Registration for hashtag#SciWri26 is open! And you can still apply for a @sciencewriters.org grant to attend. Details 👇👇👇

National Association of Science Writers (NASW)@sciencewriters.org · 14h ago

APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY: Do you need financial support to participate in SciWri2026 in person or virtually? Grants of up to $1,200 are available, supported in part by member contributions' to NASW's Community Fund. Apply by Aug 5 at 11:59 pm ET: sciencewriters2026.o...

IT'S HERE! Registration for ScienceWriters2026 opens today at Noon Pacific time. We hope you can join us for September's in-person events in Corvallis, OR and October's virtual events! Learn more and register at the SciWri26 site: sciencewriters2026.org/

Host partners for the 2026-28 Civic Science Fellows cohort are seeking applications for Fellows. Together, Fellows and host partners carry out pioneering work to create news ways of working that can help seed collaborations between science and society. #scienceandsociety #civicscience

The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) is launching Innovations in Science, a new initiative focused on strengthening local science journalism and connecting scientists, science communicators, and journalists with their communities. Learn more and sign up here: bit.ly/4yVKGJw

The Dana Foundation is supporting a collection of articles in @issuesinst.bsky.social exploring science's social contract. The authors propose strategies for strengthening the relationship between science and society in the years ahead. #neurosociety #scicomms #neurosky #sciencepolicy

An Exploration of Science's Social Contract

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Register now for this professional development webinar! 🔗 neuronline.sfn.org/professional... #neurosky #neuroskyence #scisky #medsky

Science to Policy: Practical Advocacy Training for Early Career Neuroscientists

<p>The webinar, led by former SfN Early Career Policy Ambassadors, provides early-career neuroscientists with practical, actionable guidance for engaging in science advocacy and policy.    </p>

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Neuronline (SfN)@neuronline.sfn.org · 2w ago

Early-career neuroscientist? Learn how to turn your science into policy impact. Join former SfN Early Career Policy Ambassadors for this webinar on advocacy, science communication, and connecting with policymakers. Aug 6, 1–2PM EDT. 🔗: vist.ly/5c99k

Starting a science policy group on campus? SNAP wants to help! 🙋 SNAPStart mini-grants offer up to $1,000 to help new or relaunched student #SciPol orgs get off the ground. Apply now through August 31st! Learn more: snapcoalition.org/initiatives/... (please apply and take our money 🫱💵🫲)

Registration Now Open for the 4th Annual Virtual Career Fair! Save the date for September 14-15,2026. A once-a-year opportunity to talk to world leaders, find jobs, explore neuroscience and society fields, and learn about educational opportunities. register here: umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo shares new findings on the growing role of social media in how people discover and engage with scientific information. For organizations advancing neuroscience, this shift presents both opportunities and challenges. #scicomms #neuroscience #neurosociety

Neuroscience in a New Era of Content Creation

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The Neurotech Justice Summit brought together students, researchers, practitioners, and leaders from across sectors to discuss the ethical implications of AI in brain research and treatment. Read the recap by @chinmayibalusu.bsky.social dana.org/article/co-c... #NeuroSociety #AI #Neurotech

Co-Creating the Future of Neurotechnology Justice

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📣 @neuroethics.bsky.social and @youthneuro.bsky.social are accepting submissions for the 2026 Neuroethics Essay Contest. Topics should focus on a problem at the intersection of the mind and brain sciences, ethics, and law. 📝 Essay submissions are due August 21. #neurosociety #neuroethics #scicomm

Less than a week to apply for the free and open #2026BRAINConference! Attendees will get to hear about the accomplishments of the BRAIN Initiative community and get a preview of what's to come. Open to the public and free to apply. 🔗 Learn more and register at: https://www.2026brainconference.com/

Explore @thetransmitter.bsky.social 's newest tool, Neuro Funding Finder. Discover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages, powered by @scientifyresearch.org. #neuroskyence thetransmitter.org/neuroscience...

Neuroscience Grants Funding Finder

Discover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages.

