American Society of Naturalists

A membership society whose goal is to advance and to diffuse knowledge of organic evolution and other broad biological principles so as to enhance the conceptual unification of the biological sciences.

Announcements

2026 ASN Student Research Award

2026 ASN Student Research Award

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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.

This year’s winners are Louisa Bartkovich, Denis Calandriello Calio, Daniel A. Gutierrez-Carrillo, Gina Lucas, Swastik Pritam Padhy, Charlotte Probst, Alden Sears, Christina Steinecke, Sydney Szwed, and Max L. Witynski. Congratulations!

ASN Symposia at Virtual Evolution 2026

ASN Symposia at Virtual Evolution 2026

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At the virtual portion of the Evolution 2026 conference, the ASN is pleased to present two symposia and co-present the IDEA Award Plenary.

Incoming Editor-in-Chief

Incoming Editor-in-Chief

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The ASN and AmNat are proud to announce that the next Editor-in-Chief of the journal will be Troy Day of Queen’s University, to serve from 2027 through 2030.

Results of the 2026 Election

Results of the 2026 Election

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Congratulations to Anurag Agrawal (2028 ASN President) and Megan Frederickson (2028 ASN Vice President)

2025 IDEA Award Winner

2025 IDEA Award Winner

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

ASN Election, 2026

ASN Election, 2026

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