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New"},{"id":21022,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/winners-of-the-2024-tata-transformation-prize-celebrate-bold-innovation-for-india-and-beyond\/","name":"winners-of-the-2024-tata-transformation-prize-celebrate-bold-innovation-for-india-and-beyond","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"Winners of the 2024 Tata Transformation Prize Celebrate Bold Innovation for India and Beyond","author":{"name":"Nick Fetty","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/nickfetty\/"},"date":"Nov 25, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-11-25 05:30:00","modifiedDate":"2025-02-06 15:15:41","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-02-06 15:15:41","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"","feature":"","program-category":"","scientific-theme":""},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":32},"status":"publish","content":"Three rising scientific stars in India are recognized for their solutions to the nation\u2019s urgent challenges in malnutrition and diabetes, energy storage, and a new"},{"id":20990,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-scientist-in-residence-program-named-bronze-winner-in-the-4th-annual-anthem-awards\/","name":"the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-scientist-in-residence-program-named-bronze-winner-in-the-4th-annual-anthem-awards","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"The New York Academy of Sciences\u2019 Scientist-in-Residence Program named bronze winner in the 4th Annual Anthem Awards\u00a0","author":{"name":"Nick Fetty","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/nickfetty\/"},"date":"Nov 20, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-11-20 19:20:49","modifiedDate":"2024-12-10 15:28:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-12-10 15:28:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"","scientific-theme":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":29},"status":"publish","content":"The Academy\u2019s STEM education programs win an Anthem Award for the second consecutive year. New York, NY | November 19, 2024 \u2013 The New York"},{"id":20948,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/peter-salovey-phd-named-chair-board-of-governors-of-the-new-york-academy-of-sciences\/","name":"peter-salovey-phd-named-chair-board-of-governors-of-the-new-york-academy-of-sciences","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"Peter Salovey, PhD, named Chair, Board of Governors of The New York Academy of Sciences","author":{"name":"Nick Fetty","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/nickfetty\/"},"date":"Nov 19, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-11-19 19:13:41","modifiedDate":"2025-02-10 15:58:15","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-02-10 15:58:15","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"","scientific-theme":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/science-in-society\/' rel='scientific-theme'>Science in Society<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":29},"status":"publish","content":"Former president of Yale University to assume leadership role of the Academy\u2019s Board of Governors New York, NY | November 18, 2024 \u2013 Peter Salovey,"},{"id":20931,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/academy-awarded-stevens-virtual-exchange-initiative-grant\/","name":"academy-awarded-stevens-virtual-exchange-initiative-grant","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"The New York Academy of Sciences Receives Grant to Connect Young People From Diverse Places and Backgrounds Through Virtual Exchange","author":{"name":"Kristin Lam","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/klam\/"},"date":"Nov 19, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-11-19 17:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-02-14 16:19:45","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-02-14 16:19:45","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"","scientific-theme":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/stem-pathways\/' rel='scientific-theme'>STEM Pathways<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":30},"status":"publish","content":"A grant from the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative will enable the Junior Academy to give young people global collaboration and learning opportunities \u2013"},{"id":19933,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/scientist-in-residence-finalist-anthem-awards-2024\/","name":"scientist-in-residence-finalist-anthem-awards-2024","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"The New York Academy of Sciences\u2019 Scientist-in-Residence Program Honored as a Finalist in the Education, Art, & Culture category for The 4th Annual Anthem Awards","author":{"name":"Kristin Lam","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/klam\/"},"date":"Oct 21, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-10-21 21:27:34","modifiedDate":"2024-11-26 18:57:34","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-11-26 18:57:34","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"","feature":"","program-category":"","scientific-theme":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/science-in-society\/' rel='scientific-theme'>Science in Society<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/stem-pathways\/' rel='scientific-theme'>STEM Pathways<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":11},"status":"publish","content":"Cast your vote today to help the Academy be an Anthem Awards winner for the second year in a row. New York, NY | October"},{"id":18715,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/nine-outstanding-postdoctoral-scholars-for-the-2024-blavatnik-regional-awards-for-young-scientists-announced\/","name":"nine-outstanding-postdoctoral-scholars-for-the-2024-blavatnik-regional-awards-for-young-scientists-announced","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"Nine Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholars for the 2024 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists Announced","author":{"name":"Kristin Lam","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/klam\/"},"date":"Sep 17, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-09-17 11:47:38","modifiedDate":"2025-02-06 15:24:43","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-02-06 15:24:43","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/awards\/' rel='program-category'>Awards<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/blavatnik\/' rel='program-category'>Blavatnik<\/a>","scientific-theme":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/science-in-society\/' rel='scientific-theme'>Science in Society<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":49},"status":"publish","content":"Cutting-edge research includes the study of the human ribosome to combat cancer, interfacing machines with the human brain to better understand neurological characteristics, and decoding"},{"id":18505,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/2024-blavatnik-national-awards-for-young-scientists-announced\/","name":"2024-blavatnik-national-awards-for-young-scientists-announced","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Announced","author":{"name":"Kristin Lam","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/klam\/"},"date":"Sep 12, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-09-12 06:52:50","modifiedDate":"2025-02-06 14:50:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-02-06 14:50:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/awards\/' rel='program-category'>Awards<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/blavatnik\/' rel='program-category'>Blavatnik<\/a>","scientific-theme":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/science-in-society\/' rel='scientific-theme'>Science in Society<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":7,"sec":40},"status":"publish","content":"A molecular biologist from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a chemical engineer from UC Berkeley, and an earth scientist from Cornell University are this year\u2019s Laureates. New"},{"id":17303,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/serious-game-launches-to-advance-emergency-responses-to-public-health-threats\/","name":"serious-game-launches-to-advance-emergency-responses-to-public-health-threats","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"Serious Game Launches to Advance Emergency Responses to Public Health Threats","author":{"name":"Kristin Lam","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/klam\/"},"date":"Aug 12, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-08-12 13:00:00","modifiedDate":"2024-11-26 18:58:38","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-11-26 18:58:38","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/isr\/' rel='program-category'>ISR<\/a>","scientific-theme":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":9},"status":"publish","content":"ISR, in partnership with CAPTRS, has launched a free, digital game to help scientists and experts worldwide explore and improve their decision-making in public health"},{"id":16006,"link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/press-release\/the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-and-the-leon-levy-foundation-announce-the-2024-leon-levy-scholars-in-neuroscience\/","name":"the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-and-the-leon-levy-foundation-announce-the-2024-leon-levy-scholars-in-neuroscience","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NYAS-Swirl-Featured-Image.png","alt":""},"title":"The New York Academy of Sciences and the Leon Levy Foundation Announce the 2024 Leon Levy Scholars in Neuroscience","author":{"name":"Kristin Lam","link":"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/author\/klam\/"},"date":"May 29, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-05-29 13:00:00","modifiedDate":"2024-11-26 18:56:46","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-11-26 18:56:46","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"Uncategorized","space":"Uncategorized"},"taxonomies":{"blog-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/blog-category\/academy-announcement\/' rel='blog-category'>Academy Announcement<\/a>","feature":"","program-category":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/fellowships\/' rel='program-category'>Fellowships<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/program-category\/leon-levy\/' rel='program-category'>Leon Levy<\/a>","scientific-theme":"<a href='https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/scientific-theme\/science-in-society\/' rel='scientific-theme'>Science in Society<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":32},"status":"publish","content":"Nine early career scientists are part of the 2024 cohort including researchers from The Rockefeller University, Albery Einstein College of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine"}]
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