Happy Holidays from AIBS!

AIBS & #SURA are jointly offering a paid Public Policy Fellowship in the spring-summer of 2026 for current/recent graduate students in the life sciences or a closely related field. This opportunity provides young scientists with valuable experience in science policy. www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

A teenager in Ithaca, New York is raising money to keep a museum open after it lost its federal funding. The Museum of the Earth is a global research institution that educates communities and supports teachers with resources and specimens. #collections www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-u...

AIBS is pleased to announce Dr. Julio J. Ramirez as the winner of its 2025 Innovative Leadership Award. The award recognizes commendable innovative leadership in the biological sciences community. #AIBS #leadershipaward www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Thank you to everyone who donated in 2025. If you have not already, there is still time to ensure we start the new year with the resources needed to expand our reach & impact. Support science before December 31! Donate today! #aibs www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

Congrats to our third place winner, Susan Alberts of Duke University, for this photograph of Kinyua Warutere observing baboons in the Amboseli basin of southern Kenya. #FacesofBiology #PhotoContest

Congratulations to Claire Kozal, from Eastern Michigan University, and Ryan Wagner, from Washington State University, who both won second place in the #AIBS #FacesofBiology #PhotoContest. www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Congrats to Heather Frantz, from @ncstate.bsky.social, who won first place in the #AIBS #FacesofBiology #PhotoContest with her photo of graduate student April Sharp reaches for a Spatterdock water lily (Nuphar advena) flower from a paddleboard on Yates Millpond. www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Four winners have been selected in the 2025 Faces of Biology Photo Contest, sponsored by the #AIBS and the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (#SICB). #facesofbiology www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Join the American Institute of Biological Sciences on April 20-22, 2026 for our annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. Register today! #CVD2026 #CVD #AIBSCVD #AIBS www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Check out the latest #AIBS Public #Policy Report. Panel votes to roll back Hepatitis B #vaccine guidance, senators grill Isaacman on future of NASA’s Earth #science programs, Administration launches #Genesis mission to accelerate science with #AI, & other news. #scipol www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Ecologist Nyeema Harris studies how wild carnivores are adapting to urban life. Her research suggests that peaceful coexistence is achievable when humans make small changes to accommodate their wild neighbors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=09hy...

Funding #Research Services: How Libraries are Exploring Cost Recovery Models. #fundinghttps://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/guest-post-funding-research-services-how-libraries-are-exploring-cost-recovery-models/

The top US health director who stood up for #science — and was fired. Susan Monarez is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025. #nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🎙️ Just published a new episode of BioScience Talks: AI and Ecosystem Modeling, with Scott Spillias and Beth Fulton. Have a listen:

As part of a Catskill Science Collaborative Fellowship, Ryan Schmidt traveled across the Catskills to measure how hemlock health varies from place to place & how other invasive species may establish themselves. #AIBSMSO #AIBSMember www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...

In a groundbreaking study that promises to reshape our understanding of sepsis-induced lung injury, researchers have unveiled the critical role of IL-1β positive lung-resident macrophages in mediating endothelial dysfunction. #bioengineering bioengineer.org/il-1%ce%b2-l...

Apply today for #SSE Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper. Deadline is January 30, 2026. #aibsmember #membernews www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

AIBS joined other members of Friends of NOAA in a letter to lawmakers urging passage of full #FY2026 appropriations and funding for #NOAA at no less than $6.1 billion, as proposed in the Senate bill. #AIBS www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

A recent study has illuminated the perspectives of nuclear medicine professionals on the capabilities and educational ramifications of #AI. #bioengineer #nuclearmedicine bioengineer.org/nuclear-medi...

A multidisciplinary group is working together to review and identify strategies that leverage synthetic #biology, #microbial #engineering and engineering design to degrade and upcycle plastic waste.#phyorg phys.org/news/2025-11...

Join #NSF on Thursday, Dec 18th at 1pm ET for a special #BIO Virtual Office Hour (#VOH). In this special VOH leadership will join to outline updates to NSF’s review process & share news relevant to all areas of research funded by BIO. nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...

Register today for an information session on Dec 8 at 2pm ET about repatriation and how it relates to natural history collections held at museums, herbaria, and other institutions. #NSCA #AIBS #SPNHC #NAGPRA nscalliance.org/webinar-nhc-...

Register today for this upcoming webinar: #AI and Natural History #Collections: Promise, Pitfalls, and Perspectives December 16, 2025 (2:00–4:00 PM ET)  #idigbio #NaturalHistory www.idigbio.org/content/webi...

