Jekyll2024-03-15T15:03:59+00:00https://www.aibs.org/feed.xmlAIBSScience-based decisions for society. AIBS advocates for public policy informed by science, publishes a highly ranked scientific journal, and provides bespoke peer review services.AIBSSpecial Issue of BioScience on One Health: Spanning Earth’s Human, Wildlife, and Ecosystem Health Challenges2024-03-15T14:53:16+00:002024-03-15T14:53:16+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/one-health-bioscience<p>Global communities and ecosystems face significant challenges that are complex and multidimensional, with adverse effects on living organisms and global ecosystems. The One Health concept initially focused on transmission of disease from wildlife to humans. More recently, One Health describes a broader perspective encompassing human, wildlife, and ecosystem interrelationships, and the factors that drive outcomes. The One Health Framework can provide a structure approach to develop interventions and actions. Planetary Health, Ecohealth, and Global Health perspectives provide important insights into areas of overlap, methodologies, restoration, and knowledge base. Interventions to reverse the demise of global ecosystems utilize restoration ecology, community education, ecotoxicology, and multiple disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, economics, conservation, biodiversity, and health.</p>
<p><em>BioScience</em> is planning to publish a special issue on One Health and invites articles addressing human, wildlife, domestic animal, and ecosystem health. Topics pertinent to One Health are extremely broad, including, for example, disease transmission, wildlife and human health, anthropogenic effects, One Environmental Health, societal drivers, ecosystem restoration, ecotoxicology, and other subject areas mentioned above. As such, this special issue is intended to encompass multiple aspects and perspectives on the very broad topic of One Heath.</p>
<p>Submission will target late fall 2024, with publication by mid-2025. We are seeking to have a broad coverage of topics that will both be familiar to the readership of <em>BioScience</em> and will also reach across to the Bio-Med community. </p>
<p> We envision that most submissions will fall within Overview and Forum categories, which are peer-reviewed syntheses that advance the science. However, authors may want to consider other <em>BioScience</em> submission categories, including our Viewpoint category, which are opinion pieces of 1400 words. For a full description of the <em>BioScience</em> submission categories with guidelines, please see <a href="https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/pages/general_instructions">https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/pages/general_instructions</a>. Prior to submission, please send an email including a working title, author list, and brief description of your proposed submission.</p>
<p>Please contact Professor and Special Editorial Board Member Mary Ann Ottinger for further information: <a href="mailto:maotting@central.uh.edu">maotting@central.uh.edu</a>.</p>
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<p>Mary Ann Ottinger</p>
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<p>Paige Warren</p>AIBSBioScience seeks contributors for a forthcoming issue on One Health.Science Agencies Slated for Increases in Biden’s FY 2025 Budget Request2024-03-13T18:41:33+00:002024-03-13T18:41:33+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/presidents-budget-request-fy25<p>President Joe Biden released his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2025 on Monday, once again calling for major investments in climate change, scientific research, and conservation. The budget framework proposes boosts for most federal research agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).</p>
<p>The $7.3 trillion budget proposal includes $1.7 trillion in discretionary spending for FY 2025. No-tably, the plan proposes tax increases for wealthy individuals and large corporations that are ex-pected to cut deficits by $3 trillion over the next decade.</p>
<p>In total, $202 billion would be directed to Federal research and development activities, a $2 billion increase over FY 2023. The budget outline includes $4.5 billion for climate research, $10.7 billion for clean energy innovation, and $3.4 billion for Cancer Moonshot related research investments. It would provide roughly $20 billion in discretionary spending for the science agencies authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act, namely NSF, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The plan requests $900 million, a 35 percent boost compared to FY 2023, for the new Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships at NSF.</p>
<p>Some key items related to science in the budget request are described below. The percentages listed are relative to FY 2024, unless otherwise noted (FY 2024 final enacted levels are not yet available for certain agencies).</p>
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<li>The President requests a total of $10.2 billion for NSF in FY 2025, a 12 percent increase compared to the total enacted budget of $9.1 billion for the agency in FY 2024. The research account would also grow by 12 percent to roughly $8 billion. The request falls significantly short of the CHIPS and Science Act authorization of $16.7 billion for the science agency in FY 2025.</li>
<li>The request includes $6.6 billion for NOAA, 3.8 percent more than the FY 2024 enacted level.</li>
<li>The Administration requests $25.4 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an increase of 2 percent. NASA’s Earth Science division would grow by roughly 8 percent to $2.4 billion.</li>
<li>NIST would see a 2.6 percent bump to $1.5 billion overall. Its Scientific and Technical Research and Services account would receive an almost 10 percent cut to $975 million, while its construction account would see its budget expand by 85 percent.</li>
<li>The Department of the Interior would receive a total of $18 billion. USGS is slated to receive $1.6 billion, an increase of 8 percent. This includes $326 million for Ecosystems Mission Area, an increase of $27 million or 9 percent relative to FY 2024. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would receive $1.9 billion in discretionary spending, an increase of 9.5 percent. The National Park Service would be funded at $3.6 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent. The Bureau of Land Management would receive a boost of 10 percent to $1.5 billion.</li>
<li>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) would get $50.2 billion in FY 2025, a roughly 6 percent increase over FY 2023. Most of this increase would go to the National Cancer Institute.</li>
<li>Budget for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) would remain flat at $1.5 billion compared to its FY 2023 budget.</li>
<li>EPA’s budget would get a significant bump of 20 percent to nearly $11 billion in FY 2025, with its Science and Technology account expanding by 33 percent to $1 billion.</li>
<li>The U.S. Department of Agriculture would receive a discretionary budget of $31.6 billion. This includes a total of more than $4 billion (+$250 million) for agricultural research, education, and outreach. The Agricultural Research Service would see its budget shrink by 3.3 percent to $1.8 billion, while the National Institute of Food and Agriculture would receive a 3.5 percent boost to $1.7 billion. The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative would grow by 7 percent to $475 million.</li>
<li>DOE would receive $51.4 billion in FY 2025. Of this total, $8.6 billion (+4 percent) is requested for the DOE Office of Science, with Biological and Environmental Research slated to receive $945 million (+5 percent).</li>
