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2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Announced
September 12, 2024
A molecular biologist from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a chemical engineer from UC Berkeley, and an earth scientist from Cornell University are this year’s Laureates. NEW YORK, September 12, 2024 – For the second time, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences named three women scientists as Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Each will receive $250,000, the largest unrestricted scientific prize offered to America’s most promising, faculty-level scientific...
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The Ethics of Developing Voice Biometrics
August 29, 2024
Various ethical considerations must be applied to the development of artificial intelligence technologies like voice biometrics to ensure disenfranchised populations are not negatively impacted. Published August 29, 2024 By Nitin Verma, PhDAI & Society Fellow Nitin Verma, PhD, (left) conducts an interview with Juana Caralina Becerra Sandoval at The New York Academy of Sciences' office in lower Manhattan.Photo by Nick Fetty/The New York Academy of Sciences. Juana Catalina Becerra Sandoval, a PhD candidate in the...
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Singing Lemurs Strike a Chord with Scientists
August 9, 2024
Do you like to sing in the shower or at karaoke? New research suggests a group of peculiar primates may have played an evolutionary role in your ability to do so. Published August 9, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Closeup of an indri under the sunlight. Image courtesy of Holly EdwardsWirestock - stock.adobe.com. Before Beyoncé we had the Beatles. Before the Beatles we had Beethoven. And before Beethoven? Lemurs! …Lemurs??? A new study recently...
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Academy’s Past: A Budding Institution
August 6, 2024
The Lyceum’s second home housed “the richest collection of reptiles and fish in the country.” Published August 6, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager The New York Institution | Chambers Street | April 1817 – 1831 From The New York Public Library The Lyceum of Natural History in the City of New York (“the Lyceum” – which would become The New York Academy of Sciences in 1876) moved into its second home off Chambers Street...
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The Fraught and Fruitful Future of Fungi
August 1, 2024
The humble fungi are part of our daily lives from food and therapy to entertainment and biomaterials. Published August 1, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Photo by Nick Fetty/The New York Academy of Sciences What If Fungi Win? Immunologist and mycologist Arthuro Casadevall, MD, PhD, posed such a question in his recently published book, penned with co-author Stephanie Desmon, MA. It was also the topic of the final installment of the 2024 Authors at...
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Academy’s Past: Where It All Began
June 25, 2024
The Lyceum shared its first home with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, not far from the City Hall building that still stands today. Published June 25, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager The College of Physicians and Surgeons | 3 Barclay Street | January 1817 – April 1817 From The New York Public Library. The story of The New York Academy of Sciences starts where many New York stories have – in downtown Manhattan....
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Innovative New Art Exhibit Showcases the Importance of Coral Reefs
June 13, 2024
Artist Mara G. Haseltine combines ingenuity with practicality to draw attention to environmental issues facing coral reefs. Published June 13, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager https://vimeo.com/954866011 Art and science come together in a striking new exhibition at The New York Academy of Sciences that celebrates World Oceans Day. The exhibit, entitled “Blueprints to Save the Planet: 1 Coral Reefs: Exploring the ‘Art’ of Sustainable Reef Restoration,” includes a replica of the Rococo Cocco Reef...
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The New York Academy of Sciences and the Leon Levy Foundation Announce the 2024 Leon Levy Scholars in Neuroscience
May 29, 2024
New York, NY, May 29, 2024 – The New York Academy of Sciences and the Leon Levy Foundation announced today the 2024 cohort of Leon Levy Scholars in Neuroscience, continuing a program initiated by the Foundation in 2009 that has supported 170 fellows in neuroscience. This highly regarded postdoctoral program supports exceptional young researchers across the five boroughs of New York City as they pursue innovative neuroscience research and advance their careers toward becoming independent principal investigators....
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Building Trust Through Transparency in Biorisk Management
May 13, 2024
Note: The reflections in this blog are of Dr. Syra Madad and Dr. Filippa Lentzos and do not represent the viewpoints of TAG-RULS DUR, the World Health Organization or The New York Academy of Sciences. Published May 13, 2024 By Syra Madad, D.H.Sc., M.Sc., MCP, CHEP, and Filippa Lentzos First meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences and Dual-Use Research in Geneva on 16-17 April 2024. Photo courtesy...
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Exploring the Ethics of Human Settlement in Space
April 15, 2024
While there are many scientific and engineering considerations that need to be applied to the human settlement of outer space, author Erika Nesvold argues in her new book that we mustn’t forget about the ethical and social justice dimensions. Published April 15, 2024 By Nick FettyDigital Content Manager Photo by Nick Fetty/The New York Academy of Sciences Astrophysicist Erika Nesvold discussed her recently published book, Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space,...