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Then Along Came the Second Trump Administration
March 12, 2025
Academy President and CEO Nicholas B. Dirks highlights some of the ways higher education and science in the United States are under threat during the second Trump Administration. Published March 12, 2025 Originally published by Times Higher Education By Nicholas B. DirksPresident and CEO A 1940 Group photo of E. O. Lawrence, A. H. Compton, V. Bush, J. B. Conant, K. Compton, and A. Loomis. Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy/Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory...
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A Social Scientist and Social Critic
March 6, 2025
One of The New York Academy of Sciences early Fellows advanced anthropological understandings of Native tribes. Her social sciences background also extended into feminism and broader societal critiques. Published March 6, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Elsie Clews Parsons. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Elsie Clews Parsons was born to a prominent New York family in 1875. She earned a BA from the recently established Barnard College prior to completing her PhD in sociology...
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Academy’s Past: Fire Leads to Academy Setback
February 18, 2025
A devastating fire would destroy the Lyceum’s next home, including the Lyceum’s priceless collection that took half a century to assemble. Published February 18, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager NYU Medical School | 14th Street and 3rd Avenue | 1851-1866 Courtesy of The New York Public Library The Lyceum of Natural History in the City of New York’s (“the Lyceum’s”) next home was in the newly constructed NYU Medical School at the intersection of...
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Get Ready with the Disaster Response Game
February 12, 2025
A new virtual scenario game established by the International Science Reserve prepares users for responding to crises like wildfires, hurricanes, and food security. Published February 12, 2025 By Mila Rosenthal, PhDExecutive Director, International Science Reserve We can’t always predict where a disaster will happen next. What we do know is that scientists have a critical role to play in reducing risk and solving problems in a crisis. If you are a scientist looking to prepare...
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Q&A with Academy Board Member Tom Franco
January 28, 2025
Published January 30, 2025 Tom Franco is a Senior Advisor with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and is also a member of the Board of Governors for The New York Academy of Sciences. With an extensive background in law, business, entrepreneurship, and teaching, he brings a valuable perspective to the Board. We spoke with him to learn more about his background, what motivates him, and why he chose to get involved with the Academy. *some...
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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...