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One of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of @science.org
One of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of @science.org
Join us on Nov. 20 for the 16th annual Riley Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture will feature Christina Grozinger, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social discussing the importance of bees & other pollinators.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4hXz0Oq
Register now: https://bit.ly/4hXz0Oq
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Join us on Nov. 20 for the 16th annual Riley Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture will feature Christina Grozinger, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social discussing the importance of bees & other pollinators.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4hXz0Oq
Register now: https://bit.ly/4hXz0Oq
🛏️💡 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.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🛏️💡 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.
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!
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!
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
😴 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!
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.
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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
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
October 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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
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
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
October 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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
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
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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
October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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
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
Read more about the sometimes surprising societal benefits that come from basic research: https://www.aaas.org/news/odd-outstanding-why-basic-research-essential
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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
Read more about the sometimes surprising societal benefits that come from basic research: https://www.aaas.org/news/odd-outstanding-why-basic-research-essential
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.
next week. Ornes will discuss the history of AI, why it has become so seductive to cover, and the demands for getting it right.
September 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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.
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
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
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📣 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
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
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
September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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 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
September 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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
“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-...
Read about the Golden Goose awardees: www.aaas.org/news/golden-...
September 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“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-...
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
September 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
September 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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
September 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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
August 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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
August 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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.
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.
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“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.
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
August 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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...
August 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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...