<li>The Administration requests $1.16 billion for the Smithsonian Institution, a 6.4 percent increase over FY 2024 enacted levels. The salaries account for the National Museum of Natural History would also grow by 6.4 percent to $59 million.</li>
<li>The Institute of Museum and Library Services would receive $280 million, a decrease of roughly $15 million compared to FY 2023 enacted levels. Of this total, $47 million would be directed to its Office of Museum Services, a decrease of 8.5 million relative to FY 2023.</li>
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<p>The President’s budget request is meant to serve as a starting point for congressional debate on ap-propriations, with the final decisions about spending levels resting with lawmakers. Although President Biden’s FY 2025 proposal is not expected to pass in the House, it provides useful in-sights into his plans and priorities for a second term.</p>
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</p>AIBSPresident Joe Biden released his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2025 on Monday, once again calling for major investments in climate change, scientific research, and conservation.Congress Passes Spending Package with Cuts to Science2024-03-11T14:52:38+00:002024-03-11T14:52:38+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/fy24-science-funding<p>Last week, legislators passed a six-bill spending package with bipartisan support providing significant funding cuts or nearly flat budgets for most science agencies in fiscal year (FY) 2024.</p>
<p>The “minibus,” which was passed more than 5 months into FY 2024, included the Interior-Environment, Energy-Water, Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development spending bills. Science related highlights from the $459 billion package include:</p>
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<li>The National Science Foundation (NSF) received a notable funding cut of 8.2 percent relative to its total budget of $9.9 billion in FY 2023. In total, lawmakers provided $9.06 billion for the science agency, of which $7.2 billion (-8.3 percent) was allocated for its Research and Related Activities account. The NSF allocation falls $2.3 billion short of President Biden’s request and $6.6 billion below the CHIPS and Science Act authorization for FY 2024.</li>
<li>The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science was among the few agencies that received a slightly increased budget in FY 2024, although the boost does not allow DOE to keep up with inflation. The office will receive $8.24 billion in total, a small increase of 1.7 percent over FY 2023. Much of that increase will go to Basic Energy Sciences, which received a 3.6 percent bump. The Biological and Environmental Research account will receive $900 million, resulting in a 1 percent cut. Budget for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which supports high risk high reward research, will shrink by 2 percent.</li>
<li>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was allocated $6.3 billion, a small increase of nearly 2 percent over FY 2023. However, the agency’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research saw its funding drop from $687 million in FY 2023 to $656 million.</li>
<li>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration received a 2 percent budget cut overall, with its Science account shrinking by 6 percent to $7.3 billion.</li>
<li>The National Institute of Standards and Technology will see its overall budget slashed by 10 percent to $1.46 billion, while funding for its Science and Technical Research and Services account will increase from $953 million in FY 2023 to $1.080 billion in FY 2024.</li>
<li>The Environment Protection Agency’s budget will shrink by roughly $1 billion dollars (or 10 percent) to $9.2 billion, with its Science and Technology account receiving a 5.5 percent cut to $758 million.</li>
<li>The U.S. Geological Survey received a nearly 3 percent reduction in its budget. Overall, the agency will receive $1.45 billion, of which $300 million (-2.5 percent) will be directed to its Ecosystems Mission Area.</li>
<li>Other Interior agencies will also see their budgets shrink. The National Park Service received $3.3 billion (-4.3 percent), the Bureau of Land Management was funded at $1.4 billion (-5.4 percent), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $1.7 billion (-3 percent).</li>
<li>Overall research funding at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will remain flat at $3.5 billion. The Agriculture Research Service will receive a small increase of 1.4 percent to $1.84 billion, while the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will get a 1.3 percent cut to $1.7 billion. The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative will be funded at $445 million, roughly $10 million below the FY 2023 enacted level.</li>
<li>The Smithsonian Institution will receive $1.1 billion, nearly 5 percent below FY 2023. The salaries account for the National Museum of Natural History will receive level funding of $55.2 million.</li>
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<p>The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) – an alliance of over 140 professional
organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses that advocate for NSF – expressed disappointment over the FY 2024 funding for NSF and <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63b593cb30e2695aaea0845e/t/65e8afc5b5a6622ad8ec4b96/1709748165377/CNSF+FY+2024+Minibus+Statement.pdf">called on</a> Congress to allocate more resources to the Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill in future appropriations cycles to allow the agency’s budget to grow. CNSF, of which AIBS is a member, also urged lawmakers to include NSF funding in any supplemental packages focused on defense and national security.</p>
<p>Lawmakers are now racing to finish and pass the remaining six appropriations bills that fund the rest of the government, including the National Institutes of Health, by the March 22 deadline. The White House plans to release the President’s budget request for FY 2025 today.</p>
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</p>AIBSLegislators have passed a six-bill spending package with bipartisan support providing significant funding cuts or nearly flat budgets for most science agencies in fiscal year 2024.Latest Public Policy Report2024-03-11T14:49:05+00:002024-03-11T14:49:05+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/mar-11-ppr<p>The <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/w/?GHOEWRSWQK">Public Policy Report</a> has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.</p>
<p>In this issue:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240311-fy24-science-funding#subheader">Congress Passes Spending Package with Cuts to Science</a></li>
<li>White House Provides Guidance on Ecosystem Services</li>
<li>Senate Confirms Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology</li>
<li>EPA Requests Nominations for Science Advisory Panels</li>
<li>USGS Seeks Experts for Science Quality and Integrity Panel</li>
<li>New White Paper Envisions a Natural History Collections Action Center</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240201-idea-fellow#subheader">Deadline Approaching: Apply for the IDEA<sup>2</sup> Public Policy Fellowship</a></li>
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<li>NSF Webinar on Updates to Proposal and Award Policies</li>
<li>Nominations Sought for Invasive Species Advisory Committee</li>
<li>OSTP Shares Inventory of Sexual Harassment Policies at Research Agencies</li>
