February 8, 1999
Marc Mangel, a professor in environmental studies and at the Institute of Marine Sciences, has been elected to a three-year term with the Council of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). The institute, which was founded in 1947, is a scientific organization made up of more than 6,000 individual members and 50 professional societies. AIBS performs a variety of public and membership services, which include publishing the science magazine BioScience, convening meetings, and conducting scientific peer review and advisory services for government agencies and other clients.