AIBS Public Policy Reports

The AIBS Public Policy Office provides analysis and communication on issues of importance to the AIBS membership and the broader scientific community. Reports are disseminated by email every two weeks to AIBS membership.

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15 April 2019

• Action Alert: Ask Your Members of Congress to Support NSF
• NOAA Facing Deep Cuts in FY 2020
• New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2020 Budget
• 843 Organizations Urge Congress to Raise Spending Caps
• Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Address Sexual Harassment in Science
• Scientific Societies Oppose Revised Definition of WOTUS
• Scientists Call for National Agenda on Biodiversity Research, Education
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

1 April 2019

• American Academy Offers Guidance for Use of Science During a Crisis
• Trump Proposes $1B Cut to NSF
• President Proposes Shrinking DOE Science Budget by 16 Percent
• USDA Research and Forest Service Slated for Cuts in FY 2020
• NASEM Study: Red Wolves Are a Distinct Species
• BCoN Report to Offer National Agenda for Biodiversity Collections Research and Education
• Radioactivity Largely Cleared from Fish Near Fukushima Plant
• NSF Announces First Convergence Accelerator Pilot
• AIBS Opens 2019 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

18 March 2019

• President Trump Proposes Large Budget Cuts for Science
• USGS Slated for Restructuring, 16 percent Budget Cut
• President Slashes NIH Funding by 13 percent
• White House Proposes 31 Percent Cut to EPA
• AIBS House Testimony: Restore Funding for Interior and Environment Science
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

4 March 2019

• President Recruits Climate Skeptics for Climate Panel
• Congress Passes Public Lands Package Renewing LWCF
• Journals Express Concerns Over European Open-Access Initiative
• Read About AIBS's Policy Achievements in 2018
• Learn to Communicate and Influence like a Pro: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

19 February 2019

• Congress Completes FY 2019 Appropriations, President Declares Emergency
• Science, Climate Change Return to Spotlight in New Congress
• NIH Requests Federal Investigations into Allegations of Foreign Influence
• NSF Announces New BIO Director
• Learn to Communicate and Influence like a Pro: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

4 February 2019

• Government Opens Temporarily as Longest Shutdown in History Ends
• Report Details Attacks on Federal Science, Urges Congressional Oversight
• Invitation: Meeting and Workshop on Biological Collections
• NASEM Convenes Panel on Safeguarding U.S. Bioeconomy
• Participate in 2019 Congressional Visits Day
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

22 January 2019

• Costs Mount as Government Shutdown Drags On
• AIBS: Support Science, Fund the Government
• Science in the New Congress
• Turmoil at NEON as Advisory Panel Disbanded, Reinstated
• Participate in the 2019 Congressional Visits Day
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

7 January 2019

• Manufactured Crisis Hinders Science
• Science and Border Walls
• Participate in the 2019 Congressional Visits Day
• Attention Graduate Students: Apply for the 2019 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

21 December 2018

• More Chaos as President Threatens Government Shutdown and Defense Secretary Resigns
• Trump Administration Proposes Revisions to WOTUS
• Interior Secretary Zinke to Resign
• Winners Selected in 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Participate in the 2019 Congressional Visits Day
• Attention Graduate Students: Apply for the 2019 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

10 December 2018

• Congress Extends Stopgap Funding by Two Weeks
• Administration Releases Dire National Climate Report
• White House Unveils Strategy for STEM Education
• NSF Seeks Community Input on Fundamental Biological Research
• Call for Applications: 2019 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

26 November 2018

• The Draft Brexit Deal and Science
• NSF Lifts Proposal Cap for BIO
• Report Calls on Congress to Protect Science
• Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Addresses Reproducibility in Life Sciences
• Call for Applications: 2019 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Deadline Extended: Employment Acquisition Skills Boot Camp for Scientists
• Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

12 November 2018

• Congress Divided as Democrats Take House, Republicans Tighten Control of Senate
• Biologists to HHS: No Scientific Basis to Define Gender as Binary Trait
• NIH to Allow Unrestricted Access to Genomic Summary Results
• Researchers to Sequence 66,000 Known Species in U.K.
• Deadline Approaching: Employment Acquisition Skills Boot Camp for Scientists
• Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

29 October 2018

• Arizona Education Board Adopts Science Standards that Include Evolution
• AIBS Past-President Appointed Editor-in-Chief of PNAS
• EPA Requests Public Input on Science Advisory Board Nominees
• Public Comment: Interior Request to Destroy Records
• NSB Issues Statement on Security and Science
• Nominations Sought for Experts on Invasive Alien Species
• Develop the Skills Required to Secure Employment
• Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

