6 January 2021 by: Andrea Korte AAAS carried out its mission in 2020 in the face of a pandemic. | Clockwise from left: Michael Colella/Colella Digital; University of California, Davis; AAAS; courtesy Odiney Álvarez-Campos; Robb Cohen Photography & Video; Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times AAAS carried out its mission in 2020 in the face of a pandemic. | Clockwise from left: Michael Colella/Colella Digital; University of California, Davis; AAAS; courtesy Odiney Álvarez-Campos; Robb Cohen Photography & Video; Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times Throughout a year when the world’s eyes were upon science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that dominated headlines throughout 2020 with evidence-based research, took steps toward systemic change as the national conversation turned to diversity, equity and inclusion, and pursued a wide variety of activities to advance science and serve society. Although the pandemic took much of AAAS’ work online, the association fostered virtual connections all year long to carry out its mission: to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.”