AIBS Statement on Violence Against Asian American, Pacific Islander Community
The American Institute of Biological Sciences vehemently denounces the hate and violence that led to the deaths of the innocent during the March 16 shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and the increasing violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Related StoriesStakeholder Community Urges Lawmakers to Increase Allocations for Agricultural ProgramsAIBS Supports Call for a Climate Leader in the Department of EducationScience Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural Research (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 21, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Stakeholder Community Urges Lawmakers to Increase Allocations for Agricultural Programs
More than 90 stakeholder groups, including AIBS, have called on legislators to increase overall funding allocations for Appropriations Committees in Fiscal Year 2022, as well as the respective allocations for Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees, in order to significantly increase discretionary funding for crucial U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Related StoriesAIBS Supports Call for a Climate Leader in the Department of EducationLatest Public Policy ReportResearch Provisions in the Pandemic Relief Legislation (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 19, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Is Grant Review Feedback Perceived as Fair or Useful?
AIBS published a study on research funding applicant perceptions of the effectiveness and appropriateness of peer review feedback. The results suggested that only 56–60% of applicants determined the feedback to be appropriate and less than 40% of applicants found the feedback to be very useful in improving future submissions. Some of these perceptions were dependent on race and gender, independent of funding success. Related StoriesAIBS Examines Method to Identify Scientific Communities in Citation Graphs (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 18, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
China Announces Plan to Boost Research Spending
China approved its government’s 14th five-year plan during the annual session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. The plan describes China’s vision for social and economic development and sets a target of increasing government investment in research and development (R&D) by at least 7 percent annually over the next five years. Related StoriesAIBS Supports Call for a Climate Leader in the Department of EducationPublic Policy Office 2020 Annual ReportCoalition Submits FY 2022 Funding Request for AFRI (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 15, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
NASEM Report: Pandemic Has Negatively Impacted Women in STEMM
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) presents preliminary evidence indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted women in academic science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields in a number of areas, including productivity, work-life boundary control, networking and community building, and mental well-being. Related StoriesChina Announces Plan to Boost Research SpendingAIBS Supports Call for a Climate Leader in the Department of EducationPublic Policy Office 2020 Annual Report (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 15, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Research Provisions in the Pandemic Relief Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-211, along party lines, to approve the American Rescue Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) on March 10, 2021. The Senate had earlier passed the bill on a 50-49 vote, also along party lines. President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion measure into law on March 11. Related StoriesNASEM Report: Pandemic Has Negatively Impacted Women in STEMMChina Announces Plan to Boost Research SpendingAIBS Supports Call for a Climate Leader in the Department of Education (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 15, 2021 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 StoriesResearch Provisions in the Pandemic Relief LegislationNASEM Report: Pandemic Has Negatively Impacted Women in STEMMChina Announces Plan to Boost Research Spending (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 15, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
AIBS Supports Call for a Climate Leader in the Department of Education
AIBS has joined a coalition of science, environmental, and educational stakeholders in urging newly confirmed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to identify climate and environmental justice as a priority area for the Department of Education and create a new position reporting directly to the Secretary with a mandate to lead and coordinate the Department’s climate work. Related StoriesScience Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural ResearchScientific Organizations Highlight Biodiversity Collections in Letter to House Science CommitteePublic Policy Office 2020 Annual Report ...
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 12, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Public Policy Office 2020 Annual Report
The AIBS Public Policy Office has released its annual report for 2020. Read about our achievements in science policy. Related StoriesCoalition Submits FY 2022 Funding Request for AFRIAsk Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the RISE ActScience Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural Research (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 11, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Coalition Submits FY 2022 Funding Request for AFRI
A coalition of scientific societies, including AIBS, has requested congressional appropriators to provide at least $600 million in fiscal year (FY) 2022 to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s largest competitive extramural research grant program. Related StoriesAsk Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the RISE ActScience Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural ResearchScientific Organizations Highlight Biodiversity Collections in Letter to House Science Committee (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 10, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
March Issue of BioScience Now Available
The March 2021 issue of BioScience is now available on the Oxford University Press website. Related StoriesSea Turtles in the News: What’s the Real Story?In Their Own Words - Thomas LovejoyFebruary Issue of BioScience Now Available (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 5, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Ask Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the RISE Act
On February 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the latest COVID-19 relief package—the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319). The package includes $600 million for the National Science Foundation and $150 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, but it does not include research relief provisions at the levels requested by the scientific community. Related StoriesScience Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural ResearchScientific Organizations Highlight Biodiversity Collections in Letter to House Science CommitteeLatest Public Policy R...
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 4, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Scientific Organizations Highlight Biodiversity Collections in Letter to House Science Committee
On March 1, 2021, the American Institute of Biological Sciences joined forces with the Natural Science Collections Alliance and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in highlighting to lawmakers the value of mobilizing biodiversity specimens and data in spurring new scientific discoveries. Related StoriesLatest Public Policy ReportHouse Passes Relief Package with Funds for NSF, NISTBiden’s Agriculture, Energy Secretary Nominees Confirmed (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 1, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Science Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural Research
AIBS joined a coalition of more than 130 scientific, academic, and agricultural stakeholders in urging newly confirmed Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase public investment in food and agricultural research and development (R&D) programs. Related StoriesScientific Organizations Highlight Biodiversity Collections in Letter to House Science CommitteeLatest Public Policy ReportHouse Passes Relief Package with Funds for NSF, NIST (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 1, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Science Committees Announce Leadership
Committees in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate with jurisdiction over science have announced the leadership for their subcommittees. Related StoriesAIBS RECOGNIZES EMERGING PUBLIC POLICY LEADERSLatest Public Policy ReportWork Begins on Next COVID-19 Relief Package (Source: BioScience Press Releases)
Source: BioScience Press Releases - March 1, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
