AIBS Writes to Tennessee Governor, Legislative Leaders in Opposition to Creationist Bill
The Honorable Bill Haslam
1st Floor, State Capital
Nashville, TN 37243
The Honorable Ron Ramsey
1 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
The Honorable Beth Harwell
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 19 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
Dear Governor Haslam, Speaker Ramsey, and Speaker Harwell:
On behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), I write to respectfully urge your opposition to House Bill 368 and Senate Bill 893. These measures are bad for science, science education, and the future economic health and well being of Tennessee.
The AIBS is a professional society. Our approximately 160 member or...
Source: ActionBioscience - March 16, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
AIBS Report on the President's FY 2013 Budget
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Source: ActionBioscience - February 20, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Diane Bosnjak Source Type: news
AIBS Report on the President's FY 2013 Budget
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Source: ActionBioscience - February 20, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Diane Bosnjak Source Type: news
AIBS Writes to Indiana Lawmakers in Opposition to Anti-Evolution Bill
Speaker Brian Bosma
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786
Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer
Democratic Leader
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786
Re: Opposition to SB 89
Dear Speaker Bosma and Minority Leader Bauer:
I write to respectfully urge your opposition to Indiana Senate Bill 89 (SB 89). This legislation, which was approved by the Indiana State Senate on January 31, 2012, would permit the introduction of religious belief systems into your state's science curriculum. If enacted, this legislation would be a diss...
Source: ActionBioscience - February 6, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
Cavefish: A Study in Evo-Devo (interview)
Why are cavefish a good example of evo-devo?
The blind Mexican cavefish is one of the few species that has an ancestor on the surface and a descendent in caves.
Jeffery: Scientists study all kinds of organisms in evolutionary developmental biology, but when I started working in the evo-devo field, I decided that in order to understand how development evolved, we would have to look at two closely related species that have diverged recently [developed in separate directions] or to look at the same species in the process of divergence. I looked around for models, and I found several of them. One of them happened to be in cave...
Source: ActionBioscience - January 26, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
Biologists Commend NOAA's New Scientific Integrity Policy
Policy responds to issues raised by AIBS
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a policy that will promote and protect scientific integrity within the agency. The new policy has been well received by members of the scientific community.
“NOAA’s comprehensive scientific integrity policy should provide a strong foundation for public trust in the agency’s science,” said American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) President Dr. James P. Collins. “Other federal agencies should look to NOAA’s policy as a model.”
The policy outlines goals for facilita...
Source: ActionBioscience - December 13, 2011 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
AIBS Comments on EPA's Draft Scientific Integrity Policy
Ms. Lisa Jackson
Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Re: Draft Scientific Integrity Policy
Dear Administrator Jackson,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft scientific integrity policy. The policy will help ensure public trust in EPA science. The draft policy, however, could be significantly strengthened with several key additions.
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of s...
Source: ActionBioscience - September 6, 2011 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
AIBS Comments on NSF's Draft Scientific Integrity Policy
Dr. Subra Suresh
Director
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Re: Draft Scientific Integrity Policy
Dear Dr. Suresh,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) draft scientific integrity policy.
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. AIBS is sustained by a robust membership of ...
Source: ActionBioscience - September 6, 2011 Category: Biology Authors: Julie Palakovich Carr Source Type: news
