January 2023 Member Update

JANUARY 2023 MEMBER UPDATE

SPOTLIGHTS | NEWS & UPDATES | AWARDS & OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS

MESSAGE FROM AAAS

We are pleased to share our third annual AAAS DEI Report, which continues our commitment made in 2020 to sharing data on career-enabling functions we help propel, demonstrates how we are bringing about change within and beyond our organization, and highlights new goals for the years ahead. This year's report reveals an overall increase in data coverage from 2021 to 2022 as part of our efforts to keep ourselves accountable as we strive toward more inclusive and equitable representation.

You can view the full 2022 report here and watch our video highlighting a few of the ways we are driving systemic change across the scientific enterprise. Stay tuned for an opportunity to ask questions of members of the team who compiled the report about the process!

PROGRAM AND MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS

How to Design AI Right
AAAS Fellow Stuart Russell

Can AI systems make better real-world decisions than human beings? That’s what AAAS Fellow Stuart Russell, Ph.D., a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, wants to know. He is also the author of the AI field’s most widely used textbook, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach.

Profiles in Science Engagement
with Faith Communities

"Connecting with someone and acknowledging faith’s importance to them is key in having inclusive conversations," says Dr. Nadine Vincenten. Through the Personal Genetics Education project (pgED), she and Dr. Ting Wu engage with people from all walks of life about the personal and social impacts of genetics.

Four Chemists Receive 2023
Marion Milligan Mason Award

Congratulations to the 2023 Marion Milligan Mason Award recipients: Ariel Furst, Jessica Kramer, Denise Okafor and Alexandra Velian! These four early-career chemists have been awarded $55,000 each to kickstart their research, ranging from biochemistry to polymers. The next round of applications will open in 2024.

AAAS and Cuban Academy of Sciences
Commit to Scientific Cooperation

In October 2022, AAAS and the Cuban Academy of Sciences signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding. The joint collaboration lays out a path for cooperation on scientific issues of mutual interest such as environmental conservation, ocean and marine studies, health, and public policy on science.

AAAS ANNUAL ELECTION: PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT

Your vote matters! The AAAS election of general officers is scheduled to begin next month. All members will receive a ballot for election of the president-elect and members of the Board of Directors, who will begin their terms at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Biographical information for the candidates will be provided along with ballots. In an effort to conserve resources, AAAS will be sending electronic election ballots only. In order to ensure that you receive your ballot, please make sure your email is up to date on your membership record. If you have any questions, contact elections@aaas.org.