15 October 2018

• AIBS Helps AERC Brief Lawmakers
• Interior Announces "Open Science" Policy
• UN Report Issues Warning on Climate Change
• NASEM Report: NASA Should Expand Astrobiology Research
• Develop the Skills Required to Secure Employment
• Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

1 October 2018

• AIBS Urges Arizona State Board of Education to Reject Draft Science Standards
• EPA to Merge Science Adviser and Science Policy Offices
• Congress Averts Government Shutdown
• HHS Launches Review of Fetal Tissue Research
• NSF Announces New Sexual Harassment Policy
• Scientific Societies Express Support for President's OSTP Director Nominee
• Researchers Use Gene Editing to Eliminate Mosquitoes in Lab
• NSF, Boeing Announce Partnership on Workforce Development and Diversity in STEM
• Develop the Skills Required to Secure Employment
• AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists: Only a Few Spots Remaining
• Last Chance to Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

17 September 2018

• Plans to Relocate NIFA, ERS Delayed Following Community Outcry
• Congress Sends First Appropriations Package to President, Rushes to Avert Shutdown
• Nominations Sought for National Academies Panel on Biological Collections
• Fire at Brazil's National Museum Destroys Millions of Science Collections
• Representatives Lamborn and Gonzalez Receive USGS Coalition Award
• New International Project to Map Genomes of Thousands of Species
• 200 Scientists Participate in 2018 Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits
• AIBS Research Examines Validity of Peer Review
• Collections and Education - Upcoming BCoN Webinar
• Learn to Communicate and Influence like a Pro: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Deadline Approaching: 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

4 September 2018

• NIH Urges Institutions to Report Foreign Collaborations
• Interior Rolls Out Reorganization Plan
• President Nominates NIFA, NPS Directors
• Pentagon Raises Concerns About EPA's "Secret Science" Proposal
• Senate Approves Third Spending Package
• NSF Seeks Biological Infrastructure Director
• Develop the Skills Required to Secure Employment
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Deadline Approaching: Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

20 August 2018

• USDA to Relocate ERS and NIFA, Realign ERS
• WOTUS Revived by Federal Judge, Now Effective in 26 States
• President Signs Defense Reauthorization Bill with Climate, Species Provisions
• Survey: Federal Scientists Report Political Interference, Censorship
• NIH Requests Comments on Proposal to Amend Guidelines on Genetic Research
• Prepare Your Resume, Hone Your Interview Skills
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

6 August 2018

• White House Nominates Science Adviser
• Senate Approves Second Appropriations "Minibus"
• Scientists Warn about Threat to Biodiversity from Border Wall
• President's USFS, DOE, and CEQ Nominees Advancing through Senate
• NOAA Chief Faces Questions on "Blue Economy" Proposal, Budget Cuts
• Prepare Your Resume, Hone Your Interview Skills
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

23 July 2018

• AIBS, Community Ask EPA to Rescind Proposed "Secret Science" Rule
• White House Nominates Entomologist to Lead USDA Research
• Revisions Proposed to Revamp Endangered Species Regulations
• NSF To Launch "2026 Idea Machine" Contest
• Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Regulating Invasive Species
• NSF Announces STEM Education Advisory Panel
• Prepare Your Resume, Hone Your Interview Skills
• Meet with Your Lawmakers to Inform Science Policy this Summer
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

9 July 2018

• EPA Science Advisory Board Seeks to Comment on "Secret Science" Proposal
• Puerto Rico's Legislature Rejects Plan to Dismantle Statistical Agency
• Nominations Sought for EPA Science Advisory Board
• Help Inform AIBS Programming
• Prepare Your Resume, Hone Your Interview Skills
• Meet with Your Lawmakers to Inform Science Policy this Summer
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

25 June 2018

• Senate Rejects White House Rescissions Proposal
• AIBS Joins International Statement on Digital Sequence Information
• New Executive Order Changes U.S. Ocean Policy
• Science and Interior Spending Bills Advance in Senate
• New Restrictions on Conference Attendance for USGS Scientists
• Report Warns About Misuse of Synthetic Biology
• Meet with Your Lawmakers to Inform Science Policy this Summer
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

11 June 2018

• White House Tries to Revive Rescissions Proposal
• NSB Recommends Flexible Research Infrastructure Account for NSF
• Report Suggests Improvements to Graduate STEM Education
• UK Proposes Framework for Science Partnership with EU
• Inform Science Policy this Summer
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

