The Society of Systematic Biologists

The Evolution Meetings logo, stating that the meeting will be online May 20-22, 2026 and in-person June 20-24 2026

The 2026 Ernst Mayr Award Competition is open! This is SSB's student talk award. Students selected to compete will deliver their talk during the virtual Evolution meetings May 20-22, 2026.

Applications close April 15, 2026.

For information on registration, see: www.systbio.org/ernst-mayr-a...

Last call for applications!

Friday, Friday, Friday!

SSB Early Career Travel Awards are due Friday! These awards are to support early career folks attending this summer’s Evolution meetings #evol2026

The 2026 Evolution meeting logo. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Graduate Student and Postdoc Registration Waiver, Apply by March 15.

Are you a grad student or postdoc who needs financial assistance to attend #Evol2026 in person? SSE offers registration waivers for the early registration rate - apply by March 15! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Friday, Friday, Friday!

SSB Early Career Travel Awards are due Friday! These awards are to support early career folks attending this summer’s Evolution meetings #evol2026

Registration is now live for the Evolution meetings!

Members will receive an email later this week with the roster of SSB-sponsored events and awards. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Publisher's Award for Excellence in Systematic Research. Learn More.

Calling all student researchers! The 2025 winners of @systbiol.bsky.social's Publisher's Award for Excellence in Systematic Research are leading the way in systematics and evolutionary biology.

Read the award-winning papers: oxford.ly/4cztwIG

Evolution 2025 Registration Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

Registration is now open! Early-bird closes April 15. www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

Finally, all these awards for students don’t simply appear out of thin air. Enormous thanks to our Awards Director, Dr. Rebecca Chong.

Want to help give awards for great science? Consider reviewing applications! Instructions here: www.systbio.org/reviewing-aw...

Third: The Ernst Mayr Award

This award is for the outstanding student talk in systematics and is awarded based on a talk that you give during the Mayr session 2026 virtual Evolution Meetings @evolmtg.bsky.social

More info and application instructions:

www.systbio.org/ernst-mayr-a...

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Second up: the Mini-ARTS award

These are awards for revisionary taxonomy. These can be awarded to members of any career stage who are working to advance the systematics in their clade of interest in novel ways.

Apply by March 20: www.systbio.org/mini-arts-aw...

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Graduate Student Research Awards The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) Graduate Student Research Awards assist graduate students conducting research in systematics. These grants are for collection of preliminary data or to...

🚨Awards Alert 🚨

Its award season here at SSB!

First up: Graduate Student Research Awards. Due March 20, these awards are for collecting data or otherwise enhancing your dissertation. Open to graduate student society members

Apply here:
www.systbio.org/graduate-stu...

Coming to #evol2026 this summer? The SSB Early Career Travel Funds competition is now live! Apply by February 27 for this years’ Tri-Society meeting.

More info:

www.systbio.org/early-career...

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution, American Society of Naturalists, Society of Systematic Biologists, Undergraduate Community at Evolution Program. Applications due January 20, 2026.

Today is the last day to apply for the Undergraduate Community at Evolution program at #Evol2026! Join other undergrads in Cleveland to present your research, learn more about the field, and make lasting connections: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/educ...

Systematic Biology’s January 2026 issue (75.1) is out! It launches our 75th anniversary series, debuts the new Invited Review article category, features a Tillandsia Spotlight, along with a nice mix of empirical & methods papers. Check it out: academic.oup.com/sysbio/issue...

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Four people sitting and talking on a stage.

Thanks @bruno-soares.bsky.social @kzutaustin.bsky.social and Valeria Ramirez Castaneda for presenting and bringing your insights during this weekend's @systbiol.bsky.social symposium and panel "Creating Meaningful Collaborations Across Communities and Natural History Collections"

Panelists for the Future of Natural History Collections at the SSB breakout meeting: Brian Smith, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Kory Evans, Corrie Moreau, Ixchel Gonzalez Ramirez, Alison Davis-Rabosky, Jessica Light, Laura Lagomarsino, and Vicens Vila-Coury

Had such a great time hosting the Future of Natural History Collections panel at the #ssb2026 meeting this weekend. Big thanks to @jembrown.bsky.social sky.social for organizing the meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social and for all the amazing panelists who shared so much knowledge and great ideas!

Society of Systematic Biologists A membership organization for anyone interested in the science of systematic biology.

“Scientific societies can support you and foster you through your whole career” - SSB President @trayc7.bsky.social opening the #ssb2026 meeting

Can’t join us today? Make sure your registration is up to date to keep up with SSB news and happenings

www.systbio.org

#SSB2026, just a reminder that today we're moving down the street to the Manship Theatre.

@systbiol.bsky.social

The SSB2026 registration desk with an outstanding graduate student volunteer!

#SSB2026 is officially getting underway!

We're set up in the Hilton lobby for registrations until 8. If you haven't found us yet, swing on by.

@systbiol.bsky.social

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Baton Rouge for #ssb2026!

If you haven’t left yet, do make sure you look at the forecast as you’re packing! It will be quite warm outside today and tomorrow, but heavy rains will usher in chillier weather for Sunday.

Check out the schedule for the upcoming #ssb2026 meetings for later this week

Thanks to @jembrown.bsky.social for organizing all this for @systbiol.bsky.social

ssb2026.github.io

This is part of the Systematic Biology 75th anniversary collection: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

This collection was put together by our excellent Legacy Committee to celebrate the Society’s accomplishments and future!

Very excited for this incredible lineup of talks at #SSB2026!

ssb2026.github.io/talks.html

For those giving talks, more instructions will be sent shortly.

@systbiol.bsky.social

Evolution 2025 Registration Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

EARLY REGISTRATION is now open! (for visa applicants only)
REGULAR REGISTRATION is expected to open in February 2026
www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

If you’re registered for #ssb2026, you should have an email from the meeting with a survey. Last chance to fill it out!

🚨 Talk slots and workshops will start being assigned tomorrow 🚨

If you’re attending #ssb2026 and have not filled out your survey, please do ASAP

Evolution 2026 logo. Text: Evolution 2026, Cleveland, OH, June 20-24. A globe with a plane flying across it. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends, Deadline: January 30.

Applications now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2026! Funds cover registration, travel, food, and lodging. Apply by January 30: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social

The SSB Bulletin just published a detailed monograph about Halichondria sponges written by Thomas Turner and colleagues. See more at ssbbulletin.org/article/id/5.... @systbiol.bsky.social @systassn.bsky.social @journalsysevo.bsky.social

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Undergraduate Community at Evolution Program. Applications due January 20, 2026.

The Undergraduate Community at Evolution program provides travel funding, mentoring, and a presentation opportunity at #Evol2026. Please share with undergrads in your lab! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/educ...
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