Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of scientists and science enthusiasts came out in force, rallying at more than 600 locations around the world to support robustly funded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity. Many in the GSA community joined the March for Science, including a group at the Washington DC event, led by GSA President Lynn Cooley, Immediate Past President Stan Fields, and GENETICS Editor-in-Chief Mark Johnston. Catch up below on some of the GSA community’s photos and tweets of the events! And stay tuned for more from GSA on what we can all do to keep up the momentum from the March.
Yes! Great sign by GSA President & Drosophila researcher Lynn Cooley #GSAMarches #ScienceMarch #marchforscience pic.twitter.com/y517S8Um5h
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
GSA President Lynn Cooley on why she is marching on Saturday https://t.co/S4dbEeAyo9 #MarchforScience @ScienceMarchDC
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 21, 2017
Why Scientists Care so Much About Gnats, Weeds, and Brewer’s Yeast https://t.co/VSh9LgOCdJ on #MarchforScience blog with art by @ATJCagan! pic.twitter.com/rZ1TDzfvDV
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 21, 2017
Even pups like Charlie care about science! #GSAmarches @ScienceMarchDC @darth #ScienceMarch pic.twitter.com/3vUnpMWpGQ
— tracey depellegrin (@editor_traceyd) April 21, 2017
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https://twitter.com/AlexisNagengast/status/855780956585828352
#marchingwithme ready for #marchforscience in NYC #gsamarches #ascbmarches pic.twitter.com/ysWBGYgXus
— Savage-Dunn Lab (@CSwormlab) April 22, 2017
Queens College gathers for #marchforscience NYC #gsamarches #ascbmarches pic.twitter.com/HW0cLkAK0H
— Savage-Dunn Lab (@CSwormlab) April 22, 2017
If this former immigrant can learn to do, teach and love science, you can too! @SciMarchMidMo #GSAMarches #MarchForScience #Drosophila
— Bing Zhang (@Goodflies) April 22, 2017
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38°53′28″ N 77°2′16″ W#ScienceMarch #marchforscience #GSAmarches pic.twitter.com/W1CaJgdqV1— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
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brilliant chemist Rosalind Franklin quote #marchforscience #ScienceMarch pic.twitter.com/ZI8tOqePSy
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/narhol/status/855797221132046336
The only time dinosaurs exist with humans. #ScienceMarch #GSAMarches pic.twitter.com/1stWpOXRWg
— Jamie L. Wood, Ph.D. (@FlyDoc2015) April 22, 2017
Beth Grayhack & Eric Phizicky #marchforscience #GSAMarches #ScienceMarch pic.twitter.com/pDtmp1Tcct
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/narhol/status/855801272859058177
Duke researcher Amy Bejsovec plus what her lab studies (in plain english) https://t.co/P51E7yLzlN #ScienceMarch #marchforscience #GSAMarches pic.twitter.com/Fd3at8yrkl
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
We are the wild type! pic.twitter.com/sCGNZr6FcL
— Stirling Churchman (@fiddle) April 22, 2017
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https://twitter.com/CristyGelling/status/855815555814752256
Great showing for the science march in twin cities #GSAmarches pic.twitter.com/yZVIaovXgo
— Heath Blackmon (@coleoguy) April 22, 2017
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https://twitter.com/CristyGelling/status/855828163607359488
Drenched, but happy. @GeneticsGSA #gsamarches pic.twitter.com/ImRJHcO3PH
— Lynn Cooley (@LynnCooley11) April 22, 2017
Mother/daughter at #marchforscience NYC #marchingwithme #gsamarches #ascbmarches pic.twitter.com/xAu0ZQ3FBL
— Savage-Dunn Lab (@CSwormlab) April 22, 2017
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Primeval battle beneath the Washington Monument @ScienceMarchDC pic.twitter.com/WabgSlV434
— Leonie Moyle (@SpeciationLab) April 22, 2017
Being part of the historic event! #waynestate #Detroit supports #MarchforScience #GSAMarches pic.twitter.com/zDNbXua1oE
— Nikita Deshpande (@nikkideshpande) April 22, 2017
Detroit gets ready to #MarchforScience #GSAMarches pic.twitter.com/nJHUfTqDD2
— Nikita Deshpande (@nikkideshpande) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/kpeeps111/status/855848927563833344
Rain didn't keep @mattweberphd and me from joining others to #MarchForScience in Princeton, NJ! @pton4science #GSAmarches #SDBmarches pic.twitter.com/CaAFll6ilb
— Dr. Shin-Yi Lin (@shinyilin) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/bplazzaro/status/855853191782649856
Our lab is all over it! @ScienceMarchYVR #ScienceMarch #marchforscience #yvr #vancouver pic.twitter.com/RqAiQqQpKE
— Stirling Lab (@StirlingLab) April 22, 2017
Evolution grads at #sciencemarcheugene. #GSAmarches #ScienceMarch @GeneticsGSA pic.twitter.com/C23JXAIkdl
— Thom Nelson (@Genetreeclimber) April 22, 2017
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#scientistsarrsuperheroes#pipetterismightierthanthesword#thereisnofuturewithoutscience pic.twitter.com/AT2eL4pe2q
— Alessandro A. Bailetti, PhD (@abailettigene) April 22, 2017
Getting rolling with #sciencemarcheugene #MarchforScience #GSAmarches pic.twitter.com/SreWnLYMlL
— Patrick Phillips (@granex) April 22, 2017
Great to meet Stan Fields from @GeneticsGSA today! