Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This bronze medal was part of the ...

Prof. Jerrold Meinwald, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus died aged 91 on April 23 in Ithaca. He was known for co-founding the field of chemical ecology and was awarded the 2014 ...

The 2011 National Medal of Science Laureates and 2010 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates receive their medals from President Obama in the East Room of The White House on February 1, ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana University professor Ernest Davidson has been named a National Medal of Science winner for unlocking secrets about the movement of atoms and subatomic particles.

Baltimore is perhaps best known for his identification of the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which earned him a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975. He was only 37 years old at the time. The ...