The Academy of Science - St. Louis

We're looking for an intern...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:48:00 -0500

Electronic Media Intern — Fall 2012

Job Description:
Our electronic media intern will assist in the production of electronic content for the Academy of Science – St. Louis, including social media, video, photography, press releases, and electronic calendars. Tasks will include creating online content before, during, and after special events, educational programs, and membership activities. This opportunity will allow the creation of portfolio pieces in multiple media platforms.

Responsibilities:

Regularly post to all social media accounts held by the Academy of Science – St. Louis within the framework of the Academy’s established social media plan
Monitor social media accounts of collaborative and/or similar organizations throughout the United States. Follow or friend these organizations as necessary
Monitor select online STEM publications and blogs for content to share as needed
Develop relationships with relevant bloggers, providing them with information about Academy activities as needed. Create a database of bloggers to share with Academy staff.
Maintain Academy content on online event calendars, including, but not limited to RFT, stltoday.com, Alive Magazine, St. Louis Magazine, Ladue News, Town & Style, and artszipper.com
Work with Academy staff to draft and distribute online press releases as needed
Assist in photo and video archiving
Attend Academy events and programs, schedule permitting, for the purpose of photography, videography, and social media content

Qualifications:
Recent grads or students that are within two years of completing their B.A. in Communications, Marketing, or Journalism are qualified. Interns should have solid writing skills and be proficient in Photoshop, iMovie, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Pinterest, Google+, Vimeo, and YouTube. Must have own transportation.

Internship dates and hours:
August – December 2012. Up to 20 hours per week working around academic schedules. A possible extension to a full academic-year internship can be discussed at the completion of first semester for the correct candidate.

Compensation:
This internship is unpaid, but may be arranged for college credit. Includes free admission to all Academy events and programs.

To apply:
Please send your resume, writing samples, and examples of web content and/or new media to:

Lynn Cook
Director of Development
lcook@academyofsciencestl.org

"The St. Louis region has lost an incredible mind and wonderful person with the death of Academy..."

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:16:00 -0500

“The St. Louis region has lost an incredible mind and wonderful person with the death of Academy Fellow and Nobel Laureate - William Knowles. We are honored to have been able to recognize his contributions to science during his life.”

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In addition to being inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Science, Knowles received the Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

Pam Smith, Community Relations

Knowles is being remembered in both the local and national press. Read about his career and ground-breaking research…

St. Louis Beacon - ‘William S. Knowles: Nobel Prize winning chemist with Monsanto’
New York Times - ‘William Knowles, Nobel Winner in Chemistry, Dies at 95’
St. Louis Post Dispatch - ‘William S. Knowles Obituary’

Indigo Bunting singingMitch Leachman, Executive Director of the...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:41:22 -0500

Indigo Bunting singing
Mitch Leachman, Executive Director of the St. Louis Audubon Society, can be heard in the background.

C/O: Deepa Mohan.

A Prothonotary Warbler, singing, during the Creve Coeur...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:07:00 -0500

A Prothonotary Warbler, singing, during the Creve Coeur BioBlitz.
Group leader: Mitch Leachman, St. Louis Audubon Society.
C/O: Deepa Mohan

Check out photos from our Creve Coeur BioBlitz!View them on...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:57:00 -0500

Check out photos from our Creve Coeur BioBlitz!
View them on Facebook. Thanks to Deepa Mohan for sharing her snaps with us.

June -- Book of the Month

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:52:00 -0500

June -- Book of the Month:

Lucy’s Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins
By: Donald Johanson & Kate Wong

To find out more about the evolution of primates, join us for Dr. Jason Organ’s free talk - Fieldwork and Fossils: Primate Adaptations and Ecology on June 27.

The talk is FREE and OPEN to the public.
Part of our On Science Seminar Series
OASIS at the Center of Clayton
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

May -- Book of the Month

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:03:00 -0500

May -- Book of the Month:

American Eden: From Monticello to Central Park to Our Backyards
by Wade Graham, Ph.D.

