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The Tata Transformation Prize Celebrates the 2024 Winners in Mumbai

January 8, 2025

The New York Academy of Sciences continues its partnership with India’s Tata Group for the second annual Tata Transformation Prize. Published January 8, 2025 By Kamala MurthySenior Manager, Communications On Friday, December 13, 2024 the Tata Group and The New York Academy of Sciences honored the 2024 Tata Transformation Prize Winners at an impressive award ceremony and dinner at the historic Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. Launched in 2023, the Tata Transformation Prize identifies and...

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Artificial Intelligence and Animal Group Behavior

December 23, 2024

By linking cognitive strategy, neural mechanisms, movement statistics, and artificial intelligence (AI) a team of interdisciplinary researchers are trying to better understand animal group behavior. Published December 23, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager A bay-breasted warbler in Central Park. Image courtesy of Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A new research paper in the journal Scientific Reports explores ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can analyze and perhaps even predict animal behavior. The paper,...

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Isolationism Will Make Science Less Effective

December 23, 2024

Increasing global scientific cooperation is fundamental to the mission of the International Science Reserve. Effective collaboration will positively impact how we solve global challenges. Published December 23, 2024 By Mila Rosenthal, PhDExecutive Director, International Science Reserve Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash. The COVID-19 pandemic was a global human disaster. But the damage done could have been even worse had the spread of the virus not been countered by vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics, all developed...

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Peter Salovey, PhD, named Chair, Board of Governors of The New York Academy of Sciences

November 19, 2024

Former president of Yale University to assume leadership role of the Academy’s Board of Governors  New York, NY | November 18, 2024 – Peter Salovey, PhD, a social psychologist and early pioneer in the field of emotional intelligence, has been named as Chair, Board of Governors, The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy).    He will oversee the governance of the Academy and its 26 Member board, and work with current President and CEO, Nicholas...

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Academy’s Past – A Home to Ourselves

October 29, 2024

Unfortunately for the Lyceum, the time spent in its first standalone facility was short-lived. Published October 29, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Lyceum Building | 563 Broadway | 1836 – 1844 From the New York Academy of Medicine. For the first time in its relatively short history, The Lyceum of Natural History in the City of New York (“the Lyceum”) had its own standalone building when it moved into 563 Broadway, south of Prince...

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The New York Academy of Sciences’ Scientist-in-Residence Program Honored as a Finalist in the Education, Art, & Culture category for The 4th Annual Anthem Awards

October 21, 2024

Cast your vote today to help the Academy be an Anthem Awards winner for the second year in a row. New York, NY | October 21, 2024 – The New York Academy of Sciences announced that its Scientist-in-Residence program was named an Anthem Awards Finalist in the Education, Art, & Culture category in The 4th Annual Anthem Awards. In the Anthem Awards’ most competitive year, Scientist-in-Residence was short-listed from over 2,300 entries submitted from 34...

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Deepfakes and Democracy in the Digital Age

October 8, 2024

Combatting misinformation in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election is crucial to ensuring democracy. It falls to science to address this challenge. Published October 8, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager From left: Nicholas Dirks; Joshua Tucker, PhD, Maya Kornberg, PhD; and Luciano Floridi, PhD. Photo by Nick Fetty/The New York Academy of Sciences. The complexities of artificial intelligence were discussed during the Deepfakes and Democracy in the Age of AI event, presented by The New...

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Ready, Set, Respond: How Playing an Outbreak Simulation Game Helps Scientists Prepare for the Next Pandemic

October 3, 2024

The International Science Reserve’s new “serious game” puts players in the hot seat to test their decision-making skills. Published October 3, 2024 By Mila Rosenthal, PhDExecutive Director, International Science Reserve Since COVID-19 hit in 2020, there have been hundreds of articles in journals and mainstream news outlets analyzing the shortcomings in the global response to the pandemic, and how we can learn from our collective mistakes. One of those articles last year, an op-Ed by...

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Beyond the Beaches: Revealing the Real Puerto Rico II

October 1, 2024

Part Two: A Lasting Impact What started off as a discovery excursion with many unknowns quickly yielded promise and proved to be one of The New York Academy of Sciences’ greatest early 20th century achievements. Published October 1, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager From The Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands While celebrating its centennial in 1917, The New York Academy of Sciences also celebrated the success of one of its...

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The New Age of the United States of Science

September 23, 2024

Scientists, engineers, educators, policymakers, and the public must work together to ensure the United States remains globally competitive. Published September 23, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Photo by Nick Fetty/The New York Academy of Sciences. A panel of experts took a deep dive into science education, policy, economics, and more during the United States of Science event, hosted by The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy) and the Science & Technology Action Committee...

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Annals

December 23, 2024  · 
The role of macroautophagy in substance use disorders
Contributors: Zhaoying Yu| Shujun Lin| Xinshuang Gong| Zhiting Zou| Xiangdong Yang| Yuer Ruan| Liyin Qian| Yu Liu| Zizhen Si|
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December 16, 2024  · 
A systematic review of longitudinal risk and protective factors for loneliness in youth
Contributors: Susanne Buecker| Kimberly Petersen| Anne Neuber| Yixuan Zheng| Daniel Hayes| Pamela Qualter|
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December 16, 2024  · 
Loneliness and social media
Contributors: Jeffrey A. Hall|
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December 10, 2024  · 
Overcoming the streetlight effect: Qualitative examination of community experts’ perceptions of foundations of learning and development (FOLD) skills
Contributors: Marilyn N. Ahun| Dana C. McCoy| Terri J. Sabol| Yuri Kim| Whitney Warren| Joshua Jeong|
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December 09, 2024  · 
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety
Contributors: Janice Barnes| Perry Sheffield| Nathan Graber| Sonal Jessel| Kevin Lanza| Vijay S. Limaye| Faustenia Morrow| Anjali Sauthoff| Michael Schmeltz| Shavonne Smith| Amanda Stevens|
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December 09, 2024  · 
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 05: Ecosystems
Contributors: Sheila S. Hess| Douglas A. Burns| F. Garrett Boudinot| Carrie Brown‐Lima| Jason Corwin| John D. Foppert| George R. Robinson| Kevin C. Rose| Matthew D. Schlesinger| Rebecca L. Shuford| Drake Bradshaw| Amanda Stevens|
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December 09, 2024  · 
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 09: Transportation
Contributors: Amy Macdonald| Joan McDonald| Thomas Schmitt| Hua Cai| Jennifer Ceponis| Cheila Cullen| Projjal Dutta| Andrea Cristina Ruiz| Amanda Stevens|
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December 09, 2024  · 
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 08: Society and Economy
Contributors: Luis Aguirre‐Torres| Robin Leichenko| Mary Austerman| Deborah Balk| Hallie E. Bond| Riobart E. Breen| David Burgy| Cassandra John| Franchelle Parker| Kenneth Schlather| Amanda Stevens|
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December 03, 2024  · 
Interplay of elasticity and flow velocity on gorgonian feeding and implications for bioinspired design
Contributors: Matea Santiago| Laura A. Miller|
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November 25, 2024  · 
Credit and blame for AI–generated content: Effects of personalization in four countries
Contributors: Brian D. Earp| Sebastian Porsdam Mann| Peng Liu| Ivar Hannikainen| Maryam Ali Khan| Yueying Chu| Julian Savulescu|
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