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class="paragraph"><br /><font size="4">Applications for the next round of SSB Graduate Student Research Awards (GSRA) are now being accepted!<br /><br />The SSB Graduate Student Research Awards assist graduate students conducting research in systematics. These grants are for collection of preliminary data or to enhance dissertation research (e.g., by visiting additional field collection sites or museums). Applicants may be from any country, but must be members of SSB, and are advised to <a href="https://www.systbio.org/join.html">join the Society</a> as soon as possible to facilitate their applications. Previous awardees may not re-apply, but previous applicants who were not selected for funding are encouraged to re-apply. <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:normal">Awards will range between $1000 - $3000 and <strong>can be used up to the end of the awardee's studies</strong>.</span><br /><br />More information is available here: <a href="https://www.systbio.org/graduate-student-research-awards.html" target="_blank">https://www.systbio.org/graduate-student-research-awards.html</a></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><strong>Deadline</strong> <strong><font color="#fe0f01">Feb 28, 2025 by 17:00 PM US Eastern Standard </font><span style="color:rgb(255, 0, 0)"><font color="#fe0f01">Time</font>.</span></strong></font><br></div> <div style="text-align:center;"><div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div> <a class="wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-highlight" href="https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/98547-Society-For-Systematic-Biology" target="_blank"> <span class="wsite-button-inner">Apply Now</span> </a> <div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div> <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div> <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;"><font size="6" color="#24678d"><strong>2024 IDEA Award Winner - Dr. Jeremy Yoder</strong></font><br></h2> <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="/uploads/5/5/4/4/55449489/published/idea-awardee-2024.png?1735374543" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div> <div class="paragraph"><br /><font size="4"><span style="font-weight:400">Congratulations to the recipient of the 2024 IDEA Award, <strong>Dr. Jeremy Yoder</strong>! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:400">The </span><span><a href="https://www.systbio.org/idea-award.html"><span style="font-weight:400">Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award</span></a></span><span style="font-weight:400"> is presented by the American Society of Naturalists, the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematic Biologists. Dr. Yoder was selected for his foundational work recognizing, celebrating, and promoting the inclusion of LGBTQ+ professionals in STEM fields. In 2013, he spearheaded a </span><span><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2015.1078632"><span style="font-weight:400">large-scale study</span></a></span><span style="font-weight:400"> with the nonprofit </span><span><a href="https://oti.memberclicks.net/"><span style="font-weight:400">Out to Innovate</span></a></span><span style="font-weight:400"> to survey more than 1,400 LGBTQA researchers around the world about their experiences in STEM fields. This work produced three papers which together have been cited almost 300 times, have inspired new projects and research, and are used as educational resources. Yoder has presented seminars on inclusion on LGBTQ inclusion and experiences in STEM, and served on panels to review policies for the advancement of LGBTQ+ people in STEM careers. In 2024, he spoke about his career studying Joshua trees in the </span><span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sse-communications/evol2024-story-collider-jeremy"><span style="font-weight:400">Story Collider event</span></a></span><span style="font-weight:400"> at the annual Evolution meeting, where he previously helped organize LGBTQ+ meetups and mixers for several years. Learn more about his work on his </span><span><a href="https://lab.jbyoder.org/"><span style="font-weight:400">lab website</span></a></span><span style="font-weight:400">.</span><br /><br /><em><span style="font-weight:400">Dr. Yoder will present his work during the IDEA Award Plenary at the in-person portion of the </span></em><span><a href="https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/"><em><span style="font-weight:400">Evolution 2025 meeting</span></em></a></span><em><span style="font-weight:400"> in Athens, GA in June. </span></em></font><br /><br /></div> <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div> <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;"><font size="6" color="#24678d"><strong>Membership Renewal</strong></font></h2> <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f" size="4">It's that time of the year when we ask you to continue your membership in the Society for Systematic Biologists by renewing your dues. You can choose the length of your membership from one, two, or three years. If your membership is expiring in 2025, you would have received on December 2 a renewal notice. Please use the "My Account" tab above to log in and renew your membership. You'll also see in your account several new tabs recently added to help us collect data on the interests of our members. Take a moment to add as much information as you can.</font><br /></div> <div style="text-align:center;"><div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div> <a class="wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-highlight" href="/my-account.html" target="_blank"> <span class="wsite-button-inner">Renew Now</span> </a> <div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div> <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div> <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table"> <tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> <td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:58.080808080808%; padding:0 15px;"> <div class="paragraph"><font color="#24678d" size="6"><strong>November Journal Now Available<br /><br /></strong></font><font color="#3f3f3f" size="4"><span>The SSB Journal Team is pleased to announce that the November 2024 issue of <em>Systematic Biology</em> has been published. With this edition, we are now poised to remain on schedule into the 2025 schedule.<br /><br />The issue's Spotlight Article is:</span></font><br /><font size="4"><a href="https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/article/73/6/873/7735851">Phylogenomics and Pervasive Genome-Wide Phylogenetic Discordance Among Fin Whales (<em>Balaenoptera physalus</em>)</a> <br />Fabricio Furni and others<br /><em>Systematic Biology</em>, Volume 73, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 873–885, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syae049">https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syae049</a><br /><br />To view the entire edition, click the View Now button below, then click the Get Access button next to an article. This will take you to your account log-in page that will provide access to the journal to dues-paying members.