Apply today for the AIBS Diana Wall Graduate Student Publication Award. This annual award is granted to a graduate student (master’s or PhD candidate) who has served as the lead author of a peer-reviewed article published in BioScience during the preceding calendar year.

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce Dr. Amanda Townley as the winner of its 2026 Innovative Leadership Award. The Innovative Leadership Award recognizes commendable innovative leadership in the biological sciences community.

Is your natural history institution working through NAGPRA compliance or unsure where to start with compiling a NAGPRA Summary and Consultation Invitation? Join us for a practical webinar designed specifically for natural history collections.

The 2025 AIBS Annual Report is now available.

Read the latest Public Policy Report. White House announces new science initiatives at “Golden Age” summit, Federal judge temporarily halts USDA reorganization, and other news.

AIBS is now accepting applications for the 2027 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award, which recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy.

Read the latest Public Policy Report. AIBS urges NIH to keep reporting peer review scores, White House backs away from proposed NIH grant oversight board, and other news.

AIBS has sent a letter to the leadership of Fort Hays State University and the Kansas Board of Regents expressing concern over reports that the university may close the Sternberg Museum of Natural History.

AIBS has submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health opposing a proposal to stop reporting the numerical scores that peer review panels assign to grant applications.

Read the latest Public Policy Report. Trump seeks political oversight of NIH research grants, NSF outlines funding strategy aligned with White House priorities, and other news.

Read the latest Public Policy Report. Congress passes stopgap funding bill blocking OMB grants rule, White House releases National Security Science and Technology Strategy, and other news.