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<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 21, Issue 25, December 7, 2020</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Update on Appropriations, COVID-19 Relief<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Now in
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">BioScience</span></em>: Building the Bioeconomy Workforce of the Future<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Science Coalition Calls for Increased NSF Funding<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">John Kerry Named Special Climate Envoy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Biden Announces OMB Director Nominee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">CDC Recommends Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Call for Applications: 2021 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Webinar Series: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Bring the Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science Course to Your Institution<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Representative DeLauro to Chair House Appropriations Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Trump Appoints Two New Members to NSB<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Former USDA Chief Calls for Investments in Research to Avoid Another Pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">NSF Webinar on the Biology Integration Institutes Solicitation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">DOE Announces $10 Million for Ecosystem Processes Research<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Decline in International Student Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">From the Federal Register<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">Update on Appropriations, COVID-19 Relief</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><br>
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House and Senate Appropriators have reached an agreement on top-line allocations for the twelve appropriations bills to divide the $1.4 trillion in discretionary spending for fiscal year (FY) 2021, but disagreements remain over the exact provisions. Both chambers
need to pass and the President needs to sign the spending package before the current stopgap measure expires to avert a government shutdown.<br>
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It is unclear if the funding bills will be finalized before the December 11 deadline. There has been some discussion about passing another continuing resolution funding the government for an additional week until December 18, to allow for more time to finalize
the omnibus spending package. If negotiations collapse completely, lawmakers could enact a stopgap spending measure delaying funding decisions into the new congressional session. However, both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are in agreement over avoiding that course.<br>
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After months of disagreement over the size of a COVID-19 relief package, congressional leaders and White House officials are moving quickly to reach a deal on the next stimulus before the end of the year. House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer (D-NY) have expressed willingness to accept a smaller COVID-19 relief package, after insisting for months on passing a $2.2 trillion measure. Pelosi and Schumer have resumed relief negotiations with the White House and have shared a new proposal with
McConnell, who in turn has pitched a separate, slimmer $500 billion proposal to GOP Senators. McConnell has indicated that the omnibus appropriations bill would be the likely vehicle for any COVID-19 stimulus package.<br>
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On December 1, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers, including Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Warner (D-VA), and others, announced a $908 billion
<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=e11ffbe5ef&e=6708ed45cf">
stimulus plan</a>, which includes $160 billion for state and local governments, $16 billion for vaccine development and distribution, and liability protections for businesses. Romney indicated that parts of the bipartisan legislation could be added to a stopgap
spending bill “but we’re continuing to negotiate an entire package that includes the full $908 billion that deals with state and local and liability coverage and extending the [Paycheck Protection Program].” Pelosi and Schumer called the bipartisan plan a
good starting point for negotiations: “in the spirit of compromise we believe the bipartisan framework introduced by Senators yesterday should be used as the basis for immediate bipartisan, bicameral negotiations.” Senator McConnell has not expressed public
support for the bipartisan proposal yet.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Now in </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">BioScience</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">: Building the Bioeconomy Workforce of the Future</span></strong><br>
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A new Washington Watch column, <a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=3c8d29e2da&e=6708ed45cf">
Building the Bioeconomy Workforce of the Future</a>, by AIBS Public Policy Manager Jyotsna Pandey is now available in
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">BioScience</span></em>. The article explores the education and training dimensions of growing and strengthening the bioeconomy. Below is an excerpt.<br>
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“Biology contributes significantly to economic growth and resilience. An educated and technically skilled workforce is needed if biology is to continue to power the economy. But what skills are required?<br>
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Governments around the world recognize the potential for the bioeconomy to address a number of societal challenges—more than 40 countries have developed policy strategies for promoting this sector. Furthermore, competition in the global bioeconomy has intensified
over the past decade.<br>
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Within the United States, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has identified bioeconomic innovation as a research and development priority (<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=655d894501&e=6708ed45cf">https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa049</a>).
