The Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science publishes work in the Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Life Sciences.
Digital issues are published as Issues-in-Progress which expedites publication for authors.

 

KAS has been standing up for Science in Kentucky since 1914! We encourage aspiring scientists, promote science literacy, give science a voice in policymaking, and recognize those who make the future brighter through scientific discovery.



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If you have something to share in the monthly KAS newsletter, get in touch with our Newsletter editor, Mark dela Cerna.

KAS is working to diversify our membership and welcome more Affiliates and members from the private sector. There are some exciting job opportunities in scientific companies in Kentucky, and a lot of benefits for our scientists in academia to be connecting to scientists in business & industry. Are you interested in helping us make those connections?



KAS Treasurer Mark Wilson, former CEO of ECMBio, is chairing a new committee to explore ways to make these connections. We'll be setting up a new Affiliate membership category for Industrial members, and exploring member benefits. If you're interested in joining this committee, or if you have ideas to share, please email Mark Wilson.

The Envirome Institute in Louisville is offering KAS members 10 complimentary memberships to the Citizen Science Association (CSA). Anyone interested to join can sign up by clicking this unique membership link. These memberships are for one year (January 1 to December 31, 2023) and are worth between $40-120.



The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a member-driven organization that connects people from a wide range of experiences around one shared purpose: advancing knowledge through research and monitoring done by, for, and with members of the public. Learn more about what interesting things are happening at the CSA by visiting their webpage! 
 

• Thursday, March 23^rd – Any attendees wanting to arrive early can do so, for primitive camping. The location for attendees on the afternoon of this day (and evening) will be at KSU’s Environmental Education Research Center.
• Friday, March 24^th – The principal meeting for KOFS will be held at KSU’s Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm. The agenda will follow with the new year, but generally we’ll have a start time of ca. 9:30 AM and a wrap-up by 3:30 PM.

Science Student Advocacy workshops offered by KAS are enjoying healthy growth in their second year! 



The number of student groups collaborating with KAS on the workshops has also grown, from two last year to three this year. UofL’s Science Policy and Outreach Group and UK’s Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition are both collaborating for the second straight year. The Kentucky Students Environmental Coalition is the latest group to come on board as a collaborator.

The first of two workshops was held Feb. 3. The second workshops will be held Feb. 17. Students who participate on both of the online workshops will be certified as “Kentucky Science Advocates.”

The KAS Education and Advocacy Committee is once again tracking state legislation important to the science community and sharing its work online. You can see the bills committee members have identified as measures worth following by clicking here. 
 
So far, 22 bills have been tagged as priority items to keep an eye on by the committee.  Education, environment, and health measures are among those on the list. The number of bills being tracked is certain to grow as more legislation is introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2023 session. Viewers of the KAS website can view legislative summaries, see who sponsors bills, and click on links to the General Assembly’s website for additional information. The KAS page is updated regularly to show exactly where each bill stands in the legislative process.
 
Education and Advocacy members rank bills on a ten-point scale to determine which ones are considered most worthy of being followed. Bills that have scored highest on that scale this year includes a measure to create an Innovative Teacher Education Grant Program and a bill that would end the state’s requirement for community water fluoridation.
 
The General Assembly’s 2023 session is scheduled to adjourn on March 30.
 

The Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with Shell USA, Inc. is hosting a STEM Education Summit on March 3-5, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana to engage leadership teams throughout the US who have identified problems of practice related to attracting and retaining a diverse STEM teaching workforce. This Summit is a highly interactive experience, with a clear outcome at the end – giving education systems the tools to develop district-specific “action plans” for attracting and retaining minority STEM teachers to leadership roles while remaining in the classroom. 



Learn more about the program by clicking here. For additional details on how you can participate and apply as a team or as a mentor, follow this link. 

 

We have several new job postings this month that you can view at our jobs page. Please send any job announcements to executivedirector@kyscience.org and include contact information and closing date.