National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal

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The National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal is the Academy’s most prestigious honor recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public’s understanding and use of science.

Aliases (2)
  • Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences ×2
  • Public Welfare Medal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national award
public service award
science award
awardedFor extraordinary contributions to the public’s understanding of science
extraordinary contributions to the public’s use of science
country United States
describedAs the National Academy of Sciences’ most prestigious honor
eligibility individuals
organizations
field public welfare
science communication
science policy
firstAwarded 1914
frequency annual
hasComponent citation
medal
inception 1914
notableRecipient Alan Alda
Anthony S. Fauci
Bill and Melinda Gates
C. Everett Koop
Carl Sagan
David Packard
George W. Thorn
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold Varmus
Henry A. Wallace
Ismail Serageldin
J. Irwin Miller
James A. Baker III
Jane Lubchenco
Maxine Singer
Michael Bloomberg
Neal Lane
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Norman Cousins
Norman E. Borlaug
Norman R. Augustine
Rita R. Colwell
Steven Chu
Vannevar Bush
William D. Carey
William H. Foege
William T. Golden
officialLanguage English
presentedBy National Academy of Sciences
selectionBy National Academy of Sciences Council
website https://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/public-welfare-medal.html

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jane Lubchenco
Neal Lane
Neil deGrasse Tyson ("Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences")
Neil deGrasse Tyson ("Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences")
Paul Farmer ("Public Welfare Medal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences")
awardReceived

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