29 May 2018

• EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed "Secret Science" Rule
• EPA and White House Sought to Obstruct Chemical Pollution Study
• Memo Shows White House Considered Ignoring Climate Research
• FY 2019 Appropriations Update
• President Nominates ARPA-E Official to Lead DOE Office of Science
• Top 10 Newly Discovered Species Announced
• Meet with Your Lawmakers this Summer and Help Inform Science Policy
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Last Chance to Register: 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

14 May 2018

• AIBS Urges EPA Administrator to Extend Comment Period for Proposed "Secret Science" Rule
• Several Appropriations Bills Advance in Congress
• White House Sends Budget Rescissions Proposal to Congress
• White House Weighs Imposing Restrictions on Researchers from China
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Increase Your Career Opportunities and Your Impact: 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

30 April 2018

• AIBS Congressional Testimony Calls for Increased FY 2019 Science Funding
• EPA Administrator Under Ten Ethics Investigations Signs "Secret Science" Proposal
• White House Rescissions Proposal Could Cut Funding from Omnibus Spending Bill
• Biologists Visited Congress as Part of AIBS Grassroots Event
• Over 500 Scientists Issue Statement Rebuking President Trump
• NASEM Report Calls for Reforms to Support Young Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
• Senate Confirms NASA Administrator
• Stay Up-to-Date on Biodiversity Collections: BCoN 2018 Webinar Series
• Increase Your Career Opportunities and Your Impact: 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

16 April 2018

• President's USGS, DOE, EPA Nominees Confirmed
• Lawmakers Urge Speaker to Bring Scientific Integrity Legislation to Floor
• Pruitt Claims Authority Over WOTUS Protection Decisions
• Lawmakers Ask Interior to Investigate Scientific Integrity at NPS
• House Appropriations Panel Examines NOAA Budget
• OMB Releases President's Management Agenda
• NSB Announces Public Service Award Winners
• New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2019 Budget Request
• BCoN Announces 2018 Webinar Series
• Registration Open for 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

2 April 2018

• Action Alert: Ask Senators to Support NSF
• EPA Memo Directs Employees to Understate Climate Change
• New CDC Director Named
• House Committee Considers NSF Budget Request
• Congress Approves FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations, Rejects President's Cuts to Science
• Newly Launched: Online Ocean Database Library, Fisheries Statistics
• Call for Ideas: Curb the Spread of Misinformation
• AIBS and NSC Alliance Host USGS Budget Briefing Webinar
• Registration Open for 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

19 March 2018

• AIBS Asks Congress to Restore Proposed Cuts to USGS
• Action Alert: Ask your Members of Congress to Restore USGS Funding
• EPA Administrator Wants to Restrict Use of Science in Rulemaking
• White House Science Accomplishments Report Receives Skeptical Response
• NSF Requests Comments on New Sexual Harassment Reporting Policy
• Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman to Resign
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

5 March 2018

• NSF Releases FY 2019 Budget Details
• AIBS Selects 2018 EPPLA Winners
• AIBS Receives Major Gift to Support Graduate Student Program
• EPA to Restructure Environmental Research Center
• Lawmakers Criticize Agency Website Changes in Letter to White House
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

20 February 2018

• Budget Accord Offers Opportunity to Increase Federal Science Funding
• White House Reverses Plan to Cut NSF
• NIH Budget Remains Flat Under Trump Budget
• President's Budget Would Cut USGS by 21 Percent
• Trump's NASA Budget Cancels Space Telescope and Five Earth Science Missions
• Energy Budget Cuts Research Funding, Eliminates ARPA-E
• President's Budget Slashes NOAA
• Trump Budget Offers More Deep Cuts for EPA
• President Calls for Big Cuts for ESA Listings
• Pruitt's Reform Plan Details Major Reorganization and Workforce Reshaping
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

5 February 2018

• Lawmakers Race to Replace Retiring Appropriations Committee Chairman
• White House Nominates Retired Astronaut to Lead USGS
• House Science Committee Announces New Leadership
• CDC Director Resigns Amid Reports of Tobacco Stock Trade
• Van Hollen, Beyer Introduce Cap and Dividend Legislation to Address Climate Change
• Bipartisan Coalition to Take on Budget After Ending Shutdown
• EPA Chief Questioned by Democrats at Senate Oversight Hearing
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

22 January 2018

• Immigration Impasse Leads to Government Shutdown
• State Department Invites Experts to Review IPCC Special Report on Global Warming
• New Tool Launched to Track Politicization of Science
• Interior Department Issues Guidelines to Put Grants Through Political Review
• Majority of National Park System Advisory Board Resign Due to Secretarial Apathy
• EPA Overhauls Public Website for Tracking Chemical Safety Review
• Participate in the 2018 AIBS Congressional Visits Day
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

