2027 AAAS Awards & Prizes banner. Honoring Excellence in Science. Nominations open: April 15 - June 30.
The 2027 AAAS Awards cycle is open, and we’re looking for YOUR nominations!
Winners receive a monetary prize as well as a scientific spotlight at the next AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago. 🏆
To learn more, or to submit a nomination, visit https://www.aaas.org/aaas-awards
In our latest Frameshift column, @danafoundation.bsky.social fellow Mia Thomaidou shares how a background in behavioral neuroscience and a detour into criminal justice led her to science philanthropy. #neuroskyence
By Katie Moisse
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🧠 ✨ Join us for Saturday Science on April 25, 1–4 PM.
Through hands-on activities and interactive demos, explore how the brain gathers information, builds connections and supports learning at every stage of life!
Free and open to the public:
zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/saturday-sci...
(4/4) Find more details and apply here: on.dana.org/professional...
Applications are due May 10.
#neurosociety #professionaldevelopment #trainees #fundingopportunity
(3/4) A recording of an office hours session from the 2025 application cycle is available to watch. While the recording mentions dates and deadlines specific to the prior cycle, the general information remains relevant.
(1/4) Interested in applying for a Dana Foundation Professional Development Award? We’ll be hosting two virtual office hours sessions for prospective applicants to ask clarifying questions about the awards.
The first session will be held on April 27 at 5 pm ET: dana-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join me online today at 1pm ET to hear how the @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social Public Programs team built our Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society program for NYC middle school teachers: cnlm.uci.edu/connect
Thank you to @danafoundation.bsky.social for making this program possible!
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Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop!
Join us on July 19 at North Central College to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources.
🔗 https://bit.ly/46A5j15
🧠📈 #iteachbio
(2/2) The MA3 Challenge is supported by the Dana Foundation, @moorefound.bsky.social, Rita Allen Foundation, and the @rwjf.org. Led by @orca-open.bsky.social in partnership with the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
(1/2) Caroline Montojo highlights the early momentum of the MA3 Challenge, including six institutions piloting new approaches to hiring, promotion, and tenure that reward cross-disciplinary collaboration, public engagement, and contributions to the broader research ecosystems.
#sciencephilanthropy
We're hiring a Program Associate to support our Higher Education program, working to expand fair access and opportunity in STEM higher education so that all talent is included and can thrive.
For more details, visit our careers page: sloan.org/about/career...
Promotional image for the Dana Foundation's "Dana Professional Development Awards" under the NextGen Program. Application deadline is May 10, 2026. Includes a link: on.dana.org/professional-dev-awards-2026. The Dana Foundation logo appears in the bottom right corner.
Apply to the Dana Foundation's Professional Development Awards by May 10th. Trainees can request up to 5,000 USD for a conference, workshop, coursework, or other interdisciplinary activity that furthers your training in neuroscience and society.
🔗 https://on.dana.org/professional-dev-awards-2026
The image is a promotional flyer for the 2025-26 CONNECT Seminar Series by UC Irvine, featuring a session titled "Dana Education: Enriching Neuroscience Education Through Innovative Approaches" on April 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM PST via Zoom. It includes photos of Kathleen Roina and Diana Li, Ph.D., who are associated respectively with the Dana Education Program at Dana Foundation and the Public Programs Team at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute. The flyer is colorful, incorporating blue and yellow design elements.
Join @ucirvine.bsky.social Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory on April 15 at 1pm ET for the next CONNECT session that will highlight the work of the Dana Foundation Education Program.
Register here: cnlm.uci.edu/connect
#neurosociety #neuroscience #neuroscienceeducation
Explore “Brainstorming,” @thetransmitter.bsky.social's new LinkedIn newsletter that looks at how neuroscientists are solving research challenges.
#neuroskyence
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It’s that time of year again! The 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest is open for submissions. Enter your video for a chance to win $4,000 and complimentary registration to Neuroscience 2026.
A series of articles by @statnews.com, funded by the Dana Foundation, focuses on the real-time challenges facing students and early-career scientists as a result of sweeping changes to federal funding for science.
#scicomm #neurosociety #neuroscience
(2/2) Details and registration can be found below. ⬇️
#neurotech #neurosky #neuroskyence
Promotional image for the Neurotech Justice Summit hosted by the Neurotech Justice Accelerator as Mass General Brighman, a Dana Center for Neuroscience & Society. June 12, 2026 8am-3pm ET.
(1/2) Join the Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham, a Dana Center for Neuroscience & Society, on June 12 for the Neurotech Justice Summit.
Learn about the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI-enabled smart devices as deployed in clinic and courtroom.
#neurosociety #AI
The National Institutes of Health is seeking applications for the director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Details can be found here: hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
#neurosociety #nih #ninds
The image is a promotional banner for "TraineeHub: ELSI Career Pathways" event on April 24, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET. It features headshots of two individuals: Melanie Jeske, PhD, an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD, an Associate Professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, who is moderating the event. The background is blue with a network-like design, and logos for TraineeHub and ELSIhub | CERA are visible.
Check out Traineehub’s new webinar series, ELSI Career Pathways, where ELSI professionals talk about their career trajectories, discuss obstacles they’ve navigated, and provide tips for being resilient.
Register here for the first session on 4/24: www.addevent.com/event/4q8z42...
#neurosociety
Brain scans like these helped scientists classify how study participants made decisions. (Credit: Jonathan Nicholas / Shohamy lab/ Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute)
How does one study memory? What questions do you ask? What methodologies do you use? How does memory construct the present? How do we use it to reconstruct the past in stories, memoir, and dramatic work?
Join us on April 9 for Where Ideas Come From: Art, Neuroscience, and Memory.
bit.ly/4sM7uaW
Neuroethics pioneer Karen Rommelfanger shares how intentional, inclusive decision-making today can lead to a more equitable and flourishing future with neurotechnology.
Watch the full NeuroSociety Stories episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dElr...
#neurosociety #neuroethics #neurotech
The new AAAS Learning Hub offers on-demand professional development resources for STEMM professionals who want to advance their skills and careers — no matter their career stage, location, or availability.
Start learning with AAAS today: learninghub.aaas.org
Dana Foundation Frontiers Program Director Devon Collins joins @neuroxcareers.bsky.social for a discussion about his career in neuroscience philanthropy and how trainees interested in science and society can takes steps to build their careers.
#neurosociety #neuroscience #civicscience #neurosky
Science is not abstract. It is people, labs, careers, and cures.
SfN members are sharing what recent federal actions mean for them and their research in a new series of short video clips.
Watch, share, and help amplify these voices.
🔗 vist.ly/4wmnw
#neurosky #neuroskyence
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration (ITRC) grant! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027!
philandneuro.wildapricot.org/ITRC
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our
@danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinary Mentorship Program! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027!
philandneuro.wildapricot.org/Mentorships
It’s that time of year again! The 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest is open for submissions. Enter your video for a chance to win $4,000 and complimentary registration to Neuroscience 2026. vist.ly/4vm4z
The Petrie-Flom Center is pleased to co-host a two-day interdisciplinary conference as part of the Harvard Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture: psychedelics-study.harvard.edu/events-calen...
