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June 2024
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Presenting the 2024 Leon Levy Scholars
We are pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of Leon Levy Scholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation!
Welcome to the Academy:
* Tiphaine Bailly, PhD, The Rockefeller University
* Ernesto Griego, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
* Deepak Kaji, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
* Jack Major, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
* Brigid Maloney, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
* Amin Nejatbakhsh, PhD, Flatiron Institute
* Broc Pagni, PhD, NYU Langone Health
* Adithya Rajagopalan, PhD, New York University
* Genelle Rankin, PhD, The Rockefeller University
Meet each of the Scholars by reading our latest press release!
Read more (https://www.nyas.org/press-release/the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-and-the-leon-levy-foundation-announce-the-2024-leon-levy-scholars-in-neuroscience/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LLSN&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
June 25, 2024
The Science and Business of AI-Driven Drug Discovery (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/ai-driven-drug-discovery/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Cure.&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
July 16, 2024
Authors at the Academy
Claudia de Rham: The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity (https://events.nyas.org/event/d4f3bfad-f223-436e-a819-89ca27b250da/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gravity&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
July 18, 2024
Authors at the Academy
Arturo Casadevall: What If Fungi Win? (https://events.nyas.org/event/a228fa5a-fdf2-4f30-98ac-1c9ec9e27a4d/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fungi&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
August 13, 2024
Embracing Imperfection: Redefining Failure in STEM (https://events.nyas.org/event/351196aa-311f-4e46-8ebb-780b17f0c0d8/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hrpt24&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
October 18, 2024
15th Annual Machine Learning Symposium (https://events.nyas.org/event/ml2024/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ml2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Have you missed a recent live event? Register now to watch events on-demand. After registering, you can access the full event or key sessions of interest.
Available through July 25, 2024
Leadership in STEM Series (https://events.nyas.org/event/29690b84-f61c-47db-bdc9-c58c956bfab7/summary?_gl=1*1r85qo2*_gcl_au*MTgxNTUzMDI2Ny4xNzA4NDYxMzU1*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcxNjIxODMyNi4xNzcuMS4xNzE2MjE4NDE3LjAuMC4w?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stemseries&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through February 28, 2025
Sparking Innovation: UK Scientists Changing Our World (https://events.nyas.org/event/2e4938fd-4226-4eaa-9bc4-d3efa974bf15/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baysuk2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through March 26, 2025
International Science Reserve: Science Unusual – Japan’s Earthquake Preparedness Culture: How Science Helps Minimize Disaster (https://isr.nyas.org/events/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through March 27, 2025
Innovations in AI and Higher Education, with Reid Hoffman and Nicholas B. Dirks (https://events.nyas.org/event/eab0e3c7-591f-4bcd-a568-cba3cc9c1ac9/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=aied&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through April 5, 2025
Erika Nesvold: Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space (https://events.nyas.org/event/7ccff862-5759-47fa-a820-ae8cb4c9fa79/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=offearth&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through April 16, 2025
Venki Ramakrishnan: Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality (https://events.nyas.org/event/adbb9796-04e4-4f47-ab0a-c8bcf192715c/summary?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through April 19, 2025
Available through August 2, 2024
Unlocking the Mysteries of Cells with AI: A Fireside Conversation with Dr. Priscilla Chan (https://events.nyas.org/event/e5a9b7fd-1243-4d4c-9e1d-49593d4f3e51/summary?_gl=1*1bm19tr*_gcl_au*MTgxNTUzMDI2Ny4xNzA4NDYxMzU1*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcxNjIxODMyNi4xNzcuMS4xNzE2MjE4ODg0LjAuMC4w?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=czi&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through August 20, 2024
Cancer and Aging – The Inflammaging Connection (http://events.nyas.org/inflammaging?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inflammaging2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through August 30, 2024
Vaccines for Respiratory Diseases (http://events.nyas.org/vaccines?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vaccines&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through September 10, 2024
Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy 2024 (http://events.nyas.org/cancerio?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cancerio24&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through September 17, 2024
Chemical Biology of Protein Homeostasis: From Fundamentals to Translational Breakthroughs (http://events.nyas.org/cbph?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cbph&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Scientist-in-Residence
Deadline Extended: Applications close June 28
Created in cooperation with the New York City Department of Education in 2012, the Scientist-in-Residence (SiR) program matches scientists with NYC public school teachers to bring scientific inquiry to life in the classroom. By combining their content and pedagogical expertise, each scientist-teacher pair will develop and implement a year-long project that prepares students to engage in authentic research and spark their interest in STEM learning.
