As we mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, we celebrate the work of Kornelia Polyak, a pioneering cancer ...

The past decade has brought episodes of exceptional and even historically unprecedented warmth, both in California and around the world. But perhaps even more disruptive than rising global average ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences has named Monica Feit as its next executive officer, effective Oct. 4, 2025. In this role, Feit will oversee NAS core membership activities, including the ...

Kristi Anseth has been named recipient of the 2025 Simon Ramo Founders Award by the National Academy of Engineering “for outstanding contributions to new bioresponsive polymeric materials and their ...

PNAS has partnered with the Lasker Foundation to shine a spotlight on this year’s Lasker Award recipients. This year’s recipients are Dirk Görlich and Steve McKnight (Basic Medical Research); Jesús ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2024 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize, an award that ...

WASHINGTON — The Council of the National Academy of Sciences has approved the nomination of Neil H. Shubin, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, ...

On June 2, the NAS joined the science academies of the other G7 nations in issuing the “Ottawa Declaration,” emphasizing the importance of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, the integrity of ...