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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. PPF recently welcomed its first pilot cohort, who will serve a one-year placement with the option to renew for a second year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e2yFpHfh

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://lnkd.in/eMQt-fmY

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://lnkd.in/eMQt-fmY

What does the future hold for science journalism—and who gets to shape it? The Economist health editor and 2024 Audio Gold Award-winner Natasha Loder will give the second AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards Fall Lecture Series talk at the UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) tomorrow, October 15. Register here: http://bit.ly/4n2X5UX Can't make the lecture? A recording will be shared on https://sjawards.aaas.org/ following the event.

Back In August, I was quoted in StatNews saying I was nervous The National Institutes of Health might not get Congressionally-appropriated $’s into research studies because “A lot of the contract staff, a lot of the grant staff, is either missing or is demoralized at NIH. That said, I know that the ones that are there would move heaven and earth to get money into the hands of earned awards.” Well, they did move heaven and earth - and I am grateful.  In that same StatNews article, I said "The director of the NIH has been pretty public in his commitment that the NIH is going to obligate all of its funding for fiscal year 2025, and I believe him.” I don’t agree with all of the policy decisions and choices made. In fact, I strongly disagree with some. That said, the first step was to ensure funds appropriated by Congress for research are going to be used for research. As we enter another week with the government shutdown, I want to thank the people at NIH, National Science Foundation (NSF), and other science funding agencies. Now, let's do FY2026 better. https://lnkd.in/ezqqYA5T

A Science Advances study led by Bridget Alex analyzed U.S. media coverage of archaeology research. The key finding was notable discrepancies in news about archaeological work conducted in different regions. For example, discoveries in China/Taiwan received 3 times less U.S. media attention than those featuring research in Israel/Palestine, Australia, or the U.K. The team found something else interesting, too -- archaeology journal articles with news releases on EurekAlert!, a news release distribution platform operated by AAAS, were more likely to receive media coverage in 15 U.S. media outlets they analyzed, compared to journal articles that did not have a news release on E! “Articles with a EurekAlert! press release were about four times more likely to receive coverage from at least one analyzed U.S. news source,” said co-corresponding author Bridget Alex, lecturer in human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, explaining that this might be due to the embargo feature of EurekAlert!, with journalists able to access the press releases and prepare their own stories ahead of the scientific publication date. “EurekAlert! was created to facilitate open communication between scientists and the press, and in turn, access to scientific information by the general public,” said EurekAlert! Director Brian Lin. “We’ve always known from anecdotes that EurekAlert! helps organizations earn media coverage, and it’s gratifying to see independent verification of the platform’s amplification effect.”

The U.S. government has shut down after failing to reach a budget deal, leaving federal funding for R&D in 2026 endangered. The U.S. House and Senate have so far rejected proposed deep cuts to R&D funding, but they must continue to push to pass full-year appropriations bills. https://bit.ly/4nwaPsl

Pond scum and platinum shared the stage at the Library of Congress on September 16, as a packed house gathered to celebrate the unexpected impacts of odd-sounding science. Read more about this year's Golden Goose Award winners, and the impact of funding discovery research: https://lnkd.in/eWQ5b7yd

The potential for a government shutdown is casting uncertainty across multiple sectors and industries. Shutdowns have ripple effects on the economy, trust in government, and American competitiveness by pausing federal work deemed non-essential. This includes vital federally funded research and the processing of grants, forcing the U.S. scientific enterprise into financial uncertainty and stalled progress. As a possible shutdown looms, learn more about what’s at stake in our latest report: https://lnkd.in/ezDN7ffG

Join us for the 49th Annual AAAS Science & Technology Policy Forum! 📅 October 22–24, 2025 📍 Washington, D.C. Come be a part of conversations shaping the future of science policy as we examine intersections between local, state, national, and global sectors. You’ll hear from 70+ speakers, dive into interactive workshops, and connect with policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, and science journalists. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this conversation. Register here today: https://lnkd.in/e72f5fgR