A 2019 White House summit recognized that US leadership in the sector depends on supporting “an education and training pipeline for the next generation of bioeconomy scientists, engineers, and innovators.”<br>
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Before the bioeconomic workforce can be built, however, there is a need to ensure that scientists and science educators have the requisite knowledge and skills to prepare students for careers in the lab and beyond. According to Anna Monfils, professor of biology
at Central Michigan University, “the increasingly collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of scientific research is driving the need for new skill sets to address scientific issues of critical national and global importance.” Monfils argues that the twenty-first
century scientist needs to have critical thinking skills “that allow for systems-level thinking; the ability to find, interpret, and analyze data; and critical reasoning and problem solving.””<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Science Coalition Calls for Increased NSF Funding</span></strong><br>
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The Coalition for National Science Funding, an alliance of more than 130 professional organizations, universities and businesses, including AIBS, has called on Congress to negotiate and pass the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations
bill and make a significant funding increase for the National Science Foundation (NSF) a high priority. <br>
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The coalition has asked that Appropriators provide at least $8.548 billion for NSF in FY 2021, as reflected in the House version of the CJS bill. “This will allow NSF to support burgeoning national priorities such as addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, artificial
intelligence, and quantum information sciences, and ensure that long term curiosity-driven research lays the foundation for future national priorities that we can’t envision today,” the groups note. “Research supported by the agency is vital to the public
interest and essential if our country is to stay at the forefront of scientific progress and the cutting edge of technology and innovation. Now is the time for the U.S. to make a significant and robust investment in NSF.”<br>
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<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=867e4fcaab&e=6708ed45cf">Read the letter.</a><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">John Kerry Named Special Climate Envoy</span></strong><br>
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President-Elect Joe Biden has announced that former Secretary of State John Kerry will serve as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change. In this newly created position on the National Security Council, Kerry would become the highest-ranking U.S.
official ever to have a portfolio dedicated to climate change.<br>
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As Secretary of State in the Obama Administration, Kerry played a key role in negotiating the Paris Climate Accord and signed the agreement on behalf of the United States in 2015. He previously represented Massachusetts in the Senate for 28 years and served
as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 4 years. His latest appointment reflects Biden’s commitment to “addressing climate change as an urgent national security issue.”<br>
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Biden pledged that the United States would rejoin the Paris Climate Accord, after President Trump withdrew from it earlier this year. Kerry is expected to play a significant role in navigating this. “America will soon have a government that treats the climate
crisis as the urgent national security threat it is,” stated Kerry. “The climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck.”<br>
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Kerry’s position does not require Senate confirmation. The Biden transition team announced that a domestic climate official would also be announced in the coming weeks.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Biden Announces OMB Director Nominee</span></strong><br>
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President-Elect Joe Biden has announced that he will nominate Neera Tanden to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Tanden is the President and CEO of the Washington, DC-based think tank, Center for American Progress.<br>
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Tanden previously served as Senior Adviser for Health Reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama Administration. She also served as Associate Director for Domestic Policy in former President Bill Clinton’s White House. Tanden
earned her bachelor of science degree from University of California, Los Angeles and her JD from Yale Law School. <br>
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OMB oversees the performance of federal agencies, including science agencies like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, and sets and administers the federal budget, including federal science spending. The OMB Director position
needs to be confirmed by the Senate. Tanden’s confirmation hearings are expected to take place early next year.<br>
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Biden’s announcement of his OMB nominee sparked immediate controversy. Expressing concerns about her “partisan” background, Republican lawmakers have indicated that Tanden will likely face hurdles during the Senate confirmation process. “Of all the jobs,
that’s one where I think you would need to be careful not to have someone who’s overtly partisan,” said Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), who previously served as OMB Director. “I’m not disqualifying anybody, but I do think it gets a lot harder obviously if they
send someone from their progressive left that [is] kind of out of the mainstream,” said Senator John Thune (R-SD). Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Sherrod Brown (OH) have voiced support for Tanden.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">CDC Recommends Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First</span></strong><br>
<br>
On December 1, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)—a panel of independent scientific experts on vaccines that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—approved the recommendation that health care personnel and residents
of long-term care facilities should receive the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations.<br>
<br>
According to the panel’s <a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=90ecd38726&e=6708ed45cf">
recommendation</a>, once a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase, also referred to as Phase 1a, should be offered to the highest-priority groups—an estimated 21 million health-care
workers and 3 million residents and staff of nursing homes. According to the <em>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">New York Times</span></em>, 39 percent of deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in long-term care facilities. <br>
<br>
