AAAS Advances

AAAS Advances Archives

We hope you enjoy AAAS Advances, the monthly e-newsletter for AAAS members. Features of Advances include:

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2009

May 2009
Message to Members: Advancing S&T Policy and R&D Funding
News to Note: Reports from the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, 2010 R&D Budget, Test Ban Treaty Briefing, Chemical Safety Protocols, Minority Scientist Ph.D.s, Use of Science Diplomacy, Grad Students Assist K-12 Classrooms, Science Named a Top Journal of the Last Century
Advancing Science, Serving Society: US-China S&T Cooperation
Science Careers: Free Resources and Upcoming Events
Announcements: Personalized Medicine Colloquium, Science at Special Gift Rates, New Webinar, AAAS Awards Deadlines, NSF Federal Stimulus Study Grants, Atlas of Science Literacy Workshops, Darwin Celebration in Cambridge UK

 April 2009
Message to Members: Bridging Boundaries through Science Diplomacy
News to Note: Syria-US Meetings, Perspective on North Korea, International S&T Cooperation, US Omnibus Budget, Stem Cell Act, Mathematics and Counterterrorism, Biosafety Oversight, Energy Efficiency, Bioethics Council, Texas Science Standards
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Agricultural Antibiotic Use
Science Careers: Upcoming Events
Announcements: AAAS to Launch New Journal, 2010 Annual Meeting Symposium Submissions, New Webinar, NSF Grant, Young Scientists' Prizes, Teacher Leadership Prize, and other announcements

 March 2009
Message to Members: Annual Meeting Report: Solving Global Problems
News to Note: Highlights from the 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting, Darwin Symposium, Iranian Nuclear Progress News Briefing
Advancing Science, Serving Society: AAAS Center for Science
Science Careers: Upcoming Events, New Women in Science Booklet
Announcements: Science/Eppendorf Prize Entry, AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, 2010 Annual Meeting Symposium Proposals, S&T in Society Conference, High School Teacher Leadership Prize, Atlas of Science Literacy Workshops

 February 2009
Message to Members: AAAS S&T Fellows Pursue Strong Role in Science Policy
News to Note: US Economic Stimulus Bill Update, Science Education, Dual-Use Research, Military Technology, Climate Change Policy, STEM Educators, Science Diplomacy
Advancing Science, Serving Society: AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
Science Careers: Upcoming Events
Announcements: AAAS Awards, 2010 Annual Meeting Symposium Submissions, Leadership Prize Nominations, Atlas of Science Literacy Workshops, and other announcements

January 2009
Message to Members: 2009 Annual Meeting – Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures
News to Note: Obama Nominates Science Advisers, Breakthrough of the Year, Leadership Seminar, Science and the Law, Nuclear Arms Control, Climate Complexities, Science Books Awards, National Intelligence and Neuroscience, Science Multimedia, New AAAS Fellows
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Science Inside Alcohol Project - Teen Drinking
Science Careers: Career Basics Booklet, Employer Profiles
Announcements: Annual Meeting, President’s Circle, Darwin 2009 Festival, Minority Science Writers Internship


 2008

December 2008
Message to Members: A Year of Advancing the Global Scientific Enterprise
News to Note: Science Diplomacy, Forum in China, Partnership with Vietnam, Cruise Missile Proliferation, Climate Change Rescue Plan, Science Journalism Award Winners, ScienceInsider Blog, GE-Science Prize Winner
Advancing Science, Serving Society: S&T and Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Science Careers: Career Basics Booklet New Edition and Careers Events
Announcements: 2009 Annual Meeting Membership Offer, Science and Human Rights Coalition Launch, AAAS President's Circle, Darwin 2009 Festival, Summer Internships

