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Bullet policy, statements · Dec 05, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter in Support of FY 2026 Funding for NOAA

AIBS joined other members of Friends of NOAA in a letter to lawmakers urging passage of full FY 2026 appropriations and funding for NOAA at no less than $6.1 billion, as proposed in the Senate bill.
Bullet policy, statements · Dec 05, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter in Support of STEM Education at NSF

AIBS joined 44 other scientific societies and organizations in urging Congress to fund NSF at the highest level possible in FY 2026 appropriations and direct sustained funding for the STEM EDU Directorate.
Bullet policy, statements · Nov 12, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter in Support of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at NSF

AIBS joined 57 other organizations in a letter urging congressional appropriators to provide the National Science Foundation with the highest possible funding level in fiscal year 2026 and to support sustained investment in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate.
Bullet policy, statements · Sep 29, 2025

AIBS Joins Comments Opposing DHS Proposal on International Students

Coalition urges DHS to withdraw its proposal to replace “Duration of Status” for F-1 and J-1 visa holders with fixed terms and extensions, warning it would deter international talent, strain agency capacity, and impose major economic costs.
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Bullet policy, statements · Aug 19, 2025

AIBS Joins Letter to OSTP on Gold Standard Science

AIBS joined more than 90 organizations in sending a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy responding to the Executive Order "Restoring the Gold Standard in Science."