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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for collecting informatio...

On January 20, 2015, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) in his State of the Union address. The PMI, by developing ne...

It is not yet 60 years since the first artificial satellite was placed into Earth orbit. In just over a half century, mankind has gone from no pres...

A critical component of the nation's economic vitality is ensuring that all Americans can contribute and prosper. Such contributions presuppose an ...

The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capacity to innovate. Major sources of innovative capa...

Volcanic eruptions are common, with more than 50 volcanic eruptions in the United States alone in the past 31 years. These eruptions can have devas...

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fifth Report follows on four previous reviews of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership,...

Attaining meaningful cybersecurity presents a broad societal challenge. Its complexity and the range of systems and sectors in which it is needed m...

In the coming years, complex domestic and international environments and challenges to national security will continue. Intelligence analysts and t...

Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observa...

Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the g...

Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health was released in September 2019, before the...

On January 30-31, 2019 the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, in collaboration with the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems and th...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission is to provide reliable and impartial scientific information to understand Earth, minimize loss of life an...

For children and youth, summertime presents a unique break from the traditional structure, resources, and support systems that exist during the sch...

The urban built environment is a prime setting for microbial transmission, because just as cities serve as hubs for migration and international tra...

Over the past decade, resilience has gained significant traction across the nation and innovative programs are showing exciting progress in buildin...

Convergence-based research approaches are critical in solving many scientific challenges, which frequently draw on large teams of collaborators fro...

Additive manufacturing (AM) is the process in which a three-dimensional object is built by adding subsequent layers of materials. AM enables novel ...

The oncology careforce faces challenges as population growth in the U.S. contributes to increases in the number of patients diagnosed with cancer. ...

One of the pathways by which the scientific community confirms the validity of a new scientific discovery is by repeating the research that produce...

Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the U...

Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care reform has created major changes in the U.S. health care sys...

Oil and gas well completion and stimulation technologies to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States have evolved over the...

The United States faces an alarmingly high rate of maternal morbidity and mortality, distinguishing it from other high-income countries that have a...

Research conducted over the past two decades has shown that poor patient understanding of medication instructions is an important contributor to th...

The United States has long recognized that the nation's prosperity and security depend on how we address challenges of disasters, poverty, famine, ...

An adequate, well-trained, and diverse health care workforce is essential for providing access to quality health care services. However, despite mo...

Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with ins...

Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have responsibilities for evaluat...

On June 16, 2016, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement held a workshop at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Brooklyn, New York...

Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills ...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 19...

Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the world's population lives in urban areas, with the U....

Produced waterwater from underground formations that is brought to the surface during oil and gas productionis the greatest volume byproduct associ...