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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization that aims to advance science around the world through education, leading, serving as a spokesperson and professional association. The AAAS publishes the Journal Science and other newsletters.[1]
Rush Holt, Jr. is the CEO of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Signed Letter Criticizing Trump for Immigration Policy
American Association for the Advancement of Science spearheaded an open letter featuring 152 "professional scientific, engineering and education societies, national associations, and universities" who wrote an open letter to President Donald Trump dated January 31 2017 regarding the White House Executive Order on visas and immigration.[2]
The letter read in part:
- "Today, we urge the Administration to rescind the Executive Order and we stand ready to assist you in crafting an immigration and visa policy that advances U.S. prosperity and ensures strong borders while staying true to foundational American principles as a nation of immigrants."
All Signatories
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- AACC International
- Academy for Eating Disorders
- Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research
- Acoustical Society of America
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Association for Dental Research
- American Association of Geographers
- American Association of Immunologists
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Association for Public Opinion Research
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Astronomical Society
- American Brain Coalition
- American Chemical Society
- American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
- American Dental Association
- American Dental Education Association
- American Educational Research Association
- American Geophysical Union
- American Geosciences Institute
- American Institute of Biological Sciences
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- American Institute of Physics
- American Mathematical Society
- American Meteorological Society
- American Ornithological Society
- American Physical Society
- American Physiological Society
- American Phytopathological Society
- American Political Science Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Public Health Association
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- American Society of Agronomy
- American Society of Animal Science
- American Society of Association Executives
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- American Society for Cell Biology
- American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
- American Society for Horticultural Science
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Society of Naturalists
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- American Society of Plant Biologists
- American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- American Sociological Association
- American Statistical Association
- Archeological Institute of America
- Associated Universities, Inc.
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- Association of Research Libraries
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Association of American Universities
- Association of Independent Research Institutes
- Association for Psychological Science
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
- Association of Southeastern Biologists
- Association for Women in Mathematics
- Behavior Genetics Association
- Biophysical Society
- Boston University
- Botanical Society of America
- Brown University
- California Institute of Technology
- Cognitive Science Society
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Computing Research Association
- Consortium for Ocean Leadership
- Consortium of Social Science Associations
- Controlled Release Society
- Council of Graduate Schools
- Council on Social Work Education
- Crop Science Society of America
- Duke University
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Ecological Society of America
- Entomological Society of America
- Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- Foundation for Science and Disability
- Geological Society of America
- Genetics Society of America
- Harvard University
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Institute of Food Technologists
- International Association for Dental Research
- International Society for Computational Biology
- Johns Hopkins University
- Law and Society Association
- Linguistic Society of America
- Materials Research Society
- Mathematical Association of America
- Michigan State University
- Microscopy Society of America
- Midwest Political Science Association
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- National Communication Association
- National Organization of Gay & Lesbian Scientists & Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
- Natural Science Collections Alliance
- National Science Teachers Association
- Oklahoma Academy of Science
- Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
- Ornithological Council
- Paleontological Society
- Population Association of America
- Princeton University
- Research!America
- Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
- Seismological Society of America
- Society for American Archaeology
- Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
- Society for Computers in Psychology
- Society for Economic Botany
- Society of Experimental Social Psychology
- Society of General Internal Medicine
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Society for Mathematical Psychology
- Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for Social Studies of Science
- Society for Social Work and Research
- Society for the Study of Evolution
- Society for the Study of Reproduction
- Society of Systematic Biologists
- Society of Toxicology
- Soil Science Society of America
- Stanford University
- Stony Brook University
- The American Phytopathological Society
- The Gerontological Society of America
- The Endocrine Society
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- The Optical Society
- United States Pharmacopeial Convention
- University of California System
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Iowa
- University of Pennsylvania
- Vanderbilt University
- Vision Sciences Society
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Yale University
Cuba
Top U.S. and Cuban Science academies held a joint symposium in Havana, Aug. 14-17 2017.
Leading the U.S. scientists was Rush Holt, Jr., president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Peter Agre, a Nobel Laureate and past AAAS president, also attended.
Agre modestly said of his induction into the Cuban Academy of Science that it “is not something that has to do with one person.” In Science magazine in September, he credited Cuban scientists with developing the world’s best type B meningococcal vaccine, cancer vaccines, and a medicine that effectively heals diabetic foot ulcers.
