• columns targeting readers at specific stages in their education or career
• opportunities for members to share their experiences and insights
• explorations of current issues within the minority scientific community
• dynamic interaction with readers through regular columns
• in-depth tools for professional advancement

Spring 2008: International Polar Year
Polar regions are the nexus for the global environment and serve as a barometer for planetary changeas polar regions warm, global sea levels, and ocean temperatures will influence all marine ecosystems and coastal communities; fresh water supplies dependent on snowfall and glaciers along with precipitation and temperature patterns will be altered, impacting ecosystems from deserts to temperate rainforests. This edition explores polar research through a multidisciplinary lens, bridging expertise from all areas of science along with traditional local and ecological knowledge.

SACNAS invites all members of the SACNAS community and SACNAS News readership to participate in our online Readers Poll. Selected responses and an overall tally of readers' thoughts will be published in the next edition of the SACNAS News.

Current Poll Topic: SACNAS Membership

Deadline for Responses: Ongoing

• Feature: exploring the SACNAS perspective on the newsletter theme
• K-12 Education: precollege educators and program administrators explore the theme as it pertains to K-12 education
• Student Forum: community college, undergraduate and graduate students share their experiences
• Postdoc & Beyond: postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and other young professionals highlight the theme through personal experiences

Regular Interactive Columns

• Viewpoint: SACNAS distinguished mentor award recipients respond to student queries regarding research, graduate school, internships, etc.
• Perspectives: recent recipients of a terminal degree share peer-to-peer insights and form community networks

SACNAS Community

• Student Chapters: recent activities and upcoming events of national chapters
• Community News: accomplishments and news items of SACNAS members
• New Ph.D.s: announcements of member doctoral degree completions
• New Predoctoral Degrees: announcements of member graduations (published in Fall edition only)

All interested authors should contact the SACNAS News editors by the query deadline in order to discuss and confirm participation, submissions guidelines (PDF), and contents and focus of potential article.

Spring 2008 edition: International Polar Year
Polar regions are the nexus for the global environment and serve as a barometer for planetary change—as polar regions warm, global sea levels, and ocean temperatures will influence all marine ecosystems and coastal communities; fresh water supplies dependent on snowfall and glaciers along with precipitation and temperature patterns will be altered, impacting ecosystems from deserts to temperate rainforests. This edition explores polar research through a multidisciplinary lens, bridging expertise from all areas of science along with traditional local and ecological knowledge.

Interest in Article Authorship/Queries Deadline: December 17, 2007

Article and Community News Submissions Deadline: February 6, 2008

New Doctoral Degree Announcements Deadline: February 6, 2008

Advertising Reservation Deadline: February 12, 2008

Publication Date: March 28, 2008

Fall 2008 edition: How People Learn: Exploring the Science of Learning and the Learning of Science
Can research into how humans learn and the relationship between societal constructs, culture, and learning ultimately have an impact on efforts to increase the participation of minorities in the scientific community? In this issue, we will investigate topics ranging from the most recent developments in neurobiology and cognitive science to innovations in science education in minority communities and culturally-centered learning.

Interest in Article Authorship/Queries Deadline: May 5, 2008

Article and Community News Submissions Deadline: June 6, 2008

New Doctoral and Predoctoral Degree Announcements Deadline: June 6, 2008

Advertising Reservation Deadline: July 3, 2008

Publication Date: August 18, 2008

For article queries, to submit suggestions for articles, for questions regarding becoming involved in the SACNAS News, to send questions for the student viewpoints column, for complete submissions guidelines, or for more information, please contact the editors at editors@sacnas.org.

Editors

Jenny Kurzweil
Senior Editor
877-SACNAS-1, ext. 227

Lin M. Hundt
Senior Editor
877-SACNAS-1, ext. 226

SACNAS News Editorial Advisory Board

Luz Martinez-Miranda, Ph.D., Chair
Professor of Physics
University of Maryland, College Park

John V. Cortinas, Ph.D.
Cooperative Institute Program Manager
NOAA/OAR R/OSSX5

Blair Garner (North Thompson Indian Band)
Undergraduate Student
Seattle University

Scottie Y. Henderson, Ph.D. (Diné)
Faculty Research Scientist
University of Washington

Gilbert John, Ph.D. (Navajo)

Associate Professor
Oklahoma State University

Robin W. Kimmerer, Ph.D. (Potawatomi)
Professor
State University of New York

Christopher M. Kribs Zaleta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Curriculum & Instruction
University of Texas, Arlington