[Taxacom] AIBS Launches 4th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest

[Julie Palakovich Carr]

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has announced the start of the 4th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest . The contest encourages scientists to communicate research to the public and policymakers through imagery. 

The theme of the contest is ?Faces of Biology.? Photographs entered into the contest must depict a person, such as a scientist, technician, or student, engaging in biological researc h . The depicted research may occur outside, in a lab, with a natural history collection, on a computer, in a classroom, or elsewhere. 

The First Place Winner will have his/her winning photo featured on the cover of BioScience , and will receive $250 and a one year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience . The Second and Third Place Winners will have his/her winning photo printed inside the journal, and will receive a one year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience . 

The winning photo of the 2013 contest is featured on the current issue of BioScience . 

The contest ends on 30 September 2014 at 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time. 

For more information and to enter the contest, visit http://www.aibs.org/public-programs/photocontest.html 




Julie Palakovich Carr 
Public Policy Manager 
American Institute of Biological Sciences 
1444 I Street, NW Suite 200 
Washington, DC 20005 
202-568-8117 
www.aibs.org 

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