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The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announces its 2024 award winners for achievements in ornithological research by early-career professionals

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) annually bestows research awards honoring early-career researchers for their ornithological research. This year’s early-career research awardees represent outstanding contributions to the scientific study and conservation of birds. The 2024 recipients will accept their awards at the 2024 AOS annual meeting (AOS 2024) this October in Estes Park, Colorado. The AOS’s James …

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) names Judit Szabo as new Ornithological Applications editor-in-chief

May 3, 2024—CHICAGO—The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce Judit K. Szabo, Ph.D., as the incoming editor-in-chief for its top-ranked journal, Ornithological Applications. Beginning on May 1, 2024, Dr. Szabo will work in partnership with the journal’s current editor-in-chief, Catherine Lindell, Ph.D., until June 30, 2024, and will take on full responsibility as …

The AOS journals welcome new associate editors; thank departing editors

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) journal Ornithological Applications welcomes new associate editors Dr. Michelle Stantial, Dr. Facundo X. Palacio, and Dr. Frank Fogarty III to our editorial team. Dr. Stantial is Science Coordinator at Yosemite National Park and affiliated with SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse. She is a quantitative ecology and decision scientist …

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2022 AOS William Brewster Memorial Award winner Amanda Rodewald extracting a Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) from a net near Jardin, Colombia. Photo by G. Santos.

AOS 2024 Nominations and Applications Open

Nominations are now open for the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) 2024 Council, Classes of Fellows and Elective Members, and various Society awards. You can help make the AOS stronger by participating in these important annual elections for leadership roles within our Society and by recognizing the achievements of our members.