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The Current State of Science, Politics, and Academia

July 3, 2025

From systemic political attacks on research and threats on academic freedom to the detrimental role of misinformation on public trust and the importance of international collaboration. Published July 3, 2025 By Nick FettyAcademy Contributor Nicholas B. Dirks Nicholas B. Dirks, President and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences recently discussed the role politics will play in scientific and academic research going forward, not only in the United States but across the globe. Dirks,...

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Celebrating Scientific Brilliance and Resilience

June 13, 2025

Highlights from the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel. Published June 13, 2025 By Kamala MurthySenior Manager, Communications Against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea and the luminous Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv, Israel, over one hundred preeminent scientific researchers, dignitaries, academics, business leaders, and supporters gathered on June 4, 2025, for an unforgettable evening honoring the future of science in Israel. The 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists...

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The McClintock Letters Initiative to Support Science

June 2, 2025

The new McClintock Letters Initiative calls on researchers to share their stories about the need for federal financial support of scientific research. Published June 2, 2025 Barbara McClintock (1902-1992), Department of Genetics, Carnegie Institution at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, shown in her laboratory. This photograph was distributed when McClintock received the American Association of University Women Achievement Award in 1947 for her work on cytogenetics. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. With federal...

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The Academy Goes to the Movies to Advance Science

May 28, 2025

The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy) partnered with MacGillivray Freeman Films to bring science, technology, and the wonders of the human body to students around New York City. Published May 28, 2025 By Jennifer AtkinsonProgram Administrator The movie poster for "Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels." Hundreds of eyes watched eagerly, shaded by 3D glasses, as simulated blood flowed through arteries, its race through the human body flying off screen. The students were...

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Academy’s Past – An Era of “Unprecedented Prosperity”

May 22, 2025

After an interim few years, The New York Academy of Sciences' (the Academy’s) next substantive home was in a small room at the American Museum of Natural History. Published May 22, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager American Museum of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | 1904-1949  Image courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History. The first cornerstone for the American Museum of Natural History’s (AMNH) 77th Street building was laid by...

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Bringing Science to Life with Artificial Intelligence

May 14, 2025

NYC teachers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform STEM education. The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy) is supporting this effort. Published May 14, 2025 By Meghan Groome, PhDAcademy Contributor Image courtesy of shevchukandrey via stock.adobe.com. Since 2012, The New York Academy of Sciences' Scientist-in-Residence (SiR) program has paired STEM professionals with public school teachers across New York City to co-design and lead inquiry-based projects in the classroom. Created in partnership with the...

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Academy’s Soiree Recognizes Excellence in Science

May 12, 2025

It was an evening celebrating innovation, discovery, and leaders in science when The New York Academy of Sciences hosted its Spring Soirée at the University Club of New York. Published May 12, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager It was a full house for The New York Academy of Sciences' Spring Soirée, hosted at the University Club of New York. The inaugural Soiréewas a night to honor scientific excellence as several established and aspiring STEM...

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Jared Lipworth Honored for Advancing Science Comms

May 8, 2025

Jared Lipworth, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, was recently recognized by The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy) for outstanding contributions to science. Published May 8, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Jared Lipworth Creating scientific programming that engages general audiences is an art form. One skilled practitioner of that art form is Jared Lipworth, head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, who was recently recognized for his accomplishments with...

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From Battling “Deep Sea Monsters” to Conserving Them

May 6, 2025

“Battling Deep Sea Monsters” sounds like a synopsis of the classic novel by French writer Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Instead, it’s something that could have been listed on the resume of Robert Cushman Murphy, a fellow of The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy) more than a century ago. Published May 6, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Eagle - May 24, 1925 via newspapers.com. Robert...

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Janet Tobias Recognized for Advancing Science Comms

May 5, 2025

Janet Tobias, winner of an Emmy and Peabody Award, was one of four Honorees recently recognized by The New York Academy of Sciences (the Academy) for outstanding contributions to science. Published May 5, 2025 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Janet Tobias Tobias, well-respected by her colleagues for her curiosity, tenacity, and passion for educating audiences about science, was presented with the 2025 Communicating Science Award during the Academy’s recent Spring Soirée, hosted at the University...

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July 03, 2025  · 
Diverse hosts, diverse immune systems: Evolutionary variation in bat immunology
Contributors: Daniel J. Becker| Amanda Vicente‐Santos| Ashley B. Reers| B. R. Ansil| Mika O'Shea| Caroline A. Cummings| Alicia J. Roistacher| Rita M. Quintela‐Tizon| Manuela M. T. Pereira| Juniper Rosen| Arinjay Banerjee| Hannah K. Frank|
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June 30, 2025  · 
Beyond problematic social media use and the brain: A public health and policy perspective
Contributors: Holly Shannon| Matteo Montgomery| Alison Funk| Alireza Kamyabi| Madison Hunt| Ceinwen Pope| Kim Hellemans| Synthia Guimond|
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June 27, 2025  · 
Independently testing prosocial interventions: Methods and recommendations from 31 researchers
Contributors: David J. Grüning| Julia Kamin| Emily Saltz| Tin Acosta| Dominic DiFranzo| Beth Goldberg| Alex Leavitt| Filippo Menczer| Tyler Musgrave| Yixue Wang| Magdalena Wojcieszak|
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June 26, 2025  · 
Real‐time measurement of entropy production and export in humans: A step toward entropically informed medicine
Contributors: Nicolas Brodeur| André Longtin| Glen P. Kenny| Andrew J. E. Seely|
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June 26, 2025  · 
Artificial intelligence chatbots as a source of virtual social support: Implications for loneliness and anxiety management
Contributors: Kelly Merrill| Sai Datta Mikkilineni| Marco Dehnert|
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June 18, 2025  · 
Mating system and copulatory behavior of the greater mouse‐eared bat (Myotis myotis)
Contributors: Lisa Printz| Anika Lustig| Martina Nagy| Mirjam Knörnschild|
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June 15, 2025  · 
Brazil climate highlights 2023
Contributors: Luana Albertani Pampuch| Paola Gimenes Bueno| Michelle Simões Reboita| Ana Carolina Nóbile Tomaziello| Ana Maria Pereira Nunes| Andressa Andrade Cardoso| Caio A. S. Coelho| Camila Bertoletti Carpenedo| Francisco das Chagas Vasconcelos| Helber Barros Gomes| Henri Rossi Pinheiro| Hugo Alves Braga| Iuri Valério Graciano Borges| Maria de Souza Custodio| Maria Leidinice da Silva| Marta Llopart| Rosmeri Porfírio da Rocha| Tércio Ambrizzi| Gyrlene Aparecida Mendes da Silva|
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June 11, 2025  · 
Dual‐transcriptome analyses of high‐ and low‐virulence strains of Cryptococcus gattii cocultured with RAW264.7 macrophages
Contributors: Chen Yang| Yangyu Zhou| Yu Zhong| Lifeng Wang| Xuelei Zang| Hui Chen| Dingxia Shen| Yan Cheng| Jiang Gu| Xinying Xue|
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May 30, 2025  · 
The unseen teen: Social platforms and accountability for addressing adolescent well‐being
Contributors: Kellie Owens| Amanda Lenhart|
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May 16, 2025  · 
Value‐added utilization of agricultural wastes in biocomposite production: Characteristics and applications
Contributors: Karuppusamy Manickaraj| Ramakrishnan Thirumalaisamy| Sivasubramanian Palanisamy| Nadir Ayrilmis| Ehab El Sayed Massoud| Murugesan Palaniappan| S. Lakshmi Sankar|
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