Latest Public Policy Report
The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community. Related StoriesLawmakers Reach Deal on COVID-19 ReliefBiden Announces Key NomineesScience Coalition Lays Out Priorities, Recommendations for Biden Transition Team (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 21, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Science Coalition Lays Out Priorities, Recommendations for Biden Transition Team
The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)—an alliance of more than 130 professional organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses that advocate for the National Science Foundation (NSF)—has submitted a number of science policy priorities and key personnel recommendations to President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team. Related StoriesScience Groups Write to Congress About FY 2021 Appropriations, Research ReliefLatest Public Policy ReportJohn Kerry Named Special Climate Envoy (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 17, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Virtual Meetings in the Pandemic Era - American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced numerous challenges for scientific societies and organizations, including the necessity to quickly move large in-person meetings to a fully online format. Joining us on this episode of BioScience Talks is Dr. Kevin Sato, past president of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research and chair of the organizing committee for the 2020 ASGSR Virtual Meeting. He describes the planning and execution of this novel event and provides an early look into the society’s plans for 2021. Related StoriesIn Their Own Words - Paul EhrlichTrump Administration Delists ...
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 16, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
AIBS Examines Method to Identify Scientific Communities in Citation Graphs
AIBS, in collaboration with the NET ESolutions Corporation, published findings from an analysis of citations of scientific articles which introduced a meta-method for large-scale discovery of scientific communities of practice. (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 15, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
AIBS Selects Winners of 2020 Photo Contest
Three winners have been selected in the 2020 Faces of Biology Photo Contest, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 15, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Science Groups Write to Congress About FY 2021 Appropriations, Research Relief
The undersigned organizations and institutions, representing hundreds of thousands of individuals and entities working in science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics, urge you to complete work on the fiscal year (FY) 2021 appropriations bills without delay. The disruption created by short and long-term continuing resolutions (CRs) has severe consequences for science and research. The public health and economic crises caused by COVID-19 further compound the negative effects of unpredictable funding; as such, in addition to finalizing the annual funding levels for science agencies and programs, we urge enactme...
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 8, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Science Leaders Issue Clarion Call for Evidence-Based Policy
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, US science leaders and others have expressed frustration with the lack of an informed and coherent federal response, a sentiment that echoes objections to the handling of other pressing issues, such as climate change. Writing in BioScience, an assemblage of the past presidents of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) have issued an appeal for the reinvigoration of sound policy and governance through the careful consideration of sound science. Related StoriesIn Their Own Words - Paul EhrlichTrump Administration Delists Gray Wolves - Respons...
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 8, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
CDC Recommends Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First
On December 1, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)—a panel of independent scientific experts on vaccines that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—approved the recommendation that health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities should receive the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations. Related StoriesCNSF Letter to Conference Committee on FY 2021 Funding for NSFLatest Public Policy ReportLawmakers Raise Questions about New NIST Appointee (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Biden Announces OMB Director Nominee
President-Elect Joe Biden has announced that he will nominate Neera Tanden to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Tanden is the President and CEO of the Washington, DC-based think tank, Center for American Progress. Related StoriesJohn Kerry Named Special Climate EnvoyUpdate on Appropriations, COVID-19 ReliefCDC Recommends Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
John Kerry Named Special Climate Envoy
President-Elect Joe Biden has announced that former Secretary of State John Kerry will serve as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change. In this newly created position on the National Security Council, Kerry would become the highest-ranking U.S. official ever to have a portfolio dedicated to climate change. Related StoriesUpdate on Appropriations, COVID-19 ReliefBiden Announces OMB Director NomineeCDC Recommends Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Update on Appropriations, COVID-19 Relief
House and Senate Appropriators have reached an agreement on top-line allocations for the twelve appropriations bills to divide the $1.4 trillion in discretionary spending for fiscal year (FY) 2021, but disagreements remain over the exact provisions. Both chambers need to pass and the President needs to sign the spending package before the current stopgap measure expires to avert a government shutdown. Related StoriesJohn Kerry Named Special Climate EnvoyBiden Announces OMB Director NomineeCDC Recommends Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Latest Public Policy Report
The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community. Related StoriesJohn Kerry Named Special Climate EnvoyUpdate on Appropriations, COVID-19 ReliefBiden Announces OMB Director Nominee (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - December 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
CNSF Letter to Conference Committee on FY 2021 Funding for NSF
As Congress seeks to finalize fiscal year 2021 (FY21) appropriations legislation, we urge Congress to negotiate and pass the FY21 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill and make a significant funding increase for NSF a high priority. Related StoriesLatest Public Policy ReportLawmakers Raise Questions about New NIST AppointeeTrump Administration Removes Head of U.S. Climate Program (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - November 30, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Latest Public Policy Report
The latest Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community. Related StoriesLawmakers Raise Questions about New NIST AppointeeTrump Administration Removes Head of U.S. Climate ProgramSenate Releases All FY 2021 Spending Bills, Omnibus Negotiations Begin (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - November 23, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Lawmakers Raise Questions about New NIST Appointee
House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) have criticized the appointment of Dr. Jason Richwine, an independent public policy analyst, to a new senior role at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Related StoriesTrump Administration Removes Head of U.S. Climate ProgramSenate Releases All FY 2021 Spending Bills, Omnibus Negotiations BeginJoint Letter Supporting Legislation to Reverse Executive Order on Schedule F (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - November 23, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
