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Please join us in welcoming our recent new hires! Welcome to AAAS Erin Langenfeld, Tom Howarth, Paola Moreno-Roman, PhD, Imani Myers, PMP, Nicole L. Retland, Ph.D., Heidi Weiskel and Jonathan Moskowitz🎉

Good data and evidence are essential for science and policymaking. But how do users know what data to trust? Data plays an important role in research and public decision-making. Questions of how data are collected, managed and used have never been more critical. Hear from Julia Lane, a leading expert in data policy and data infrastructure, at the William D. Carey Lecture during the AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy on Friday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m., which will then be followed by a reception. The Forum is hosted by The George Washington University. 📅Learn more about this public lecture and register: https://lnkd.in/ePjAHvpB

What happens when talent and opportunity meet? For nearly 30 years, AAAS’ Entry Point! program has connected talented students with disabilities to competitive internships in STEMM. Laureen Summers reflects on the program’s enduring impact, what becomes possible when employers recognize talent, challenge assumptions, and create pathways to opportunity. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eHhAfuum

Meet the 2026 Golden Goose Award honorees from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Black Marble team, whose discoveries in nighttime satellite data led them to develop a tool that can track power outages and the return of electricity after disasters. Learn more about the unexpected observations and federal funding that made their research possible in the full documentary here: 🎬 https://lnkd.in/erfJsmNa

Meet the 2026 L'Oréal USA For Women in Science awardees! Five early-career scientists have been recognized for their innovative research spanning astronomy, immunology, microbial biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, and neuroscience. 🎊Congratulations to the 2026 awardees: Danielle Stevens, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Anna Romanov, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Katherine Lagerstrom, Ph.D., Princeton University Clarissa Rizzo Credidio Do Ó, PhD, California Institute of Technology Tana Pottorf, Ph.D., The Ohio State University Learn more about this year’s awardees and their research: https://lnkd.in/efNDCJi5

Join us Nov. 19–20 for the 50th AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy in Washington, D.C., hosted by The George Washington University. Researchers, policymakers, industry leaders and others will delve into the future of federal data infrastructure and grantmaking policy, which shape what research gets done and how the U.S. research enterprise moves forward. View the program and register now at https://lnkd.in/ePjAHvpB

How can open access to research deliver greater public value, including as AI impacts discovery? What must remain under meaningful academic governance, and what must remain fundamentally human? In celebration of #OpenAccessWeek, we’re spotlighting the 2027 AAAS Annual Meeting session “Rebuilding Trust in Science: Governing Openness, Integrity, and Public Value.” Veronique Kiermer (PLOS) will moderate a discussion with Dr Nokuthula Mchunu, James Wilsdon and Roger Schonfeld to examine what publishers, repositories, libraries, funders, institutions should each provide — and where the boundaries of their roles should be. Join us February 18-20 in Chicago. Explore the program and register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePuqHPmS

LESS THAN A WEEK TO NOMINATE! There is still time to nominate yourself or a colleague for the third Multidisciplinary Working Group: Identifying Opportunities for Planetary Health. Planetary health has been defined as the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends and is a new area for discovery and collaboration. This MWG will bring together experts from many scientific disciplines to identify priority research areas in this emerging field. The AAAS MWGs feature members across career stages and sectors who work together to address timely and high-impact issues in STEMM while advancing the strategic vision of AAAS as a multidisciplinary, inclusive, mobilized scientific community. Nominate yourself or a colleague to serve on the next AAAS MWG. Nominations are open until 5pm ET on Monday, October 26, 2026 here: https://bit.ly/4hRnCox

There is growing interest in how public access to peer-reviewed research is created. This short course introduces key concepts, explores the AAAS approach, and highlights AAAS' ongoing engagement in public access discussions. https://lnkd.in/gNTwcp4q Do you know what sets us apart? 💡Swipe through to learn more.

What does an internship at AAAS look like? This past summer, interns worked across AAAS on projects in science policy, journalism, data analytics, communications and more. For students and early-career professionals, internships offer a chance to put what they’re learning into practice, build new skills and get a closer look at different career paths across science and related fields. We asked some of our interns to share with us their highlights from their time at AAAS. Hear from them in their own words. Interested in interning at AAAS? Opportunities are posted throughout the year. Keep an eye on our careers page for new openings. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ekAzqYsG