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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
- Upcoming Webinars on Water Resources Research
- Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Upcoming Webinars and Proposal Development Workshops
- Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
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24 August 2015
- AIBS, 48 Member Organizations Send Letter to Senate on Future of NSF
- Report: Eliminating Budget Sequestration Could Create 1.4 Million Jobs
- Study Shows Disparity between Resource Inputs and Health Impacts of U.S. Biomedical Research
- New Vision and Change Report Documents Undergraduate Ed Reform
- Wildfires Are Also Devastating Forest Service Budget
- Fresh Research Goals for U.S. Antarctic Program
- Register for the Online Conference on Biodiversity
- Invitation: AIBS Program on "Evaluating Merit Review"
- Now in BioScience: Lawmakers, Scientists Divided on COMPETES
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
10 August 2015
- President Obama Announces Nominations for Key Science Positions
- NSF Directs Smaller Scope for NEON
- Public Access Bill Advances in Senate
- Lawmakers Urge Federal Investments in Science Research at Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum
- Upcoming Webinar on Evaluating Merit Review
- Senior Appropriator Charged with Racketeering, Fraud
- Nominations Sought for New Climate Assessment Panel
- USGS Releases Updated Arctic Strategy Focused on Climate, Energy
- Now in BioScience: Lawmakers, Scientists Divided on COMPETES
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
27 July 2015
- Senate Passes the "Every Child Achieves Act of 2015" to Overhaul K-12 Education
- AIBS Report Identifies Ways to Enhance Complex Data Integration Across Research Domains
- Agriculture Spending Bills Advance in Congress
- New in BioScience: Lawmakers, Scientists Divided on COMPETES
- EPA Releases Synopsis of Environmental Indicators
- Upcoming Public Meeting: Gene Drive Research in Non-Human Organisms
- BioScience Talks Podcast on Transgenic Fish
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13 July 2015
- House Passes Bill to Accelerate Biomedical Innovation
- Action Alert: Voice Your Support for STEM Education
- Interior Funding Stalled by Confederate Flag Debate
- Senators Gear Up for COMPETES Reauthorization
- White House Outlines Science Priorities for 2017
- Short Takes
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29 June 2015
- Hearing Examines Rotators at NSF
- Interior Funding Bills Advance in Both Chambers
- AIBS Launches New Programmatic Series
- NIH Funding Could Increase Next Year
- Upcoming Briefing on Biological Field Stations
- Smithsonian to Strengthen Research Policies
- Call for Nominations on Human Gene Editing
- Deadline Approaching: Participate in the Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits
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15 June 2015
- Appropriations Update: Progress Made, But Funding Showdown Looms
- AIBS Launches "BioScience Talks" Podcast
- Participate in the Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits
- Opportunities to Serve on Federal Advisory Boards
- Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
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1 June 2015
- House Passes COMPETES Act with Some Amendments
- Participate in the Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits
- Senators Introduce Energy Research Reauthorization Bill
- Medical Innovation Bill Passes House Committee
- Federal Government Outlines New Strategy for Stemming Pollinator Loses
- Request for Comments on Microbiome Research
- NIBA Research Coordination Network Becomes Biodiversity Collections Network
- Enter the Beyond the Box Creative Curator Contest
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18 May 2015
- Action Alert: House to Vote on COMPETES Reauthorization
- Scientists Meet with Congress, Advocate for Funding
- House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Fund NSF, NOAA in FY 2016
- New Science Education Grants Initiative
- IPBES Seeks Nominations for New Fellowship
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4 May 2015
- House Science Committee Advances COMPETES Reauthorization
- AIBS Expresses Concerns with COMPETES Bill
- NASA Reauthorization Would Cut Earth Science Funding
- House Panel Investigates Political Interference in Environmental Research
- GAO Report Cites Ways to Improve Government Efficiency
- UK Election May Influence Direction, Funding of Research
- Short Takes
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20 April 2015
- COMPETES Reauthorization Introduced in House
- Senators Provide Bipartisan Support for Education Law Rewrite
- President Obama Links Climate Change to Public Health
- Senate Passes Nonbinding Resolution on Climate Change
- AIBS Launches 5th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest
- Short Takes
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6 April 2015
- White House Response to Republican Budget
- NSF Dear Colleague Seeks to Stimulate NEON Research
- Administration Unveils National Plan to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
- Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Offers Rewards to Innovators
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
23 March 2015
- NSF Releases Public Access Plan
- Republican Budget Plans Unveiled
- Funding for New NOAA Research Vessel Questioned
- Senate Leaders Spar over Climate Change
- Global Data-Sharing Initiative Grows
- National Medal of Science Nominations Open
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
9 March 2015
- AIBS Study Investigates Conflict of Interest in Biomedical Research Peer Review Panels
- Natural Science Collections Community Expresses Concerns with Interior Plan
- Another Leader, Champion of Science Announces Retirement from Congress
- Short Takes
- Participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition Congressional Visits Day ??
