May 16, 2008

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Announcements

• 05/08 AIBS and AAAS co-host NSF Conversation in Undergraduate Biology / AIBS Biology Education Summit in Washington, DC, 15 -16 May 2008 »read
• 05/08 AIBS honors diversity in the biological sciences »read
• 04/08 AIBS honors outstanding contributions to the biological sciences »read
• 02/08 AIBS names 2008 Emerging Public Policy Leaders »read
• 02/08 New AIBS book primes scientists for successful media interviews »read
• 02/08 AIBS Public Policy Office Posts 2007 Annual Report With a New Look! See the accomplishments, learn how you can participate. »read
• 01/08 Join Us! Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science & Year of Science 2009 »read
• 01/06 Add a URL link from your website to the AIBS and ActionBioscience websites. Here's how.
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AIBS Executive Director's Weekly Blog

Latest Entry: Biology in the Federal Science Enterprise: NSF BIO AC April Meeting

BioScience, May 2008

Editorial: The Right Fight for Biologists

Cover: 21st Century Directions in Biology: New Transgenic Crops
These maize callus cells have been manipulated to express green fluorescent protein fused to a bacterial signal peptide.

BioScience Press Releases

AIBS News, May 2008

• Plan to Attend! AIBS Annual Meeting, 12–13 May, to Examine Linkages among Infectious Diseases and Climate Change
• AIBS Testifies about Need for Increased Funding for Biological Research
• AIBS, ESA Coauthor Budget Analysis
• AIBS Writes to Oklahoma Senate
• ActionBioscience.org Seeks Lesson Writers
• NEON Completes Selection of Candidate Sites
• NEON Welcomes Its Director of Procurement and Contracts
• Recent Executive Director’s Blog Entries Online at http://blogs.aibs.org/richardogrady

AIBS Public Policy Report for 9 May 2008

• European Report Outlines Future of Taxonomy
• Range Expansion: Threats to Science Education Spread
• Employment Opportunity: AIBS Public Affairs Associate
• Mikulski Includes $200 Million for NSF in Supplemental Appropriations
• Court Rules for Polar Bears
• EPA Board Seeks Candidates for Committee
• New in BioScience: "Big Bucks for Biosecurity Research - But Who's Doing What?
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AIBS Public Policy Report for 28 April 2008

• AIBS Supports Amendment to Protect Federal Research Budgets
• Rejected: Creationists Lose Bid to Offer Education Degree in Texas
• AIBS Testimony Supports EPA Research Funding
• Evolution Threat Persists in Louisiana
• Fisheries Society Issues Evolution Statement
• Unemployment Rate Drops for Most Scientists, Slight Increase for Environmental life Scientists and Social Scientists
• Survey of EPA Scientists Finds Political Interference
• Soil Scientists Seek Input on Research Priorities
• New in BioScience: "Political Science"
• AIBS Congressional Directory
• Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media
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Washington Watch

• 05/08 Big Bucks for Biosecurity Research—But Who’s Doing What?
• 04/08 Political Science
• 03/08 Theory and Funding for 21st Century Biology—Maybe
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AIBS Education Report for 30 April 2008

• 2008 AIBS Meeting on Climate, Environment, and Infectious Diseases
• House Members Consider Diversity in STEM Education
• HHMI Awards $60 Million to Invigorate Science Teaching at Liberal Arts Colleges
• April Marks 25th Anniversary of A Nation at Risk
• Professional Development Helps Connect Science Centers and Schools
• 2007 Digest of Education Statistics Released
• FREE Web site Provides Education Resources for Science
• Emc2 Election Multimedia Contest for Cash
• Peace Corps Calls for Experienced Educators
• Upcoming Conferences and Events

Eye on Education

• 05/08 Creating a New Breed of Biology Education Researchers
• 03/08 A Second CHANCE
• 01/08 WEBS: Practicing Faculty Mentorship
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AIBS Position Statements

• AIBS Sends Letter to House Regarding Bioenergy Research
• AIBS Writes Oklahoma Governor about Science Education
• AIBS Sends Letter to Hill Regarding SBIR and STTR Reauthorization Act
• Senate Testimony in Support of Increased FY 2009 Funding for the EPA
• AIBS Letter to Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee
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