Interested? Learn more (https://www.nyas.org/learning/school-community-programs/scientist-in-residence/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SiR2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) about the program & start an application to be a host teacher (https://gsa.smapply.io/prog/SIRTeacher/?_gl=1*l9cyo4*_gcl_au*MTQyODQ4NDIzNi4xNzE2Mjk2OTg0*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcxNzA3NzA4Mi4yMDQuMS4xNzE3MDc3NDMwLjAuMC4w?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SiR2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) or scientist-in-residence! (https://gsa.smapply.io/prog/SIRscientist/?_gl=1*v3v1om*_gcl_au*MTQyODQ4NDIzNi4xNzE2Mjk2OTg0*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcxNzA3NzA4Mi4yMDQuMS4xNzE3MDc3MzE4LjAuMC4w?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SiR2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
After School Mentoring Program
Applications close August 6
Remember the pure curiosity of asking questions and finding new answers? Give that feeling to middle school students around New York City! In partnership with the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, the Academy recruits STEM professionals to act as mentors in the Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program (ASMP). ASMP mentors are placed at one of our many afterschool sites around New York City. Since our launch in 2010, we have placed over 1,000 scientists into afterschool programs all over the NYC area and inspired 15,000+ students!
Interested? Learn more (https://www.nyas.org/learning/school-community-programs/after-school-stem-mentoring-program/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ASMP2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) about the program & start an application (https://gsa.smapply.io/prog/ASMP-mentor-2024-25/?_gl=1*8bliup*_gcl_au*MTQyODQ4NDIzNi4xNzE2Mjk2OTg0*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcxNjQwMDQ5OS4xODcuMS4xNzE2NDAxOTQxLjAuMC4w?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ASMP2024&utm_content=CB&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) ! (https://gsa.smapply.io/prog/ASMP-mentor-2024-25/?_gl=1*8bliup*_gcl_au*MTQyODQ4NDIzNi4xNzE2Mjk2OTg0*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcxNjQwMDQ5OS4xODcuMS4xNzE2NDAxOTQxLjAuMC4w?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ASMP2024&utm_content=CB&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The Junior Academy
Applications accepted on a continuous basis
STEM experts and professionals who are STEM enthusiasts can engage with the Junior Academy community by serving as Mentors. Mentors work with student teams on virtual Innovation Challenges by encouraging and supporting the students as they move through the different phases of the scientific process — researching and brainstorming, proposing an innovative design, experimenting to test their hypothesis, analyzing feedback and preparing a final presentation about their solution.
Interested? Learn more (https://www.nyas.org/learning/high-school-research-programs/the-junior-academy/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) & start an application! (https://www.nyas.org/get-involved/mentorship/apply-for-mentorship/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
https://events.nyas.org/event/ml2024/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ml2024&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID
Event Highlights: The 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel Ceremony and The Blavatnik Awards Symposium (http://blavatnikawards.org/news/items/event-highlights-2024-blavatnik-awards-young-scientists-israel-ceremony-and-blavatnik-awards-symposium/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The New York Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Blavatnik Family Foundation, hosted the annual ceremony for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel on June 4, 2024.
Celebrating Groundbreaking Research: Presenting the Winners of the Tata Transformation Prize (https://www.tata.com/newsroom/business/tata-transformation-prize-winners?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Presenting the winners of the inaugural edition of the Tata Transformation Prize, designed and developed by Tata Sons in collaboration with The New York Academy of Sciences.