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"Looking down a microscope at neurons, there's nothing like it. It's just the most beautiful image you could imagine." Neuroscientist and 2026 @kavliprize.bsky.social in Neuroscience laureate Kelsey Martin shares her journey to the frontiers of brain science. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4fbigDD

From the Peace Corps to the frontiers of brain science | Kelsey Martin - Kavli Prize Portrait 2026

YouTube video by The Kavli Prize

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Call for student essays! The Neuroethics Essay Contest promotes interest in #neuroethics among students and trainees interested in the ethical, legal, clinical, social, and policy considerations raised by brain sciences and technology. Essays due Aug 2026. neuroethicsessaycontest.com/call-for-neu...

COMING TOMORROW! The full ScienceWriters2026 program debuts online July 15 along with travel grant program announcements. Registration for September's in-person events in Corvallis, OR and October's virtual events opens on August 4. Bookmark the SciWri26 site: sciencewriters2026.org/

There’s a growing problem with US Scientific research funding. As philosopher Heather Douglas notes, the current model for scientific research funding has failed to “articulate the societal benefits of research funding.” issues.org/science-fund...

A Science Funding System Beyond the Linear Model

Research funders should embrace a new ontology of scientific work to improve the relationship between science and the public.

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Honored to see our work featured by the @danafoundation.bsky.social! When students learn directly from individuals living with brain injury and from their caregivers and carepartners, they gain perspectives that cannot be taught through textbooks alone. dana.org/article/trai...

Training Students to Center Lived Experiences in Neurorehabilitation

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Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo and VP Khara Ramos met up with the 2025 International Brain Bee World Champions at #FENS2026! 🧠💡 The Foundation is proud to support these exceptional high school students as they participate in the @fens.org Forum. #neurosociety #brainbee

COMING NEXT WEEK! The full ScienceWriters2026 program will be available online July 15. Registration for September's in-person events in Corvallis, OR and October's virtual events opens on August 4. Bookmark the SciWri26 site: sciencewriters2026.org/

The Zuckerman Institute is seeking a Scientific Programs Manager. Candidates can apply using the following link: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/manager...

🧠 Watch highlights from Brain Health Day 2026! 🎥 You can now watch the session A European Vision for the Brain: Coordinating Research, Care & Innovation from Brain Health Day 2026! 👉 buff.ly/PcRtZa3

The Dana Foundation is seeking a program associate for its Neuroscience & Society Program Team to support evaluation and learning, programmatic strategy refinement, grantmaking, and external engagement. Applications are due July 10. 🔗 https://dana.org/program-associate-neuroscience-society/

📣 Call for Abstracts! The Neurotech Justice Research Symposium is August 14, and NJAM is inviting the neurotechnology community to submit abstracts for a chance to present. 🗓️ Submission deadline: July 3 Scan the QR code on the flyer to learn more and apply. #Neuroscience #Neurotech

The New York Academy of Sciences' Junior Academy is accepting mentor applications for the 2026-27 academic year. STEM professionals and enthusiasts are encouraged to apply to help support the next generation of innovators. Applications due July 2. #stem #stemeducation #mentorship

The Junior Academy - NYAS

The Junior Academy is a project-based learning program where students form international teams and work with STEM experts through an online community platform.

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Deadline approaching! Poster submissions for the 2026 BRAIN Initiative Conference are due June 28. Please share this opportunity with your networks. lnkd.in/gMMc92Hf #studyBRAIN #neuroscience #brainresearch

Virginia Tech's "Perspectives in Neurorehabilitation" course offers a compelling model of what training can look like when lived experience is treated as expertise. #neurosociety #neurotech #TBI

Training Students to Center Lived Experiences in Neurorehabilitation

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Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Fellow Shawna Bonilla shares how grantmaking can be a pathway to success for students, educators, and professionals, and how her work at Dana helps her reach and support communities across the country. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uWY... #neurosociety #philanthropy

Neuroscience and Community with Shawna Bonilla

YouTube video by Career Network in Neuroscience & Society

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Registration is open for the 2026 BRAIN Initiative Conference! Join the BRAIN Initiative community August 11–13, 2026, in Rockville, MD, to explore the latest advances and priorities in technology-driven neuroscience research. #studyBRAIN #neuroscience www.2026brainconference.com/event/44a17f...