Recent Newsletters

In Brief

• Register Now for the 2024 Rally for Medical Research
• The Fight for NIH and Scientific Research Funding is Underway
• House Floats Plan to Restructure NIH, Limit Gain of Function Research

In Brief

• Congress Prepares to Return with Budget Deadline Looming
• NIH Names Jeanne Marrazzo as New Head of NIAID
• Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship
• NIH Seeks Comments on Updating Agency Mission Statement

In Brief

• Annual Meeting: People or Projects? Approaches to Funding Research
• Annual Meeting: Beyond Coronavirus: Preparing for the Next Pandemic  
• Justice Breyer’s Retirement offers Biden an Opportunity and a Presidential First
• Omnibus Talks Continue Between House and Senate
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Delivers Report on FY22 Appropriations

In Brief

• Congress Approves Deeming Resolution
• Appropriations Work Gets Underway
• OSTP Begins its Pitch on ARPA-H

In Brief

Apply Now for 2020-2021 BPS Congressional Fellowship
Senate Passes Minibus, Then Hits Roadblock
BPS Advocates for FY20 Budget; Clock Ticks on Continuing Resolution (CR)
What Next: CRs, Impeachment and Potential Shutdowns on Horizon
Senate Budget Committee to Mark Up Process Bill
Science in the News

In Brief

BPS Congressional Fellowship Applications Open for 2020-2021
Senate Appropriations Postpones Budget Mark-Ups Until Further Notice
UK Researchers Fear No-Deal Brexit Under New Prime Minister
NIH Releases Details About New Fetal Tissue Research Policy
Senators Introduce Bill to Reduce Drug Prices Developed from NIH Funds
Science in the News

• BPS Welcomes Leann Fox as Director, Advocacy and Public Affairs
• Update on the 2020 Federal Budget
• Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Address Academic Espionage
• Department of Energy (DOE) Establishes Ban on Rival Nation Talent Recruitment Programs
• SAVE THE DATE: Rally for Medical Research 2019
• BPS Congressional Fellowship Applications Open for 2020-2021
• Science in the News

• BPS Highlights 'Buzzworthy' Science at its 63rd Annual Meeting
• BPS, Rep. Bill Foster to host Jennifer Doudna for CRISPR-101 Briefing: March 13
• Noni Byrnes Named Director of NIH's Center for Scientific Review
• NSF Sees Long-awaited Funding Increase in FY 2019 Spending Package
• President's FY 2020 Budget Request Delayed
• Advocacy Programming: Get Involved with BPS!
• SAVE THE DATE: Rally for Medical Research September 2019
• Science in the News

• Longest Government Shutdown in History Comes to an End
• BPS Congressional Fellow: Mid-year Update
• BPS Highlights Fresmne Members of Congress with STEM Backgrounds
• Bruce Tromberg Appointed as Director of NIBIB
• House Democrats Finalize Science Committee Roster
• NSF Seeking High-level Ideas that Would Benefit from Convergence
• NIH Seeks Input on Proposal for Reducing Regulatory Burdens in Animal Research
• Public Affairs Session at Annual Meeting 2019
• SAVE THE DATE: Rally for Medical Research, Sept 18-19 2019
• Science in the News

• Washington Shutdown Hits Two-Week Mark, Science Agency Feels Impact
• In Final Act of 115th Congress, Senate Confirms White House Science Advisor
• National Cancer Institute Announces 5% Budget Cut, Despite Overall NIH Funding Increase
• NIH Seeks Input on Proposal for Reducing Regulatory Burdens in Animal Research
• Public Affairs Session at Annual Meeting 2019
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi Reclaims Speakership
• SAVE THE DATE: Rally for Medical Research, Sept 18-19 2019
• Senate Health Panel Chairman Lamar Alexander Announces Retirement
• Science in the News

• NIH's Fancis Collins Expresses Concerns over Epic CRISPR Misadventure
• NSF Lifts PI Proposal Cap for BIO Directorate
• Rep. Johnson Prepares to Assume House Science Panel, Rep. Lucas Named Ranking Member
• Rep. Pelosi Secures Key Vote on Path to House Speakership
• Rep. DeLauro Shares Prediction for FY 2020 NIH Funding
• Washington Mourns Former President George H.W. Bush; Punts on Shutdown Fight
• Science in the News

• BPS Members Step Up Their Advocacy
• House Returns from August Recess with Funding Decisions Looming
• Senate Approves Funding Increase for NIH
• Senate Holds Nomination Hearing for Kelvin Droegemeir, White House Office of Science
• Science in the News