8 January 2018

• Congressional Vacancies Begin to Pile Up
• Congress Still Working on Funding Deal
• AIBS 2017 Policy Annual Report
• Job Announcement: AIBS Public Policy Manager
• Deadline Approaching: Apply for the 2018 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Participate in the 2018 AIBS Congressional Visits Day
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

22 December 2017

• Concerns Surface Over Censorship at CDC
• Funds Illegally Withheld at ARPA-E
• Senate Confirms Block of Nominees
• USDA Searching for Scientist to Oversee Research Programs
• Two Hundred Researchers Take Part in Science Advocacy Event
• Universities Aim for More Transparency on Career Outcomes
• NSF Dear Colleague Letter on Rules of Life
• Participate in the 2018 AIBS Congressional Visits Day
• Apply for the 2018 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

12 December 2017

• Trump's Environmental Nominees Advancing through Senate
• Scientists File Lawsuit Against National Monument Reductions
• Representatives Oppose End of Tuition Waivers
• Participate in the 2018 AIBS Congressional Visits Day
• Apply for the 2018 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

28 November 2017

• Participate in the 2018 AIBS Congressional Visits Day
• Action Alert: Take Action on Tax Reform
• Feds Propose Two-Year Delay for Clean Water Rule
• Senate Panel Releases Environmental Funding Bill
• USDA Research on Chopping Block
• Apply for the 2018 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

13 November 2017

• EPA Bars Agency-Funded Scientists from Advisory Boards
• House Science Committee Chairman To Retire
• Tax Reform Could Impact Higher Education
• Apply for the 2018 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• NASA Nominee Advances in Senate
• BCoN Requests Community Input
• Nominations Sought for Federal STEM Education Committee
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

30 October 2017

• EPA's Pruitt Takes Aim at Science Advisers
• Bill Targets 'Silly' Science
• NSF Recruiting for Head of BIO
• Government Report: Climate Change is Costly
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

16 October 2017

• NSF Announces Major Changes to Grant Solicitation Process
• Weather Business Titan Nominated to Head NOAA
• Climate Change Skeptic Nominated to Lead White House Environmental Council
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

2 October 2017

• PCAST to be Revived, Reports Indicate
• EPA to Close Research Labs
• Senior Lawmaker Seeks Examination of Politicization of Science
• Government Watchdog Calls for Reforms to NSF Indirect Cost Rates
• Enhance Your Scientific Skills: Register for AIBS Professional Development Program on Interdisciplinary and Team Science
• Short Takes

18 September 2017

• Trump Administration Orders New Restrictions on Environmental Reviews
• FY 2018 Funding Bill Advances Through House
• Senate Advances Biomedical Spending Bill
• Chief Agriculture Scientist Nomination Delayed
• Register for the AIBS Workshop on Interdisciplinary Science
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Deadline Approaching: Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes

5 September 2017

• Leadership Change at U.S. Forest Service
• Climate Advisory Panel Terminated
• Park Service Rescinds Conservation Order
• AIBS Talks Evolution Education on Science Friday
• State Department Eliminates Climate Envoy Position
• Controversy Over USDA Science Nominee
• Register for the AIBS Workshop on Interdisciplinary Science
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Deadline Approaching: Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

21 August 2017

• Trump Administration Announces Science Priorities
• Political Appointee at EPA to Review Grant Solicitations
• Allegations of Climate Censorship at USDA
• National Labs to Cut 500 Staff Positions
• Nominations Sought for National Academies Studies
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Now in BioScience: Evolution and State Politics
• Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

7 August 2017

• AIBS Writes to EPA Administrator Pruitt about Red Team/Blue Team Climate Exercise
• Energy Science Nominee Advances in Senate
• Appropriations Update
• Bicameral Bill Would Create a U.S. Science Laureate
• Climate Solutions Caucus Grows in Congress
• Ideas Sought for Food and Agriculture Research
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Now in BioScience: Evolution and State Politics
• Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

24 July 2017

• Congress Continues Work on FY 2018 Science Funding
• Nominations for Scientific Posts Trickle from White House
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• New in BioScience: Evolution and State Politics
• Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

10 July 2017

• Congress Rejects Some of Trump's Deep Cuts to Science, But Budget Outlook is Not Rosy
• Lawmakers Renew Calls to Renegotiate Sequestration
• EPA Embarking on Exercise to Undermine Climate Science
• Precipitously Low Staffing at OSTP
• Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer and Help Inform Science Policy
• Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