Pick up a copy of ‘American Eden’ and plan to attend Dr. Graham’s free talk: What Our Gardens Tell Us About Who We Are on May 16.

The talk is FREE and OPEN to the public.
Part of our Special Partnership Presentations
The Missouri Botanical Garden – Shoenberg Theater
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ACADEMY OF SCIENCE-ST. LOUIS SCIENCE...

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:55:00 -0500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ACADEMY OF SCIENCE-ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FAIR THIS WEEK
Two Thousand Students Compete in One of USA’s Largest Science Fairs

St. Louis, MO – May 2, 2012 – This week, 2000 students toting a colorful array of cardboard displays are pouring through the doors of the Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Queeny Park. These students from public, private, parochial, and home schools across St. Louis County and City are arriving to participate in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair.

View the complete press release (PDF) here.

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Media Contacts:
Mary Burke, Chief Executive Officer
314.322.5214 (cell), mburke@academyofsciencestl.org
Pam Smith, Science Programs Manager
636.262.9072 (cell), pams@academyofsciencestl.org

View photos of the 2012 Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:34:00 -0500

View photos of the 2012 Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner from the Ladue News and on Flickr.

Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

Additional praise for 2012 Fellows Awardee: Govindaswamy Chinnadurai, Ph.D.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:28:00 -0500

Additional praise for 2012 Fellows Awardee: Govindaswamy Chinnadurai, Ph.D.:

Check out the Beacon’s portrait of an Outstanding St. Louis Scientist - Govindaswamy Chinnadurai. (Govindaswamy Chinnadurai: Searching for cure for cancer, by Gloria S. Ross, St. Louis Beacon)

18th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:06:00 -0500

18th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Starlight Ballroom – Chase Park Plaza Hotel

Since its inception, the Academy has promoted the recognition of the impressive scientists of St. Louis. This tradition continues with the Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Awards. Each award-winner represents both an extraordinary caliber of expertise and a dedication to fostering science literacy.

(Click here for more information about this year’s award recipients.)

"The Academy is thrilled to honor our 1998 Innovation Awardee, Scott Hultgren, with another..."

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:48:00 -0500

“The Academy is thrilled to honor our 1998 Innovation Awardee, Scott Hultgren, with another Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Award - the 2012 Fellows Award. Congratulations!”

- Awarded in 1998 with the Innovation Award - which recognizes a scientist or engineer under age 40 who has demonstrated exceptional potential for future accomplishments in science, engineering or technology - Scott J. Hultgren, Ph.D., has more than lived up to our expectations. He was elected to National Academy of Sciences last year for his remarkable contributions to science. This year we are proud to present him with the Fellows Award, which recognizes a distinguished individual for outstanding achievement in science.

Scott J. Hultgren, Ph.D., is the Helen Lehbrink Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Director of the Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The Fellows Award will be presented as part of our 18th Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner on Thursday evening at the Chase Park Plaza, where Hultgren and our other 2012 awardees will receive their awards.

Soybeans in Automated Greenhouse Genetically modified soybean...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:01:11 -0500

Soybeans in Automated Greenhouse Genetically modified soybean plants grow at Monsanto’s automated greenhouse in Raleigh, N.C. The greenhouse has conveyor belts to move plants around for watering, weighing, and pictures, so scientists can monitor their health without ever having to handle them. Photo Courtesy Monsanto
(How To Genetically Modify a Seed, Step By Step; Popular Science)

Kevin L. Deppermann, Chief Engineer - Senior Fellow at Monsanto Company, will receive the Academy’s James B. Eads Award for outstanding achievement in engineering or technology on Thursday night. Deppermann has been issued nearly 30 U.S. patents in areas of automation and engineering, which is just one example of his pioneering approach to work.

Kevin will receive his award at our 18th Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner, held at the Chase Park Plaza.

"We are proud to recognize Michael Friedlander’s more than four decades of leadership in..."

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:46:00 -0500

“We are proud to recognize Michael Friedlander’s more than four decades of leadership in science education with the Academy’s 2012 Science Educator Award.”

- Michael W. Friedlander, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. (Ten WUSTL faculty to receive Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, Beth Miller and Diana Lutz.)