<li>NSF Appoints Head of Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences Directorate</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.Latest BioScience Talks, Spy Satellites2024-03-08T17:11:55+00:002024-03-08T17:11:55+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/satellites-podcast<p>For this <a href="https://bioscience-talks.aibs.org/episodes/spy-satellites-for-ecology-with-catalina-munteanu-and-volker-radeloff">episode of BioScience Talks</a>, we’re joined by Catalina Munteanu, Researcher at the University of Frieberg in Germany, who has a background in geography and forest sciences. Also joining us is Volker Radeloff, Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the SILVIS Lab, where he works on satellite imagery to look at land use. They were here to discuss the potential value of images from Cold War-era spy satellites for current ecological research and practice.</p>
<p>Read their <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae002">article</a> in BioScience.</p>
<p>Captions are available on <a href="https://youtu.be/_s-2znLLB2o">YouTube</a>.</p>AIBSAIBS has released the latest episode of BioScience Talks.Latest Public Policy Report2024-02-26T15:55:36+00:002024-02-26T15:55:36+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/feb-26-ppr<p>The <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/w/?IEGYKNESUS">Public Policy Report</a> has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240221-duke-herbarium-closure#subheader">AIBS Calls on Duke University to Reconsider Decision to Close Herbarium </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240215-2024-eppla-winners#subheader">AIBS Names 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leaders</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240214-ppo-2023-annual-report#subheader">Read About AIBS’ Science Policy Achievements in 2023</a></li>
<li>House Republicans Introduce Alternative Wildlife Conservation Bill</li>
<li>White House Issues Updated Guidance on Research Security</li>
<li>NSF Releases Updated Scientific Integrity Policy</li>
<li>White House Updates Critical and Emerging Technologies List</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240201-idea-fellow#subheader">Apply for the IDEA<sup>2</sup> Public Policy Fellowship</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-congressional-visits-day#subheader">Deadline Approaching: Register for the 2024 AIBS Congressional Visits Day </a></li>
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<li>NSF BIO Advisory Committee to Meet in May</li>
<li>National Academies Workshop on Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance</li>
<li>House Creates Bipartisan Task Force on AI</li>
<li>EPA Identifies New Acting Head of Water</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.Writing for Impact and Influence2024-02-22T14:00:00+00:002024-02-22T14:00:00+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/writing-course<!-- >
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<p>The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has heard a common refrain from faculty, scientists, government and private sector executives, and everyone in between: Scientists are increasingly responsible for public engagement and business writing, yet they are rarely given the tools they need to succeed.</p>
<p>AIBS is responding by re-offering our professional development program designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their written communication skills to increase the impact and influence of their message. This course complements AIBS’s highly successful Communications Boot Camp for Scientists, which focuses on oral communication.</p>
<p>Writing for Impact and Influence provides practical instruction and hands-on exercises that will improve the participant’s general writing proficiency. The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, memoranda, and more, with a focus on the reader experience. Each product-oriented session will have an assignment (deadlines are flexible), with feedback from the instructor. The course is interactive, and participants are encouraged to ask questions and exchange ideas with the instructor and other participants. Each session is also recorded and shared with all participants to accommodate scheduling conflicts.</p>
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<p>The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and subsequently archived online for participant review. Modules are spaced at weekly intervals to allow time for assignment completion. Live attendance is recommended but not required, and the instructor can be contacted by email at any time during the course.</p>
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<p>Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing for scientists.</p>
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</script> -->AIBSAIBS is offering this professional development program designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their written communication skills to increase the impact and influence of their message.AIBS Calls on Duke University to Reconsider Decision to Close Herbarium2024-02-21T14:00:45+00:002024-02-21T14:00:45+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/duke-herbarium-closure<p>The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has sent a letter to Duke University leadership in response to reports about the closure of their herbarium due to a change in funding priorities.</p>
<p>The letter strongly urged Duke leadership to reconsider the decision to dismantle the herbarium. “At 825,000+ specimens, the Duke Herbarium will be the largest herbarium in the history of the U.S. to be abandoned by its host institution,” reads the letter. “The decision to shut down the herbarium is at odds with the national momentum behind biological collections…Duke’s decision to forgo responsibility of their herbarium specimens - and the important biodiversity research they support - sets a terrible precedent.”</p>
<p><a href="/assets/collections/news/aibs-letter-duke-leadership.pdf">Read the letter.</a></p>
<p>AIBS has also endorsed a related <a href="https://chng.it/kjzjgv5mrK">petition</a>, along with the American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA), Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio), Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC), and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC). The petition received more than 10,000 signatures since it was started on February 15, 2024. We encourage individuals, who care about biodiversity and species discovery, and believe that herbaria play a crucial role in this field, to sign it.</p>
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</p>AIBSAIBS has sent a letter to Duke University leadership in response to reports about the closure of their herbarium due to a change in funding priorities.AIBS Names 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leaders2024-02-15T14:00:45+00:002024-02-15T14:00:45+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/2024-eppla-winners<p>The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce that Alex Rich and Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio have been selected to receive the 2024 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award (EPPLA). The award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who have demonstrated leadership skills and an aptitude for working at the intersection of science and public policy.</p>
