Dear Colleagues, Details of President Obama's speech at the National Academy of Sciences, including video and a transcript, are now available at the NAS website: http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/20090428.html Highlights of the speech can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Fact-Sheet-A-Historic-Commitment-To-Research-And-Education/ During the speech, the President announced the membership of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The full list, along with short biographies, can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-Members-of-Science-and-Technology-Advisory-Council/ Norman Graf