The Science Educator Award is part of our Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards. It recognizes a distinguished individual or organization on the basis of outstanding contributions to science education or to the public understanding of science, engineering, or technology.

Friedlander will be presented with his award on Thursday evening at our 18th Annual Awards Dinner - for more information, click here.

Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.: A visionary leader

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:58:24 -0500

Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.: A visionary leader:

The Academy Board of Trustees is proud to recognize Dr. Shapiro’s exceptional leadership with our 2012 Science Leadership Award. Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., is Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. (For information about Larry, click here.)

Part of the Academy’s Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, the Science Leadership Award recognizes a distinguished individual — not necessarily a scientist—or organization that has played an important leadership role in the development of science and scientists in the St. Louis region.

Dr. Shapiro will be presented with his award on Thursday, April 19, at our 18th Annual Award Dinner.

Perennially-published Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:33:00 -0500

On Thursday, April 19, the Director of WUSTL’s Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology, Dr. Gordon will receive the Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement Award for his distinguished career of service in science and medicine. Gordon has an international reputation (Diabetes May Start in the Intestines, Research Suggests; ScienceDaily) and has been published in peer-reviewed publications hundreds of times (The Gordon Lab, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis). Gordon is recognized for his leadership in “establishing the field of human microbiome research.”

Dr. Gordon will receive his award at the Academy’s 18th Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner held at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Find out more here.

"The Academy congratulates long-time supporter Mabel Purkerson, M.D., our 2012 Trustees Award..."

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0500

“The Academy congratulates long-time supporter Mabel Purkerson, M.D., our 2012 Trustees Award recipient.”

- The Trustees Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Academy of Science – St. Louis in its mission of promoting the understanding and appreciation of science, engineering, and technology.

Dr. Purkerson will receive her award at the 18th Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner in less than two weeks.

The Academy presents its first-ever interdisciplinary award in 2012

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:03:00 -0500

On Thursday, April 19, 2012, at our 18th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner, the Academy will present its first interdisciplinary, collaborative award. The George Engelmann Interdisciplinary/Collaborative Award,added this year, recognizes outstanding achievement in science, engineering, or technology that results from collaboration among two and/or more individuals across disciplinary or institutional boundaries.

The award was created in 2012, because the remarkable achievements of three individuals warranted commendation. The Academy is proud to present the first George Engelmann Interdisciplinary/Collaborative Award to long-time collaborators and co-workers: Dr. Timothy Ley, Elaine Mardis, Ph.D., and Richard Wilson, Ph.D.

Ley, Mardis, and Wilson are Senior Staff at the Genome Institute at Washington University, where Richard Wilson is Director, Elaine Mardis is Co-Director, and Dr. Ley is an Associate Director. Together - and individually - they represent an incredible wealth of talent, experience, and scientific achievement.

"It is with great pleasure that the Academy recognizes the James S. McDonnell Foundation’s..."

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:51:00 -0500

“It is with great pleasure that the Academy recognizes the James S. McDonnell Foundation’s commitment to ‘improving the quality of life’ with the 2012 Science Leadership Award.”

- The James S. McDonnell Foundation contributes to the “generation of new knowledge through its support of research and scholarship.” The Foundation awards millions of dollars in research grants each year.

The Science Leadership Award recognizes a distinguished individual — not necessarily a scientist — or organization that has played an important leadership role in the development of science and scientists in the St. Louis region.

The James S. McDonnell Foundation will be presented with its award at the Academy’s 18th Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in the Starlight Ballroom of the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Find out more here.

Stuart Solin, physicist: the peer-reviewed life

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:07:00 -0500

Stuart Solin, physicist: the peer-reviewed life:

With work that garners national and international attention and a dedication to the principles of science that spills into every aspect of his life, it’s easy to understand why Stuart A. Solin, Ph.D., is one of the Academy’s 2012 James B. Eads Awardees.

The Academy’s James B. Eads Award, part of the Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, recognizes a distinguished individual for outstanding achievement in engineering or technology.

Solin will receive his award at our 18th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner in less than two weeks.