<p>Alex Rich is a Ph.D. student in neuroscience at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Her research focuses on decision-making and disordered eating. Specifically, she seeks to understand the neural basis of food choices to inform binge eating disorder treatments. At Yale, Rich co-chairs the Advocacy Committee in the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, where she serves as a liaison between graduate students and university administration to advocate for policy change. Furthermore, Rich is also engaged in national science education policy issues as Secretary of the Graduate Research and Development (GRAD) Coalition, the student arm of the GRAD Caucus in the US House of Representatives. In this role, she helped organize a congressional briefing on graduate student mentorship. Rich earned her bachelor’s in neuroscience from the University of Minnesota (UMN), where she also helped compile neuroscience research to support trauma-informed campus policy development as a member of the UMN Provost’s Council on Student Mental Health.</p>
<p>Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio is a Ph.D. Candidate in chemical and biological engineering at the Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, Iowa. His doctoral research focuses on microbial utilization of plastic waste that has been subjected to thermal oxo-degradation. At ISU, Rodríguez-Ocasio served as engagement officer for the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, where he coordinated advocacy efforts for graduate student interests at the state and federal level. He is an active member of several committees for the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB), including the Policy and Advocacy; Membership; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committees. At SIMB, he also serves on the Connecting Microbiome Communities (CMiC) Steering Committee and will chair the Microbiome Policy, Advocacy and Regulation session at the inaugural meeting this year. Rodríguez-Ocasio received his bachelor’s in industrial biotechnology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where he also served as a trustee and member of the governing board.</p>
<p>Rich applied for the EPPLA because she is passionate about supporting future biologists’ academic and scientific endeavors through federal advocacy. “What I find most fulfilling is translating newfound understandings of the world into a framework for tangible change,” she said. Rodríguez-Ocasio pursued the award for the opportunity to advocate for science, gain new skills, and build a professional network in the science policy community. “I am passionate about science in the service of society, and this award offers a bridge to opportunities where I can use my background to help shape the scientific response to national and global problems,” he said.</p>
<p>Both the awardees think it is critical for scientists to engage in policy. “When scientists communicate their research and that of their peers beyond the lab, the impacts of biological research become woven into the fabric of society in a way that addresses pressing issues and permeates everyday life,” argues Rich. Rodríguez-Ocasio believes that “it is vital to keep policymakers informed of the value created by the science they funded and remind them that scientific discovery is in the national interest because few things have pushed this country forward as science has.”</p>
<p>This is the 21st year the EPPLA program has recognized emerging student leaders in science policy. “We are proud to recognize graduate students from across the country who have demonstrated tremendous leadership potential in science advocacy,” said Scott Glisson, AIBS Chief Executive Officer. “Alex and Efraín join an accomplished group of EPPLA awardees who are playing an important role in bridging the gap between science and policy.”</p>
<p>Rich and Rodríguez-Ocasio will travel to Washington, DC, in April to participate in an AIBS science communications training program and to meet with their members of Congress as part of the annual AIBS Congressional Visits Day. In addition, they will receive a one-year subscription to the scientific journal BioScience.</p>
<p>AIBS is also recognizing two additional outstanding leaders with an Honorable Mention award. Hannah Henry is a master’s student in natural resources at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Harrison Watson is a Ph.D. student in ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Henry and Watson will receive a one-year subscription to BioScience.</p>
<p>AIBS is the national organization dedicated to promoting informed decision-making that advances the biological sciences for the benefit of science and society. The EPPLA program is one way that AIBS builds the capacity of the scientific community to promote sound decision-making.</p>
<p>The EPPLA program is made possible by the generous financial support of AIBS donors. More information about the EPPLA program and AIBS is available at <a href="https://www.aibs.org/">https://www.aibs.org/</a>.</p>
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</p>AIBSAIBS is pleased to announce that Alex Rich and Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio have been selected to receive the 2024 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award.Public Policy Office 2023 Annual Report2024-02-14T14:15:20+00:002024-02-14T14:15:20+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/ppo-2023-annual-report<p>The AIBS Public Policy Office has released its annual report for 2023. This report describes the work AIBS has done this past year in collaboration with our members and partners to advocate for policies that advance biology.</p>
<p>Read about our accomplishments in science policy, which include:</p>
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<li>Facilitated 56 meetings between scientists and lawmakers</li>
<li>Helped 94 scientists become advocates for science</li>
<li>Reaffirmed our commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race considerations in college and university admissions.</li>
<li>Worked with our science community partners to ensure that Congress follows through on the promise of the CHIPS and Science Act by fully funding the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other science agencies at the levels authorized by the law.</li>
<li>Helped facilitate community discussions on the implementation of collections-related provisions in the CHIPS and Science Act, namely a specimen management plan requirement and a Biological Collections Action Center.</li>
<li>Endorsed Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bill that would make significant investments in wildlife and habitat conservation.</li>
<li>Endorsed legislation to keep public science independent from political interference.</li>
<li>Supported legislation aimed at retaining international students who have completed advanced STEM degrees from U.S. educational institutions by providing them permanent resident status.</li>
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<p>In this issue:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240201-idea-fellow#subheader">Apply for the IDEA<sup>2</sup> Public Policy Fellowship</a></li>
<li>FY 2024 Appropriations Update</li>
<li>NSF Releases Research Security Training Modules</li>
<li>White House Announces New Climate Envoy</li>
<li>NSF Establishes 10 Regional Innovation Engines Across the US</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240205-niaid-support-letter-fy24#subheader">AIBS Signs on to Letter Supporting Increased Funding for NIAID</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240205-cnsf-fy24-conference-letter#subheader">Science Coalition Urges Appropriators to Provide Highest Possible Funding for NSF in FY 2024</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-congressional-visits-day#subheader">Participate in the 2024 AIBS Congressional Visits Day </a></li>
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<li>DOE Shares Updated Scientific Integrity Policy</li>
<li>NSF, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Announce Conservation Science Partnership</li>
