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Bullet award, policy · Dec 04, 2024

IDEA2 Public Policy Fellowship

AIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accepting, and Accessible (IDEA2) Public Policy Fellowship in the spring-summer of 2025 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field.
Bullet policy · Nov 18, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Call for Applications - 2025 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award, Post-Election Ramifications for Science, BioScience Talks - Live from the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference, and other news.
Bullet awards, policy · Nov 05, 2024

Call for Applications: 2025 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy.

Bullet policy · Nov 04, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. New BioScience Talks episode on Communicating Truth, NIH's finalized policy on scientific integrity, White House issues protections for federal employees, and other news.
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Bullet policy · Oct 21, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. New AIBS science policy resources for students, "Webinar on Natural History Collections and Repatriation - When Does NAGPRA Apply?" and other news.
Bullet policy · Oct 07, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Congress extends government funding until December, Senate committee advances legislation to oversee “risky research,” and other news.
Bullet policy · Sep 23, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Clean stopgap funding bill introduced after initial GOP proposal fails, House panel considers legislation to halt wildlife refuge plan, and other news.
Bullet policy · Sep 09, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. White House unveils PFAS research strategy, NIH shares decision matrix for assessing potential foreign interference, and other news.