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@NYASciences

The New York Academy of Sciences | Bringing together extraordinary people to drive solutions to society’s challenges by advancing research, education & policy.

New York, NY

Joined July 2013

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Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Psychological inoculation against problematic social media use among adolescents: An experimental study nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. This study investigated an inoculation-based intervention to reduce problematic social media use (PSMU) in adolescents. Active inoculation, in which participants generated their own resistance...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 23

Academy President and CEO Nicholas B. Dirks recently gave a talk to the Global Humanities Network (@Glob_Humanities) where he focused on the past, present, and future of the global humanities. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=L122jG…

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 23

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! The role of musical pitch in long‐distance defensive signaling nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. The function of pitch matching between hominins as a means of long-distance deterrence of conspecifics is proposed. The evolution of different abilities related to pitch production and recognition...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 22

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Audio multi‐feature fusion detection for depression based on graph convolutional networks nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. Depression is a prevalent mental illness, and early detection and diagnosis are critical for its prevention and treatment. Using a real speech dataset from patients with depression, this study aims...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 17

🚨 Registration is now open for Chemical Biology of Lipids & Carbohydrate Metabolism, happening Dec. 4 in NYC & virtually! Dive into the latest on metabolic pathways, precision medicine & more. ⏳ Early bird ends Aug. 1 - don’t miss out! Register now: events.nyas.org/event/chembio2…

NYASciences's tweet image. 🚨 Registration is now open for Chemical Biology of Lipids &amp; Carbohydrate Metabolism, happening Dec. 4 in NYC &amp; virtually!

Dive into the latest on metabolic pathways, precision medicine &amp; more.

⏳ Early bird ends Aug. 1 - don’t miss out! Register now: events.nyas.org/event/chembio2…

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 17

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! The neurobiology of altered states of consciousness induced by drumming and other rhythmic sound patterns nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. Rhythmic auditory stimulation has been used across cultures to alter consciousness, yet its neural basis remains unclear. Our review suggests that rhythmic sounds induce absorption and relaxation....

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 16

Is science really communicated for everyone? 🧠 🌎 Join us Aug 12 for Talk STEM to Me, a panel on inclusive science communication. Learn how to share science in ways that resonate across communities—plus stay for snacks & networking! ✨ Free to attend: nyas.org/talkSTEM?utm_s…

NYASciences's tweet image. Is science really communicated for everyone? 🧠 🌎

Join us Aug 12 for Talk STEM to Me, a panel on inclusive science communication. Learn how to share science in ways that resonate across communities—plus stay for snacks &amp; networking!

✨ Free to attend: nyas.org/talkSTEM?utm_s…

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 11

We are pleased to congratulate Aryeh Zolin of @WeillCornell on joining the 2025 cohort of #LeonLevyScholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation! 👏 Learn more about Aryeh & meet each of the Scholars in our latest press release: bit.nyas.org/3Yoa6Pf

NYASciences's tweet image. We are pleased to congratulate Aryeh Zolin of @WeillCornell on joining the 2025 cohort of #LeonLevyScholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation! 👏

Learn more about Aryeh &amp; meet each of the Scholars in our latest press release: bit.nyas.org/3Yoa6Pf

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 11

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Forensic skeletal and molecular anthropology face to face: Combining expertise for identification of human remains nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. Forensic anthropology has grown into a vital discipline for the identification of human remains when conventional methods fail. Molecular anthropologists, skilled in analyzing degraded DNA, can...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 10

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Categorizing music by genres nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 8

We're happy to announce that Academy Board of Governors member R. May Lee has been named the next President of the Olin College of Engineering. Congrats, R. May Lee! 👏✨ Read more: olin.edu/articles/news-…

NYASciences's tweet card. NEWS: R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 4

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Diverse hosts, diverse immune systems: Evolutionary variation in bat immunology nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. Bats are recognized to have distinct immune systems from other vertebrates that may allow them to host virulent pathogens without showing disease. However, these flying mammals are also incredibly...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 3

We are pleased to congratulate @KSuresh97 of @Columbia on joining the 2025 cohort of #LeonLevyScholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation! 👏 Learn more about Keshav & meet each of the Scholars in our latest press release: bit.nyas.org/3Yoa6Pf

NYASciences's tweet image. We are pleased to congratulate @KSuresh97 of @Columbia on joining the 2025 cohort of #LeonLevyScholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation! 👏

Learn more about Keshav &amp; meet each of the Scholars in our latest press release: bit.nyas.org/3Yoa6Pf

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 3

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Experienced meditators show greater forward traveling cortical alpha wave strengths nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. Evidence shows mindfulness meditation improves attention and mental health. Neural mechanisms underlying these effects are not fully understood. Cortical travelling waves index inhibitory functions...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 1

📢 There’s still time to join The Junior Academy for Fall 2025! Students aged 13-17 can join this free, virtual STEM program to team up with global peers and solve real-world challenges. 💡✨ Apply by July 8, 2025! Learn more and begin an application: bit.nyas.org/3Y9fVQp

NYASciences's tweet image. 📢 There’s still time to join The Junior Academy for Fall 2025!

Students aged 13-17 can join this free, virtual STEM program to team up with global peers and solve real-world challenges. 💡✨

Apply by July 8, 2025!

Learn more and begin an application: bit.nyas.org/3Y9fVQp

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jul 1

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Beyond problematic social media use and the brain: A public health and policy perspective bit.nyas.org/44GhpVU

NYASciences's tweet card. With the rise in social media use comes concerns of problematic patterns of engagement resembling behavioral addictions. We explore the classification, debate, and underlying neurobiological mechan...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jun 28

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Surface modification of NiTi alloys: Biological effects of tantalum oxide coatings nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

NYASciences's tweet card. The study demonstrates that Ta₂O₅ coatings on NiTi alloy, applied via atomic layer deposition (ALD), significantly reduce cytotoxicity and thrombogenicity, enhance cell proliferation, and lower...

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jun 27

Over 240 NYC students joined us for the 2025 Scientist-in-Residence Student Showcase, presenting their yearlong #STEM projects! From sleep studies to robotics, their passion amazed us💡🤖 Huge thanks to all who made this event possible! Read more: nyas.org/ideas-insights…

NYASciences's tweet image. Over 240 NYC students joined us for the 2025 Scientist-in-Residence Student Showcase, presenting their yearlong #STEM projects! From sleep studies to robotics, their passion amazed us💡🤖

Huge thanks to all who made this event possible! Read more: nyas.org/ideas-insights…

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jun 27

We are pleased to congratulate @EceSakalar of @NYUniversity on joining the 2025 cohort of #LeonLevyScholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation! 👏 Learn more about Ece & meet each of the Scholars in our latest press release: bit.nyas.org/3Yoa6Pf

NYASciences's tweet image. We are pleased to congratulate @EceSakalar of @NYUniversity on joining the 2025 cohort of #LeonLevyScholars in partnership with the Leon Levy Foundation! 👏

Learn more about Ece &amp; meet each of the Scholars in our latest press release: bit.nyas.org/3Yoa6Pf

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NYAS@NYASciences · Jun 27

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Artificial intelligence chatbots as a source of virtual social support: Implications for loneliness and anxiety management nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

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