AAAS Center for STEMM Education & Workforce

How Can STEM Professional Societies Support Your Education and Career? Wednesday, March 4 | 11:00 AM PST/2:00PM EST. With Speakers: Dr. Lisa Black (ASCE), Dr. Johnny Poolaw (AISES), Dr. Kanika Pulliam (ASBMB), and Dr. Rochelle Williams (GFSD)

Professional STEM societies have resources available for students and early career professionals, but it’s often hard to know how to find and make use of them. Join us to learn more about opportunities, ask questions, and share your ideas: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/X_ORB4iPRaiFgbmk33ldyw

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ICYMI: Developing and Using a Logic Model or Theory of Change

Access the recordings from recent S-STEM REC webinars: sstemrec.aaas.org/resource/dev...

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TODAY: Join the S-STEM REC at 3 p.m. ET for the 2026 S-STEM Scholars & PI Meeting information session. Learn more about this year's timeline and ask any questions you may have: aaas.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Thanks to everyone who joined this year's S-STEM proposal preparation virtual events! Access the webinar recordings and related resources ahead of the March 3 submission deadline: sstemrec.aaas.org/resources/?j...

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Join the S-STEM REC on March 5 at 2 p.m. ET for Building Bridges: Leveraging External Partnerships to Strengthen S-STEM Scholar Success

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TODAY: Register and join the S-STEM REC at 2 p.m. ET for Developing and Using a Logic Model or Theory of Change: https://sstemrec.aaas.org/event/developing-and-using-a-logic-model-or-theory-of-change/

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How can colleges and universities design policies that are both legally attentive and mission-aligned?

Join the first installment of “Leading from Mission to Action with Clarity: The Role of Institutional Policy.”

https://pullias.usc.edu/project/balad/

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Just a few days left for Developing and Using a Logic Model or Theory of Change! Join the S-STEM REC on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. ET: https://sstemrec.aaas.org/event/developing-and-using-a-logic-model-or-theory-of-change/

The AAAS Entry Point! program is seeking talented undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities for 2026 science and engineering summer internships at partner organizations in industry and university research!

Applications close this week: https://www.aaas.org/programs/entry-point/apply

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ICYMI: 2026 S-STEM Proposal Preparation Webinars. Access the recordings from the recent webinar series ahead of the March 3 submission deadline: https://sstemrec.aaas.org/resource/2026-s-stem-proposal-preparation-webinars-series-recordings/

2026 L'Oreal for Women in Science Award: Deadline Extended

Great news: The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Award application deadline has been extended! Applications are now due Monday, February 23, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET.

Learn more and submit your application at https://aaas.secure-platform.com/lorealfwis.

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Register and join us TODAY at 3 p.m. ET for Tips on Developing Your Research and Evaluation Plans: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/1T4zawUUTYOhoiATiLdbgA

The webinar will include useful information on S-STEM grant proposal generation of knowledge and evaluation plan requirements.

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The AAAS Annual Meeting is this week in Phoenix! Make sure to put our CSEW-organized sessions on your calendar. (Our pre-conference session on unlocking NSF funding is almost full, so sign up soon!)

More details below and in the full program: https://meetings.aaas.org/program/

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Higher ed leaders are balancing mission-driven access goals with evolving legal realities.

Session 1 of Broadening Higher Education Access through Law-Attentive Policy Design explores how institutions can align mission, policy, and practice.

Register now: https://pullias.usc.edu/project/balad/

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Join the S-STEM REC is a PI information session on February 25 at 3 p.m. ET. Register today to learn more about the #SSTEM2026 nomination and registration timeline and ask any questions you may have:

https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/C9FaFaCzQrSqMXnusNnOKg#/registration

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Register and join us TODAY at 2 p.m. ET for Tips on Developing Your Research and Evaluation Plans: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/-jEADOzyRmuNoGSgYV4PpQ

The webinar will include useful information on S-STEM grant proposal generation of knowledge and evaluation plan requirements.

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Join the S-STEM REC on March 5 at 2 p.m. ET for Building Bridges: Leveraging External Partnerships to Strengthen S-STEM Scholar Success.

Register today: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/MaWoOgKqRhqckGgLlya-2A#/registration

2026 L'Oreal for Women in Science Award

Calling all women postdocs! Apply today for the L’Oréal USA Postdoc Award! The deadline to apply is February 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. https://aaas.secure-platform.com/lorealfwis

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The AAAS Annual Meeting is next week, but it’s not too late to register! https://meetings.aaas.org/attend-phx/registration/

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Join the S-STEM REC on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. ET for Developing and Using a Logic Model or Theory of Change! Register today: https://sstemrec.aaas.org/event/developing-and-using-a-logic-model-or-theory-of-change/

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Register and join us tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET for the next S-STEM Proposal Preparation Webinar: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/soIG1Vx2SA-04GUOhESUiQ#/registration

This session will feature a discussion with PIs from S-STEM projects at community colleges, and is open to all audiences.

#HigherEd community, check out CSEW's @travisyork.bsky.social in Higher Ed Dive on what’s next for federal research funding:

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Just a few days left to submit your logo design for the 2026 S-STEM Scholars & PI Meeting! Complete your submission by February 1 to help us commemorate our next meeting in Washington, D.C.: https://airtable.com/apprFSil1xfkTd8Vs/pagLAuUR6soE520YE/form

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Attention, students and postdocs: Attend the AAAS Annual Meeting to chart a course for your career, get the latest on student research or volunteer in exchange for free registration! Sign up here: https://meetings.aaas.org/attend-phx/registration/

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Missed this week's S-STEM proposal prep webinar? No worries! Our next session will be held on January 26 at 3 p.m. ET: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/5IJNgijOQEiX4b0fxnNTPg

Share your artistic talents and submit your design for the 2026 S-STEM Scholars & PI Meeting logo contest by February 1:

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Now is the perfect time to register for the AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix! Discounted rates expire TODAY.

https://meetings.aaas.org/attend-phx/registration/

Our update on the federal policy landscape is this week! Join us this Friday, Jan. 23 at 12 p.m. ET for a look at developments shaping K-12 education, higher education, and the U.S. research and development enterprise.

Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Register and join us TODAY at 3 p.m. ET to learn more about the 2026 NSF S-STEM solicitation and to get your questions answered about the proposal preparation process: https://aaas.zoom.us/meeting/register/jqb0khTZQuWP_hMzqH0qTA#/registration

Register and join us TODAY at 3 p.m. ET to learn more about the 2026 NSF S-STEM solicitation and to get your questions answered about the proposal preparation process:

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2026 L'Oreal for Women in Science Award Applications Open!

Each year The L’Oréal USA FWIS Program awards 5 postdoc women scientists $75,000 to advance their research and career! The deadline to apply is February 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Apply today! https://aaas.secure-platform.com/lorealfwis