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ELECTIONS NAS Elects Treasurer, Councilors NEW REPORT A National Blueprint for Advancing Aerial Mobility NEW REPORT Evaluating PEPFAR’s Investment in Rwanda NEW REPORT Building Capacity for Teaching Engineering in K-12 Education -- -- -- Our Planet, Our Future In an op-ed for Project Syndicate, NAS President Marcia McNutt, executive director of the Nobel Foundation Lars Heikensten, and director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Johan Rockstrom discuss the upcoming Nobel Prize Summit , to be held April 29-May 1. -- -- -- -- Expert Group Including NAM President Issues Statement on Outbreak of Coronavirus NAM President Victor J. Dzau, a member of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), convened by the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group to ensure preparedness for global health crises, has issued a statement recommending urgent global action in response to the outbreak of 2019-novel Coronavirus. -- Site Highlights Winners have been selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition, a competition to encourage university students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges at airports. Read More Explore relationships among the arts and sciences, engineering, and medicine through the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences. Food allergy is a complicated disease, and the science around prevention and management is changing. What are some promising approaches for improving the lives of people with food allergy? Watch this video to find out. The National Academy of Medicine has released a documentary video series to highlight local organizations advancing health equity by addressing the environmental, social, economic, and structural challenges that may impact residents' health. Read about recent activities and reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the latest issue of In Focus magazine. The InterAcademy Partnership has released a statement presenting recommendations for how effective education about climate change can be promoted in schools around the world. A new publication from the InterAcademy Partnership explains why and how academies around the globe can support the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals. Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate discussed the agency’s whole-community approach to emergency management in an interview during a workshop hosted by the ResilientAmerica Roundtable . Use award-winning game Extreme Event to start a conversation about building community resilience. Now in three scenarios: Hurricane, Flood, and Earthquake! Scientific research is vital and can bring remarkable results that save and improve lives. A new NAS series of articles and videos shows concrete examples of why scientific research is valuable. Learn about our various international efforts to help address global challenges. Watch a video about an Academies report that looked at whether and how to professionalize the nation's rapidly evolving cybersecurity field. Climatologist Richard Alley, an NAS member and professor of geosciences at Penn State, discussed on CNN what is causing the record-low temperatures in the United States and Canada. Watch a video on the findings of the Academies report Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises . We offer several fellowship opportunities in science, engineering, and medicine. 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