</font><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align:center;"><div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div> <a class="wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-highlight" href="https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/issue/73/6" target="_blank"> <span class="wsite-button-inner">VIEW NOW</span> </a> <div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div> </td> <td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:41.919191919192%; padding:0 15px;"> <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="/uploads/5/5/4/4/55449489/published/2024-11-cover.jpeg?1733430820" alt="Picture" style="width:399;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></div> <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div> <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;"><font color="#24678d" size="6"><strong>Evolution 2025 Update</strong></font></h2> <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table"> <tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> <td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:58.080808080808%; padding:0 15px;"> <div class="paragraph"><font size="4"><font color="#2a2a2a">Evolution 2025 is the joint meeting of the <a href="http://www.amnat.org/" target="_blank">American Society of Naturalists</a>, the <a href="https://www.systbio.org/" target="_blank">Society of Systematic Biologists,</a> and the <a href="http://www.evolutionsociety.org/" target="_blank">Society for the Study of Evolution</a>.  The meeting is one of the premiere international opportunities for sharing research on evolutionary biology.<br /><br />The conference will be held in 2 parts:  A 2-day virtual conference with <strong>live online </strong>workshops, talks, symposia, and networking events May 29-30, followed a few weeks later by a 5-day in-person conference in Athens, GA, USA at the <a href="https://classiccenter.com/" target="_blank">Classic Center</a>, June 20-24, 2025. </font><span style="color:rgb(29, 28, 29)">The in-person conference will include plenary addresses from the three societies, concurrent sessions</span><span style="color:rgb(29, 28, 29)">, posters, workshops, mixers, and special events.</span><br /><br /><font color="#2a2a2a">Early registration (to facilitate visa applications - main registration only) is expected to open in early December, with full registration to open in early February.</font></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><font color="#515151"><strong>Announcing the winning logo for Evolution 2025 - designed by E. Tuschoff</strong><br /><br /></font><font color="#24678d">"My design is inspired by the windows on the front of the Classic Center in Athens, GA where the in-person conference will be held, as well as the lush green of the Georgia landscape. I included a large variety of study systems, from DNA to cells to organisms from across the tree of life, to reflect the incredible diversity represented at Evolution."</font><br /><br /><font color="#515151">Thanks to all who participated in the logo design contest - you made the work of the judges difficult!</font></font></div> </td> <td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:41.919191919192%; padding:0 15px;"> <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="/uploads/5/5/4/4/55449489/published/final-athens-logo-draft-v4.png?1733324119" alt="Picture" style="width:385;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div> <div class="paragraph"><font color="#515151">Announcing the winning logo for Evolution 2025 - designed by E. Tuschoff<br /></font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></div> <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div> <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div> <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;"><font color="#24678d" size="6"><strong>Open Letter to Leadership of the California Academy of Sciences</strong></font><br></h2> <div class="paragraph"><font size="4">SSB President Corrie Moreau recently wrote an open letter on behalf of SSB to leadership at the California Academy of Sciences, expressing concern about recent layoffs of curatorial staff and reiterating SSB's support for systematic biologists and scientific collections worldwide.<br /><br />"The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) stands firmly in support of systematic biologists and scientific collections. As an international scientific society, in addition to advocating for diverse systematic research communities, we support collections globally and advocate for equitable access to collections resources."<br /><br />"</font><font size="4">We are deeply concerned about the layoffs of curatorial staff at the California Academy of Sciences. Such reductions in personnel disrupt important biodiversity research, reduce the accessibility of collections for researchers, and increase the gap between the public good and our biodiversity heritage."<br /><br />You can read the full letter <a href="https://www.systbio.org/CalAcademyLetter.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></div> <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div> <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;"><font color="#24678d" size="6"><strong>Welcome Newly Elected Officers, Council Members, Trustees, and Editors!</strong></font><br></h2> <div class="paragraph"><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400"><font size="4">The SSB Council comprises the executive officers, 15 elected councilors, and two graduate student representatives. We are excited to welcome the following newly elected officers and Council members who will start their terms in January 2025! Thank you so much for your service to the Society<em>.</em></font></span><br /><br /><font size="4"><span><em>President-Elect</em>: Tracy Heath<br /><em>Awards Director</em>: Rebecca Chong<br /><em>Treasurer</em>: Lacey Knowles<br /><em>Communications Director</em>: April Wright<br /><em>Council Members</em>: </span>Kaycee Bell, Daniel Caetano, Megan Smith, Rebecca Tarvin, Thais Vasconcelos<br /><span><em>Trustee</em>: Laura Kubatko<br />Systematic Biology <em>Editor in Chief</em>: Bob Thomson</span></font><br></div> <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div> <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div> <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table"> <tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> <td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:58.080808080808%; padding:0 15px;"> <div class="paragraph"><strong><font color="#24678d" size="6">SSB Presidential Address at Evolution 2024<br /></font></strong></div> <div class="paragraph"><font size="4">If you missed the SSB Presidential Address at Evolution 2024, or you simply want to hear the presentation again, we've got the link for you. 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The Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists (BSSB) will be published in collaboration with the <a href="https://librarypublishing.org" target="_blank">Library Publishing Coalition</a> at <a href="https://library.osu.edu/publishing#:~:text=The%20Libraries%20Publishing%20Program%20works,in%20a%20variety%20of%20formats" target="_blank">The Ohio State University Libraries</a>. This innovative partnership will enable us to publish open access articles at a minimal cost to members of the Society of Systematic Biologists. Articles will be published without article processing charges (APCs) for SSB members. 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