# News & Events ## News & Events ![news-events-banner](/sites/g/files/omnuum8896/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/aaas/files/news-events-banner.png?itok=f1aRh4Ag) ## Upcoming Events ## News & Announcements [### AAAS doctoral candidate Mafaz Al-Suwaidan Produces PBS Series ](/news/2026/05/aaas-doctoral-candidate-mafaz-al-suwaidan-produces-pbs-series) May 05, 2026 AAAS doctoral candidate Mafaz Al-Suwaidan is a writer and producer of American Muslims: A History Revealed , a Webby-nominated PBS series exploring the early history of Muslims in the United States. Originally released online to an audience of over 3.5... [Eli Bernhardt](/people/eli-bernhardt) ![PhD student Mafaz Al-Suwaidan](/sites/g/files/omnuum8896/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/mafaz%201.1_0.jpg?itok=HEHKieBb) [### Professor Daniel Agbiboa Appointed as Fellow for Canadian Institute for Advanced Research ](/news/2026/05/professor-daniel-agbiboa-appointed-fellow-canadian-institute-advanced-research) May 01, 2026 AAAS professor Daniel Agbiboa has been appointed as a Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) under the Humanity’s Urban Future program, following nomination by leading international urbanists and the program’s advisory committee... ![Daniel Agbiboa](/sites/g/files/omnuum8896/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/thumbnail_daniel_e._agbiboa_official_copy_1.jpg?itok=S5KkYl80) [### Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Awarded Jefferson Medal ](/news/2026/04/henry-louis-gates-jr-awarded-jefferson-medal) April 24, 2026 AAAS professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was awarded the 2026 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership on April 13 in a ceremony in Charlottesville, VA. This annual award is the highest external honor bestowed by the University of Virginia and... ![Henry Louis Gates stands at podium](/sites/g/files/omnuum8896/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/gates%20jefferson_0.jpg?itok=WynYZVAL) [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news)