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Eight Winners Selected for the 2026 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s Graduate Research Awards
News Release
The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program announced eight recipients of this year’s ACRP Graduate Research Awards. The prestigious award — established to stimulate thought, discussion, and research by graduate students who will become part of the future airport industry workforce — focuses on applied research of airport and related aviation system issues to help improve the quality, reliability, safety, and security of the U.S. civil aviation system.
Potential of Emerging Research Institutions To Be Explored at Upcoming National Academies Summit
Feature Story
Emerging research institutions — which by statute spend less than $50 million in federal research funding annually — are essential in STEM workforce development. In advance of a National Academies summit next week on reenvisioning the future of STEM research at ERIs, we spoke with summit co-chair Bobwealth Omontese to find out more about ERIs, their role in the broader research community, and what the summit is aiming to achieve.
Winners Selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s 2025-2026 University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs
News Release
The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program has selected winners for its latest ACRP University Design Competition. This annual competition encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges at airports.
- Science and Innovation Fund for Ukraine Partners with Ukrainian Catholic University to Launch New Center of Excellence Aug 10, 2026 Program News
- Navigating the Turbulent Future of AI and Work May 4, 2026 Feature Story
- NAS President Marcia McNutt to Deliver Annual State of the Science Address on June 2 Apr 16, 2026 News Release
- Integrating Data and Computing into K-12 Education Is Critical and Requires Coordinated Approach To Be Effective, Says New Report Mar 12, 2026 News Release
- Winners Selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s 2024-2025 University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs Jan 30, 2026 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Welcomes Early-Career Research Fellows in Environmental Protection and Stewardship and Education Research Dec 5, 2025 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Awards Over $2.7 Million to Support Workforce Development for the Energy Transition Dec 4, 2025 News Release
- Retraining Workers for the Age of AI Dec 1, 2025 Feature Story
- Gulf Research Program Welcomes Six Universities to Interdisciplinary Gulf Scholars Program Oct 29, 2025 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Awards Over $4.9 Million for Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs Oct 13, 2025 News Release
- Steven Strogatz Sees Hidden Unity in a World Full of Math Aug 27, 2025 Feature Story
- What Shapes What We Believe: Andy Luttrell on Opinion Science Aug 21, 2025 Feature Story
- Coordinated Strategy Needed to Ensure Active Shooter Drill Practices in Schools Protect Mental and Emotional Health of Students, Says New Report Aug 13, 2025 News Release
- New Issue Paper: Identifying Gaps in Sexual Harassment Remediation Efforts in Higher Education Jul 23, 2025 Media Advisory
- Next Generation of Leaders Connect and Collaborate at 2025 Gulf Scholars Program Conference May 13, 2025 Program News
- Out-of-School Programs Provide Essential Benefits for Children and Youth; More Support Is Needed to Help These Programs Thrive May 1, 2025 News Release
- NAS President Marcia McNutt Addresses AAAS Meeting in Boston Feb 19, 2025 Feature Story
- National Academies Launch Collaborative for Advancing Science Teaching and Learning in K-12 Jan 30, 2025 News Release
- Empowering Women in STEM Entrepreneurship Jan 13, 2025 Feature Story
- Successful First Peer Learning Meeting for Place-Based Education Program Jan 7, 2025 Program News
- Building the Skilled Technical Workforce: ‘It’s Very Much a Work in Progress’ Dec 23, 2024 Feature Story
- Rural Areas Offer Unique Opportunities for STEM Education, But Targeted Resources, Connectivity, and Training Needed Dec 11, 2024 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Announces Early-Career Research Fellows in Education Research and Environmental Protection and Stewardship Dec 10, 2024 News Release
- Actions Needed Throughout U.S. Education System to Scale Up Promising Innovations That Can Improve STEM Education Nov 20, 2024 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Welcomes 2024 Cohort of Six Institutions to the Gulf Scholars Program Nov 11, 2024 News Release
- The Future of Sports: Protecting Athletes Amid New Climate Realities Oct 25, 2024 Program News
- Gulf Research Program Awards Over $5M to Support Place-Based Education for K-8 Youth Sep 25, 2024 News Release
- Societal Impacts of NSF’s Funding for Engineering Research and Education — New Report and Upcoming Webinar Sep 9, 2024 News Release
- United States Needs New Strategy to Recruit and Retain STEM Talent, Says New Report Aug 29, 2024 News Release
- 'One Room, One Community': Embracing the Power of the Collective at the 2024 Gulf Scholars Program Conference Jul 30, 2024 Program News
- Report Offers Framework for Policymakers, School Administrators, and Educators to Increase Equity in K-12 STEM Education Jul 10, 2024 News Release
- Report Urges Changes to Preschool Curricula to Improve Equity and Support High-Quality Early Education in the U.S. Apr 11, 2024 News Release
