Friday, February 5, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Organizer: Vincent P. Tomaselli (Center for Advanced Information Management, Columbia University)
The conference topic – electronic health records (EHR) –is an important issue that has been brought to the forefront of national emphasis by both government and industry. It has been proposed that the use of EHR will improve healthcare delivery and reduce costs and medical errors. The goals of this forum include creating dialogue about the latest EHR developments; to inform delegates about new innovations; to provide an opportunity for expert developers and users to discuss their problems and brainstorm solutions; and to provide networking opportunities between leaders in this field that may lead to future collaborations.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Marion Nestle (New York University)
There is a science to eating well, and an art to shopping for food. Nutrition expert and What to Eat author Marion Nestle explains, from a scientific perspective, how to decode diet advice, read grocery labels, and choose food wisely.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Nalini Nadkarni (The Evergreen State College)
A treetop ecologist known as the Queen of the Forest Canopy shares what she has learned from 30 years of forest exploration about the intimate connection between humans and trees.
Friday, April 23, 2010 | 7:45 AM - 6:00 PM
Organizers: Paul Coplan (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals), Baruch Fischhoff (Carnegie Mellon University), Theresa Mullin (FDA), and Alice Till (PhRMA)
This conference will focus on a formalized, systematic approach for assessing drug risks and benefits in the context of regulatory decisions about which drugs should come to market. Discussion will include ways to improve the transparency and communication of FDA decisions to the general public.
Friday, November 13, 2009 | 1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speakers: Peter Courtland Agre (Bloomberg School of Public Health), Rita R. Colwell (University of Maryland College Park), Erik R. Peterson (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Kellogg Schwab (Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Please join the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as we explore one of our planet's most valuable resources—water.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Katayoun Chamany (Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts)
Learn how to incorporate issues of social responsibility into the traditional biology curriculum to attract and maintain the interest of a diverse population of students.
Monday, September 21, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thomas Halket and Theodore Weitz (Halket Weitz LLP) and Paul Ellis (Scarola Ellis LLP)
A three session series (September 21, September 29, and October 13, 2009) introducing the essentials of intellectual property, business structure and organization, and financing to scientists, doctors, and inventive individuals.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers: Scott Muldavin (The Muldavin Company) and Ron Dembo (Zerofootprint Inc.)
This meeting is the final discussion in a four-part series focused on achieving zero net energy in buildings. This panel will address the financial incentives for developers to invest in the energy-generating and efficiency features of zero net energy buildings and the valuation of the buildings.
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Annals
Edited by Ralph Steinman (The Rockefeller University, New York, New York), Jacques Banchereau (Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Dallas, Texas), and Olivera J. Finn (School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Invited chapters from world-renowned researchers and clinicians shed light on recent steps forward in immunotherapeutic and preventive approaches for future cancer vaccines in this Annals volume.
eBriefing
Organizer: Albert Ko (Weill-Cornell Medical College)
As a new eBriefing explains, regions of Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America bear the greatest burden from meningococcal and pneumococcal diseases, dengue, and dengue hemorrhagic fever, in part because life-saving vaccines have not been broadly implemented.
eBriefing
Keynote Speakers: E.O. Wilson (Harvard University), John Edward Porter (Research!America), and Dean Kamen (DEKA Research)
Fifty years ago, C.P. Snow identified a lack of understanding between scientists and literary scholars. Panelists at an Academy symposium, summarized in a new eBriefing, say the divide today is between scientists and the general public, with troubling consequences.
Member News
Seven Academy Members are among the Signatories of a Letter to the President.
eBriefing
Keynote Speaker: David Krol (University of Toledo College of Medicine; Global Children's Dental Health Taskforce)
The traditional approach to delivering pediatric health care is not effective in underserved populations. Practitioners are investigating comprehensive, community-based approaches that have been successful in other contexts.
Webinar Archive
May 28, 2009
Vaccine experts and public health officials met at the Academy on May 28, 2009 to discuss the latest about the outbreak.
Webinar Archive
May 20, 2009
Regions of Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America bear the greatest burden from infectious diseases, in part because life-saving vaccines have not been broadly implemented. How can they be delivered to those who need them most?
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