AAAS has selected a new director for its Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER) program: Katharine “Katy” Hinman, who has served as the program’s associate director since 2019.
The University of California is the first university system to become a charter member of SEA Change, an initiative of AAAS that supports educational institutions as they systemically transform themselves to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine.
During Runkle's three decades at AAAS, she built lasting bridges between the scientific and legal communities, and was dedicated to integrity in science.
Keith Yamamoto, Ph.D., a cellular and molecular pharmacologist and biologist and the vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California, San Francisco, was chosen by the membership of AAAS to serve as president-elect.