AIBS builds community in support of researchers, educators, and scientists who understand the importance of sharing biological discovery and knowledge. In creating EDUCATION RESOURCES, monitoring PUBLIC POLICY, providing PEER REVIEW of scientific applications, programs, and scientific literature, PUBLISHING timely biological sciences information, and implementing dynamic PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS, we are ensuring the future of the biological sciences.
Join us in working toward this goal -- click through the tabs below to learn how:
BioScience provides peer-reviewed synthetic overviews of current biological research, together with departments about biology education, history, and the profession generally.
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ActionBioscience.org, a free-access bilingual Web site, focuses on topical issues in biodiversity, the environment, evolution, biotechnology, genomics, new frontiers, and education.
Visit the site in English or Spanish
AIBS advocates for public policy and legislative action that is based upon quality science.
- The AIBS Legislative Action Center enables biologists and science educators to quickly and effectively communicate with their elected officials.
- The bimonthly public policy report keeps you up to date on important policy issues.
- AIBS helps other scientific societies reach their public policy goals.
News from Sep 29, 2009
AIBS Education is dedicated to improving biological science literacy at all levels of formal and informal education.
The AIBS Education office:
- Provides resources and professional development opportunities.
- Collaborates on programs that support teachers of introductory biology.
- Shares information about education programs, events, and meetings.
AIBS Scientific Peer Advisory & Review Services (SPARS) helps organizations invest their research dollars effectively by identifying promising research to support.
AIBS SPARS excels at:- Facilitating impartial review of research proposals and ongoing programs that focus on medicine, advanced technologies, biotechnology, and wildlife and environmental concerns.
- Providing logistical support for meetings of all sizes.
- Assisting clients in achieving research results through on-site program reviews and establishing monitoring oversight of ongoing scientific research programs.
AIBS develops and implements innovative programs that connect science to the public and that encourage a true appreciation of the value of the biological sciences to society.
- 2009, AIBS has joined the grassroots celebration of Year of Science 2009.
- In 2010, AIBS is preparing to participate as a partner in the USA Science Festival.
- Since 2004, AIBS has published ActionBioScience.org, a free public web site making information about biological research accessible to everyone.
In addition to providing you with a subscription to BioScience, your membership in AIBS directly supports collective activities that serve the biological sciences. We invite you to join this dynamic community of individuals and scientific organizations in support of the AIBS mission.
To apply to become a member, choose from the following:
- Individual Membership Application
- Organization Membership Application (choose most appropriate): Scientific Society, Academic Department or Organization
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