The panel’s recommendation has been formally adopted by CDC Director Robert R. Redfield and is the official CDC guidance to the states. Each state will determine their individual vaccine distribution plans. While states are not required to follow the CDC’s
recommendations, “most probably will,” according to Dr. Marcus Plescia, Chief Medical Officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, a group that represents state public health agencies. <br>
<br>
ACIP will vote on which groups will receive priority next at a future meeting. Essential workers, who are at increased risk of exposure to the virus because of their jobs, are likely to be next, followed by adults with medical conditions and people over the
age of 65. It is unclear when children might be able to get the vaccine due to lack of information on the effects of the vaccine in children. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National
Institutes of Health, a coronavirus vaccine could be available to the general American population by April 2021.<br>
<br>
CDC officials anticipate that 40 million doses of vaccine could be available in the United States by the end of the year if both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are approved. This would be enough to immunize 20 million people. However, the supply could be
constrained initially, with CDC expecting between 5 million and 10 million doses becoming available each week for the first few months. Increased vaccine production and availability is expected by the spring of 2021 and as additional COVID-19 vaccines are
approved.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Call for Applications: 2021 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award</span></strong><br>
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Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is now accepting applications for the 2021 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes
graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy.<br>
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Recipients of the AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award receive:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">A trip to Washington, DC, to participate in the AIBS Congressional Visits Day, an annual event where scientists meet with lawmakers to advocate for federal investment in the biological
sciences, with a primary focus on the National Science Foundation. Domestic travel and hotel expenses are paid for the winners. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, winners will participate in a virtual advocacy event in the spring of 2021 (likely in April)
and will also have the opportunity to attend a future in-person event.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Online policy and communications training, including information on the legislative process and trends in federal science funding, and how to engage with policymakers and the news media.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Meetings with congressional policymakers to discuss the importance of federal investment in the biological sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">A one-year subscription to the journal
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">BioScience</span></em> and a copy of “Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media.”<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">The 2021 award is open to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents enrolled in a graduate degree program in the biological sciences, science
education, or a closely allied field. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and commitment to science policy and/or science education policy. Prior recipients, including Honorable Mentions, are not eligible for the award.<br>
<br>
Applications are due by 05:00 PM Eastern Time on January 15, 2021. The application guidelines can be downloaded at
<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=457bb034c1&e=6708ed45cf">
https://www.aibs.org/news/2020/201111-call-for-eppla-2021.html#subheader</a>.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Webinar Series: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World</span></strong><br>
<br>
Recognizing the rapid changes happening within museum communities and the efforts being made throughout the community to adapt to these changes, iDigBio is organizing a webinar series, entitled
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Adapting to COVID-19: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World</span></em>. The webinar series aims to help provide insight into how different groups and institutions are adapting to life
in a quickly evolving world. AIBS, the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), and the Natural Science Collections Alliance contributed to the planning of these programs. <br>
<br>
The next webinar, “Built-in Flexibility: Lessons learned engaging your community virtually,” will be held on December 8 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET. All webinars will be recorded and held in Zoom.<br>
<br>
This webinar will focus on designing engaging and accessible online events that build lasting community. We will explore the 2020 Biology and Math Educators (BIOME) Institute organized by BioQUEST and QUBES as a case study. We will share lessons learned and
practices that can be applied to online professional development and educational events. Topics include: participant engagement, asynchronous and synchronous community building, access, universal design, and online professional development.<br>
<br>
Speakers: Andrew Hasley and Hayley Orndorf, BioQUEST<br>
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Zoom link: <a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=88ecca79d4&e=6708ed45cf">
https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99571640979?pwd=V0VwbDBySEtBYUptNUZ2L0RQNGh0UT09</a><br>
<br>
Visit the webinar series page for more information: <a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=fc9cf860df&e=6708ed45cf">
https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-series-adapting-covid-resources-natural-history-collections-new-virtual-world</a><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Bring the Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science Course to Your Institution
</span></strong><br>
<br>
Reports abound from professional societies, the Academies, government agencies, and researchers calling attention to the fact that science is increasingly an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international endeavor. In short, science
has become a “team sport.”<br>
<br>
Team science is increasingly common in the 21st century to develop convergent solutions to complex problems. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that
may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within
organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners.<br>
<br>
There is a real and present need to better prepare scientists for success in this new collaborative environment. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has responded to this call with a program for scientists, educators, and individuals who work
