Karin Pelka is the 2025 recipient of the AAAS Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award for her work with these critical multicellular networks.

AAAS MISSION: Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. Advancing Science, Serving Society. AAAS VISION STATEMENT: A boldly inclusive, mobilized, and ...

Our ability to provide a voice for scientists and engineers and to advance science depends on the support from individuals like you. Whether you’re a scientist, engineer, teacher, or science advocate, ...

Our ability to provide a voice for scientists and engineers and to advance science depends on the support from individuals like you. Whether you’re a scientist, engineer, teacher, or science advocate, ...

Reid was elected a AAAS Fellow in 2017. In 2024 she became a Section Leader to help people voice their support for science, ...

A recent Section U webinar, held in December 2024, featured Maria Terres, Ph.D., a senior staff data scientist from ...

If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands ...

The below dashboard compares White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026. It will be updated regularly as the funding debate unfold. Click on ...

ELISS Fellows are graduate and professional students selected through a competitive application process to participate in a 15-month leadership development experience. The fellows run a collaborative ...

In the hunt for a remedy, when the baton is passed from dedicated academic scientists to an innovative company to trusted community advocates, outcomes for society can be especially powerful. Today, ...

The below charts and tables present a range of federal R&D data series, including federal research budgets by agency, character and discipline, and some national totals. Most data come from annual ...

The two categories of the AAAS Mentor Awards (Lifetime Mentor Award and Mentor Award) both honor individuals who during their careers demonstrate extraordinary leadership to increase the participation ...