<li>Call for Nominations: National Medal of Science</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.AIBS Signs on to Letter Supporting Increased Funding for NIAID2024-02-05T18:15:20+00:002024-02-05T18:15:20+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/niaid-support-letter-fy24<p>The U.S. House has proposed a 23% cut to the budget of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY) 2024. AIBS has signed on to a community letter urging appropriators to provide the boosted funding NIAID needs to meet its critical, multi-faceted mission.</p>
<p>The letter makes the case for NIAID’s critical work to alleviate coronaviruses, sepsis, antimicrobial resistance, autoimmune diseases, and other current and future health challenges.</p>
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</p>AIBSAIBS has signed on to a community letter urging appropriators to provide boosted funding to the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Science Coalition Urges Appropriators to Provide Highest Possible Funding for NSF in FY 20242024-02-05T18:06:18+00:002024-02-05T18:06:18+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/cnsf-fy24-conference-letter<p>The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)—an alliance of more than 140 professional organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses that advocate for the National Science Foundation (NSF)—has called on congressional appropriators to fund NSF at the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and to use supplemental funding to bring NSF funding to the level authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act. AIBS is a member of CNSF.</p>
<p>The letter also thanks appropriators for protecting NSF in a difficult funding climate and notes the importance of protecting funding for the Directorate for STEM Education.</p>
<p><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63b593cb30e2695aaea0845e/t/65b7afa9d97d3c63251b0f7e/1706536873868/CNSF+FY+2024+Conference+Letter.pdf">Read the letter.</a></p>
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</p>AIBSThe Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF), of which AIBS is a member, has called on congressional appropriators to fund the National Science Foundation at the highest possible level in FY 2024.IDEA2 Public Policy Fellowship2024-02-01T15:36:37+00:002024-02-01T15:36:37+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/idea-fellow<p><em>A professional development opportunity in science policy from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA).</em></p>
<p>AIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accepting, and Accessible (IDEA<sup>2</sup>) Public Policy Fellowship in the summer of 2024 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field. This unique training opportunity provides young scientists with valuable first-hand experience in science policy. The Fellow will have the opportunity to work on a range of science policy projects that could include planning a Capitol Hill science policy briefing, preparing science policy documents, conducting research on science and science education policy initiatives, and attending Congressional and executive branch meetings.</p>
<h3 id="eligibility">Eligibility</h3>
<p>Applicant must be a current graduate (M.S. or Ph.D.) student or within two years of completing a graduate degree in the life sciences or a closely related field, who has a strong interest in science policy. A successful applicant will have good writing skills, the ability to synthesize information, and be a self-starter who works well with minimal supervision. Additional consideration will be given to applicants from universities that are <a href="https://sura.org/membership-advantage/members/">SURA members</a>.</p>
<p><em>Individuals of all racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Individuals from minority serving institutions and historically excluded communities are strongly encouraged to apply.</em></p>
<h3 id="responsibilities">Responsibilities</h3>
<p>The Fellow will work closely with AIBS and SURA policy staff to gain first-hand experience with science policy and advocacy efforts that inform federal decision-making. The Fellow will be responsible for conducting research for science policy initiatives, monitoring the activities of federal science agencies, and tracking legislative developments.</p>
<p>The Fellow will have the opportunity to work on a range of science policy projects that may include, but are not limited to, the following:</p>
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<li>Conducting research on science and science education policy issues;</li>
<li>Writing for a science policy newsletter that provides legislative and executive branch updates to the research community;</li>
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<li>Assisting with preparation of science policy documents and reports;</li>
<li>Writing an article (Editorial, Viewpoint, Washington Watch Column, etc.) for the journal
<em>BioScience</em>;</li>
<li>Assisting with the planning of congressional briefings, advocacy events such as AIBS and SURA congressional visits days, and other meetings;</li>
<li>And attending science coalition meetings, congressional and agency briefings, hearings, press briefings, and other relevant events.</li>
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<p>The Fellow will have the opportunity to engage with state and federal lawmakers and federal agency officials, including government relations teams for the <a href="https://www.jlab.org/">Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility</a>. The Fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in committee proceedings and other meetings at AIBS and SURA.</p>
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<p>The Fellow will have the option to choose between a remote or in-person format.</p>
<p><em>Remote:</em> The Fellow will work remotely for 15 hours a week over a duration of ten weeks in the summer of 2024, between May 1 and September 30. The start and end dates will depend on the availability of the candidate. The Fellow may also have the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC to attend the AIBS Council Meeting, the AIBS Congressional Visits Day, the SURA Annual Meeting, or another meeting similar meeting.</p>
<p><em>In-Person:</em> The Fellow will travel to Washington, DC to work full-time for a period of one month in the summer of 2024, between May 1 and July 31, depending on the availability of the candidate.</p>
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<p>The Fellow will receive a minimum stipend of $3,000, contingent on active participation. Travel expenses will also be covered by the Fellowship.</p>
<h3 id="application-requirements">Application Requirements</h3>
<p>To apply for the Fellowship, please send the following information via email to <a href="mailto:publicpolicy@aibs.org">publicpolicy@aibs.org</a> no later than 05:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, March 15, 2024:</p>
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<li>A cover letter that expresses your interest and availability, indicates your format preference, and describes how the Fellowship will contribute to your education and career.</li>
<li>Resume (two pages maximum) that emphasizes your leadership, policy, and communication experience.</li>
<li>Writing sample of up to 750 words that demonstrates your policy interests and analytical skills.</li>
<li>A letter of reference from an individual who can attest to your leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, and who is familiar with your interest in science policy.</li>
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<p>The subject line of the email must include “IDEA2PPF 2024” and the
applicant’s name. All documents should be included as an attachment(s), with
each file named as applicant_name_document (e.g., Sarah_Smith_Resume.pdf).