26 June 2017

• EPA Continues to Remove Scientists from Advisory Boards
• Assessment Finds ARPA-E Meeting Its Goals
• Deep Cuts to EPA a Non-Starter in Congress
• Senators Push Back on Proposal to Reorganize Interior
• Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer and Help Inform Science Policy
• Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

12 June 2017

• NIH to Pursue "Bold, More Focused Approach" to Grant Funding
• AIBS Asks NSF to Reconsider Plan to Terminate Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Program
• Interior Budget Cuts Face Tough Questions on the Hill
• Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer and Help Inform Science Policy
• Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Enter the 2017 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

30 May 2017

• President Trump's Budget Request Would Cut Billions from Science
• Biology Community to Congress: Reject Budget, Fund Science
• AIBS Testimony on Interior and Environment Research Programs
• Science Committee Considers NSF Indirect Costs
• Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer and Help Inform Science Policy
• Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

15 May 2017

• Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer and Help Inform Science Policy
• Major Disruptions in Federal Advisory Panels
• NIH to Limit Grants to Successful Researchers
• More on the ARPA-E Funding Halt
• Update on USDA Scientific Integrity
• Writing for Impact and Influence Course
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

1 May 2017

• End in Sight for Spending Bills
• ARPA-E Grants Withheld
• Climate Science Disappears from EPA Website
• The State of Scientific Integrity at USDA
• AIBS Launches 7th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Writing for Impact and Influence
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

17 April 2017

• "Secret Science" Bill Has a Secret Price Tag
• Federal Hiring Freeze Lifted, but Agencies Directed to Downsize Workforce
• Writing for Impact and Influence
• EPA Climate and Sustainability Program Targeted
• 164 Representatives Speak Up for Science
• Report Calls for Reform to U.S. Research Enterprise
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

3 April 2017

• White House Offers More Details on Proposed 2017 Budget Cuts
• Congressional Leaders Close to Reaching Deal on FY 2017 Spending
• "Honest" Science Bill Advances in House
• NSF Oversight Hearing Covers Little New Ground
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

20 March 2017

• Trump's FY 2018 Budget Request Would Slash Most Science Programs
• President Trump Issues Executive Order to Reduce Government "Duplication"
• Lawmakers Consider How Science Should Inform Policy Decisions
• House Agriculture Subcommittee Stresses the Importance of Research Funding
• Preparing Students for Future Careers with STEM Funding
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

6 March 2017

• Science Agencies Could be Casualty of President Trump's Budget
• Science Organizations Issue Joint Statement on Water
• 2,000 Organizations Urge Congress to Address Sequestration
• AIBS Identifies Emerging Public Policy Leader
• Bill Introduced to Prohibit "Distortion" of Federal Data
• Co-sponsors Needed for Botanical Sciences Legislation
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

22 February 2017

• Lawmakers Consider Overhaul of the Endangered Species Act
• Senate Bill Introduced to Protect Scientific Integrity
• Plant Conservation Legislation Introduced
• Postdocs in Biological Sciences and Clinical Medicine on the Decline
• AIBS to Help Scientists Develop Interdisciplinary Skills
• Join Us for the 2017 Congressional Visits Day
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

6 February 2017

• Scientific Societies Speak Out on Immigration
• Federal Hiring Freeze
• Concerns about Science Gag Orders: What Do We Know?
• Delays in the Nomination Process: Who's Next in Line for Senate Confirmation?
• Join Us for the 2017 Congressional Visits Day
• AIBS Comments on Paleontological Resources Rule
• Research and Practice: Reducing Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Through Infection Prevention
• AIBS to Help Scientists Develop Interdisciplinary Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

23 January 2017

• EPA Nominee Faces Tough Questions in Confirmation Hearing
• Senate Considers Interior Nominee
• Governor Perry Commits to Science during Confirmation Hearing
• AIBS on Science Friday
• AIBS' Policy Accomplishments Documented in 2016 Annual Report
• New Democrats on Research Funding Panels
• AIBS to Help Scientists Develop Interdisciplinary Skills
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

9 January 2017

• New Lawmakers Assigned to Science Committees
• House Passes Rule to Target Federal Workforce
• Public Input Sought on Climate Science Report
• Upcoming Webinar on International Research Funding
• Deadline: Apply for the 2017 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Now in BioScience: President Obama's Scientific Legacy
• AIBS to Help Scientists Develop Interdisciplinary Skills
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

