announcements · Apr 01, 2022
Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for a chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience.
announcements · Dec 28, 2021
AIBS Mourns the Loss of Visionary Ecologist Thomas E. Lovejoy III
Thomas E. Lovejoy III died December 25, 2021 in McLean, Virginia. He was 80.
announcements · Dec 28, 2021
AIBS Mourns the Loss of Pioneering Naturalist E.O. Wilson
E.O. Wilson died December 26, 2021 in Burlington, Massachusetts. He was 92.
announcements · Dec 16, 2021
AIBS Board Member Gabriela Chavarria to Serve as Next Burke Museum Executive Director
The Burke Museum at the University of Washington in Seattle has announced that AIBS Board Member Dr. Gabriela Chavarria will serve as its next Executive Director.
announcements · Dec 15, 2021
AIBS Selects Winners of 2021 Photo Contest
Three winners have been selected in the 2021 Faces of Biology Photo Contest, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB).
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announcements, awards, diversity · Jul 30, 2021
AIBS Receives NSF LEAPS Award to Support Diversity Conference
AIBS has received an award from NSF under its LEAPS program to support the development of a diversity conference that will engage and create a collaborative network of majority- and minority-serving biological scientific societies to foster cultural change.
announcements · Jul 19, 2021
International Workshop Series: How does sharing genetic sequence data impact biodiversity science and conservation?
AIBS and the USA Nagoya Protocol Action Group organized an international workshop series in the fall of 2021 to explore how the international scientific community can study biodiversity in the changing landscape of international policy.
announcements, diversity · Feb 16, 2021
AIBS Announces Diversity Plan
AIBS has announced a 12-month action plan focused on three of our core activities, as part of our commitment to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the biological sciences.
announcements · Jun 08, 2020
AIBS Responding to COVID-19 Crisis
During the COVID-19 crisis, AIBS has continued to support our clients, partners, and members in our collective efforts to promote informed decision-making that advances science for the benefit of society. We continue to work to help the biological sciences community respond the effects of disruptions arising from COVID-19, and to prepare for continued impact and effectiveness as we all prepare for new models of operation.
announcements · Feb 21, 2020
AIBS Member Donates $13,000 to Support Graduate Student Leadership
An American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) member has anonymously donated $13,000 to help endow the AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award program. The award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential at the intersection of biology and science policy.