A single PDF document is preferred.</p>
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<p><em>The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is a national consortium of over 50 universities dedicated to advance collaborative research and education and to strengthen the scientific capabilities of its members and the nation. SURA has overseen the management and operations of the <a href="https://www.jlab.org/">Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility</a> since 1986 and has been actively promoting scientific advancement in topics ranging from space science and technology to information technology.</em></p>
<p><em>The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing the biological sciences for the benefit of science and society. In line with our goals for enhancing IDEA<sup>2</sup> in biological sciences, AIBS is committed to expanding this opportunity to historically excluded communities and people of all racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and to persons with disabilities.</em></p>AIBSAIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accepting, and Accessible (IDEA2) Public Policy Fellowship in the summer of 2024 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field.Latest Public Policy Report2024-01-29T15:36:37+00:002024-01-29T15:36:37+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/jan-29-ppr<p>The <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/w/?TLTRTIBLYU">Public Policy Report</a> has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.</p>
<p>In this issue:</p>
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<li>Stopgap Government Funding Extended to March</li>
<li>White House Unveils National Plan to Address Emerging Water Contaminants</li>
<li>NSF Holding Virtual Town Halls on New Bioeconomy Initiative</li>
<li>NIH Requests Input on Strategic Plans for Data Science, Autoimmune Disease Research</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-congressional-visits-day#subheader">Participate in the 2024 AIBS Congressional Visits Day </a></li>
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<li>Science Policy Internship Opportunity at NIH</li>
<li>Senators Introduce Legislation to Boost Soil Microplastics Research</li>
<li>EPA Seeks Comments on Draft Scientific Integrity Policy</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.Latest Public Policy Report2024-01-16T16:00:25+00:002024-01-16T16:00:25+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/jan-16-ppr<p>The <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/w/?MODDEBBZSR">Public Policy Report</a> has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.</p>
<p>In this issue:</p>
<ul>
<li>Budget Talks Resume With Deadlines Approaching Rapidly</li>
<li>White House Report Outlines Data Vision for the Bioeconomy</li>
<li>GAO Releases Report on Federal Research Security</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240116-ndd-letter-fy24#subheader">AIBS Signs Letter Rejecting Cuts to FY 2024 Non-Defense Discretionary Funding</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-congressional-visits-day#subheader">Participate in the 2024 AIBS Congressional Visits Day </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231106-call-for-eppla-2024#subheader">Deadline Approaching: 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award</a></li>
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<li>NSF Appoints Special Assistant to the Director for AI</li>
<li>Former House Science Committee Chair ‘EBJ’ Passes Away</li>
<li>NSF Seeks Ideas to Spur the Bioeconomy</li>
<li>EPA Drops Plan to End Mammal Testing by 2035</li>
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<li>From the Federal Register</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.AIBS Signs Letter Rejecting Cuts to FY 2024 Non-Defense Discretionary Funding2024-01-16T14:43:20+00:002024-01-16T14:43:20+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/ndd-letter-fy24<p>AIBS has joined more than 1000 organizations in a letter urging Congress to reject any full-year continuing resolution that would result in cuts to non-defense discretionary spending, the funding source for most scientific research programs.</p>
<p>“Such cuts would be disastrous for the capacity of the federal government to serve the public, assist those in need, fuel innovation, and address national and global threats,” the groups argued. “We strongly urge Congressional leadership to instead finish the [fiscal year 2024] appropriations process and adopt the bipartisan Senate funding framework as a starting point for final negotiations.”</p>
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</p>AIBSAIBS has joined more than 1000 organizations in a letter urging Congress to reject any full-year continuing resolution that would result in cuts to non-defense discretionary spending.Shipwreck Ecology, with Avery Paxton, Chris Taylor, and Melanie Damour2024-01-10T19:46:09+00:002024-01-10T19:46:09+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/shipwreck-podcast<p>For this episode, we’re joined by Avery Paxton, who is a Research Marine Biologist with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Chris Taylor, Research Ecologist, also with NOAA’s NCCOS, and Melanie Damour, who is a Marine Archeologist and the Environmental Studies Coordinator with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Gulf of Mexico Region Office. They were here to discuss their recent BioScience article on “Shipwreck Ecology,” and the ways in which these sites can be hotspots for biodiversity—and also for research. </p>
<p> Read the article <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad084">here</a>. </p>
<p> Captions can be found on <a href="https://youtu.be/v6s6I9i9cb4">YouTube</a>.</p>AIBSAIBS has released the latest episode of BioScience Talks.Latest Public Policy Report2024-01-02T15:52:35+00:002024-01-02T15:52:35+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/jan-2-ppr<p>The <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/w/?CAOVFNUUHD">Public Policy Report</a> has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.</p>
<p>In this issue:</p>
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<li>U.S. Unveils Nature-Based Solutions to Tackling Climate Change</li>
<li>Interior Finalizes Rule on Native American Remains</li>
<li>New Hiring Practices for Land Management Agencies</li>
<li>Report Calls for More Research to Fill Gaps in Cost-Benefit Analyses</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231219-photo-contest-winners#subheader">AIBS Selects Winners of 2023 Photo Contest</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-congressional-visits-day#subheader">Participate in the 2024 AIBS Congressional Visits Day </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231106-call-for-eppla-2024#subheader">Apply for the 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award</a></li>
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<p>Short Takes</p>