 November 2008
Message to Members: 2009 Annual Meeting - Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures
News to Note: Nobel Prizes Honor AAAS Members, Satellite Images of South Ossetia, Seminars Helps Teachers Inspire STEM Careers, Arctic Division Meeting Report, Commentary Against Texas Antievolution Move, "On-Call" Scientists Program, US Diplomat Advises Focus on Science, Landmark China Lectures, Election Website Continues Through Inauguration
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Improving Ethics Panels, Global Challenges Seminar Series
Science Careers: Publishing in Science Presentation, Career Fairs Workshop Report
Announcements: 2009 Annual Meeting Membership Offer, Neurobiologist Wins MacArthur "Genius Grant," Resource on Scientific Misconduct and Research Integrity, Darwin 2009 Festival Registration, Year-End Gift to AAAS, and other items
October 2008
Message to Members: Advancing Science to Meet Global Challenges
News to Note: Science Editor-in-Chief Meets with Chinese Premier, AAAS/Rwanda Collaboration, UK Chief Science Adviser at AAAS, US R&D Funding Update, Call for Expanded Science Diplomacy, and other news items
Advancing Science, Serving Society: The Science Inside Alcohol Project
Science Careers: Top Industry Employers, Upcoming Outreach Events
Announcements: Election of AAAS Officers, 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting, S&T Policy Fellowships, Summer Science Reporter Internships, New Webinar, and other announcements

September 2008
Message to Members: S&T in the 2008 US Presidential Election
News to Note: Closer Ties with UK and Ireland, State Education Leaders Address Workshop, Teaching Smarter in Ohio, Gender Bias in S&T, Digital Library Boosts Biology Education, Minority Faculty Members Navigate Career Paths
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Diverse Range of Summer Interns
Science Careers: Career Fair Preparation, Science Writers Panel
Announcements: Sign Up for Annual Meeting Updates, Science Signaling Offers Free Research, Call for Student Posters, Project 2061 Fall Workshops, CFC Campaign, Caribbean Division Annual Meeting

August 2008
Message to Members: The Education of Future Scientists
News to Note: Education Guide in Japanese, Teacher Leadership Prize, Resources for School Boards, Middle-Grade Teachers' Master's Programs, New Center for Science Diplomacy, Clarity in Dual-Use Rules, Antiterror Impact on Research, Personalized Medicine, Nuclear Energy, Gene Doping
AAAS Regional Divisions: AAAS Pacific Division Annual Meeting Science Careers: Career Fair Preparation Workshop, NIMH Research Career Event
Announcements: 2009 Annual Meeting Speakers, Science Signaling Papers and Subscriptions, Journalism Awards Screening, Awards Nominations Deadlines, Student Poster Competition, and other events and announcements

July 2008
Message to Members: Advancing the Public Dialogue on Science and Technology
News to Note: Geospatial Analysis in Ethiopia, Fighting Antiscience Legislation, Australia's New Innovation Minister, Community Wireless Networks, Science Advice for the Next US President, Middle-Grade Teachers' Master's Programs, Final Reports from the S&T Forum
Advancing Science, Serving Society: AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy
Science Careers: New Postdoc Survey
Announcements: Nominations for Annual Meeting Lecture, Awards for Young Women Scientists, Science & Policy Director to Lead Academy, 2008 AAAS Awards Nominations Deadlines, and other announcements.

June 2008
Message to Members: News from the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy
News to Note: Protecting Science in Classrooms, Clinical Trials Participants, UK Innovation Minister, Grim Prospects of Climate Change, Toxic Legacy of Agent Orange
Advancing Science, Serving Society:Professional Development for K-12 Science Educators
Science Careers:Report from Conference, Article Writing Workshop
Announcements: Personalized Medicine Round Table, EuroScience Reception, Nominations Deadlines for Four AAAS Awards, Applications Deadline for Young Life Scientists Prize, Science Signaling Call for Papers, New Webinar

May 2008
Message to Members: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovation
Special Alert: Your Help Needed to Support the Teaching of Evolution
News to Note: Warhead Study, Satellites, Food Security, Science Education, Science Journalism, Climate and Weather
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Science and Religion, Climate Workshops
Science Careers: Events and Audio Recordings
Member Benefit: Special Master Card
Announcements: Tele Seminar, Pacific Division Meeting, AAAS/ Science Prizes, and other announcements and events

