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Launched last year, the AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues (EPI Center) is now the work home of Rebecca Aicher, 2011-13 fellow at the EPA, and Steve Newell, 2015-16 congressional fellow sponsored by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and 2016-17 fellow at NIH. EPI Center aims to provide clearly and strategically communicated information to decision-makers.

Launched last year, the AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues (EPI Center) is now the work home of Rebecca Aicher, 2011-13 fellow at the EPA, and Steve Newell, 2015-16 congressional fellow sponsored by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and 2016-17 fellow at NIH. EPI Center aims to provide clearly and strategically communicated information to decision-makers.

Anita Burgos, 2018-19 AAAS congressional fellow, is the new senior policy analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center. She leads work on mental health and substance use disorders. “This fellowship taught me that there is a place for scientists in policy, and that we can make meaningful contributions to important issues – like healthcare – that impact people's everyday lives.”