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FY 2027 R&D Appropriations: the President's Budget Request

The President's Budget Request (PBR) has been released, agencies have released their congressional budget justifications (CBJ), and details of the budget proposal are coming to light. This report aims ...
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Biomedical Engineer John Drazan Turns Hoops into Hands-on Science

John Drazan discovered his passion for science on the basketball court, not the classroom. After getting pushed out of the ...
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AAAS unveils the AAAS Learning Hub to equip STEMM professionals with skills for today’s world

In response to member feedback, AAAS has created a new benefit to equip STEMM professionals with skills to engage with local ...
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AAAS Statement on U.S. Administration’s FY27 Budget Request

Once again, we urge lawmakers to deny the steep cuts proposed to federal R&D funding in the Administration’s Budget Request ...
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Prize winner’s research reprograms tumor cells to trigger antitumor immunity

For his work towards developing a novel cancer immunotherapy that turns tumors into their own vaccines, Fábio Rosa has ...
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Researcher wins women’s health prize for work redefining patient care in early pregnancy loss

Courtney Schreiber has won the 2026 BioInnovation Institute & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s ...
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Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop

The 2026 CASE Workshop will be held in person in the Washington, DC, area from April 12 - 15, 2026. Students interested in attending must apply for sponsorship through a sponsoring institution, which ...
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Global R&D Funding, Publishing, and Patenting Dashboard

AAAS publishes an annual report looking at the state of U.S. R&D and how it compares to other global leaders. The report compiles data from several international organizations that track selected ...
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AAAS Honorary Fellows

AAAS Fellows are a distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to ...
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Historic Fellows

Annie Jump Cannon was an astronomer, suffragist, and photographer. Nearly deaf for much of her life, Cannon is credited with the invention of the Harvard spectral classification system, which assigns ...
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Federal R&D Budget Dashboard

Welcome to the AAAS Federal R&D Budget Historical Dashboard, an interactive tool for exploring long-term federal funding trends within the context of the broader budget. The dashboard allows users to ...
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Wartime Innovation: Lessons From the Office of Scientific R&D

The modern U.S. research enterprise has some of its roots in World War II, through the U.S. government's Office of Scientific Research and Development or OSRD. Quickly authorized by President Franklin ...