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January 2026
A Closer Look at Risk, Opportunity, and Innovation in
Climate Tech Investing
On January 22, 2026, join The Roller Coaster of Climate Tech Investing, the third session in our Private Capital and Discovery: Strategic Investing in Scientific Innovation series.
As decarbonization ventures face growing headwinds, this virtual panel will examine whether today’s climate tech companies are building durable, economically viable businesses or repeating past boom-and-bust cycles.
Hear from expert leaders at the intersection of private capital and scientific research as they share insights on how capital investment is shaping the future of science and innovation and how cutting-edge research can guide capital investment.
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January 22, 2026
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The Roller Coaster of Climate Tech Investing (https://campaign.nyas.org/pcd3?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=pcd3&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
January 28, 2026*
Behind the Screen: ‘The Calling’ Movie Night and Panel Conversation (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/behind-the-screen-the-calling-movie-night-and-panel-conversation/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=thecalling&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
February 2-3, 2026
Bacterial Vaccines and Immune Therapies (https://events.nyas.org/event/vaccines26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=vaccines26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
February 5, 2026*
Break the Ice: Virtual Winter Networking (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/break-the-ice-virtual-winter-networking/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=winternetworking&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
February 25, 2026*
Making Your Science Matter: Effective Communication for K-12 Engagement (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/making-your-science-matter/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=k-12engagement&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
March 3, 2026
The Neuroscience of Kindness (https://events.nyas.org/event/Kindness26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=kindness26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
March 2, 2026
Free event
Advancing Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors from Discovery to Patient Care: The Dr. Paul Janssen Award Symposium (https://events.nyas.org/event/dpja26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=dpja26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
March 3, 2026
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/oliver-sacks-his-own-life/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=oliversacks26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
March 17, 2026*
Creatively Navigating Your Job Search: A Workshop for STEM Postdocs (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/creatively-navigating-your-job-search-a-workshop-for-stem-postdocs/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=jobworkshop&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Submit an abstract! Researchers at all levels and across disciplines and sectors can advance their work in a relatively small and relaxed venue designed to foster dynamic dialogues.
Accepted submitters receive a 35% discount on Academy Membership. Individuals chosen to present an abstract will also register at the early bird price regardless of registration date. Paired with new membership, this is the best possible price to participate.
March 24, 2026
Abstracts due Jan. 21
Cancer Metabolism and Signaling in the Tumor Microenvironment (https://events.nyas.org/event/cancermetabolism26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=cancermetabolism26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 30, 2026
Abstracts due Feb. 20
Autoimmunity Meets Innovation: Cell Therapies (https://events.nyas.org/event/autoimmune1/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=autoimmune1&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 1, 2026
Abstracts due Feb. 20
Autoimmunity Meets Innovation: Drugs and Devices (https://events.nyas.org/event/autoimmune2/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=autoimmune2&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 6, 2026
Abstracts due Feb. 24
Adipocyte Futile Cycling and Metabolism: Innovations in Weight Management (https://events.nyas.org/event/adipocytes/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=adipocytes&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 12-13, 2026
Abstracts due Feb. 26
The New Wave of AI in Healthcare 2026 (https://events.nyas.org/event/aihealth26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=aihealth26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 21, 2026
Abstracts due Mar. 2
The Chemical Biology Discussion Group End-of-Year Symposium (https://events.nyas.org/event/cbye26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=cbye26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
June 9, 2026
Abstracts due Mar. 16
Molecular Pathways and Cellular Players in the Resolution of Organ Fibrosis (https://events.nyas.org/event/fibrosis26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=fibrosis26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
June 22-23, 2026
Abstracts due Mar. 23
Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy (https://events.nyas.org/event/cancerio26/summary?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=cancerio26&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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The Global Consequences of US Climate and Weather Data Cuts (https://events.nyas.org/event/2025BAYSUK/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025BAYSUK&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Imagining the Impossible: UK Scientists Changing our World (https://events.nyas.org/event/2025BAYSUK/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025BAYSUK&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Therapeutic Approaches to Protein Misfolding in Neurodegenerative Disease (https://events.nyas.org/event/tapmind/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tapmind&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Sickle Cell Disease: Existing Paradigms and Novel Approaches (http://events.nyas.org/sicklecell?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sicklecell&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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The Science of Aging: Combating the Onset of Age-Related Diseases (https://events.nyas.org/event/aging/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=aging&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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The Chemical Biology Discussion Group End-of-Year Symposium (https://events.nyas.org/event/cbye/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cbye25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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2025 Ross Prize Symposium: Protein Misfolding and Aggregation in Disease (https://events.nyas.org/event/rossprize25/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rossprize2025&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through June 17, 2026
Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy (https://events.nyas.org/event/cancerIO/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cancerio25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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The Roller Coaster of Climate Tech Investing (https://www.nyas.org/press-release/the-roller-coaster-of-climate-tech-investing/?mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The panel will dive into the nuances of climate tech investing during a free, virtual webinar at 12 p.m. ET on January 22, 2026.
Johnson & Johnson celebrates innovation in cancer research with 2025 Dr. Paul Janssen Award (https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-celebrates-innovation-in-cancer-research-with-2025-dr-paul-janssen-award?mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Tony Hunter, Ph.D., celebrated for pioneering discoveries that inspired the development of more than 80 cancer therapies that continue to transform patient lives.
Curbing New York’s Recent Surge in Flu Cases (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/curbing-new-yorks-recent-surge-in-flu-cases/?mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
New York State is in a record-breaking stretch of seasonal influenza. Here’s what you can do about it.
Academy’s Past – A Return Downtown (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/academys-past-a-return-downtown/?mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The Academy returned to its Lower Manhattan roots when it moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art skyscraper.
Celebrating Breakthrough Innovation: Highlights from the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize Ceremony in Mumbai (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/celebrating-breakthrough-innovation-highlights-from-the-2025-tata-transformation-prize-ceremony-in-mumbai/?mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The Tata Transformation Prize celebrates scientific innovation and advancement in India.

Shaping Science Podcast

Shaping Science
Hosted by Academy President Nick Dirks, dive into topics at the forefront of scientific discovery from experts and other members of the Academy community.
#09 Nicolas Langlitz on Medical Anthropology, Neuropsychedelia, and the Decade of the Brain (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/nicolas-langlitz-on-medical-anthropology-neuropsychedelia-and-the-decade-of-the-brain/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=shapingscience&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Nicolas Langlitz, MD, PhD, joins Nick Dirks in the latest episode of Shaping Science to discuss medical anthropology, the anti-psychiatric movement, and the therapeutic potential of LSD.
Prof. Langlitz is a German-born anthropologist and historian of science, currently serving as a Professor of Anthropology at The New School for Social Research., where he also oversees the Psychedelic Humanities Lab at The New School.
Previous episodes:
#08 Laura Spinney on the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Origins of Language, and the Complexity of Identity (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/laura-spinney-on-the-1918-flu-pandemic-the-origins-of-language-and-the-complexity-of-identity/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=shapingscience&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
#07 Agustín Fuentes on Biological Anthropology, Sex as a Spectrum, and What It Means to be Human (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/agustin-fuentes-on-biological-anthropology-sex-as-a-spectrum-and-what-it-means-to-be-human/?mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
#06 Angus Fletcher on the Hoax of AGI, Teaching Creativity, and the Future of the Humanities (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/angus-fletcher-on-the-hoax-of-agi-teaching-creativity-and-the-future-of-the-humanities/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=shapingscience&mc_cid=419b5c6b0d&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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