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We are thrilled to announce Francis S. Collins, former director of the NIH, as the 2026 NAS Public Welfare Medalist for his pioneering research in human genetics and critical contributions to public welfare as the leader of the Human Genome Project! www.nasonline.org/news/francis... #NASaward
New exhibit from Cultural Programs at the NAS! Symmetries & Broken Symmetries brings together artist Shanthi Chandrasekar and physicist-writer Michael Albrow to explore order and chaos across art, science, and human understanding. Learn more & plan your guided tour: www.cpnas.org/event/symmet...
Symmetries & Broken Symmetries: Shanthi Chandrasekar and Michael Albrow – CPNAS
This exhibition brings together the work of artist Shanthi Chandrasekar and physicist-writer Michael Albrow in a shared exploration of how order and chaos in the universe are reflected across art, sci...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
New exhibit from Cultural Programs at the NAS! Symmetries & Broken Symmetries brings together artist Shanthi Chandrasekar and physicist-writer Michael Albrow to explore order and chaos across art, science, and human understanding. Learn more & plan your guided tour: www.cpnas.org/event/symmet...
We are thrilled to announce Francis S. Collins, former director of the NIH, as the 2026 NAS Public Welfare Medalist for his pioneering research in human genetics and critical contributions to public welfare as the leader of the Human Genome Project! www.nasonline.org/news/francis... #NASaward
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
We are thrilled to announce Francis S. Collins, former director of the NIH, as the 2026 NAS Public Welfare Medalist for his pioneering research in human genetics and critical contributions to public welfare as the leader of the Human Genome Project! www.nasonline.org/news/francis... #NASaward
Though he has been gone for nearly 30 years, #NASmember Garrett Birkhoff's impact can still be felt in how #mathematics is taught and applied today. Revisit his influence on universal algebra and lattice theory in a newly published NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Though he has been gone for nearly 30 years, #NASmember Garrett Birkhoff's impact can still be felt in how #mathematics is taught and applied today. Revisit his influence on universal algebra and lattice theory in a newly published NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
#ICYMI: Missed last week's announcement of the 2026 NAS Award recipients? You can find them all on our website, along with details on their scientific achievements: www.nasonline.org/news/2026-na...
And don't miss our announcement of the 2026 Public Welfare Medalist tomorrow! 👀 #NASaward
And don't miss our announcement of the 2026 Public Welfare Medalist tomorrow! 👀 #NASaward
2026 NAS Awards Recipients Announced - NAS
Jan. 22, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Academy Honors 19 for Major Contributions to Science WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 19 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordi...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#ICYMI: Missed last week's announcement of the 2026 NAS Award recipients? You can find them all on our website, along with details on their scientific achievements: www.nasonline.org/news/2026-na...
And don't miss our announcement of the 2026 Public Welfare Medalist tomorrow! 👀 #NASaward
And don't miss our announcement of the 2026 Public Welfare Medalist tomorrow! 👀 #NASaward
Detecting cancer earlier saves lives. #NASmember Sangeeta Bhatia’s lab at MIT is working with @msftresearch.bsky.social to use AI to design molecular sensors that detect cancer-linked enzymes, which could be readable via a simple at-home test. Read more: news.mit.edu/2026/ai-gene...
AI-generated sensors open new paths for early cancer detection
A new AI model designs peptides (short proteins) that are targeted by enzymes called proteases, which are overactive in cancer cells. Nanoparticles coated with these peptides can act as sensors that s...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Detecting cancer earlier saves lives. #NASmember Sangeeta Bhatia’s lab at MIT is working with @msftresearch.bsky.social to use AI to design molecular sensors that detect cancer-linked enzymes, which could be readable via a simple at-home test. Read more: news.mit.edu/2026/ai-gene...