27 December 2016

• AIBS, 58 Scientific Organizations Write to Trump about Science
• Congress Passes Innovation Bill Before Adjourning
• Trump Announces Climate Skeptics as Picks for Energy, Interior Secretaries
• Energy Refuses to Provide Climate Scientists' Names to Transition Team
• New in BioScience: President Obama's Scientific Legacy
• Deadline Approaching: Apply for the 2017 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• New Episode of BioScience Talks: Microbial Biodiversity
• Upcoming Webinar on International Research Funding
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• AIBS to Help Scientists Develop Interdisciplinary Skills
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

12 December 2016

• Another Stopgap Spending Bill
• NIH Receives a Year End Gift from Lawmakers
• Climate Skeptic Selected as EPA Administrator
• Now in BioScience: NSF's 'Big Ideas'
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• AIBS to Help Scientists Develop Interdisciplinary Skills
• Graduate Students: Apply for the 2017 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

28 November 2016

• Scientists Warn President of Risk of Biological Attack
• New Resource on Federal R&D Funding
• Trump Nominates Education Secretary
• Federal Research Funding to Universities Declines for Fourth Year
• Public Input Sought on Data Sharing
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Graduate Students: Apply for the 2017 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

14 November 2016

• Trump Presidency Could be a Significant Change for Science
• President-Elect Trump on the Environment
• 115th Congress Will Have Many Familiar Faces
• AIBS Statement on U.S. National Election
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Apply for the 2017 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• MacArthur Fellows Class of 2016 Includes Three Biologists
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

31 October 2016

• Unlike Halloween, Sharing Science with Lawmakers Doesn't Need to be Frightening
• Election Day Approaching: Remember to Vote
• Report Documents Modest Improvements in Science Education
• NSF Issues Major Changes to Rotator Program
• Senate Investigation Finds Federal Agencies Ignoring Inspectors General Recommendations
• Call for Technical Inputs for the National Climate Assessment
• President Obama Welcomes Kid Science Advisors
• Film Highlights Research on Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill
• Nominations Sought for Green Chemistry Award
• Job Opening: NSF Division Director
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

17 October 2016

• Antarctica Is Practically Defined By Ice. What Happens When It Melts?
• Scientists Offer Advice to Next U.S. President
• Researchers Brief Policymakers on Radioecology
• Applications of Bear Research and Big Data, Good Science: Two New BioScience Talks Episodes
• AIBS Past Presidents Recognized for Scientific Achievements
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

3 October 2016

• Lawmakers Enact Temporary Spending Bill Just in Time
• Climate Change Now Part of National Security Considerations
• Update on Presidential Science Debate
• Upcoming Briefing on the Role of Radioecology in National Security
• Funding Available for Gulf of Mexico Research
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

19 September 2016

• Presidential Candidates Answer Science Debate Questions
• Cancer Moonshot: Advisory Panel Calls for Data Sharing, Research Priorities
• Some Indications of Increased U.S. R&D Investments
• Representatives Joyce and Pingree Receive USGS Coalition Leadership Award
• Trump's Tax Proposal Would Cut Non-Defense Spending
• Adviser to Presidential Candidate Wants Debate on Climate Change
• September Episode of BioScience Talks Podcast
• Deadline Approaching: Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

6 September 2016

• NSF to Update Strategic Plan
• EPA Creates New Chemical Advisory Group
• New Opportunities to Advise the Federal Government
• Conservation Careers Webinar Video
• Deadline Approaching: Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Expand your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

22 August 2016

• Over 50 Leading Organizations Ask Presidential Candidates to Share Positions on Major Science Issues
• Webinar to Explore Careers in Conservation
• GAO Calls on Agencies to Streamline Administrative Requirements
• Funding Available for Agricultural Training
• Podcast Explores Ways to Effectively Engage Citizen Scientists
• Expand Your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

8 August 2016

• Democratic and Republican Party Platforms Divided on Science Matters
• Soil Science Focus of New OSTP Initiative
• UK Attempts to Bolster Confidence in Scientific Community Amidst Continued Brexit Worries
• New Funding Opportunity on Gulf of Mexico Resilience
• NAS Committee Issues Report on Effective Restoration Guidelines
• Expand your Broader Impact Skills: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• AIBS to Host Webinar on Conservation Careers
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

25 July 2016

• AIBS to Offer Communications Boot Camp for Scientists
• House Passes Interior Funding Bill
• Summer Arrives with No Funding to Fight Zika
• Conservation Careers Webinar to be Held in August
• July Episode of BioScience Talks on Hydropeaking
• Now in BioScience: The Challenge of Making Data Publicly Accessible
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

