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  • SICB 2020 Annual Meeting

    • Jan 3-7, Austin, TX: Call for Symposia. Deadline is 24 August 2018

  • SICB 2018 Annual Meeting Highlights

    • Jan 3-7, 2018, San Francisco, CA



    Major Lectures
  • Plenary Lecture: Carl Zimmer, science-writer, author, and columnist for The New York Times - Science and Scandal: Reporting on Biology In An Age of Controversy (View/Download Presentation Slides here)
  • Bartholomew Award Lecture: Caroline Williams, University of California, Berkeley - Cold Truths: Evolutionary Impacts of Winter on Terrestrial Ectotherms
  • Bern Lecture: David Norris, University of Colorado at Boulder - Five Decades of Environmental Comparative Endocrinology
  • John A. Moore Lecture: Katayoun Chamany, Eugene Lang College for Liberal Arts, The New School - From STEM to STREAMD: Responsibility, Arts, and Design for Inclusive Learning

    • SICB-Wide Symposia
  • From Small and Squishy to Big and Armored: Genomic, Ecological and Paleontological Insights into the Early Evolution of Animals
  • Science Through Narrative: Engaging Broad Audiences
  • Behavioral and Physiological Adaptation to Urban Environments

    • Workshop Highlights
  • A Challenge to Define Stress
  • Science Through Story
  • Visual Note-taking
  • Beyond Traditional Mentors
  • Biology on a Budget

    • Awards Presented
  • George A. Bartholomew Award – Caroline Williams, University of California, Berkeley
  • M. Patricia Morse Award – William Hoese, California State University, Fullerton
  • Dorothy M. Skinner Award – Kirstin Brink, University of British Columbia
  • The Student Support Committee announced funding of 28 Grants in aid of Research (GIAR) and 7 Fellowships of Graduate Student Travel (FGST) awards, which were granted to students from all 11 SICB divisions. The newly establishedSteven Vogel Award was presented to Sarah Amonett, University of Mississippi.
  • Best Student Presentation Winners receive awards sponsored by Wiley/Blackwell. Congratulations to all winners!

    • Storybooth Videos – videos of short stories about science experiences


  • Newsletter Fall 2017

    • Headlines
    • SICB President’s Message: Meeting Code of Conduct
    • SICB Program Officer’s Report: Updates on the 2018 San Francisco Meeting
    • Editor-in-Chief Selected for SICB’s New Open-access Journal
    • New process for NSF grant proposal submissions for core programs in BIO
    Experiences in Integrative and Comparative Biology - Part 20
    • Must Enjoy Long Walks on Moonlit Beaches, by Treasurer Karen Martin
    Society Business
    • Results of the Spring 2017 Elections – Secretary’s Report
    • SICB Finances - Treasurer's Report
    • Integrative and Comparative Biology update and first Editor’s Challenge to define Stress
    • Broadening Participation Committee Report
    • Development Committee Report
    • Educational Council Report, Announcement of 2018 Morse Award and 2018 Moore Lecturer
    • Public Affairs Committee Report


  • SICB 2017 Election Results

  • SICB Science News: Stories by Student Journalists - 2017 Annual Meeting (New Orleans)


    • Eye-tuned: how starfish stay home. By Amanda Franklin

    Phronima photo taken by Laura Bagge.jpgHave no fear with nano-spheres: anti-reflectance in ocean amphipods. By Alice Chou

    Tiny acorn ants reveal secrets of urban evolution. By Mary Lauterbur

    Habronattus americanus, male, Idaho.jpgRewinding the Tape with Jumping Spiders: How Predictable is Evolution?. By Dina Navon

    Photo by James Jordan/CC-BY NDArtificial noise: an innovative approach to bird conservation and management. By Corrie J. Navis

  • Results of the 2016 SICB Member Survey


    • Oxford University Press offers a 25% discount to SICB members