Innovative New Art Exhibit Showcases the Importance of Coral Reefs (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/innovative-new-art-exhibit-showcases-the-importance-of-coral-reefs/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Artist Mara G. Haseltine combines ingenuity with practicality to draw attention to environmental issues facing coral reefs.
The Art and Science of Human Facial Perception (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/innovative-new-art-exhibit-showcases-the-importance-of-coral-reefs/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The New York Academy of Sciences’ Barbara Knappmeyer applies her expertise in human facial reception to her analysis on an exhibition of the late artist Chuck Close.
HPAI A (H5N1) Transmission Among Dairy Cattle in the U.S.: New Findings and Safety Measures (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/hpai-ah5n1-transmission-among-dairy-cattle-in-the-u-s-new-findings-and-safety-measures/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
While the risk to the public remains low, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) is on the radar of those in sectors like livestock breeding, animal sciences and food production.
Showcasing The New York Academy of Sciences’ Spring 2024 Interns (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/showcasing-the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-spring-2024-interns/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Throughout the year, the Academy welcomes student interns who join staff teams to gain valuable firsthand experience working on practical projects that help to advance our mission of “science for the public good.”
Remembering Former Academy Board Member Jim Simons (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/remembering-former-academy-board-member-jim-simons/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The Academy is saddened to learn about the passing of former Board member James “Jim” Simons.
Public Health Peril: The Fungus Among Us (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/public-health-peril-the-fungus-among-us/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Think fungal infections are just annoying skin irritations like athlete’s foot and jock itch? Think again. The rise of antifungal resistance means the game has changed. What was once a surefire treatment is now uncertain, and severe, life-threatening fungal diseases are on the rise.
Celebrating the 2024 Innovators in Science Award (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/celebrating-the-2024-innovators-in-science-award/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The 2024 Innovators in Science Award winners, sponsored by Takeda, include a biomedical engineer from Columbia University and an immunologist from Washington University in St. Louis.
Building Trust Through Transparency in Biorisk Management (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/building-trust-through-transparency-in-biorisk-management/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Transparency is key to the entire framework of responsible life sciences research.
Exploring the Age-Old Question of “Why We Die? (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/exploring-the-age-old-question-of-why-we-die/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) ” (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/exploring-the-age-old-question-of-why-we-die/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan, world-renowned molecular biologist, presents the science about why humans die.
Using AI and Neuroscience to Transform Mental Health (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/using-ai-and-neuroscience-to-improve-mental-health/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
With a deep appreciation for the liberal arts, neuroscientist Marjorie Xie is developing AI systems to facilitate the treatment of mental health conditions and improve access to care.
From New Delhi to New York (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/from-new-delhi-to-new-york/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Academy Fellow Nitin Verma is taking a closer look at deepfakes and the impact they can have on public opinion.
Applying Human Computer Interaction to Brain Injuries (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/applying-human-computer-interaction-to-brain-injuries/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
With an appreciation for the value of education and an athlete’s work ethic, Akuadasuo Ezenyilimba brings a unique perspective to her research.
Dive into the latest podcast episodes (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID) featuring Academy leaders.
Women Who Code Podcast
A Catalyst for Innovation: Philanthropy in Science and Tech (https://soundcloud.com/nyasciences/women-who-code-a-catalyst-for-innovation-philanthropy-in-science-and-tech?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Featuring Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
Campus by Times Higher Education
Campus Interview: Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks (https://timeshighered.podbean.com/e/campus-interview-nicholas-dirks-president-and-ceo-of-the-new-york-academy-of-sciences/?mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Featuring Nicholas B. Dirks, President and Chief Executive Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
Women in STEM Podcast
Featuring Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
Converging Dialogues
Science Communication and Free Speech in Academia (https://convergingdialogues.substack.com/p/207-science-communication-and-free?r=1t78tj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&mc_cid=8e0c125351&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Featuring Nicholas B. Dirks, President and Chief Executive Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences

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