National Academies to Present “Reopening U.S. Research Universities” on COVID-19 Challenges

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a free virtual workshop on how research universities can face COVID challenges and other major issues. On Tuesday, July 21 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. CDT, the Academies will present “Reopening U.S. Research Universities: Confronting Long-Standing Challenges and Imagining Novel Solutions.” Speakers include the presidents of the National Academies and leaders from government and academia. Prof. Susan Wolf will moderate a session on “Trustworthiness of the Research Enterprise: Challenges to Research Integrity and Public Trust,” featuring Christine Grady, RN, PhD, Chief of Bioethics at the NIH Clinical Center, and Holden Thorp, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of Science. Prof. Wolf is a member of the Academies committee presenting the workshop and Chair of the Consortium. For the workshop agenda and registration, visit the workshop website