“It’s about scientific organizations, in the United States and Cuba, that are working together and can accomplish many things that could not otherwise be achieved.”
Holt encouraged even closer collaboration, saying, “Yes, we are interested in the research per se, but we are also interested in seeking international collaboration because that is one of the conditions that is necessary for science to thrive.”[3]
Board of Directors
The following are members of the 2010-2011 Board of Directors, as of March 18, 2010:[4]
- CHAIR, Dr. Peter C. Agre (2011), Johns Hopkins University
- PRESIDENT, Dr. Alice S. Huang (2012), California Institute of Technology
- PRESIDENT-ELECT, Dr. Nina V. Fedoroff (2013), U.S. Deptartment of State
- TREASURER, Dr. David E. Shaw, D. E. Shaw Research
- AAAS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Dr. Alan I. Leshner
- Dr. Linda Katehi (2011), UC Davis
- Dr. Nancy Knowlton (2012), Smithsonian Institution
- Dr. Stephen Mayo (2014), California Institute of Technology
- Dr. Cherry Murray (2011), Harvard University
- Dr. Julia M. Phillips (2013), Sandia National Labs
- Dr. Sue V. Rosser (2014), San Francisco State University
- Dr. David D. Sabatini (2013), NYU School of Medicine
- Dr. Thomas Woolsey (2012), Washington University Medical School
Council
The following are members of the Council, as of March 18, 2010.[5] Members of the Board of Directors are also members of the Council
- Council Chair, Alice S. Huang, California Institute of Technology and AAAS President
- Secretary to the Council, Alan I. Leshner, AAAS Chief Executive Officer
- Rodger N. Beachy (2011), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
- Etty (Tika) Benveniste (2012), Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
- Lewis M. Branscomb (2011), La Jolla, CA
- Rodger W. Bybee (2011), BSCS
- Nicholas Christakis (2012), Harvard Medical School
- Roger G. Christianson, Pacific Division
- Jorge Colón, Caribbean Division
- Robert Cook-Deegan (2011), Duke Univ.
- Daniel J. Cosgrove (2012), Pennsylvania State Univ.
- David L. DeMets (2011), Univ. of Wisconsin
- Terence S. Dermody (2012), Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine
- Lawrence K. Duffy, Arctic Division
- John Gabrielli (2012), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- James H. Hughes (2012), Emory Univ.
- Don M. Jordan (2011), NAAS
- Gail H. Marcus (2012), Consultant
- James L. Merz (2012), Univ. of Notre Dame
- Julie Ann Miller (2011), Science Writer
- David Nash, SWARM
- Jacques Nor (2011), Univ. of Michigan
- Claire L. Parkinson (2011), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Steven W. Popper (2012), RAND Corporation
- Jennifer M. Puck (2012), Univ. of California, San Francisco
- Reed E. Pyeritz (2012), Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Keren Rice (2011), Univ. of Toronto
- Patrick J. Sinko (2011), State Univ. of New Jersey
- Virginia Trimble (2012), Univ. of California, Irvine
Committee on Council Affairs
- Dr. Nina V. Fedoroff, AAAS President-Elect and Chair, U.S. Deptartment of State
- Alice S. Huang, AAAS President, California Institute of Technology
- Nancy Beckage, University of California, Riverside
- Robert Cook-Deegan, Duke University
- Margarita Irizarry-Ramrez, U. of Puerto Rico and Caribbean Division Rep
- Elizabeth Kellogg, University of Missouri, St. Louis
- Patricia Kuhl, University of Washington
- C. Bradley Moore, U. of California, Berkeley
- Julie Ann Miller, Silver Spring, MD
- Claire Parkinson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr.
Committee on Nominations
- Pamela Bjorkman (2012), California Institute of Technology
- Stephen Chu (2011), US Dept. of Energy
- Jack Dixon (2011), University of California, Berkeley
- Susan Hackwood (2011), California Council on Science & Technology
- Alice S. Huang (2011), California Institute of Technology
- Sallie Keller-McNulty (2011), Rice University
- Tom Lovejoy (2012), The Heinz Ctr.
- Barbara Schaal (2012), Washington Univ.
- Maxine Singer (2012), Carnegie Institution for Science
Partner of the March for Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science is listed on the March for Science website as a "partner."[6] Rush Holt, Jr. was a speaker for the 2018 March for Science.