April 2008
Message to Members: AAAS's Growing Role in S&T Policy and Funding
News to Note: Science Questions for Presidential Candidates, Scientists Promote R&D Funding, Congressional Testimony on Federal R&D, US Satellite Shoot-Down
Advancing Science, Serving Society: "Learning: The Science Inside," ENTRY POINT! / CVS Pharmaceutical Internships
Science Careers: Science/UCSF Biotech Career Fair
Announcements: AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, 2009 Annual Meeting Symposium Proposals, New Webinar, Applications for Two Science Prizes

March 2008
Message to Members: AAAS's Expanding Global Leadership
News to Note: Annual Meeting Highlights, Cooperative Ties with Vietnam, Attacks on Researchers, School Board Training Materials, Threats to Diversity in Higher Ed
Advancing Science, Serving Society: AAAS Center for Public Engagement with S&T
Science Careers: Science Feature-Financing Research, New Job Search
Announcements: 2009 Annual Meeting Call for Symposium Proposals, New AAAS Officers, Forum on S&T Policy, Science Signaling Call for Papers

February 2008
Message to Members: A Tradition of Leadership Continues
News to Note: Public Welfare Medal, Global Scientific Cooperation, Neuroscience and Justice, Urging US Presidential Debate on Science Issues
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity
Science Careers: Annual Meeting Science Career Fair, European Science Career Resources
Announcements: Annual Meeting Public Events, New Science Webinar, Cambridge Science Festival, Top 10 of 2007 from EurekAlert!

January 2008
Message to Members: Advancing Science Globally in 2008 News to Note: New Science Editor, Breakthrough of the Year, AAAS President-Elect, election2008.aaas.org, and more...
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Symposium on Human Rights, Washington Post Collaboration, Wrapup of the Grand Challenges Series
Science Careers: Annual Meeting Career Fair and Career Workshops, Science Careers Best of 2007, Science Feature: Academic Careers
Announcements: Annual Meeting Registration and Events Open to the Public, Award and Internship Deadlines, STKE becomes Science Signaling, and other announcements

2007

December 2007
Message to Members: Advancing the Impact of Science on Societal Issues
News to Note: Science Beijing Bureau, Researcher Intimidation, Stem Cells, Gene-Doping, Health News, New Zealand Sustainability, Lab Biosafety, Faculty Diversity, Journalism Award Winners, GE & Science Prize Winner
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Leadership Seminar, Science & Society Panel Series
Science Careers: Featured Jobs
Announcements: AAAS Council Reminder, AAAS Gallery Exhibit

November 2007
Message to Members: 2008 Annual Meeting--S&T from a Global Perspective
News to Note: AAAS/China Workshop, Meeting with Rwandan Leaders, US Lab Safety, Election of AAAS Fellows, Nuclear Materials Safety
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Barnard Environmental Lecture, Abelson Seminar
Science Careers: Neuroscience Special Feature, HBCU Research Conference
Announcements: Eppendorf/ Science Prize Winner, AAAS Officers Election, S&T Policy Fellowships, Mass Media Fellowships

October 2007
Message to Members: Landmark Agreements with China
News to Note: Myanmar (Burma) Satellite Images, Nobel Prize Winners, Congressional Briefings, New Teaching Tools
Advancing Science, Serving Society: S&T Legislative Tracker, S&T Policy Fellows
Science Careers: Undergraduate Funding, Student Memberships, Research Grants, Careers Features
Announcements: Special Annual Meeting/ New Member Offer, New Art Show, Barnard Lecture, and other events

September 2007
Message to Members: Expanding the Role of AAAS
News to Note: R&D Earmarking, Science Curricula, US Education Standards, Nobelists Speak, Science as Campaign Issue
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Mass Media Fellows, AAAS-China Cooperation
Science Careers: Special Features, Workshops, Events
Announcements: Combined Federal Campaign, AAAS Division Meetings, Seminars

