quarta-feira, 9 de agosto de 2017

AIBS August 2017 Newsletter


The August issue of BioScience is now available.  
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latest podcast:
Damming and Its Effect on Fish
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Latest AIBS News

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BioScience Impact Factor Rises:
The latest Journal Citation Reports reveals that the impact factor for BioScience has risen to 5.378. To celebrate this new impact factor, we have curated a selection of highly cited articles from recent years and made them free to read online.


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AIBS Writes to EPA Administrator Pruitt about Red Team/Blue Team Climate Exercise:
AIBS and several of its member societies recently joined with other scientific organizations to send a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt expressing concerns about the agency’s approach on climate science.

 


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AIBS SPARS New Client Update:
AIBS is now supporting BioTechnical Communications, Inc. with pre-proposal review services. We are continuing our long standing support of the Kansas University Medical Center by providing peer review services for bridging grant applications.


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SICB Partners with AIBS to Share Insights from Annual Meeting:
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology recently retained AIBS to help it share research findings from its 2017 annual meeting. Listen to the special BioScience Talks podcast to learn about some of the exciting new research presented.












Faces of Biology Photo Contest:
Biological research is transforming our society and the world. Help the public and policymakers better understand the breadth of biology by entering the Faces of Biology Photo Contest. 












Learn How to Engage and Inform Decision-makers:
Register for the AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists to become an effective and engaged communicator. The next workshop will take place October 9-10, 2017. AIBS members receive a discount on registration.






Save the Date — AIBS Council Meeting:
The 2017 meeting of the AIBS Council of Member Societies and Organizations, Engaging Policymakers: Opportunities for Biological Sciences Organizations, will be held in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2017.  Please mark your calendar. 




AIBS Can Help Your Organization Advance Its Mission

AIBS is committed to helping our community advance the biological sciences for the benefit of science and society. One of the ways we achieve our mission is by helping our member organizations advance their goals.

Areas in which AIBS can help your organization include:

  • Science policy—analysis, development, and advocacy
  • Communications—infrastructure for engaging current and new audiences
  • Membership incentives—discount or complimentary programs for your members
  • Membership management
  • Program support—award program administration, merit review
  • Meetings management
  • Strategic planning
  • Information technology—consultation and advice
  • Business office functions—accounting, fund raising and corporate compliance, maintenance of corporate documents, payroll
Contact Robert Gropp at rgropp@aibs.org to explore how AIBS can help your organization. 




The AIBS Newsletter is one way we alert you to the many ways we are working to inform decisions that advance the biological sciences. The AIBS Newsletter also provides you with information about ways you can participate in and benefit from our programs. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining or sharing this Newsletter with friends and colleagues.

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