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by Talia Lewis | Oct 17, 2021 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Cecil Awards. The Cecil Awards recognize staff from throughout the National Academies who have demonstrated superb skill and commitment in furthering the mission of the NAM: to...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 17, 2021 | News
Today at its annual meeting, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored two members for their outstanding service — Christine Cassel, visiting professor at the University of California, San Francisco; and Mary Wakefield, visiting distinguished professor at...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 8, 2021 | News
Victor J. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, was the honored guest and commencement speaker at Boston University’s commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020, held on October 3rd, 2021. “I’m here because like so many others, I had to...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 4, 2021 | News
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. Julius is a dual...
by Radhika Hira | Sep 28, 2021 | News
Today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) released a video encouraging Latinx/Latino(a)/Hispanic Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The video, which features 11 Latinx/Latino(a)/Hispanic members of the NAM, highlights the safety and efficacy of the...
by Samantha Phillips | Sep 27, 2021 | News
Recognizing the critical need to address climate change through health sector leadership, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announces the launch of its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector (“Climate Collaborative”), a public-private...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 23, 2021 | News
President Joseph Biden announced the members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on September 22, 2021, including four members of the National Academy of Medicine and 20 members of the National Academy of Sciences, National...
by Radhika Hira | Sep 22, 2021 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), together with eight global collaborators representing over 50 countries and territories, today announced the awardees of the 2021 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. These awards are part of the Healthy Longevity Global...
by Talia Lewis | Sep 15, 2021 | News
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine for Leadership to Improve the Health of All Americans The National Academy of Medicine today announced Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is the recipient of the 2021 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for...
by Talia Lewis | Sep 15, 2021 | News
A new individually authored discussion paper in NAM Perspectives — the digital periodical of the National Academy of Medicine — published September 15, 2021 identifies health equity as the area of most urgent and cross-cutting concern for health care quality...
