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Statement on Evolution and Education

Evolution, Science, and Society

The American Naturalist is the official publication of the American Society of Naturalists.

 

Evolution 2010

The Department of Biology at Portland State University will be hosting "Evolution 2010," the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB), and the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), on June 25-29, 2010, at the Oregon Convention Center. More information can be found on the website.

Survey on Childcare and MentorNet Programs at Evolution Meetings

Have you attended the U.S. Evolution meetings in the past? Do you plan to attend them in the future? If so, we'd like to get your input regarding the childcare and MentorNet mentoring programs offered at the conference. With funding from an Elsevier Foundation New Scholars Grant, on-site childcare and email-based MentorNet mentoring programs were offered for the first time at the Evolution 2009 conference in Moscow, Idaho, and will be offered at Evolution 2010 (Portland, Oregon) and Evolution 2011 (Norman, Oklahoma). The survey will take about 5 minutes, and your responses are completely anonymous. Please click on the link below to complete the survey.

Click here to take survey

Thanks for taking the time to help out!

Heidi Meudt & Leah Larkin
heidim@tepapa.govt.nz
llarkin@pacific.edu

AIBS Legislative Action Center

Available to all members of ASN, the new American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Legislative Action Center (www.capwiz.com/aibs) is a free online tool that alerts you when important science legislation is coming up and then allows you to quickly and effectively communicate with members of Congress, the President, and local elected officials, as well as send letters to national and local news outlets. If scientists are to play a role in shaping science policy, securing funding for research, promoting science education, or helping the public understand scientific issues, it is important to become an active citizen, so you are encouraged to join the Action Network with the AIBS Legislative Action Center (www.capwiz.com/aibs).

Honorary Lifetime Membership Awards: Robert T. Paine

The American Society of Naturalists is pleased to announce that Robert T. Paine has been named an Honorary Lifetime Member of the society. See the full announcement in the September issue.

Robert Ricklefs Receives Humboldt Research Award

Robert E. Ricklefs, University of Missouri at St. Louis and in-coming ASN president-elect, has been elected the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award after having been nominated for this award by the German scientist Prof. Dr. Martin Wikelski, MPI für Ornithologie, Radolfzell. This award is conferred in recognition of lifetime achievements in research. In addition, the awardee is invited to carry out research projects of his own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany, in the hope that international scientific cooperation will be further promoted. More information about the Humboldt Research Award is available at http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/7806.html

Ruth Patrick in the National Women's Hall of Fame