The Presidential Award is chosen by the President of the American Society of Naturalists from all of the papers published in The American Naturalist during the preceding calendar year. The winner of the award for 2026 is “Accelerated Phenology Fails to Buffer Fitness Loss from Delayed Rain Onset in a Clade of Wildflowers” by Samantha J. Worthy, Sarah R. Ashlock, Arquel Miller, Julin N. Maloof, Sharon Y. Strauss, Jennifer R. Gremer, and Johanna Schmitt. Congratulations!
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!
At the virtual portion of the Evolution 2026 conference, the ASN is pleased to present two symposia and co-present the IDEA Award Plenary.
ASN support for Grad Student Travel to Evolution 2026
Congratulations to the recipient of the 2026 ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences, Steve Frank!
Have an idea for a special symposium at the ASN stand-alone meeting in January 2027? We want to hear it! Proposals are due April 30, 2026 ⏳
Congratulations to the recipient of the 2026 ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award, Daniel Kronauer!
Congratulations to Anurag Agrawal (2028 ASN President) and Megan Frederickson (2028 ASN Vice President)
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...