Join us in congratulating Ilya Sutskever of Safe Superintelligence, Inc. (SSI), winner of the 2026 NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science for revolutionary contributions to artificial intelligence & its industrial applications! Read more: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward #AI
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Join us in congratulating Ilya Sutskever of Safe Superintelligence, Inc. (SSI), winner of the 2026 NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science for revolutionary contributions to artificial intelligence & its industrial applications! Read more: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward #AI
Congratulations to Jason D. Yeatman of Stanford University, winner of a 2026 Troland Research Award for advancing literacy understanding and improving evidence-based interventions for reading disorders! Read about his contributions: www.nasonline.org/award/trolan... #NASaward
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations to Jason D. Yeatman of Stanford University, winner of a 2026 Troland Research Award for advancing literacy understanding and improving evidence-based interventions for reading disorders! Read about his contributions: www.nasonline.org/award/trolan... #NASaward
M.J. Crockett of @princeton.edu is a 2026 Troland Research Award recipient! They are receiving this award for their pioneering contributions to a mechanistic theory of moral cognition. Congratulations! Learn more about their research: www.nasonline.org/award/trolan... #NASaward
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
M.J. Crockett of @princeton.edu is a 2026 Troland Research Award recipient! They are receiving this award for their pioneering contributions to a mechanistic theory of moral cognition. Congratulations! Learn more about their research: www.nasonline.org/award/trolan... #NASaward
The winner of the 2026 Pradel Research Award is H. Sebastian Seung of @princetonneuro.bsky.social! He is being honored for for transformative advances in computational neuroscience. Learn more about his discoveries: www.nasonline.org/award/pradel... #NASaward #neuroscience
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The winner of the 2026 Pradel Research Award is H. Sebastian Seung of @princetonneuro.bsky.social! He is being honored for for transformative advances in computational neuroscience. Learn more about his discoveries: www.nasonline.org/award/pradel... #NASaward #neuroscience
Congratulations to James C. Schnable of @unlincoln.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences! He is recognized for breakthroughs in plant genomics & quantitative #genetics that are reshaping modern agriculture. www.nasonline.org/award/nas-pr... #NASaward #CropScience
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations to James C. Schnable of @unlincoln.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences! He is recognized for breakthroughs in plant genomics & quantitative #genetics that are reshaping modern agriculture. www.nasonline.org/award/nas-pr... #NASaward #CropScience
Join us in congratulating Philip J. Kranzusch (@kranzuschlab.bsky.social) of @danafarber.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 NAS Award in Molecular Biology for his groundbreaking work advancing understanding of innate immunity! www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Join us in congratulating Philip J. Kranzusch (@kranzuschlab.bsky.social) of @danafarber.bsky.social and @harvardmed.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 NAS Award in Molecular Biology for his groundbreaking work advancing understanding of innate immunity! www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward
Congratulations to #NASmember Benjamin F. Cravatt of @scripps.edu, winner of the 2026 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences for providing foundational insights into enzyme function and dysregulation in disease! Learn more about his discoveries: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward #chemistry
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Congratulations to #NASmember Benjamin F. Cravatt of @scripps.edu, winner of the 2026 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences for providing foundational insights into enzyme function and dysregulation in disease! Learn more about his discoveries: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward #chemistry
Congrats to Irit Dveer Dinur of the Institute for Advanced Study & Weizmann Insitute, #NASmember Subhash Khot of New York University, Guy Kindler of @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, Dor Minzer of @mit.edu, and Muli Safra of Tel Aviv University, winners of the 2026 Michael and Sheila Held Prize! (1/2)
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Congrats to Irit Dveer Dinur of the Institute for Advanced Study & Weizmann Insitute, #NASmember Subhash Khot of New York University, Guy Kindler of @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, Dor Minzer of @mit.edu, and Muli Safra of Tel Aviv University, winners of the 2026 Michael and Sheila Held Prize! (1/2)
We are honoring Roman Bezrukavnikov of @mit.edu with the 2026 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics for his seminal contributions to geometric representation theory. Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/maryam... #NASaward #mathematics
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
We are honoring Roman Bezrukavnikov of @mit.edu with the 2026 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics for his seminal contributions to geometric representation theory. Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/maryam... #NASaward #mathematics
Joseph Henrich of @harvard.edu will receive the 2026 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science for his fundamental contributions to anthropology, cognitive science, and psychology! Read more about his research: www.nasonline.org/award/john-j... #NASaward #anthropology #economics #psychology
January 22, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Joseph Henrich of @harvard.edu will receive the 2026 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science for his fundamental contributions to anthropology, cognitive science, and psychology! Read more about his research: www.nasonline.org/award/john-j... #NASaward #anthropology #economics #psychology
