burdens of poor health and the benefits of good health and well-being are inequitably distributed in the U.S. due to factors such as poverty, inadequate housing, and discrimination, says a new Academies report. A new Academies report recommends a new framework to estimate the social cost of carbon dioxide for use in regulatory impact analyses A new National Academies report examines the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived products, ranging from their therapeutic effects to their risks for causing certain cancers, diseases, mental health disorders, and injuries. Featured Reports from the National Academies Press  Vol. 15/No. 2
Fall/Winter 2015
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