with or participate in scientific teams. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was developed by scientists and other experts focusing on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required
to become productive and effective members of scientific teams.<br>
<br>
Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies
and examples.<br>
<br>
The Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science course is designed for anyone involved in collaborative scientific endeavors. Team leaders will find the course especially helpful. Because participants will work on “real-world” team science concerns, we encourage
multiple members of a team to attend together. <br>
<br>
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now offer an online version of the workshop. We can also customize the course and bring it to your university, department, lab, or research team. If you are interested in organizing a workshop for your institution,
please contact Scott Glisson at <a href="mailto:sglisson@aibs.org">sglisson@aibs.org</a> for more information.<br>
<br>
Additional information, including a course outline, is available at <a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=3eb5a65f38&e=6708ed45cf">
https://www.aibs.org/news/2020/200420-team-science.html</a>.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Short Takes</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will succeed Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) as the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Lowey, who was the first woman to lead the panel, is
retiring. DeLauro currently chairs the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee and is expected to continue in that capacity as well.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">President Trump has announced his intent to appoint two new members to the National Science Board (NSB): Astrophysicist Matthew Malkan at the University of California, Los Angeles and
mechanical engineer Scott Stanley, co-founder of Techno Planet, an aerospace engineering firm. NSB is the governing body of the National Science Foundation and its members are appointed for six-year terms. President Trump has appointed 16 members to the
25-member board, of which 3 were reappointments.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">At a congressional hearing on agricultural research, former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman warned Senators that zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19, that jump from animals to humans,
will likely happen again and a bigger investment in agricultural research is needed to better prepare the country. “A concerted national effort, perhaps led by the agriculture research community, is desperately needed,” urged Glickman, who is currently Director
of the Aspen Institute. “COVID, SARS, avian influenza, other strains of bird flu and even Ebola have wreaked havoc on our country and continue to be a source of destruction for the food system,” noted Glickman, citing studies showing that 70 percent of viruses
impacting humans came from animals. U.S. investments in agricultural research has been relatively flat in recent years, while other countries, such as China, have significantly increased their spending.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, the Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) will host a webinar with information regarding the Biology Integration
Institutes funding opportunity. The program will begin at 1:00 PM EST with a presentation followed by a Q&A session. Link to join the webinar is available at:
<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=a34cd05d6c&e=6708ed45cf">
https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301720&WT.mc_id=USNSF_13&WT.mc_ev=click</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a plan to invest $10 million during fiscal year 2021, pending congressional appropriations, in new observational and experimental studies
aimed at improving the accuracy of Earth system models. Research will focus on three separate types of environments—terrestrial, watershed, and subsurface—and on topics such as the interactions between soils and vegetation, atmospheric fluxes over wetlands
and coastal systems, and the complex processes taking place within integrated watersheds.
<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=3fbd6e7e07&e=6708ed45cf">
Learn more</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">According to a new
<a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=7650ce3aff&e=6708ed45cf">
survey</a> of more than 700 colleges conducted by a group of 10 higher education organizations, the total number of international students enrolled at American universities, whether studying from within the U.S. or online from abroad, declined by 16 percent
in fall of 2020, while new international student enrollment decreased by 43 percent. The survey also found that one in five international students are studying online from outside the U.S. and that nearly 40,000 international students at responding institutions
have deferred their studies to a future term.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">From the Federal Register</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><br>
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The following items appeared in the Federal Register from November 23 to December 4, 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">Commerce</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=5890ebf24d&e=6708ed45cf">Meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=4ff1253a21&e=6708ed45cf">Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">Energy</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=4464e71385&e=6708ed45cf">National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=62813bdca1&e=6708ed45cf">President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">Environmental Protection Agency</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=e34626b130&e=6708ed45cf">Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=ec3877aeeb&e=6708ed45cf">Request for Nominations for a Science Advisory Board Panel</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">Health and Human Services</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=0b5dcc7d34&e=6708ed45cf">Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=743d7c4c8a&e=6708ed45cf">Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery; Request for Information
(RFI)</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=b76fd1327c&e=6708ed45cf">Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC)</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5B5B5B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=a78432c5c5&e=6708ed45cf">Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">Institute of Museum and Library Services</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=f013bab4b5&e=6708ed45cf">Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Museums
for All</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#5B5B5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=295f1b6610&e=6708ed45cf">NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Meeting</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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