March for Science Gains Support from Scientific Societies

AAAS and more than 25 scientific societies throw their support behind the event.

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Update (March 14): The March for Science has released a list of 63 new partner organizations that pledged their support for the event, which now includes 394 satellite marches across 37 countries. “We encourage SfN members in the U.S. and worldwide to participate in these events and to reinforce the central role of science to improve our health and lives and support sound policymaking,” Eric Nestler, Society for Neuroscience (SfN) president, wrote in a statement on March 2. In a February 28 statement, The Genetics Society of America encouraged members to “continue to speak up after the March, to call on policymakers to invest in scientific advances, to enact policies that build on scientific evidence, and to encourage communication and engagement between scientists and the ...

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  • Diana is a freelance science journalist who covers the life sciences, health, and academic life. She’s a regular contributor to The Scientist and her work has appeared in several other publications, including Scientific American, Knowable, and Quanta. Diana was a former intern at The Scientist and she holds a master’s degree in neuroscience from McGill University. She’s currently based in Berlin, Germany.

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