The National Academies will host a 2-day virtual workshop 26-27 October 2020 to address the state of the science and ongoing federal research regarding human exposure to Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), experimental toxicology studies to identify human risks from PFAS, and human health outcomes from PFAS exposures. PFAS are diverse fluorinated organic compounds used
A closed session meeting of the Transportation Research Board Consensus and Advisory Studies Division will take place on Oct. 28. The meeting will only be open to the Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car study committee members and TRB staff. This committee is tasked to review plans and activities to inform
Join the Schar School of Policy and Government and guest panelists to get an insight on how a Schar School degree can launch or advance your career in policy and security. Hear from industry experts on ways to research and build out a career roadmap from the scope of available opportunities. Panelists will share their knowledge on
SAVE THE DATE! The 2020 VCOS Symposium in the Sun will be held 12 - 15 November 2020 in Clearwater, Florida. Each fall, the Volunteer & Combination Officers Section (VCOS) Symposium addresses the unique needs of volunteer and combination fire departments including transitioning from a volunteer to a combination department, recruitment and retention, leadership and management,
The IAEM 2020 Reimagined Virtual Conference will be held November 16 – 18, 2020. Select conference topics and sessions highlighted by the CBRNE Central team include: U.S. Northern Command’s CBRN Response Enterprise: Partnering with Local Authorities The Need for a National Disaster Safety Act Crowd-Sourced Active Threat Mapping Disaster Resilience - Emerging Trends and Future
This open session of the study on Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies will focus on the uses and risk of Americium and on policy related to alpha emitters. The study is being conducted to assist the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Radiological Security (ORS) program to reduce the use of high-risk radiological materials in commercial
The second meeting of the Committee on Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence will be held on December 1, 2020. This meeting is expected to be closed in its entirety. The committee will review the contents of the
How are passenger rail planners and operators adapting in the time of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)? TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will feature case studies from the public and private sectors. Representatives from each organization will discuss how COVID-19 has (or has not) affected their
A committee of the National Academies will hold a virtual meeting December 7-8, 2020 on the "Merits and Viability of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Technology Options and the Waste Aspects of Advanced Nuclear". This study responds to a congressional mandate in the FY2020 Appropriations Act's Conference Report in the subsection titled “Used Nuclear Fuel Disposition
