On Thursday June 4th at 2:00 pm, the National Association of Rural Health Clinics will be hosting a webinar with experts from the CDC who will be talking about COVID-19 testing and testing related activities. Experts will talk about the actual testing process, best practices for collecting samples, how to align with state officials for
The Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Advance Planning Briefing to Industry (APBI) and Technological Expo, will be held virtually on 9-10 June 2020, in lieu of being hosted live at APG, MD. The goal of the APG APBI is to provide industry with networking opportunities for both large and small businesses. The APBI will describe potential
The Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a webinar on Friday, June 19 from 10:00 – Noon EDT with a virtual panel discussion on COVID 19 effects on the food and agricultural system, which has experienced severe stress from a combination of factors. Workers’ health has
The Biotechnology for Material and Defense Symposium virtual event will be hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association on June 17, 2020. Recent advances in Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, and their supporting infrastructure—biodesign, automation, artificial intelligence, and data analytics—are affording transformational impacts beyond traditional opportunity spaces to produce natural polymers and composites, synthesize new molecules for
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board on Higher Education and Workforce will host a virtual town hall on Jun 29, 2020 to discuss COVID-19, Systemic Racism, and the Responses of HBCUs. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are among the nation’s most vital and vibrant institutions, serving the educational needs of hundreds
The National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology will convene a webcast meeting on July 2, 2020 to discuss The U.S. Chemical Supply Chain: Vulnerabilities Highlighted by COVID-19. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the chemical industry in the United States has maintained operating status and continues to be at the forefront of worker safety. Despite
A virtual meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will be held on July 21, 2020 to discuss "COVID Complexities: Converging Threats, Fractured Resources". The ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the lives of more than 100,000 Americans and damaged the Nation’s economy. As the country reopens, the disease threatens the public, now
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will convene in a virtual meeting open to the public on July 22, 2020 to unveil and summarize written proceedings a previous workshop on the future of functional genomics research. During this proceedings release, you will have the opportunity to hear from Gene Robinson and Lauren
Environmental Health challenges in Africa are complex, involving a broad range of exposures, including ambient and indoor air pollution, electronic waste, heavy metals, pesticides, vector-borne pathogens, and climate change, and a large proportion of the disease burden in Africa is linked to environmental factors. This session will explore unique aspects and analytic challenges of the
