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Legal and Policy Questions and Research Opportunities
As part of its semiannual meeting in Washington DC, the National Academies Committee on Law and Justice (CLAJ) will hold a half-day seminar on legal cannabis for the benefit of our sponsor, the National Institute of Justice, and others. The seminar will focus on research opportunities presented by the current
changes and legalizations, and unmet research needs for sound decision-making.
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| Workshop on Team Dynamics and Effectiveness
Committee on the Science of Team Science
The workshop will explore individual-level and team-level factors that influence the dynamics and scientific effectiveness of team science.
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| Workshop on Governance Risks of Shale Gas Development
The large-scale development of natural gas resources from deep shale formations has raised a host of concerns about risks to the environment and human health. The first workshop in this series provided a comprehensive, evidence-based look at the scope, nature, and magnitude of environmental risks of unconventional shale gas development. This workshop will engage social scientists from several research traditions to apply a variety of insights about risk management institutions to the suite of risks that were previously identified.
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Aviation Safety Specialists
 The report Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation, makes comment on developing a staffing model for the 6,100 workers that maintain the National Airspace System. The committee evaluates the current staffing models and then provides variables that should be included in a model that the Federal Aviation Administration will build to predict the future number of Airway Transportation System Specialists.
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 DBASSE featured in Issues in Science and Technology
The spring 2013 issue of Issues in Science and Technology featured several articles from reports and activities in DBASSE.
| New NAS Members Elected  On April 30, 2013, the National Academy of Sciences elected 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Of special note, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences member, Susan Fiske, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, and Board on Science Education member, Joseph Francisco, William E. Moore Distinguished Professor in Departments of Chemistry and of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University were both elected to the NAS.
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