- New Action Collaborative Launched to Improve Pathways for Women of Color in Tech Education and Careers Dec 20, 2023 News Release
- Gulf Research Program Awards $2 Million for Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs Aug 24, 2023 Program News
- New Report Recommends Ways That U.S. Colleges and Universities Can Mitigate Risks Related to Foreign-Funded Language and Culture Institutes Jun 27, 2023 News Release
- Undergraduate Students Explore ‘What the Gulf Needs Now’ May 19, 2023 Feature Story
- Research and Higher Education Institutions in the Next 75 Years — Symposium Proceedings Mar 1, 2023 Media Advisory
- New Report Proposes Criteria the Department of Defense Could Use to Determine Whether a College or University that Hosts a Confucius Institute May Receive DOD Funding Jan 10, 2023 News Release
- Taliban’s Ban on Education for Afghan Women and Girls Will Have Potentially Disastrous Consequences, Say U.S. National Academies Presidents Dec 23, 2022 Statement
- To Improve Research Collaboration Among Land-Grant Universities, Congress Should Facilitate Participation of Historically Black and Tribal Colleges and Universities, Says New Report Nov 3, 2022 News Release
- Winners Selected for the 2021-2022 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs Jul 20, 2022 News Release
- Strategic Commitment, Long-Term Investments Needed by Defense Department to Expand Research Capacity at HBCUs and Other Minority Institutions, New Report Says Apr 28, 2022 News Release
- NCES Should Make Strategic Changes to Meet 21st-Century Education Data Needs — New Report Apr 7, 2022 Media Advisory
- IES Should Change Structure and Policies to Meet New Priorities in Education, Including Equity, Says New Report Mar 31, 2022 News Release
- ‘Nation’s Report Card’ Assessment Should Make Changes to Contain Costs, Allow Innovation in Education Testing and Research, Says New Report Mar 24, 2022 News Release
- Expanding the Pool of Tech Talent Feb 25, 2022 Feature Story
- Actions Needed by Higher Education Institutions, Technology Companies, Federal Agencies to Increase Representation of Women of Color in Tech Dec 9, 2021 News Release
- Science and Engineering Education Needs to Be Prioritized Through Fifth Grade, Says New Report Oct 7, 2021 News Release
- How College and University Leaders Are Getting Their Campuses Vaccinated Sep 28, 2021 Feature Story
- ‘An Unprecedented Disruption’ — How Adolescents Are Coping With the Pandemic Aug 23, 2021 Feature Story
- Science Education Should Be National Priority; New Report Calls on Federal Government to Encourage Focusing Resources on High-Quality Science for All Students Jul 13, 2021 News Release
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Racial Trauma Have Caused Unprecedented Disruption Among Youth; School-Based Supports Can Help Address Mental Health Concerns Jul 8, 2021 News Release
- To Achieve Health Equity, Leverage Nurses and Increase Funding for School and Public Health Nursing, Says New Report May 11, 2021 News Release
- New Partner Network Created to Engage a Range of Organizations in Sharing Efforts to Prevent Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Feb 26, 2021 News Release
- Changing Campus Cultures to Support Mental Health Feb 8, 2021 Feature Story
- Colleges and Universities Need Campuswide Culture Change to Better Support Students' Well-Being and Address Mental Health Problems Jan 13, 2021 News Release
- Designing Learning Experiences with Attention to Students' Backgrounds Can Attract Underrepresented Groups to Computing Jan 11, 2021 News Release
- National Academies Offer Guidance on Student Behavior and COVID-19 Testing for College Administrators Ahead of 2021 Spring Semester Dec 1, 2020 News Release
- Putting Games to Work in the Battle Against COVID-19 Nov 2, 2020 Feature Story
- Colleges and Universities Should Strengthen Sustainability Education Programs by Increasing Interdisciplinarity, Fostering Experiential Learning, and Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Oct 13, 2020 News Release
- Critical to Scientific Discovery and Innovation, Biological Collections Need Strategy, Action Center, and Increased Investment Sep 10, 2020 News Release
- Decoding the Unspoken Ways We Communicate Aug 31, 2020 Feature Story
- In Their Words: Youth Share Their Thoughts on National Academies Adolescent Health Report Aug 13, 2020 Feature Story
- Reopening U.S. Research Universities: Weathering the Pandemic, and Looking Beyond It Jul 29, 2020 Feature Story
- Schools Should Prioritize Reopening in Fall 2020, Especially for Grades K-5, While Weighing Risks and Benefits Jul 15, 2020 News Release
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities Take Center Stage as the Nation Responds to COVID-19 and Systemic Racism Jul 14, 2020 Feature Story
- Academies Study Will Give Guidance to K-12 Schools on How to Safely Reopen Jun 3, 2020 Feature Story
- Facing a Future Shaped by COVID-19: How Public Universities Are Handling the Crisis Jun 2, 2020 Feature Story
- Mobilizing the Academic Research Community in the Fight Against COVID-19 Apr 15, 2020 Feature Story
- Increasing Women’s Representation in STEMM Fields Will Require Culture Change Driven by Systemic Actions by Higher Education Institutions, Funding Agencies, Congress Feb 28, 2020 News Release
- K-12 Teachers of Engineering in U.S. Lack Needed Preparation and Support from Education System Feb 13, 2020 News Release
- New Report Finds K-12 Teachers Face New Expectations and More Demands; Training and Workforce Changes Could Help Feb 12, 2020 News Release
- The Ford Fellowship Family: Empowering Scholarship and Diversity Jan 9, 2020 Feature Story
