Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of January 12, 2018

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor the winners of this year’s science education and outreach awards, Paula L. Croxson, Ido Davidesco, and Kristofer K. Rau, at Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. The awards comprise the Science Educator Award and the Next Generation Award, both of which acknowledge efforts to grow public knowledge and awareness of neuroscience.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Award to Helen S. Bateup, PhD, of the University of California, Berkeley, and Peter H. Rudebeck, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women in neuroscience during Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to Katrin Franke, PhD, junior research group leader at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) and the Institute for Ophthalmic Research, both at Tübingen University, in Germany.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present its highest award, the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, to Mary E. Hatten, PhD, of The Rockefeller University, at Neuroscience 2017, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

SfN has created a series of four Increasing Women in Neuroscience (IWiN) toolkits. Learn more »

March is Women’s History Month and these inspirational women have made a significant impact in the field of neuroscience.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women in neuroscience during Neuroscience 2016, SfN’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

SfN’s annual meeting is a great place for attendees to develop professional skills through career-focused workshops.