11 July 2016

• Brexit Vote Leads to Major Concerns About the Fate of UK Research, Particularly Funding for Evolution
• Commerce Committee Approves Innovation Legislation
• Clinton Releases Technology Platform
• New Chair for NSF's Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
• New in BioScience: The Challenge of Making Data Publicly Accessible
• Deadline Approaching for the Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits Event
• Upcoming Webinar on Biological Informatics Workforce Needs
• Search for New Undergraduate Education Director at NSF
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

27 June 2016

• Long Awaited Senate Science Authorization Legislation Makes Its Debut
• House Science Committee Holds Hearing on "Ensuring Sound Science at EPA"
• AIBS Writes to Appropriators about NSF Funding
• Nominations Sought for NSB Awards
• Register for the Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits Event
• Webinar on Biological Informatics Workforce Needs
• Fellowship Opportunity at Smithsonian Institution
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

13 June 2016

• Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer, Help Inform Science Policy
• 2017 Appropriations a Mixed Bag for Science
• House to Vote on NSF Reform Bill
• Webinar on Biological Informatics Workforce Needs
• Nominations Sought for Collections Research Uses Working Group
• Opportunities to Serve on Federal Advisory Boards
• Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

31 May 2016

• House Bill Would Cut NSF Funding in 2017
• New Report on Addressing Biological Informatics Workforce Needs
• Zika Funding Advances in Congress
• Experts Conclude GMO Crops Not the Risk Once Feared
• White House Releases Big Data Strategic Plan
• USDA Announces $130 million for Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension
• Scientific Samples Available from Macondo Wellhead Blowout
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

16 May 2016

• Senate Committee Takes Up COMPETES
• Vote Expected on Zika Funding
• New Initiative Launched to Better Understand Microbiomes
• NSF Unveils Big Plans For Future Research
• Nominations Sought for Collections Research Uses Working Group
• National Science Board Reports Public Benefits of Higher Education
• Applications Sought to Host Regional Climate Science Centers
• America's New National Mammal
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

2 May 2016

• Biologists Visit Congress: Ask Congress for Investments in Research
• Senate Panel Approves NSF Budget with No New Research Funding
• Senate Debates FY 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations
• New Database for Isotope Data Subject of Meeting in New Mexico
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

18 April 2016

• AIBS Report Documents Returns from Federally Funded Research
• Workshop Report Offers Recommendations for Strengthening Biodiversity Collections Communications
• Congress Begins Work on Appropriations Bills
• Upcoming Webinar on Evaluating Merit Review
• White House, Congress Squabble Over Zika Funding
• USGS Study: Ecosystem Restoration Boosts Local, Regional, and National Economies
• Assessment Strengthens Link Between Climate Change and Human Health Concerns
• White House Launches Citizen Science Website
• Outreach Program Manager Position Opening
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

4 April 2016

• AIBS Webinar to Provide Guidance on Science Policy Careers
• Biology Community Concerned with NSF Funding Hiatus for Collections Program
• House Budget Committee Proposes Changes to Federal Research Agencies
• Congress Continues Consideration of NSF Budget Request
• AIBS Asks Congress to Invest in NSF
• AIBS Urges House Appropriators to Fund USGS, USFS, and EPA Research
• Share Your Stories of STEM Education Innovation
• Microbiomes of the Built Environment
• AIBS Launches 6th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

21 March 2016

• Appropriators Consider NSF's Budget Request for FY 2017
• House Budget Would Slash Discretionary Funding in Out Years
• AIBS Seeks Temporary/Interim Editor-in-Chief for BioScience
• Submit Your Question for a Presidential Science Debate
• Government Watchdog Recommends More Actions to Protect Native Bees
• NSF, USDA Announce Joint Funding Opportunity on Animal and Plant Phenomics and Microbiomes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

7 March 2016

• AIBS Selects Emory Graduate Student for 2016 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
• AIBS to Convene Expert Panel on Science of Zika, Potential for Genetic Control
• President Obama Proposes New Funding for Energy Research
• EPA's Modest Budget Request for FY 2017
• USDA Recommends Doubling of Competitive Research Funding
• Forest Service Requests Flat Funding for Research
• USGS Continues to Improve Public Access to Science Research
• Evaluating Merit Review Webinar Video Now Online
• Survey on Outliers in Biodiversity Collections
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

