Read About AIBS ' s Policy Achievements in 2018

The AIBS Public Policy Office has released its annual report for 2018. The report documents our achievements in science policy. Highlights include: Helped 165 scientists become more effective advocates for science after they completed an AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp or Science Policy Training course. Increased awareness of the needs of the biological sciences community by facilitating 102 meetings between scientists and lawmakers. Successfully opposed Administration-proposed cuts to research funding. Helped secure Arizona State Board of Education rejection of proposed science standards removing climate change science and important aspects of evolution science from the high school curricula. Informed Department of State negotiating position on genetic sequence sharing under the Nagoya Protocol. Provided comments to Environmental Protection Agency urging that the agency reconsider a proposed rule change that would have limited the use of scientific studies in the regulatory rulemaking process. Read the 2018 Public Policy Office Annual Report: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/resources/PPO_2018_Annual_Report_upload.pdf      
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