American Society of Naturalists

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2025 IDEA Award, Maurine Neiman!

The ASN election will begin on February 2! Please check out the candidates’ statements...

The recipient of the 2026 Student Paper Award is Fanny Laugier for the paper “Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Declines in the Presence of Resistant Nuclear Backgrounds”

Due February 3, 2026: The ASN invites proposals for a special symposium at Evolution 2026! Have an idea? We want to hear it!

The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a $2,000 check to the candidate. Applications are due March 13.

The ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award is given to an active investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Nominations for the 2026 award are due January 3, 2026

The Conceptual Unification award is given annually and honors a senior but active investigator who is making fundamental contributions to the Society's goals in promoting the conceptual unification of the natural biological sciences. Nominations for the 2026 Award are due January 30, 2026

Nominations/Applications for the 2026 Early Career Investigator Award are due January 5, 2026

The ASN Diversity Committee seeks to add 2 new members in January 2026. Applicants should apply by Nov 30.

For more information about the ASN Diversity Committee, see https://www.amnat.org/about/governance/Diversity.html

The ASN will be meeting somewhere new: the Mansion at Glen Cove on Long Island, New York, January 8–10, 2027!