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Bullet policy, statements · Dec 05, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter in Support of FY 2026 Funding for NOAA

AIBS joined other members of Friends of NOAA in a letter to lawmakers urging passage of full FY 2026 appropriations and funding for NOAA at no less than $6.1 billion, as proposed in the Senate bill.
Bullet policy, statements · Dec 05, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter in Support of STEM Education at NSF

AIBS joined 44 other scientific societies and organizations in urging Congress to fund NSF at the highest level possible in FY 2026 appropriations and direct sustained funding for the STEM EDU Directorate.
Bullet awards, policy · Dec 03, 2025

AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship

AIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship in the spring-summer of 2026 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field.
Bullet · Dec 01, 2025

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Proposed Rules Would Weaken Endangered Species Act Implementation, Water Protections on the Line Again, Senate Debuts Energy Appropriations Bill, CDC Website on Autism Altered, and other news.
Bullet policy · Nov 17, 2025

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Government Shutdown Ends, Trump Nominates Steve Pearce to Lead BLM, Federal Hiring Freeze Extended, USFWS Halts Work on Gray Wolf Recovery Plan, and other news.
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Bullet policy, statements · Nov 12, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter in Support of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at NSF

AIBS joined 57 other organizations in a letter urging congressional appropriators to provide the National Science Foundation with the highest possible funding level in fiscal year 2026 and to support sustained investment in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate.
Bullet policy · Oct 20, 2025

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Mass federal layoffs deepen shutdown standoff, Trump Order extends tight control over federal hiring, Nobel Prizes highlight the power of immigration and public investment in science, and other news.
Bullet policy · Oct 06, 2025

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Government shutdown puts U.S. science at risk, changes to NSF graduate research fellowship leave students reeling, and other news.