Vote for SfN Leadership in 2013 Election – Now Open
Voting in the 2013 election for President-elect, Treasurer-elect, and two Councilors is open until May 28. As a Regular member, you should have received an email containing voting credentials and a link to the voting site from Survey and Ballot Systems. If you have any questions or have not received your email from Survey and Ballot Systems, contact elections@sfn.org.

Honor Members who Excel at Promotion and Mentoring of Women
Nominations for awards honoring individuals, both male and female, who have made significant contributions to the advancement and promotion of women in neuroscience are currently being accepted. You may be eligible if you have shown dedication to mentoring women neuroscientists or have promoted the professional development of women in the field through teaching, organizational leadership, or public advocacy. Email awards@sfn.org with questions. Nominate by June 12.

Join the Conversation About Animals in Research
Visit the Animals in Research community on NeurOnLine to stay up to date on the latest legal decisions and news events related to the use of animals in neuroscience research. Read about and debate Harvard’s decision to close the New England Primate Research Center or discuss how animal rights activists in Milan removed nearly 100 animals from research laboratories. Join the conversation today!

Get Involved in Your Society
SfN members are encouraged to get involved and impact the field in a variety of ways including through service in leadership roles on SfN committees, mentoring the next generation of neuroscientists, educating the public and promoting the field’s progress and promise, voting in SfN elections, sponsoring new member applications, recognizing excellence through award nominations, and more. Share your talents, experience, and voice, and help shape the future of neuroscience.

Disease-Causing Proteins
Searching for the cause of a rare group of brain diseases revolutionized what scientists know about brain proteins. A recent BrainFacts.org article describes the surprisingly common — and complex — ways in which proteins can act to cause harm.

Act Now to Support Increased Funding for NIH and NSF
Write to your legislators and ask them to reverse sequestration and increase the budgets of NIH and NSF — it only takes two minutes. In the coming weeks, congressional appropriators, who are ultimately responsible for allocating money in the federal budget to different agencies, will be deciding the final dollar amount for the NIH and NSF budgets. Scientists must continue to speak up to protect the budgets of NIH and NSF in FY2014.

Support Scientists in Milan Affected by Animal Rights Extremism
On April 20, a group of animal rights extremists invaded laboratories at the University of Milan, illegally removing about 100 animals and destroying numerous highly valuable research projects. The Basel Declaration Society is organizing a call for solidarity with scientists in Milan affected by animal rights extremism. Add your name in support.

'Tackling Bias: Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Faculty' Webinar
What are the challenges for recruiting women faculty and faculty from diverse backgrounds? What resources are available to use at my institution? Research suggests that implicit bias, often subtle and based on cultural stereotypes, influences the recruitment, promotion, and retention of women faculty in higher education. Sign up for the June 6 Department Chair Training to Increase Women in Neuroscience (IWiN) webinar for answers. Visit SfN.org to learn more about the webinar and implicit bias.

Do You Belong to an Innovative Neuroscience Program or Department?
The Neuroscience Program-of-the-Year Award recognizes accomplishments of neuroscience departments or programs for excellence in educating neuroscientists and providing innovative models of teaching and learning. One undergraduate and one graduate/postdoctoral Institutional Program member will receive a $1,000 award and be honored at the Neuroscience Departments and Programs reception at Neuroscience 2013. Winning programs will also be featured on SfN.org. For more information, visit SfN.org or email ndp@sfn.org. Applications are due July 1.

New Featured Resources on Educational Resources in Neuroscience
Educational Resources in Neuroscience (ERIN) on SfN.org has hundreds of high-quality resources identified and reviewed by SfN members, such as the video clip The Cranial Nerves Songs, which provides a medley of simple tunes to liven up learning the cranial nerves. Log in to ERIN to write a review for an existing resource or to submit your favorite resource.

Interested in a Career in Science Communications?
Considering a career in science writing? Interested in editing and publishing? New videos and career path profiles give members a way to learn about the range of career options in neuroscience. Visit SfN’s Careers in Neuroscience page and join the neuroscience careers communities on NeurOnLine to learn more.

Apply for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Awards
Are you or your students looking for financial support to attend Neuroscience 2013? Complimentary registration and travel  are available to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees through the Committee on Neuroscience Departments and Programs and Professional Development Committee’s Travel Awards. Nominate your students today to help fund their attendance Neuroscience 2013 in San Diego. Application deadline: June 15.

Browse Neuroscience 2012 Exhibitors
The online list of Neuroscience 2012 vendors is broken down by nearly 150 unique product categories on My Neuroscience Marketplace. Search the database by exhibitor name, booth number, or keyword.

NIH is inviting your input on the BRAIN Initiative with the new BRAINfeedback.nih.gov site. BRAIN was announced by President Obama in April and will involve NIH, NSF, the Department of Defense, and others. The blog provides background on the initiative and NIH’s role, as well as information about the activities of the scientist-led advisory group and links to other initiative-related information and resources. NIH Director Francis Collins invites your thoughts and comments.

What's going on in the field of neuroscience around the world? The new SfN.org has an easily accessible, searchable calendar of events that provides timely, member-submitted information about awards, trainings, meetings, and events globally. See submission guidelines and add your own event.

Undergraduates involved in education and outreach can win travel to Neuroscience 2013 with the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Brain Awareness Travel Award. Submit a Theme H abstract about your project and win $750 for travel expenses to Neuroscience 2013 and free registration. Applications are due June 10.

The New York Academy of Sciences is hosting a Genome Integrity Discussion Group Meeting June 3 in New York City with student and postdoctoral presentation opportunities. The poster abstract deadline is May 24. Register online.

The Third International Conference on Neurology and Epidemiology (ICNE) will be held November 21-23 in Abu Dhabi. The conference is themed, “the use of academic research and neuroepidemiology in improving neurological health.” Submit abstracts by June 15 and register by June 15 for early rates.

The MQ Fellows Programme is seeking researchers who aspire to be the next generation of research leaders in mental health. The Programme aims to support the most promising early career scientists and clinicians who are asking the questions that will contribute to advances in mental health research. Awardees will receive £75,000 per year for up to three years. Apply by June 10.

The New York Academy of Sciences’ After-School STEM Mentoring Program is looking for graduate and postdoctoral students from New York City-area and Newark-area universities to volunteer to teach one afternoon a week in underserved fourth through eighth grade after-school classrooms. Mentors can choose to teach a life sciences curriculum, an earth or space curriculum, an engineering curriculum or a math curriculum, and can receive an Academy Fellow Teaching Credential. Applications are being accepted until June 15.