Founded in 1947, in 2022 AIBS celebrates its 75th anniversary

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Bullet announcements, bioscience, diversity · May 01, 2023

Celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month by highlighting individuals, organizations, articles, and activities that are shining a light on Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander scientific excellence.
Bullet diversity · Mar 27, 2023

Meet Roberto Efraín Díaz, Diversity Hero

"Every time someone took a chance or an interest in me continuing as a scientist, it led to a really influential and meaningful experience that then led to another one..."
Bullet announcements, bioscience, diversity · Mar 01, 2023

Celebrating Women's History Month

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is celebrating Women's History Month by highlighting individuals, organizations, articles, and activities that are shining a light on women in science.
Bullet announcements, bioscience, diversity · Feb 08, 2023

Celebrating Black History Month

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is celebrating Black History Month by highlighting individuals, organizations, articles, and activities that are shining a light on African American scientific excellence.
Bullet diversity, events · Jul 20, 2022

2022 AIBS Council Meeting - IDEA Conference 2.0

AIBS will be convening a series of mini-sessions that will culminate with the annual meeting of the AIBS Council of Member Societies and Organizations. The 3 mini-sessions will focus on society commitment to DEI and will explore internal structure, external communication and assessment.

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Bullet diversity · Jun 10, 2022

Meet Dr. Steward Pickett, Diversity Hero

"I'm a southerner. We tell stories, so watch out. My interest in considering a career in ecology came as a result of several events that my parents facilitated, with some examples in the background from other relatives. ..."
Bullet diversity · May 16, 2022

2022 AIBS Diversity Report

AIBS has released a report of the highlights of our work in DEI in the 2022 AIBS Diversity Report.
Bullet diversity, events · Aug 03, 2021

2021 AIBS Council Meeting

AIBS will convene the 2021 meeting of its Council of Member Societies and Organizations on November 4-5, 2021. This meeting will engage like-minded organizations committed to increasing diversity in the biological sciences in a two-day virtual conference.
Bullet 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.