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Recent Inquiries

Can an annotated bibliography of fatigue-related studies conducted on U.S. Navy populations for the last ~10 years be provided?

Can an annotated bibliography of fatigue-related studies conducted on U.S. Navy populations for the last ~10 years be provided?

What is the latest information on infectious disease prevalence in military recruits?

What is the latest information on infectious disease prevalence in military recruits?

What efforts has the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) undertaken within the past few years (or currently) to mitigate or eliminate the potential misuse of artificial intelligence in biotechnologies, bioengineering, and/or the development of biological weapons?

What efforts has the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) undertaken within the past few years (or currently) to mitigate or eliminate the potential misuse of artificial intelligence in biotechnologies, bioengineering, and/or the development of biological weapons?

Articles

Charles Thangaraj stands beside the conduction-cooled cryostat that will house a superconducting radiofrequency accelerator. This machine promises to replace cobalt-60 systems to sterilize medical equipment. Credit: Tom Nicol, Fermilab

Fermilab Seeks to Broaden Industry Adoption of Electron Accelerators

Although it often goes unnoticed, Americans rely on specific industries to carry out important, life-saving tasks such as sterilizing medical equipment. These processes require powerful sources of irradiation, and in some cases, radioactive materials are…

Macro DNA molecules structure of genetic code

Argonne Team Delivers a 100x Speedup of Genetic Data Analysis From the Million Veteran Program

For the past three years, Ravi Madduri, a senior computer scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory, and his team have been working on ways to speed up analysis of genetic…

3D printed lung tissue is exposed to toxic chemical vapors in the lab at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Photo credit: WFIRM.

Organ-on-a-Chip: 3-D Printed Tissue Allows Researchers to Study Effects of Toxic Vapors

Human exposure to chemicals like ammonia and chlorine can be extremely dangerous, especially when they are in a gaseous form. Port and factory workers are at the greatest risk because of the possibility of incidents…

Webinars

The image is of a green and yellow cloud or particles swirling on a black background.

Basic Science and Applications Intersecting Aerosol, Plasma, and Powder Technologies

Fundamental investigations about the behavior of aerosols can provide insights into underlying physics useful for defense applications. There is a need for methods to rapidly scale-up existing recipes for materials using plasmas.  Current research is…

A Navy Hospital Corpsman sits beside a simulated patient on the back of a vehicle.

Autonomous Platforms for Casualty Evacuation: State of the Art and Future Directions

The United States faces the return of large-scale combat operations against peer and near-peer competitors—an environment not seen in over 70 years. This creates multiple challenges like managing overwhelming numbers of casualties and providing medical…

People sit around a table as a government representative speaks.

Don’t Forget to Inform the Public: Why Messaging Matters

Throughout the course of various crises, communication from government agencies and key stakeholders is critical.  Unfortunately, this communication has been upended many times in a variety of ways.  To alleviate public fear, some organizations have…

Events

2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp

UPDATE:  DUE TO RECENT CHANGES, THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL EVENT. With this change of venue, a number of virtual breakout rooms and one “plenary” room will be created. Prior to the…

Surgeons operate on a person.

2025 AMSUS Annual Meeting

AMSUS, The Society of Federal Health Professionals, serves as a communication platform for the advancement of health professionals in all federal health agencies, as well as other nations. Key speakers include: Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Under…

Five servicemembers preparing an injured servicemember for transport in a helicopter in a military exercise.

Military Health System Conference

The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare professionals….