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Bullet awards, policy · Nov 05, 2024

Call for Applications: 2025 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

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

Bullet policy · Nov 04, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

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

Latest Public Policy Report

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

Latest Public Policy Report

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

Latest Public Policy Report

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

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. White House unveils PFAS research strategy, NIH shares decision matrix for assessing potential foreign interference, and other news.
Bullet events, policy · Aug 27, 2024

Open Science in Ecosystem Research

The Association of Ecosystem Research Centers (AERC) will hold a congressional briefing on September 18, 2024 on Open Science in Ecosystem Research.
Bullet policy · Aug 26, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. NIH Director acknowledges impact of probe on Asian researchers, NIH shares resource on the responsible use of AI, and other news.
Bullet policy · Aug 12, 2024

Latest Public Policy Report

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Senate appropriators advance DOE & NIH spending bills, OSTP leaders share vision for mainstreaming nature in U.S. federal policy, and other news.