Relief Negotiations Remain Unfruitful
Negotiations continue between the White House and congressional leaders over the next emergency relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with disagreements persisting over the price tag of the measure. Related StoriesWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 26, 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 StoriesWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 26, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
October Issue of BioScience Now Available
The October 2020 issue of BioScience is now available on the Oxford University Press website. Related StoriesLatest BioScience Talks Podcast (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 19, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Latest BioScience Talks Podcast
The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - In Their Own Words: Marvalee Wake. Related StoriesLatest BioScience Talks PodcastOctober Issue of BioScience Now Available (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 19, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Trump Administration Proposes New Student Visa Restrictions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rulemaking on September 25, 2020 that would impose new restrictions on international student visas. The proposed changes would require international students to apply for a visa extension after fixed terms of two to four years. Related StoriesWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 12, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Scientific Societies Highlight Pandemic Work, Urge NSF to Continue Support
Forty-three scientific societies, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), have written to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to highlight the important role scientific associations have played during the COVID-19 pandemic. Related StoriesMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 12, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Science Associations Urge Rigorous Assessment of Vaccine Safety, Efficacy
AIBS has joined fourteen other scientific societies in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn to adhere to stringent scientific and medical standards while assessing the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Related StoriesWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 12, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
NSF BIO Changes Solicitations Process
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) has announced changes to their program solicitation process, specifically the migration of BIO’s “no-deadline” solicitations from FastLane to Research.gov. Related StoriesWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 12, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Congress Passes Stopgap Measure, Relief Talks Resume
Congress has now passed and the President has signed a continuing resolution to keep the government open in the new fiscal year (FY), which started on October 1, 2020. The stopgap measure will allow federal science agencies to continue operating at FY 2020 budget levels. Decisions about FY 2021 appropriations bills have been deferred until December 11. Related StoriesWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 12, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Building Resilient Scientific Societies - Strategic and Financial Planning
AIBS has announced a new webinar, Building Resilient Scientific Societies: Strategic and Financial Planning, which will take place November 11, 2020 at 2:00pm ET. (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 9, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Building More Resilient Organizations - Strategic and Financial Planning
AIBS has announced a new webinar, Building More Resilient Organizations: Strategic and Financial Planning, which will take place November 11, 2020 at 2:00pm ET. (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 9, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Joint Letter to OMB on Federal Diversity Training Changes
The undersigned scientific societies strongly urge the Administration to rescind its elimination of federal employee training programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion as specified in the Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies issued September 4th, 2020 and the September 22nd Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. Related StoriesMultisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and EfficacyWHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation PlansLatest Public Policy Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - October 7, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
WHO, NASEM Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Plans
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a preliminary framework for the global allocation of COVID-19 vaccines when they become available. The plan is intended to guide policymakers at the global, regional, and national level in their allocation and prioritization decisions about vaccines. (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Multisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Efficacy
As representatives of hundreds of thousands of scientists across the country, we write to urge you to adhere to stringent scientific and medical standards as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares to assess the safety and efficacy of vaccine candidates that are currently in phase III clinical trials. (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Climate Science Critic to be Appointed as NOAA Chief Scientist
The White House will appoint Dr. Ryan Maue, a meteorologist and former researcher at the Cato Institute, to serve as the new Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to The Washington Post. (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