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
23 February 2015
- 2,100 Organizations Call for End to Sequestration
- AIBS Releases Analysis of President Obama's Budget Request for Science
- USDA Research Would See 16 Percent Boost in President's Budget Request
- NOAA Funding Could Reach Record of $6 Billion
- Science Among Winners and Losers in EPA's Budget Request
- AIBS Names Emerging Public Policy Leaders
- Short Takes
- Participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition Congressional Visits Day
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
9 February 2015
- President's Budget Request Promising for Science
- NSF Funding Proposed to Increase by 5 Percent in FY 2016
- $1 Billion Increase Proposed for NIH
- Energy Research Would Benefit from President's Budget
- USGS Science Finally Gets Its Due in 2016 Budget
- Lawmakers Float Proposals for Increasing Biomedical Research Funding
- Inform the Future, Share Your Thoughts with the NIBA Advisory Council
- Short Takes
- Participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition Congressional Visits Day
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
26 January 2015
- President Obama Addresses Research, Climate Change in State of the Union
- Senate Acknowledges Climate Change is Not a Hoax
- House Science Committee Outlines Work Plan for 114th Congress
- New Report Documents Role of Non-Profits in Biomedical Research Funding
- Short Takes
- Participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition Congressional Visits Day
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12 January 2015
- New Session of Congress Convenes
- NSF Proposes New Management Fee Policy
- AIBS Public Policy Office 2014 Annual Report Now Available
- AIBS Comments on New Requirements for Pre-Proposals for Ag Research Grants
- Call for Nominations for UN Global Environmental Outlook
- Deadline Approaching: Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
- Participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition Congressional Visits Day
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
29 December 2014
- Senate Announces Committee Membership for 114th Congress
- Many New Faces Expected on House Committees
- Plan Would Expel Foreign Students from UK after Graduation
- Interior Announces New Scientific Integrity Policy
- Government Conducts Biosecurity Sweep of Federal Labs
- Deadline Approaching: Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
- Participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Congressional Visits Day
- Short Takes
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
15 December 2014
- Science Programs Largely to Benefit from FY 2015 Funding Compromise
- Digital Innovation Competition Launched: $1 Million Prize for Entry that Digitizes a Draw of Insect Specimens
- NSF Releases New Policy on Grant Transparency
- EPA Revises Policy on Scientists' Interactions with Journalists
- Join Us for the 2015 BESC Congressional Visits Day
- Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
- Winners Selected in Faces of Biology Photo Contest
- Short Takes
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
1 December 2014
- House Announces New Committee Leadership
- Leadership Changes Anticipated for Key Senate Committees in 2015
- House Passes Two Bills that Target EPA Science
- Nominations Sought for Gulf of Mexico Restoration Monitoring Panel
- Join Us for the 2015 BESC Congressional Visits Day
- Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
- Now in BioScience: White House Takes Steps on Climate Adaptation, but Path Forward is Unclear
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
17 November 2014
- FY 2015 Appropriations in Doubt Due to Immigration
- Slim Prospects for COMPETES Reauthorization
- Graduate Student Leaders Sought to Shape Science Policy
- Funding Opportunity for Gulf of Mexico Research
- Comments Sought on NSF's Advanced Computing Activities
- President's Science Advisor Tackles Questions on Climate Change
