How has COVID-19 affected Department of Defense materials and manufacturing capabilities, and what does this mean for future workforce needs? The National Academies invites you to explore Materials Science and Engineering in a Post-Pandemic World as part of a three-day virtual public workshop December 7-9, 2020. Workshop topics will include 1) how COVID-19 is impacting
A webcast talk on "Mathematics Problem Solving and Professional Development Under the COVID-19 Pandemic" will be held December 10, 2020 as Part 4 in the webinar series, “Moving Forward in the Midst of a Pandemic: International Lessons for Math Teachers” Hosted by the U.S. National Commission of Mathematics Instruction – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
Do you have an R&D challenge that you can’t solve with traditional commercial techniques? This specialized virtual workshop will offer access to unique x-ray, electron and optical techniques, which are designed for understanding materials in unprecedented ways. Brookhaven National Laboratory will host a virtual workshop on December 14-17, 2020 for industry researchers to showcase the
The fourth full meeting of the Committee on Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues Associated with Neural Chimeras and Organoids will be held online December 15-16, 2020. Some sessions are open to the public and some sessions are closed. This ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will examine the scientific,
A virtual presentation on “COVID-19 and Influenza & 1918 Influenza and COVID-19: A Tale of Two Pandemics” will be held on Jan 12, 2021 as part of the 2021 Demystifying Medicine Series. The 2021 Demystifying Medicine Series, which is jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, will begin January 12 and includes the presentation of patients,
Join the Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) for a webinar presentation on “The Continued Threat of Infectious Diseases to the U.S. Military” on Friday, January 15, from 1200 to 1300 EST. During deployment, servicemembers are often at risk from infectious diseases which have the potential to impede the individual and the unit
A virtual presentation on “Immunological and Genetic Features of COVID-19 and Rapid Vaccine Development” will be held on January 19, 2021 as part of the 2021 Demystifying Medicine Series. The 2021 Demystifying Medicine Series, which is jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, will begin January 12 and includes the presentation of patients, pathology, diagnosis and
Zoonoses & One Health Updates (ZOHU) Calls are one-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. The following is the agenda for the February 3, 2021 ZOHU Call: One Health News from CDC Casey
The National Academies’ Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation will host a virtual public workshop on Feb 9, 2021 as part of a web series forum of events to discuss critical policy for advancement of biopharmaceutical innovation nationally and globally. This virtual public workshop will provide a venue for stakeholders to consider a transformed
