American Society of Naturalists

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2024 ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences, Anurag Agrawal!

The recipient of the 2024 Student Paper Award is Gregor-Fausto Siegmund for his paper “Bet Hedging Is Not Sufficient to Explain Germination Patterns of a Winter Annual Plant”

Do you want to create interdisciplinary teaching resources for inclusive undergraduate evolution education? The Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education (#RIE2) working group is looking for participants to do just that! Apply now by filling out this Google form! Deadline is 5 p.m. PT on May 28, 2024.

Please contact inclusive.evoedu@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions, or if you'd like to contribute further to this effort.

Congratulations to Becky Fuller (2026 ASN President), Renée Duckworth (2026 ASN Vice President), and Katie Lotterhos (2025-27 ASN Secretary)

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. 

The ASN election will run from March 18 to April 17!

Call for papers for a forthcoming Special Feature: “Genomic forecasting of adaptation under environmental change”

Do you teach evolution or think about inclusive pedagogy? We are creating a central repository of resources for inclusive undergraduate evolution education. Please contribute resources and teaching materials by filling out a short Google form: https://forms.gle/Sjn9V3oezas9e8tG6

The ASN is glad to announce that the Code of Ethics has been adopted

The Executive Committee and Diversity Committee of the ASN propose changes to the ASN’s Constitution and Bylaws to better integrate these two committees.