- New in BioScience: White House Takes Steps on Climate Adaptation, but Path Forward is Unclear
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
3 November 2014
- Shake Ups Expected on Appropriations Committees
- NOAA Releases Science Plan for Gulf of Mexico Restoration
- House to Vote on 'Secret Science' Bill
- USDA to Conduct First Ever Pollinator Surveys
- New Resource Visualizes STEM Data
- Election Day Approaching: Remember to Vote
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
20 October 2014
- Action on Spending Bills Awaits Congress After the Election
- President Obama Plans for Sequester Relief in 2016
- Feds Pause 'Gain-of-Function' Research on Pathogens
- NSF to Offer Rapid Response Grants for Ebola-Related Research
- Two Senior Level Vacancies at NSF
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
6 October 2014
- AIBS Past President to be Honored by President Obama
- Ecosystem Scientists to Present Research to Policymakers
- NSF Announces Expansion of Postdoc Research Fellowship Program
- Final Rule Released on Dual Use Research
- USGS Coalition Honors Four Senators
- New Global Alliance to Tackle Climate Impacts on Agriculture
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
22 September 2014
- Congress Enacts Stopgap Spending Bill
- Leaders in Innovation Call for Renewed Investments in U.S. R&D
- Call for Local Knowledge on Pollination and Food Production
- Senators Launch National Lab Caucus
- Report Calls for Changes in Agriculture Research Program
- NSF Launches Community College Innovation Challenge
- Deadline Approaching: Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
8 September 2014
- NIH Announces Genomic Data Sharing Policy
- Update on Legislation That Would Increase Conference Restrictions
- NSF Names New Assistant Director for BIO
- AIBS Analysis of Scientific Peer Review Offers Insights into Research Productivity
- Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
25 August 2014
- New Initiative Will Improve Access to Biological Collections, Data
- White House Reverses Rule Banning Lobbyists from Federal Advisory Committees
- AIBS To Convene Meeting of Journal Editors and Science Leaders to Discuss Public Access to Data
- NSF Awards $7.5 Million for Digitization of Biodiversity Collections
- State Department Seeks Expert Comments on World Ocean Assessment
- NOAA Releases Climate Change Education Resources
- Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
11 August 2014
- NSF Reauthorization Introduced in Senate
- Senate Panel Recommends Increased Funding for Interior
- Survey Finds Researchers Still Spend Too Much Time on Administration
- 70 Organizations Express Concerns with Conference Restrictions
- Now in BioScience: Funding Rates a Concern Two Years after NSF Proposal Changes
- Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest
- Short Takes
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
28 July 2014
- White House Outlines R&D Budget Priorities for 2016
- Report Calls for More Business Acumen at Field Stations, Marine Labs
- USDA Announces New Nonprofit Corporation Focused on Agricultural Research
- House Passes Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Reform Management of National Labs
- White House Releases Plan to Better Coordinate Interagency Earth Observation Data
- House Passes Bills to Streamline Research Regulations, Improve International Science Partnerships
- Long Time NSF Leader to Retire
- Short Takes
- Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center
14 July 2014
- House Approves Energy R&D Funding Bill
- House Bill Would Cut Funding for EPA, Maintain Interior
- NAS Report on Future of Scientific Research Released as Congressional Budget Battles Continue
- AIBS Past President Paul Risser Passes Away
- House Subcommittee Eyes Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Invasive Species
- University of California Announces Creation of Global Food Initiative
- Opportunities to Serve on Federal Advisory Boards
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