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  • SICB 2017 Election Results

  • Newsletter Spring 2017

  • SICB 2019 Annual Meeting - Jan 3-7, Tampa, FL

    • Call for Symposia now open. Deadline: August 24, 2017

  • Applications for Grants in Aid of Research and Fellowship of Graduate Student Travel

    • are due 20 October 2017. See links to updated information and FAQs.

  • AIBS Letter to Trump Transition Team On Making Scientific Research and Education a Priority (signed by SICB and 58 scientific organizations)

  • Upcoming American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)-SICB Joint Symposium: Insights from Animal Biomechanics

    • will take place at the 41st annual ASB meeting in Boulder, Colorado, August 8-11, 2017. The symposium, co-organized by ASB and SICB, aims to stimulate interchange between human-centered biomechanics and comparative biomechanics. For detailed information, please see the conference website: http://asb2017.org

  • 2017 SICB Newswise Press Releases

    • Check out the Newswise press releases written by SICB members selected by the Public Affairs Committee, and the links to press pick-ups, that highlight presentations at the 2017 Annual Meeting.

  • 2017 SICB Annual Meeting Highlights


    • French Quarter in New Orleans, site of the 2017 annual meeting.
    • New Orleans was the largest SICB meeting ever with 2341 registered attendees and 1971 abstracts submitted
    • Dorothy Skinner Award - presented to Dr. Martina Müller, Nagoya University
    • Carl Gans Award - presented to Dr. Brooke Flammang, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • George A. Bartholomew Award - presented to Dr. Michael Sheriff, Pennsylvania State University
    • Howard A. Bern lecture - presented by Dr. David Crews, University of Texas Austin
    • M. Patricia Morse Award for Excellence and Innovation in Science Education - presented to Dr. Chris Gillen, Kenyon College.
    • John A. Moore Lecturer - Rosalind Reid, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, who also was presented with an Honorary SICB Membership.
    • The Broadening Participation Committee presented 21 travel awards
    • The Student Support Committee announced funding of 26 Grants in aid of Research (GIAR) and 8 Fellowships of Graduate Student Travel (FGST) awards, which were granted to students from all 11 SICB divisions.
    • Best Student Presentation Winners receive awards sponsored by Wiley/Blackwell. Congratulations to all winners!

  • Results of the 2016 SICB Member Survey


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