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.

AIBS and SURA are jointly offering a paid AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship in the spring-summer of 2026 for current and recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Government Shutdown Ends, Trump Nominates Steve Pearce to Lead BLM, Federal Hiring Freeze Extended, USFWS Halts Work on Gray Wolf Recovery Plan, and other news.

AIBS joined 57 other organizations in a letter urging congressional appropriators to provide the National Science Foundation with the highest possible funding level in fiscal year 2026 and to support sustained investment in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Government shutdown drags on , EPA launches sweeping reorganization , Interior Department’s layoff plans, and other news.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Mass federal layoffs deepen shutdown standoff, Trump Order extends tight control over federal hiring, Nobel Prizes highlight the power of immigration and public investment in science, and other news.

AIBS joined over 250 organizations in signing a community letter urging congressional appropriators to support the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs and its work to create a more transparent system for funding essential research expenses.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Government shutdown puts U.S. science at risk, changes to NSF graduate research fellowship leave students reeling, and other news.

Coalition urges DHS to withdraw its proposal to replace “Duration of Status” for F-1 and J-1 visa holders with fixed terms and extensions, warning it would deter international talent, strain agency capacity, and impose major economic costs.

AIBS joined a coalition of more than 50 scientific societies in urging Congress to provide necessary oversight at federal science agencies to prevent potentially significant damage to US science leadership.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Lawmakers struggle to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown looms, former CDC director warns of eroding scientific integrity, House Republicans target National Academies, and other news.