Register today for the upcoming #iDigBio webinar "Fossil Collections Digitization: Sustaining a Community of Practice" taking place on August 18, 2026 @ 2pm ET. #aibsmember #aibsmso events.zoom.us/ev/AmOyHF9mu...
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Registration is open for the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science Annual Meeting taking place in Long Beach, CA on October 29 - 31. #SACNAS #AIBSMSO #AIBSMember www.sacnas.org/conference
Researchers at Johns Hopkins, the Univ of Iowa, & Washington U in St. Louis have identified a deep divide between the people who use #AI powered health tools & the developers, investors, & institutions responsible for bringing those tools to market. #bioengineer bioengineer.org/johns-hopkin...
Scientists using LLMs will ‘do more, less well’, modelling study predicts. Research suggests that the combination of incentives to publish & the use of large language models will lead to more papers, but they will be less refined. #nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Opportunity to engage in public-facing science communication. Innovations in Science is a community-oriented science communication platform aimed at fostering a nationwide ecosystem of local science journalism. #innovationinscience innovationsinscience.com
The OMB grants rule isn’t final yet. It would let political appointees override peer review & let agencies cancel research midstream. Congress needs to hear from researchers about the harm it would do. #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #PeerReview io.aibs.org/omb-action
Community Through Communication — An “I AM EDITOR” Spotlight. #scholarlykitchen scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/27/m...
Advances Toward Liquid #Biopsy Profiling of Antitumor #Immune Responses. #BioEngineering bioengineer.org/advances-tow...
Register today for the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research Society (RRS). Meeting will be October 4–7, 2026 on on the Big Island of Hawaii. #aibsmember #RRS web.cvent.com/event/aa74ba...
White House rolls out AI funding — and signals a new era for US #science. Chief US science adviser calls for a shake-up in #funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with #AI. #nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Where Do We Go From Here? How Scientific Societies are Thinking about the Proposed #OMB Funding Rule. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/08/g...
Read the latest #AIBS Public Policy Report. #WhiteHouse report calls for sweeping overhaul of the Federal #research enterprise, #NSF X-Labs initiative raises questions for core research, and other news. #PPR #scipol www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...
How a Focus on Fundamentals Is Powering New Cancer Treatments. #HHMI Investigator Cigall Kadoch’s methodical approach to studying chromatin remodeling complexes is laying the groundwork for a new class of precision #cancer therapeutics. www.hhmi.org/news/baf-com...
Register now for the upcoming #iDigBio webinar: Field Stations, Marine Labs, & the Preservation of Biodiversity Collections. Starts July 28 at 2pmET. #OBFS events.zoom.us/ev/AnkfgdHSS...
Google wants to release 16 million sterile #mosquitoes: Australian tests offer a valuable lesson. #googledebug #alphabet phys.org/news/2026-07...
Blacklegged #ticks have doubled their US footprint, and experts warn worse could be ahead. The bugs people once brushed aside are becoming much harder to ignore. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/t...
Trump administration puts kibosh on #HIV prevention funding. #OMB says it will instead shift resources to state and local health departments. #rollcall rollcall.com/2026/07/20/t...
Apply today for the Pivot to Plants Fellows Program, a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science, imaging, data science, or related STEM fields, but have limited research experience. Deadline Sept 15. botany.org/news/display...
The post #COVID-19 condition (PCC) is a disabling condition with urgent need for effective treatments. This pilot randomized controlled trial examined the feasibility & efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for #PCC in a parallel-group design. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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AIBS is offering this professional development program designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their written communication skills to increase the impact and influence of their message. Register now! #AIBS #Writing4Impact io.aibs.org/writing
HHS research agency ends funding for dozens of health studies. Many of the research grants had already been indefinitely delayed. #HHS #RollCall rollcall.com/2026/07/17/h...
Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for a chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal #BioScience. #FacesofBiology #AIBS www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...
The #EU has unveiled proposals that would slow cuts to businesses' #greenhouse gas #emissions limits, as part of a major #climate policy overhaul. #ClimateChange #BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Evolution Exchange is a monthly video series covering a wide range of topics useful for researchers of all career stages. One of the latest: Career Coaching with Dr. Claire Horner-Devine. #SSE #AIBSMember aws3.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
🎙️ Just published a new episode of BioScience Talks: Type Localities and Topotypes, with Prosanta Chakrabarty and Bruno Soares. Have a listen:
Type Localities and Topotypes, with Prosanta Chakrabarty and Bruno Soares
For this episode, we're joined by Prosanta Chakrabarty, Director of...
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Join the #TaxonWorks conversation & explore their software & community. Loosely focused on three themes, #research, #collections, and getting started, there will be lots of opportunities for conversation. #iDigBio events.zoom.us/ev/AjGnrAbjA...
Applications are open for the 2027 Cary Fellows Program! #CaryInstitute welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds—including researchers, practitioners, educators, policymakers, & others whose work intersects with #ecosystem science. #aibsmso www.caryinstitute.org/about/career...
Read the latest Public Policy Report. #AIBS comments on the proposed #OMB federal grants rule, Russell Vought testifies before Congress, Supreme Court bolsters presidential control over independent agencies, and other news. #scipol #policynews www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...
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The newly launched decadal survey for Earth #Science & Applications from #Space is seeking input on future priorities & opportunities for advancing the #EarthScience & observations in the decade ahead. Submissions due by July 20. #ESAS survey.alchemer.com/s3/8859244/D...
AIBS joined the Natural Science Collections Alliance and 15 other scientific organizations in sending a letter to Congress urging oversight of USDA's planned relocation of several nationally significant scientific collections. #NSCA #AIBS www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...