American Association for the Advancement of Science
International nonprofit organization
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| 2022 | PJAS participated as a sponsor/donor to the National Association of Academies of Science and the American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS) Conference. |
| 2021 | The PJAS State Meeting was held in a virtual format, with students pre-recording their presentations due to ongoing pandemic effects. |
| 2020 | The PJAS State Meeting was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2018 | Achieve partnered with Concentric Sky to create digital badges for high-quality learning resources aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. |
| October 15 2018 | AAAS introduces a policy to revoke Fellow status for scientific misconduct, serious ethical breaches, or when a Fellow no longer merits the distinguished status, aiming to address issues of professional conduct in scientific community. |
| October 27 2017 | SciLine was officially announced in a Science article by founding director Rick Weiss, a former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy communications chief and Washington Post science reporter. |
| February 15 2016 | Gerald Fink completes his term as AAAS Board Chairman at the end of the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting. |
| February 15 2016 | Leadership transition occurs at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting, with Richmond becoming chair, Barbara A. Schaal becoming president, and a new president-elect taking office. |
| February 2015 | Geraldine Richmond becomes AAAS president for 2015-16, taking office at the end of the 2015 AAAS Annual Meeting. |
| April 2013 | Next Generation Science Standards were officially released, with expectations of state adoption within 1-2 years. |
| 2012 | AAAS published op-eds, conducted events on Capitol Hill, and released analyses warning about the severe consequences of budget sequestration on scientific progress. |
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