Taking Federal Policy Know-how to Another Level

Moving the skills one develops as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow from the federal to state or local level comes almost naturally. Alumni fellows are embedded throughout the country bringing

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Signs from the March for Science
AAAS News
April 23, 2017

Scientific Groups Vow to Carry On the Spirit of the March for Science

Leaders of many scientific societies and associations pledge in a joint statement to build on the momentum sparked by the March for Science and continue defending the scientific enterprise.
STPF Fellows Get Personal
AAAS News
May 10, 2017

STPF Fellows Get Personal

The four scientists gathered to give talks on a Thursday night in Washington generated more laughing, crying and shouts of support from the audience than one would expect. That’s because these weren’t ordinary talks. The scientists, all current and alumni AAAS...
Policy and Science at the Department of Justice
AAAS News
May 10, 2017

Policy and Science at the Department of Justice

“I never knew the Department of Justice [DOJ] had a science agency,” Iris Wagstaff, 2015-16 Executive Branch Fellow, recalls thinking after learning about it at “finalist interview week” for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF). It’s a...
Highlights from Sci on the Fly: May 2017
AAAS News
May 3, 2017

Highlights from Sci on the Fly: May 2017

Podcast: Scientists are People Too, Episode 1 Host and current fellow at the National Institutes of Health Danielle Friend introduces listeners to a new podcast series “Scientists are People Too” in which scientists are asked about their work and daily lives...

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STPF at the March for Science: On march day,  

the reins of the STPF Twitter account  

were handed over to two STPF alumni fellows 

in DC to share staight-from-a-fellow's-mouth 

reporting. See what happened...  

Featured Fellow

Elizabeth Cameron

2000-2001 Legislative Branch Fellow and 2003-2004 Executive Branch Fellow Elizabeth Cameron joined the Nuclear Threat Initiative in April as senior director for global biological policy and programs. 

Featured Fellow

Kerri-Ann Jones

1985-1986 Executive Branch Fellow Kerri-Ann Jones is now a vice president at PEW Charitable Trusts, directing an agenda focused on advancing research and science. Before PEW, Jones was assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environment and scientific affairs at the Department of State. 

Featured Fellow

Dorothy Jones-Davis

2012-2014 Executive Branch Fellow Dorothy Jones-Davis has recently become the executive director of Nation of Makers, a new national nonprofit striving to support a full range of organizations that impact the maker community. In this role, she will expand on maker activities she was involved with as a fellow.