22 February 2016

• President Obama's Final Budget Sets Ambitious, but Unlikely Goals for Science Funding
• Budget Request for NSF Offers Little New Discretionary Funds
• NIH Budget Would Invest in Obama's Signature Initiatives
• Targeted Increases Proposed for NOAA Research Programs
• House Passes Bill to Limit NSF Awards to the 'National Interest'
• National Academies Releases Report on Integrating Research into Undergraduate STEM Curriculum
• Upcoming Webinar on R&D in the President's Budget Request
• Coming Next Month: Using Gene Drives to Counter Zika, an AIBS Webinar
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

8 February 2016

• President Obama to Release FY 2017 Budget
• White House Jumpstarts National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
• House to Consider NSF 'National Interest' Bill
• Paris Climate Agreement Under Fire at House Science Committee Hearing
• Upcoming Webinar on R&D in the President's Budget Request
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

25 January 2016

• NSB S&E Indicators Report Highlights China's Commitment to R&D
• Science in the State of the Union
• 2015 Accomplishments Documented in AIBS Annual Report
• OSTP Calls for New Commitments to Agricultural Research
• Microbiologist Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
• Scientists Sought to Engage the Public on Synthetic Biology
• Enter the Evolution Video Competition
• Upcoming Webinar on R&D in the President's Budget Request
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

11 January 2016

• Science Policy: A Preview of 2016
• Tune in for the State of the Union
• New Research Initiative Aims to Improve Toxicity Testing
• NASA to Start CORAL Reef Expedition in 2016
• Nominations Sought for USGS Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

28 December 2015

• Lawmakers Finally Reach Deal on FY 2016 Appropriations
• Start the Year with an Inside Scoop on the Policy Landscape
• Women in STEM: New Reports Find Mixed News Across Science Agencies
• NIH Announces Strategic Plan
• White House Releases Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
• Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

14 December 2015

• Nations Agree to Historic Climate Deal
• Congress Passes Another Stopgap Spending Bill
• Education Reform Bill Signed Into Law
• Lawmakers Continue Attacks on 'Wasteful' Research Grants
• NSF to Change Management of NEON
• House Panel Examines Effectiveness of National Invasive Species Council
• Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

30 November 2015

• NIH to End Research on Chimpanzees
• Federal Funding to Universities Continues to Decline
• Upcoming Briefing on Digitization of Natural History Collections
• Comments Sought on USDA's Public Access Plans
• FDA Approves First Genetically Modified Animal for Human Consumption
• Report Highlights Federal Opportunities in Microbiome Research
• Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

16 November 2015

• Obama Administration Rejects Keystone XL in Lead-up to Paris Climate Conference
• Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
• Obama Directs Agencies To Mitigate Environmental Harm
• Research Links Climate Change and Extreme Weather
• Briefing Highlights Role of Ecosystem Resilience in Extreme Events
• Roundtable on Gene Editing in Animal Research
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

2 November 2015

• Congress, White House Agree on Budget
• House Elects New Speaker
• Back to the Future: White House Releases Updated Strategy for American Innovation
• Call for Comments on Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services
• Four Republicans Form Working Group on Clean Energy, Climate
• NIH Launches Prize Competition for Open Science
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

19 October 2015

• New Requirements on NSF Funding Advance in Congress
• Informal STEM Education Bill Signed into Law
• Federal Agencies Directed to Account for Value of Ecosystem Services
• Representatives Launch Prize Caucus
• Hearing Examines State of Agricultural and Biotechnology Research
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

5 October 2015

• Congress Averts Shutdown, Commences Budget Talks
• Lawmakers Tour Research Facilities as Part of 7th Annual AIBS Event
• Representatives Receive USGS Coalition Leadership Award
• New Study Improves Understanding of Best Practices in Peer-review of Research Proposals
• Nominations for National Science Board Class of 2016-2022 Now Open
• Biologist Appointed Executive Director of the National Invasive Species Council
• Short Takes
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

21 September 2015

• Congress Nears Funding Deadline, Mulls Budget Negotiations
• 2,500 Organizations Call for End to Budget Sequestration
• Republican-Backed Resolution Calls for Action on Climate Change
• NSF Advisory Committee Report Addresses Future of Environmental Research, Education
• Alabama School Board Supports Science-Based Teaching on Evolution
• Upcoming White House Forum: Open Science and Innovation
• NSF Accepting Nominations for 2016 Alan T. Waterman Award
• Deadline Approaching: Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
• Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

8 September 2015

• Invitation: AIBS Webinar on the Future of Scientific Societies
• NOAA Releases First Climate Science Strategy for Fisheries
• BioScience Talks Podcast on Extracellular Vesicles
• Experts Gather to Consider Opportunities from Initiatives to Digitize Biodiversity Collections, Data

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