Thank you to all who donated on #GivingTuesday. Your support gives power to biological facts, not only advancing research but translating it into action that benefits science & society. If you have not yet, there is still time to help us meet our goal! Donate today. io.aibs.org/givingtuesday

Time is running out on #GivingTuesday! Help us reach our goal of $25,000. If biological science matters to you, please consider a donation before midnight. Let's close the gap together! #SupportScience #BioPolicy #AIBS io.aibs.org/givingtuesday

Meet the Biologist! The discoveries made by researchers supported by #AIBS programs affect everything from climate change to human health. Your #GivingTuesday gift to AIBS ensures their work reaches lawmakers and the public. Give today: www.paypal.com/donate/?host... #ScienceCommunication

The latest #AIBS Public Policy Report has been released. Proposed Rules Would Weaken Endangered Species Act Implementation, Water Protections on the Line Again, #Senate Debuts Energy Appropriations Bill, #CDC Website on #Autism Altered, and other news. #policynews #ppr www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Did you know #AIBS is the voice for thousands of biologists? We bridge the gap btw discovery & policy, making sure science informs real-world decisions. Every $$ supports policy outreach, professional development, & communicating science. www.paypal.com/donate/?host... #GivingTuesday #BioScience

Register today for tomorrow's #iDigBio webinar- AI and Natural History Collections: Promise, Pitfalls, and Perspectives ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Job Opportunity: VP of #Science and #Conservation at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Apply today. #aibsmembers #jobsearch #NaturalHistory workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

The Catskill & Delaware watersheds supply most of NYC’s drinking water. Filtered runoff from these forested areas is collected in reservoirs & then sent through a network of tunnels & aqueducts to the city, more than 100 miles away. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...

Check out part two of the conversation: Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens. #science scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/25/s...

Great post from #ScholarlyKitchen— Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens. Check out part 2 in a bit! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/19/g...

Happy Thanksgiving from AIBS. We are grateful for all of you! #thankyou #thanksgiving #aibs #thanksgiving

U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy. New agreements signed with four agencies: Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on #CDC Autism Website Changes. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

The Genesis Mission will transform American science and innovation through the power of artificial intelligence (#AI), strengthening the nation’s technological leadership and global competitiveness. #GenesisMission www.energy.gov/articles/ene...

So, if a crash is imminent, how will it affect AI research and the scientists and engineers who make it happen? #naturemag #ai www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Webinar Dec 2 @2pm ET - #AI & Natural History Collections: Promise, Pitfalls, & Perspectives #scicollections #collections #idigbio ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Scientists from MedUni Vienna, w/ partner institutions, has now established a new method that locates #microplastics in tissue in a non-destructive and spatially resolved manner. #physorg phys.org/news/2025-11...

Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has showed that designed synthetic microbial communities can boost crop growth & curb soil-borne diseases, revealing a promising biocontrol strategy. #HorticultureResearch phys.org/news/2025-11...

The Catskill Science Collaborative's research #fellowship program gives students the opportunity to work alongside academic mentors to answer research questions articulated by natural resource managers working in the #Catskill Mountain region of NY. www.caryinstitute.org/eco-inquiry/...

Chatting with your cells: Natural-language #AI for single-cell data analysis #phyorg #cellwhisperer phys.org/news/2025-11...

A team of researchers led by Maria Stamataki has unveiled a novel approach to enhancing gene therapy targeting human vascular endothelial cells. #bioengineer #GeneTherapy #journal bioengineer.org/aav-variant-...

What is the future of #AI? #Nature spoke to six people at the forefront of AI development — people who are driving the technology’s development and adoption, and those who are preparing society to adapt to its rapid rise. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

The latest #AIBS Public Policy Report has been released. Government #Shutdown Ends, Trump Nominates Steve Pearce to Lead BLM, Federal Hiring Freeze Extended, #USFWS Halts Work on Gray Wolf Recovery Plan, and other news. #scipol www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Join #AIBSRep for #UTEP, Eli Greenbaum, on his race to identify a multitude of unidentified species in the Congo, a volatile African region overcome with population pressure, military oppression, and climate change. #newbook #herpetologist www.simonandschuster.com/books/Venomo...

In this article, #Ripple and others seek to speak candidly to fellow scientists, policymakers, and humanity at large about "the 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink". academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Article at #physorg discusses "Microcompartment approach expands possibilities for studying #viruses in the environment". phys.org/news/2025-11...