2024 IDEA Award Winner
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Congratulations to the recipient of the 2024 IDEA Award, Jeremy Yoder!
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Special Announcements
Nominations for the Distinguished Naturalist Award
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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 2025 award are due January 30, 2025
Nominations for the ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
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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 2025 Award are due January 30, 2025
Applications for the 2025 ASN Early Career Investigator Award
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Nominations/Applications for the 2025 Early Career Investigator Award are due January 30, 2025
Nominations for the Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award
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The ASN, SSE, and SSB are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award.
Nominations are due October 25.
Forthcoming Papers
“Evolutionary and Ecological Processes Determining the Properties of the G Matrix”
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Read about “Evolutionary and Ecological Processes Determining the Properties of the G Matrix” by Steinar Engen and Bernt-Erik Sæther (November 2024)
Parasite party: how inbreeding begets a complex life cycle
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Read about “Testing the Mating System Model of Parasite Complex Life Cycle Evolution Reveals Demographically Driven Mixed Mating” by Jenna M. Hulke and Charles D. Criscione (December 2024)
“Family Matters: Linking Population Growth, Kin Interactions, and African Elephant Social Groups”
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Read about “Family Matters: Linking Population Growth, Kin Interactions, and African Elephant Social Groups” by Jasper C. Croll and Hal Caswell (January 2025)
Announcements
Assistant Meeting Officer
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The Joint ASN/SSB/SSE council is currently seeking an Assistant Meeting Officer who will help the Chief Meeting Officers with organization, including interfacing with society councils and other stakeholders, producing the scientific program, and providing academic insight to help guide the work of the PCO.
2024 American Naturalist Student Paper Award
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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”
Applications for the 2024 Student Research Awards
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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. Each award consists of a $2,000 check to the candidate. Applications are due March 15.
ASN Diversity Committee Call for Members
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The ASN Diversity Committee seeks to add 1-2 new members. Applicants should apply by Dec 15. Terms start January 2024.
For more information about the ASN Diversity Committee, see https://www.amnat.org/about/governance/Diversity.html
Meetings
Evolution 2024
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Virtual: June 27–28, 2024
In-person in Montreal: July 26–30, 2024