https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/bringing-new-voices-into-the-sciences/ > In March 2019, the founding cohort of New Voices, a project of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine dedicated to promoting new and diverse voices to solve national and global challenges, hosted a public panel of leaders from multiple sectors on diversity in science, engineering and medicine. Convened at the National Academy of Sciences, selected panelists from government, industry and academic sectors engaged in a vibrant and candid discourse led by New Voices’ members. > The panelists agreed that diversity adds value in all sectors and is necessary for scientific advancement. Hiring practices that value diversity provide access to talent with multiple perspectives and improve the quality of research and business outputs. They also agreed that comprehensive programs must be developed to attract, develop and retain diversity within any organization, and that no single action or program can be effective in isolation.