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MEMBER AND PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS
AAAS Fellow
Wesley Harris
Wesley Harris was the first individual to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering and graduate with honors from the University of Virginia. He served as NASA's associate administrator for aeronautics and is now a distinguished professor at MIT.
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AAAS Fellow
Debra Fischer
Debra Fischer has discovered hundreds of planets in the complex fabric of our cosmos. She is the Director of Astronomical Sciences at the National Science Foundation and the co-founder of Astronomers for Planet Earth.
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AAAS Member
Roger Ulrich
Astrophysicist Roger Ulrich, Ph.D., has spent decades probing the inner workings of the Sun. His precise measurements of what is happening in the Sun’s interior led him to win the Kavli Prize for Astrophysics.
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Bryné Hadnott
Bryné Hadnott, who works for Stanford University’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Cosmology, writes about dark matter stimulations to help the public better understand the cosmos.
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AAAS Fellow
Carol Polanskey
For NASA Scientist Carol Polanskey, Ph.D., the first glimpses of a never-before-seen celestial body elicit feelings of grandeur. She is a principal science systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her role in planning the successful retrieval of scientific data from a mission begins years before the spacecraft lifts off the ground.
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2021 Annual Report
A Year of Reckoning and Transition
The 2021 report focuses on four issues at the intersection of science and society and how AAAS is addressing them: 1) how we're tackling the evolving COVID-19 pandemic; 2) countering polarization and isolation; 3) advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice; and 4) taking action on environmental sustainability.
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AAAS Announces the Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award
The $11.4 million pledge to AAAS will support a $250,000 annual cash prize for up to three scientists whose foundational research and activities best exemplify the Science Breakthrough of the Year, published in Science each December. We are grateful to Dr. Bhaumik for this significant gift.
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The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act
AAAS applauds Senate passage of CHIPS and Science Act. The bill, strengthens our nation’s commitment to science and technology by incentivizing investment, which includes the reauthorization of the National Science Foundation as well as creating regional technology hubs.
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Assistant Professor in Molecular Life Science
Tracking STEM Earmarks 2023
NEWS & UPDATES
Scientific Cooperation is Key: An Interview with Ambassador Zappia, Italy’s Ambassador to the United States
Community college science students are more than an ‘untapped resource’
Power of Partnerships – Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
Application Deadline: October 1, 2022
Application Deadline: November 1, 2022
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Calling early-career scientists: Submit a poster abstract for the 2023 AAAS Annual Meeting by October 10!
AAAS IUSE Workshop
August 9, 2022
Live Chat with S&T Policy Fellows
August 18, 2022
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