Join us in congratulating Mike Stratton of @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal! He is being honored for his transformative work in cancer genomics. Read more about his work: www.nasonline.org/award/jessie... #NASaward #CancerResearch #genomics
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Join us in congratulating Mike Stratton of @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal! He is being honored for his transformative work in cancer genomics. Read more about his work: www.nasonline.org/award/jessie... #NASaward #CancerResearch #genomics
Congratulations to Jonas Zmuidzinas of @caltech.edu, winner of the 2026 James Craig Watson Medal for seminal work designing and developing technologies and instruments to advance astrophysics! Learn more about his research: www.nasonline.org/award/james-... #NASaward #astrophysics
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Congratulations to Jonas Zmuidzinas of @caltech.edu, winner of the 2026 James Craig Watson Medal for seminal work designing and developing technologies and instruments to advance astrophysics! Learn more about his research: www.nasonline.org/award/james-... #NASaward #astrophysics
Tor D. Wager (@torwager.bsky.social) of Dartmouth College is the recipient of a 2026 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences! He is being honored for pioneering research revealing how the brain shapes pain, emotion, and belief. Read more: www.nasonline.org/award/atkins... #NASaward
January 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Tor D. Wager (@torwager.bsky.social) of Dartmouth College is the recipient of a 2026 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences! He is being honored for pioneering research revealing how the brain shapes pain, emotion, and belief. Read more: www.nasonline.org/award/atkins... #NASaward
We are honoring Deanna M. Barch of Washington University in St. Louis with a 2026 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences for her seminal contributions to advancing understanding of developmental psychopathology! Read more: www.nasonline.org/award/atkins... #NASaward #psychology
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
We are honoring Deanna M. Barch of Washington University in St. Louis with a 2026 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences for her seminal contributions to advancing understanding of developmental psychopathology! Read more: www.nasonline.org/award/atkins... #NASaward #psychology
Join us in congratulating Roland Bürgmann of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship for his landmark contributions to earthquake science! Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/arthur... #NASaward #seismology
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Join us in congratulating Roland Bürgmann of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship for his landmark contributions to earthquake science! Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/arthur... #NASaward #seismology
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 NAS Awards recipients! 🎊 Nineteen extraordinary scientists are being honored for their groundbreaking achievements across the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences: www.nasonline.org/news/2026-na...
#NASaward #Science #Awards #Research #Academia
#NASaward #Science #Awards #Research #Academia
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
If the Big Bang created a Universe consisting of both matter and antimatter, where did the antimatter go? 🤔 Find out at tonight's Distinctive Voices lecture at 7 pm PST with @caltech.edu physicist Nick Hutzler.
Attend online or in person in Irvine, CA: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-dont-w...
Attend online or in person in Irvine, CA: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-dont-w...
January 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
If the Big Bang created a Universe consisting of both matter and antimatter, where did the antimatter go? 🤔 Find out at tonight's Distinctive Voices lecture at 7 pm PST with @caltech.edu physicist Nick Hutzler.
Attend online or in person in Irvine, CA: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-dont-w...
Attend online or in person in Irvine, CA: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-dont-w...
📣 Mark your calendars! The 2026 NAS Awards recipients will be announced on January 22.
Learn more about the NAS Awards, including past honorees and the awards being presented this year: nasonline.org/awards.
Learn more about the NAS Awards, including past honorees and the awards being presented this year: nasonline.org/awards.
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
📣 Mark your calendars! The 2026 NAS Awards recipients will be announced on January 22.
Learn more about the NAS Awards, including past honorees and the awards being presented this year: nasonline.org/awards.
Learn more about the NAS Awards, including past honorees and the awards being presented this year: nasonline.org/awards.
Congratulations to Monica Bertagnolli on being elected the next president of the National Academy of Medicine! The NAS looks forward to collaborating with our @nam.edu colleagues as Dr. Bertagnolli leads efforts to advance a health system that serves everyone. ⚕️
Monica Bertagnolli — former NIH director and surgical oncologist — has been elected President of the National Academy of Medicine.
Bertagnolli has championed efforts to advance #HealthInnovation and #HealthEquity, and will be the first woman to lead the NAM.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/vPhb50XXuw4
Bertagnolli has championed efforts to advance #HealthInnovation and #HealthEquity, and will be the first woman to lead the NAM.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/vPhb50XXuw4
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations to Monica Bertagnolli on being elected the next president of the National Academy of Medicine! The NAS looks forward to collaborating with our @nam.edu colleagues as Dr. Bertagnolli leads efforts to advance a health system that serves everyone. ⚕️
From pebble beaches on Mars to tap-dancing flamingos, @pnas.org research captured headlines in 2025. 🌎🔬 Check out 12 highlights that made waves in the media and advanced public understanding of science: www.pnas.org/post/update/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
From pebble beaches on Mars to tap-dancing flamingos, @pnas.org research captured headlines in 2025. 🌎🔬 Check out 12 highlights that made waves in the media and advanced public understanding of science: www.pnas.org/post/update/...