Mohammad Hosseini participated in the Lancet International Health Lecture, discussing “How to foster public trust in scientific knowledge?” Read more and watch the lecture here.

Martin Schletterer will take part in EIT water (EU’s new Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC)) dedicated to addressing critical challenges across European water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. More here.

Luz Cumba Garcia discussed how science can bridge cultural and national divides at the 2nd session of the Monthly Calendar of Mentorships of the ISC Regional Focal Point for LATAM. Watch the recording here.

Luisa Diele Vegas has been elected as an Executive Board Regional Member for the Latin America & Caribbean by the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World.

Fun Man Fung and  Natisha Dukhi  published a viewpoint article on science diplomacy in the American Chemical Society’s ES&T Water publication. Read that article here.

Borgar Aamaas has been elected as Deputy Board Member of the Young Academy of Norway for a one-year term.

GYA member Santosh Gupta has been elected as a Fellow (Academician) of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials, as Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London, United Kingdom, and also as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.

GYA member Luz Cumba Garcia has been selected as a fellow for the Foreign Policy for America NextGen Initiative, and as a fellow of the Inclusive Reflexive Facilitation Fellowship as well.

GYA member Pooja Devi has been selected as a TWAS Young Affiliate for the year 2025. This selection acknowledges her contributions in the field of quantum materials, 2D materials engineering, and energy technologies.

GYA alumna Maral Dadvar has been invited on behalf of the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board to join an expert roundtable in the field of AI.