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<li>Experts Sought for National Academies Boards</li>
<li>2023 Arctic Report Card</li>
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<li>From the Federal Register</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.AIBS Selects Winners of 2023 Photo Contest2023-12-19T13:44:00+00:002023-12-19T13:44:00+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/photo-contest-winners<p>Three winners have been selected in the <a href="https://www.aibs.org/faces-of-biology/">2023 Faces of Biology Photo Contest</a>, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB).</p>
<p>“Photography is an effective tool to help communicate the process of scientific research,” said Scott Glisson, CEO of AIBS. “This contest provides a visual forum for expression, inspiration, and technical skill that can have a positive impact on how the public views research and science.”</p>
<p>The competition showcases, in a personal way, biological research in its many forms and settings. With the images, we are able to help the public and policymakers better understand the value of biological research and education.</p>
<h3 class="mt-5 text-center">First Place – Joseph Kleinkopf </h3>
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<p>Joseph Kleinkopf, a PhD student at the University of New Mexico, won first place. In this photograph, he collects alpine plants from the steep north face of Sheepshead Peak (12,696 ft elevation), situated in the heart of the Pecos Wilderness of New Mexico.</p>
<h3 class="mt-5 text-center">Second Place – Heather Krumholtz </h3>
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<p>Heather Krumholtz, from the University of Florida - Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, won second place by showing postdoctoral associate Dr. Jessica Alice Farrell extracting environmental DNA or eDNA from hundreds of sand samples collected from Florida’s sea turtle nesting beaches. From just a few grains of sand, the Duffy Lab is able to do their research without ever needing to sight or interact with the endangered animals themselves.</p>
<h3 class="mt-5 text-center">Third Place – Allaire Barte </h3>
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<p>Third place went to this photograph by Allaire Barte, from Yale University, showing Swathi Manivannan using a water sampling probe at Martin Luther King Park in Orlando, Florida. The research depicted is for National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Yale University Andrea Ayala’s project, “In Hot Water: Waterfowl, Climate Change, and Vibriosis.”</p>
<p>A forthcoming issue of the journal <em>BioScience</em> will feature the first-place photograph on the cover and the second- and third-place photos in an article. All of the winners receive a one-year subscription to <em>BioScience</em>. Joseph Kleinkopf will also receive $250.</p>AIBSThree winners have been selected in the 2023 Faces of Biology Photo Contest, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB).Latest Public Policy Report2023-12-18T16:01:57+00:002023-12-18T16:01:57+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/dec-18-ppr<p>The <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/w/?JRVFFAGLFE">Public Policy Report</a> has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-congressional-visits-day#subheader">Participate in the 2024 AIBS Congressional Visits Day </a></li>
<li>Appropriations Work Stalled as House Adjourns for the Holidays</li>
<li>New Report Sheds Light on the State of Science in America</li>
<li>NSF Issues Guidelines on the Use of Generative AI in Merit Review</li>
<li>House Passes Bill to Expand Foreign Funding Disclosures</li>
<li>Request for Comments: Draft Framework for Federal March-In Authority</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231214-fy25-usda-ree-omb-letter#subheader">AIBS Endorses Letter Requesting 5 Percent Increase for USDA Research</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231214-coalition-supplemental-funding-letter#subheader">Science Coalitions Request Supplemental Funding for Key Science Agencies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231106-call-for-eppla-2024#subheader">Apply for the 2024 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award</a></li>
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<li>NOAA 2023 Arctic Report Card Stakeholder Briefing</li>
<li>Workshop on Communicating the Care and Use of Animals in Research</li>
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</p>AIBSThe Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.Science Coalitions Request Supplemental Funding for Key Science Agencies2023-12-14T18:15:05+00:002023-12-14T18:15:05+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/coalition-supplemental-funding-letter<p>The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF), the Energy Sciences Coalition, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Coalition, the Coalition for Aerospace and Science, and the Tech Hub Advocacy Group—collectively representing nearly 200 research organizations, academic institutions, science and professional societies, higher education associations, and private industries that advocate for federal science agencies—have sent a letter to congressional appropriators urging the inclusion of $13 billion in a supplemental spending package “to advance U.S. national security, energy security, and economic competitiveness through research and economic development activities.”</p>
<p>The coalitions argues that a supplemental funding package should include $5 billion for the National Science Foundation, $2 billion for Department of Energy Office of Science, $2.5 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and $1.6 billion for NIST.</p>
<p>“These federal agencies have a successful track record of delivering science- and technology-based solutions to solve national, societal, and geostrategic challenges,” the letter contends. “Congress has supported legislation to further expand their missions in driving regional innovation, accelerating technology transfer and adoption, training the next-generation workforce, and creating the jobs of the future. These federal agencies cannot meet these goals without additional funding.”</p>
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</p>AIBSA group of scientific coalitions representing nearly 200 research organizations and societies have sent a letter to congressional appropriators urging the inclusion of $13 billion in a supplemental spending package to advance national and economic security and maintain U.S. competitiveness.AIBS Endorses Letter Requesting 5 Percent Increase for USDA Research2023-12-14T17:43:35+00:002023-12-14T17:43:35+00:00https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/fy25-usda-ree-omb-letter<p>Forty-five organizations, including AIBS, have sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requesting a 5 percent funding increase for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area in fiscal year (FY) 2025. The REE mission area supports research, analysis, and education to advance scientific knowledge across the food and agricultural enterprise.</p>
