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Aug. 1, 2003
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WHAT'S NEW at National-Academies.org -- your weekly guide to what's new
on the Web from the National Academies, comprising the National Academy
of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and
National Research Council.

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TOP NEWS

A new report from the Institute of Medicine identifies eight core
functions that computer-based health records should be capable of
performing to promote better, safer and more efficient health care
delivery. The list will be used to devise a common industry standard
for electronic health records that will guide the efforts of health care
providers and software developers.
http://www.national-academies.org/topnews#tn0731

Important organizational changes are needed at the National Institutes
of Health to ensure the agency meets future challenges effectively, says
a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council and
Institute of Medicine. Changes are required to allow the agency to
devote additional resources to innovative interdisciplinary research
that reflects its strategic objectives. Congress should establish a
formal process for determining how specific proposals for changes in the
number of NIH agencies and centers should be addressed.
http://www.national-academies.org/topnews#tn0729

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SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

Southeast Asia may be faced with an overall extinction rate as high as
40 percent in the next 100 years due to rapid, large-scale
deforestation, according to a report in a recent issue of "Nature."
Several National Academies reports examine how to preserve biodiversity
and encourage sustainable development.
http://www.national-academies.org/headlines#sh0731

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NEW ONLINE CONTENT

Policy & Research Issues

The National Academies' International Visitors Office announces the
release of an updated Web site. The site provides information on visas
for visiting scientists and scholars and advice for organizers of
international scientific meetings in the United States. It also
includes a questionnaire through which scientists, engineers, medical
professionals and scholars can report their difficulties with the visa
process.
http://www7.national-academies.org/visas

Space

Exploration of the solar system in the coming decade is the topic of
Senate testimony by Belton Space Initiatives' Michael Belton and New
Jersey Institute of Technology's Louis Lanzerotti. Belton chairs the
National Academies' Space Studies Survey and Lanzerotti chairs the
Academies' Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee.
(Belton)
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/ocga/testimon.nsf/d03c70dbda7d24998525
65e0004d4a2a/bbfe3b5c4f63e96585256d74006a3259?OpenDocument

(Lanzerotti)
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/ocga/testimon.nsf/d03c70dbda7d24998525
65e0004d4a2a/5f44ad8aa24e487585256d74006fa0b6?OpenDocument

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SITE HIGHLIGHTS

Listen to the Beckman Frontiers of Science symposium, "Dark Matter
Detection." The event, organized by and for young scientists, was
presented in April during the National Academy of Sciences' 140th annual
meeting (requires free RealPlayer).
http://www4.nas.edu/nas/nashome.nsf/Multi+Database+Search/8A51930DBA019D
DE85256D0800645FF7?OpenDocument

Learn more about current issues in science, engineering and medicine by
exploring our special collections of National Academies reports. Search
the full text of an entire collection or an individual report.
http://www.national-academies.org/collections.html

Listen to a National Academy of Sciences symposium, "The New Biology:
Celebrating the Past; Imagining the Future." The event was featured
during the Academy's 140th annual meeting (requires free RealPlayer).
http://www4.nas.edu/nas/nashome.nsf/Multi+Database+Search/D23BF843FDE139
2485256D080065962F?OpenDocument

Keep up with the National Academies by subscribing to one or more of our
electronic newsletters. The list of available newsletters and sign-up
instructions for each can be found at:
http://www.national-academies.org/subscribe.html

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NEW ONLINE BOOKS
The following titles from the National Academies Press catalog and
backlist are now available online.

Review of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10773.html?onpi_listserv080103

Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2002
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10603.html?onpi_listserv080103

Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network
of Ocean Observatories
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10775.html?onpi_listserv080103

Letter to the Office of Management and Budget Director on Principles and
Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10778.html?onpi_listserv080103

International Perspectives: The Future of Nonhuman Primate Resources,
Proceedings of the Workshop Held April 17-19, 2002
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10774.html?onpi_listserv080103

Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health:
Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10779.html?onpi_listserv080103

Key Capabilities of an Electronic Health Record System: Letter Report
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10781.html?onpi_listserv080103

Weight Management: State of the Science and Opportunities for Military
Programs
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10783.html?onpi_listserv080103

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