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Since 1886, the National Academy of Sciences has honored outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social sciences through its awards program.
Announcements
- 2021 NAS Awards: Recipients Announced
Recipients will be announced starting January 19, 2021. Questions about an award nomination? Contact awards@nas.edu. - Alan Alda Interviews NAS President Marcia McNutt
In a recent episode of the podcast Clear+Vivid, hosted by 2016 Public Welfare Medalist Alan Alda, Marcia McNutt discusses her framework for delivering science in a crisis and how the National Academies are advising the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to listen.
- Nobel Prize in Economics
NAS members and previous John J. Carty Award recipients, Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson are the 2020 Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” - Nobel Prize in Chemistry
NAS member, and previous NAS Award in Chemical Sciences recipient, Jennifer A. Doudna will share the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Emmanuelle Charpentier "for the development of a method for genome editing.
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