🛏️💡 Sleep better. Think sharper. AAAS Members: Don’t miss your chance to ask Dr. Veronica Galván your biggest questions about sleep and memory in our next AAAS Expert Q&A on the Science of Sleep. Submit questions on Member Community by Noon ET on Nov. 6.

😴 Trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. AAAS Members: join our Expert Q&A: The Science of Sleep with Dr. Veronica Galván — neurobiologist and past President of AAAS Pacific Division. 🗓 Submit questions now through Nov. 6 at Noon ET. 10 respondents will be randomly selected to receive AAAS swag!

Join the AAAS Kavli Awards Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 10am ET for the final talk in their 2025 Fall Lecture Series, with 2023 In-Depth Gold Award winner @ashleythesmart.bsky.social. The event is open to the public, at the Ruthe Sheffie Auditorium in @morganstateu.bsky.social's Communications Center.

Calling all STEMM students and postdocs! Are you looking work in #SciComm? ⤵️ Apply now to be a part of the next cohort of AAAS Mass Media Fellows! Spend the summer using your STEMM background as a journalist writing the news. English & Spanish placements available. http://bit.ly/3KugH6D

AAAS is pleased to announce the launch of our third immersive fellowship program! 🎉 The Pathways to Policy Fellowship places scientists in sectors outside the federal government with private sector industry partners to follow. Read more: https://bit.ly/47kklIa

Don't miss Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, delivering the William D. Carey Lectureship on Leadership in Science Policy at the 2025 AAAS Forum on S&T Policy this week. Join us for breakfast and stay for the lecture! https://tinyurl.com/25AAASPolicyForum

Joining us for the 2025 AAAS Forum on S&T Policy this week? Don't miss LaKisha Odom, Scientific Program Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, giving the Gilbert S. Omenn Grand Challenges Address! https://tinyurl.com/25AAASPolicyForum

What does the future hold for science journalism—and who gets to shape it? @economist.com health editor and 2024 AAAS Kavli Gold Award-winner @natashaloder.bsky.social will give the second AAAS Kavli Fall Lecture Series talk at @stsucl.bsky.social tomorrow, Oct. 10. Register: http://bit.ly/4n2X5UX

The U.S. government has shut down after failing to reach a budget deal, leaving federal funding for R&D in 2026 endangered. The U.S. House and Senate have so far rejected proposed deep cuts to R&D funding, but they must continue to push to pass full-year appropriations bills. https://bit.ly/4nwaPsl

Pond scum and platinum shared the stage this year as a packed house gathered to celebrate odd-sounding science. Read more about the sometimes surprising societal benefits that come from basic research: https://www.aaas.org/news/odd-outstanding-why-basic-research-essential

Government shutdowns pause federal work deemed non-essential. This can stall discoveries and innovation, impacting U.S. global competitiveness. Read about what’s at risk in AAAS’ latest report: https://www.aaas.org/news/research-rd-funding-impacts-federal-shutdowns

📆 Join us Oct. 22-24th for our Science & Technology Policy Forum, a chance to attend interactive workshops, network with industry professionals, and shape the future of science policy! Register here TODAY: https://25aaaspolicyforum.events.whova.com/registration/

Could deep brain stimulation help those paralyzed from spinal cord injuries to walk again? Read more about this year’s Science & PINS Prize winner: https://www.aaas.org/news/prize-winning-research-could-help-spinal-cord-injury-patients-regain-mobility

Three-time AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winner @stephenornes.bsky.social will kick off this year's AAAS Kavli Fall Lecture Series at @ugagrady.bsky.social next week. Ornes will discuss the history of AI, why it has become so seductive to cover, and the demands for getting it right.

