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    Annals

    Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives

    Edited by William C. Bushell (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Erin L. Olivo (Columbia University), and Neil D. Theise (Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

    The reports in this volume establish a basis for a program of research that will advance our current understanding of longevity and health.

    eBriefing

    A Dangerous Divide: The Two Cultures in the 21st Century

    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.

    eBriefing

    Science and Innovation Week: Planning Mexico City's High-Tech Future

    Keynote Speakers: Sam Pitroda (National Knowledge Commission of India), Alvin Toffler (Author, Future Shock), Jerry Hultin (Polytechnic Institute of NYU), Hugo Santana (IBM Mexico), Rajendra Pachauri (Energy and Resources Institute), Harry Kroto (Florida State University), Robert Richardson (Cornell University), Rajeev Sethi (Asian Heritage Foundation), Robert Engle (NYU Stern School of Business), Sherwood Rowland (UC Irvine), and Russell Read (C Change Investments)

    NYAS brought together leaders in biomedicine, green energy, urban development, and innovation policy to discuss how science and technology could transform Mexico's capital. A new eBriefing documents the highlights.

    Annals

    The Menstrual Cycle and Adolescent Health

    Edited by Catherine M. Gordon (Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts), Corrine Welt (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts) and Robert W. Rebar (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama)

    This volume includes works from the proceedings of a meeting to discuss ways of advancing the acceptance of the menstrual cycle as a marker of health in adolescent girls, and related research issues.

    eBriefing

    A Boost for Education: The Teacher Academy for Mathematics and Science

    Keynote Speaker: June Kasuga Miller (Queens College)

    New York City is offering free tuition and four years of training to entice college students to become teachers in high-need schools.

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