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December 2025
Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize
Last month, The New York Academy of Sciences and Tata Sons announced the winners of the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize. The prize supports visionary scientists developing breakthrough technologies to address critical challenges in Food Security, Sustainability, and Healthcare – driving improved quality of life and accelerating the impact of high-reward research across India and beyond.
Congratulations to the 2025 Prize recipients: Padubidri V. Shivaprasad, PhD (Food Security), Balasubramanian Gopal, PhD (Sustainability), and Ambarish Ghosh, PhD (Healthcare).
Read more (https://www.nyas.org/press-release/2025-tata-transformation-prize-recognizes-three-indian-scientists-driving-global-solutions-for-people-and-the-planet/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=tata2025&mc_cid=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
February 5, 2026*
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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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
March 2, 2026*
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The Dr. Paul Janssen Award Symposium (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/dr-paul-janssen-award-symposium-2026/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=dpja26&mc_cid=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
March 17, 2026*
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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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through March 5, 2026
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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through April 28, 2026
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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through June 4, 2026
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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Academy Recognizes N. Chandrasekaran as Life Governor (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/academy-recognizes-n-chandrasekaran-as-life-governor/?mc_cid=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The New York Academy of Sciences is proud to recognize the Tata Sons Chairman.
Mosquitoes and Malaria: Could the U.S. Be at Risk? (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/mosquitoes-and-malaria-could-the-u-s-be-at-risk/?mc_cid=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Mosquito habitats are rapidly expanding in the U.S. due to climate and environmental changes, exotic species, and urbanization.
Vaccines Gave Us Back Our Tomorrows. We’re Squandering Them (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/vaccines-gave-us-back-our-tomorrows-were-squandering-them/?mc_cid=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
More than half a century of vaccine progress is swiftly being undone because of politics and propaganda.
Serving the Country as an Army Engineer (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/serving-the-country-as-an-army-engineer/?mc_cid=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The 18th president’s Academy-affiliated grandson had his own impact on the country in civil engineering and architecture.
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.
#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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Laura Spinney joins Nick Dirks on Shaping Science to explore the origins of the “Spanish” flu, how societies evolve, and how genetics is reshaping our understanding of language origins in Eastern Europe.
An acclaimed science journalist, Spinney is the author of the international bestseller Pale Rider and the recent book Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. Her work appears in The Economist, The Guardian, Nature, and National Geographic.
Previous episodes:
#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=2712e17e46&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=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
#05 D. Graham Burnett on the Philosophy of Science, the Crisis of Human Fracking, and the Need for Attention Sanctuaries (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/graham-burnett-on-the-philosophy-of-science-the-crisis-of-human-fracking-and-the-need-for-attention-sanctuaries/?utm_source=nyas_email&utm_medium=email_enews&utm_campaign=shapingscience&mc_cid=2712e17e46&mc_eid=UNIQID)
‘Tis the Season for Giving!
Looking for a meaningful gift for the person who has everything? Honor a colleague, friend, or loved one with a donation to The New York Academy of Sciences.
This December, you can designate your gift to honor someone special. We’ll send them a message about your donation, including your personal note.
Want to honor someone special with a public shoutout for their dedication to science? Add a comment with your donation, and your honoree will be featured on our public “Thank You” list on the Academy’s website in January.
Honoree or not, your generosity will still shine on our “Thank You” list.
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