📣 Early bird registration for the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting is now OPEN! Join us in Phoenix and immerse yourself in a world of science, connect with peers, and discover groundbreaking research. Early bird pricing is available through Jan 22. Lock in your spot today: https://bit.ly/3VTZfuH

Odd experiments. Real impact. This is what happens when we invest in discovery. Read about this year's Golden Goose awardees: https://www.aaas.org/news/odd-outstanding-why-basic-research-essential

Meet our #Maker2025 speakers! The @aaas.org HBCU Making and Innovation Showcase, supported by the National Science Foundation and VentureWell, starts next Thursday! Our opening plenary kicks off with seven members of our community of practice, ready to set the stage for the Maker students & faculty.

We are saddened by the passing of past AAAS president and Nobel-winning biologist David Baltimore earlier this month. Read more about his career and tenure at AAAS: https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-remembers-past-president-david-baltimore

"The stakes for American science and university scientists couldn’t be higher.” New in @forbes.com, Michael T. Nietzel highlights this year's Gold Goose Award honorees as examples of what we stand to lose without federal funding for discovery research. Read more: https://bit.ly/42Cadst

Increasing the breadth of researchers trained as peer reviewers is crucial to upholding quality in academic publishing. Last year, the Science journals began a pilot in which invited peer reviewers could add trainees as co-reviewers, with more than 2200 scientists participating. #PeerReviewWeek

The U.S. is facing a growing demand for data centers. However, the environmental, economic, and technological implications of data centers for local communities are still unclear. Read more: https://www.aaas.org/news/growing-demand-data-centers-us

Also released today is a new literature review, looking at the different character of basic research in the public and private sectors, and cites studies that show how the two work together, not separately, to bring about American innovation. You can read it here: www.aaas.org/news/researc...

Today the House committee marked up their LHHS bill, which means all of the House appropriations bills have had their report language released and I could update the House R&D estimates in my report. You can find the updated report on the same page as before: www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...

Federally funded research on the effect of electric fields on E. coli cell division ultimately led to the development of a breakthrough cancer drug that has resulted in a 90% survival rate (up from 10%) for patients with testicular cancer: https://politi.co/4gf6Du9

Climate change, the growth of suburbs, and deer overpopulation are all helping ticks thrive. Researchers are working to develop a vaccine to protect against tick-transmitted diseases. Read more: https://www.aaas.org/news/tick-season-worsens-researchers-make-strides-towards-vaccine-tick-immunity

“These discoveries show that American science is anything but stagnant. AAAS and the American people will continue to support federal investment in research that can make us healthier, safer, and stronger.” — AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh Read about the Golden Goose awardees: www.aaas.org/news/golden-...

Cytokines are used for therapeutic approaches to cancer and enhanced treatments for a variety of diseases. We know about them because an experiment in the 1970s led to an unexpected discovery. Read about Dr. Stanley Cohen’s miraculous discovery: https://bit.ly/47H5dqb

Federal funding from the USDA led wood chemist Kaichang Li to develop a non-toxic, cost-effective adhesive to replace the formaldehyde-based glue used nationwide in plywood production. His inspiration? Mussels. https://www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/sea-soy-solution

Have you used your phone today? You have game theory to thank. Building on 30 years of federally funded research, three economists designed a new auctions process for the FCC that revolutionized how Americans stay connected. Read more: https://www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/auction-design

In the 1970s, scientists began researching a new model of human cognition with the support of federal funding from DOD, NSF, and NIH. This curiosity-driven discovery research became the foundation for the AI and machine learning that is transforming our world today. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mS6HCv

Advanced forensic science, PCR testing, pollution tracking, and many other scientific developments all boil down to an incredible origin story—a microbe living in a hot spring. Here's how federally funded science brought us Thermus Aquaticus: https://bit.ly/4lVjSkX

TODAY: Join AAAS at 3:30 pm ET for part two of our deep dive on JAG’s proposed FAIR Model for indirect costs. The JAG expert team will answer questions and explore the urgent path forward. Register: https://aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HND05sk2QPKjqGc5UXdu1Q

Part two of our deep dive on the proposed FAIR Model for indirect costs is Aug. 21. Led by Kelvin Droegemeier and Sudip Parikh, we’ll examine pressure points, dive into Q&A, and hear insights from policymaking process. Register now: https://aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HND05sk2QPKjqGc5UXdu1Q

“At a very fundamental level, we don’t know what we don’t know.” For his role in ensuring that lenacapavir, first HIV drug to offer long-lasting protection, came to life, Wes Sundquist is one of this year’s recipients of the AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award.