August 2007
Message to Members: The Importance of International Collaboration
News to Note: Emissions Reduction, Global Change, R&D Budget, Port Security, School Board Workshop
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Minority Science Interns, ENTRY POINT!
Science Careers: Postdoc Conference
Announcements: AAAS Honors, New NIH Funding, and other Announcements and Events

July 2007
Message to Members: Advancing Security Policy
News to Note: Stem Cell Veto Statement, Security Briefings, US Budget Analysis
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Global Security, Science and Policy
Science Careers: Career Basics Booklet, Special Features
Announcements: Annual Report, Science Education Prize, and other Announcements and Events

June 2007
Message to Members: Reports from the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy
News to Note: Statistics and Human Rights, Threats to US Oil Supply, Electronic Libraries in the Middle East, Mass Media Fellows
Science Careers: Events, Advice, Features
Announcements: Nominations for AAAS Awards, Conference in UK, and Other Announcements and Events

May 2007
Message to Members: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators
Special Alert: Your Help Needed to Support the Teaching of Evolution
News to Note: Warhead Study, Satellites, Food Security, Science Education, Science Journalism, Climate and Weather
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Science and Religion, Climate Workshops
Science Careers: Events and Audio Recordings
Announcements: Tele Seminar, Pacific Division Meeting, AAAS/ Science Prizes, and other announcements and events

April 2007
Message to Members: Advocating S&T Support and Funding
News to Note: Science Macaque Genome Online Extras, Intellectual Property, Grad Students in Classrooms
Advancing Science, Serving Society: Obesity Booklet, Food Security News Briefing, Atlas of Science Literacy Vol. 2
Science Careers: Careers in the UK, Careers Events
Announcements: AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, Science Prizes, AAAS Fellows

March 2007
Message to Members: Addressing Critical Climate Change Issues
News to Note: New Officers, UN Climate Change Report, Annual Meeting Wrap-up: Recordings, Blog, Family Science Days
Advancing Science, Serving Society: US R&D Funding, BiosciEdNet
Science Careers: Four UK Events, Cancer Research Careers Issue
Announcements: AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, GrantsNet Now Includes Federal Science Grants, plus other items of interest and events

February 2007
Message to Members: Advancing Science and Young Scientists
News to Note: AAAS President Urges Massive Effort on Climate, Kuwait Conference Unites US and Arab Women Scientists, UNESCO Paris Conference Calls on Women's Groups to Embrace S&T
Advancing Science, Serving Society: EntryPoint!: A Success Story,
AAAS Engages the Public in Science Issues
Science Careers: Careers Feature: Europe's Brain Gain, Event: Navigating the Peer-Review Process, BioVisionNxt, Lyon, France
Announcements: Minority Science Writers Internship, AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize for High School Teachers, Canon National Parks Science Scholarship

January 2007
Message to Members: Advancing Into a New Year
News to Note: Science's Breakthrough of the Year Salutes the Poincaré Theorem Solution, Warming Climate Threatens Ancient Alaskan Culture, Commentary in Kuwait Times Urges Science Partnerships
Advancing Science, Serving Society: The Threat of a Backyard Bomb: Reporters' Briefing, The Role of Geospatial Imaging: AAAS Human Rights Day
Science Careers: New NIH Electronic Grant Application Process Explained at ScienceCareers.org
Announcements: Register Online for the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting, Check EurekAlert!'s Top 10 Science Stories of 2006


2006
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
Annual Meeting Special Issue
February 2006
January 2006


2005
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
Annual Meeting Special Issue
February 2005
January 2005


2004
December 2004
November 2004
October 2004
September 2004
August 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
Annual Meeting Special Issue
February 2004
January 2004


2003
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
April 2003
March 2003
February 2003
January 2003