<p>“This increase is consistent with the level of funding outlined in the bipartisan, bicameral America Grows Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1628">S. 1628</a>, <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5268">H.R. 5268</a>) and will expand American competitiveness in foreign markets, improve sustainable production for a growing global population, increase nutrition access, address threats from extreme weather, pests, and diseases, and expand adoption of new technologies, advanced computing, and robotics,” reads the <a href="/assets/collections/news/fy25-omb-ostp-usda-ree-letter.pdf">letter</a>. “As USDA research funding for FY24 remains unresolved in Congress, we implore you to show your commitment to agricultural innovation by submitting a robust request for USDA REE for FY25. If the United States continues its trend of underinvestment in agricultural and food research, we leave our producers, consumers, and communities vulnerable to rising prices, limited access, poor health outcomes, and threats to national security.”</p>
<p>A group of 14 Democratic Senators, led by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, have also sent a <a href="https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ag_research_letter_to_president_fy_25.pdf">Dear Colleague letter</a> to the OMB and USDA with a similar request for REE funding. “As the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget request is prepared, we request that an increase of at least five percent, plus inflation, above the FY 2024 funding levels proposed by the Senate, be provided across the board for all USDA research activities underway within the Agricultural Research Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Economic Research Service, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service,” wrote the Senators.</p>
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<p>Rarely has the need for effective and influential communication about science been more important than it is today.</p>
<p>Politicians and political interests are redefining and reinterpreting science–with great persistence and impact. The public is routinely asked to make decisions about matters informed by science. The news media is endeavoring to share increasingly complex stories about science with the public. The majority of the public still respect scientists and value science, but they often find it challenging to discern who and what is legitimate.</p>
<p>Simply adding to the noise will not provide individuals with the understanding they need to inform deliberations and decisions. Scientists must become more skilled at communicating in impactful ways.</p>
<p>As called for by <a href="https://bcon.aibs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BCoN_Communications_Workshop_Report.pdf">many sources</a>, the time for business as usual has passed. There is a real and immediate <a href="https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-abstract/68/9/643/5056846?redirectedFrom=fulltext">need for scientists</a> to become effective and engaged communicators.</p>
<p>The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is responding to this need by offering scientists a professional development opportunity. The AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists expands on our highly successful media and science policy training workshops. The program meets the needs of everyone from graduate students to senior researchers and program administrators.</p>
<p>AIBS has a long and successful track record of engaging, informing, and influencing the public and science policy decision-makers. Our audiences include members of Congress, federal agency heads and program managers, state officials, and university administrators. In addition to working directly with these groups, we routinely engage the public through traditional and digital media.</p>
<p>Our staff members have used their decades of science policy and communications experience to develop training materials and resources that provide scientists with the skills needed to successfully communicate about their research with the public, decision-makers, and reporters.</p>
<p>AIBS training programs have provided more than 2,200 scientists with the skills to:</p>
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<p>The Boot Camp is an intensive, two-day, hands-on training program offered online and periodically in Washington, DC.</p>
<p><strong>Participants will learn:</strong></p>
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<li>How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers</li>
<li>How to prepare for and participate in a news interview</li>
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<li>How to protect your scientific reputation</li>
<li>What decision-makers want to hear from a scientist</li>
<li>How to leverage social media</li>
<li>How the nation’s science policy is developed and implemented</li>
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<p>Meet with your members of Congress to help them understand the important role the federal government plays in supporting the biological sciences. Advocate for federal investments in biological sciences research supported by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies.</p>
<p>Participants will complete a communications and advocacy training program provided by AIBS that prepares them to be effective advocates for their science. AIBS will provide participants with background information and materials, as well as arrange meetings with lawmakers on April 17.</p>
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<p>Additionally, participants have the option to attend the highly acclaimed <a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-communication-bootcamp#subheader">AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists</a>. This training course will be held in Washington, DC on April 15-16, 2024. This professional development program provides practical instruction and interactive exercises designed to help scientists (e.g. researchers, graduate students, administrators, educators) translate scientific information for non-technical audiences and to effectively engage with decision-makers and the news media. All participants who complete this optional training will receive priority access to the Congressional Visits Day and a certificate of completion indicating that they have successfully completed 16 hours of communications training. <a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2023/231205-communication-bootcamp#subheader">Click here for more information</a>, including cost, for this two-day training program.</p>
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