Your questions and insights matter! Join us today at 4 pm ET for a town hall with Kelvin Droegemeier where we'll dive deep into the Joint Association Group’s proposed FAIR Model for indirect costs. Join us live: https://aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_72uCsAccR92OOe1S0jdGiw#/registration

AAAS Town Hall: Aug. 13, 4–5:30 pm ET with Kelvin Droegemeier on JAG’s proposed FAIR Model for indirect costs. We invite our research community to join us to learn more, dive deep and ask your questions about the model. Register: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Nine of twelve appropriations bills have been released by the House and the Senate, with the rest set to be released following the August Recess. The estimated R&D numbers represented a sharp increase from the administration’s budget request 🧵👇

It's August recess, congress has left DC and I've got another report - this time highlighting what the Senate was up to. Just as with the House, they're missing some bills so we've worked around those gaps to try to bring you the best picture of what they've passed. www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...

TV interviews can feel intimidating! Scientific experts can use our new free tip sheet for suggestions on how to prepare, how to set up your space and check your video quality, and what a final story may look like. bit.ly/4fgPxeP @aaas.org

For Yvette Raphael, an HIV prevention advocate living with HIV and one of this year’s recipients of the AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award, being involved in the clinical trials for the first HIV drug to offer long-lasting protection was deeply personal.

“[the reported freeze] just reinforced the current mood among researchers.” AAAS’ Joanne Carney, spoke to @insidehighered.com on the impact of slowing NIH grant disbursement with the end of the fiscal year near & little to no time to spend appropriated funds: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Deadline tomorrow! Entries for this year's AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards contest must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time tomorrow, August 1. Last minute question about your entry? Email [email protected]. sjawards.aaas.org/enter

TODAY at 2 p.m. ET: learn how to conduct “Effective Meetings with Lawmakers at All Levels.” The LSEN Community Learning Forum webinar, led by Dr. Rachel Owen, will provide STEMM professionals practical strategies for engaging policymakers during Congress’ summer recess and beyond. bit.ly/3UttRm1

The next AAAS LSEN Community Learning Forum offers skills in “Effective Meetings with Lawmakers at All Levels.” RSVP now for the webinar on July 30 at 2 p.m. ET. Learn how to plan & conduct high impact meetings with decision-makers – especially during the Congressional summer recess. bit.ly/3UttRm1

Learn now how to plan and hold “Effective Meetings with Lawmakers at All Levels” on July 30 at 2 p.m. ET. Learn how to tailor your message to different contexts, relay scientific information clearly, and how to maintain meaningful connections. Open to the public. RSVP now: bit.ly/3UttRm1

LAST DAY TO APPLY - JULY 24 We're hiring! SciLine is seeking a Spanish/English bilingual Engagement Manager to help expand the reach of the organization’s programs to new and emerging audiences. For more information and to apply: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/... @aaas.org

New free tip sheet for scientists engaging with the media! Learn what questions reporters may ask when they reach out to speak with you as an expert in your field. bit.ly/4fa6sjk @aaas.org

With the House potentially starting their recess early, here's a report on what they've proposed so far for FY 2026 Appropriations. www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026...

Traditional methods to determine molecular structures are powerful, but slow. Zhuoran Qiao, inaugural winner of the AAAS-Chen Institute Prize for AI Accelerated Research, showcased the ability of AI to help visualize biomolecular interactions at a much faster rate.

This #InternationalMoonDay, learn about the first lunar landing by listening to 2019 AAAS Kavli Award-winning BBC World Service series #ThirteenMinutestotheMoon. Journalists can enter their work for this year's contest at sjawards.aaas.org/enter. #MoonDay #SciComm