Morgan Tingley | Faces of AOS
“AOS members care so much about the society, which makes participating in AOS incredibly rewarding.”
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Lyn Brown | Faces of AOS
“I got involved with the AOS webinar committee because I was interested in making connections and sharing ornithology research and professional development skills with students.”
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Jarome Ali | Faces of AOS
“I joined AOS because I wanted to share my research with a community that cares deeply about ornithology and to build my academic network.”
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Redefining our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice: Statement & Actions
One of the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) key functions is to create a strong community that welcomes and supports individuals across a broad range of career paths, interests, backgrounds, and needs. Last year we solicited insights from our members to better understand our Society’s current culture and how to improve it. As we work towards …
Strategic Planning: Charting Our Path to the AOS’s Future
By Judith Scarl, Executive Director and CEO The last decade has been a wild and wonderful journey for the American Ornithological Society (AOS), as we’ve changed, grown, and adapted in significant and positive ways. In 2015, we merged two major ornithological societies, the American Ornithologists’ Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society. The year before, in …
Celebrating the increased impact of Ornithology and Ornithological Applications
The Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate 2022 have been released and we are delighted to announce that latest Impact Factors for the American Ornithological Society (AOS) scientific journals, Ornithology and Ornithological Applications, have increased, placing them at the top of their field with Ornithological Applications ranked 1st and Ornithology ranked 3rd in the Ornithology category. …
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 AOS Student Presentation Awards
Every year, the American Ornithological Society bestows Student Presentation Awards on students at all levels (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral) who present outstanding posters or oral presentations at our annual meeting. At the AOS & BC 2022 Conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, we had 64 volunteer judges and 93 student presentations. We extend our …
Stay-At-Home Field Ornithology
What do you do when you have to teach field ornithology during a lockdown? This is the dilemma that I shared with many college instructors this spring.
2020 Jenkinson Award Winner: Michael Butler
The Marion Jenkinson Service Award is given to an individual who has performed continued extensive service to the American Ornithological Society.
2020 Early Professional Award Winners: Nick Mason, Sara Kaiser, & Jen Walsh
AOS is pleased to announce Dr. Nicholas A. Mason, Dr. Sara Kaiser, and Dr. Jennifer Walsh as the 2020 recipients of the society’s Early Professional Awards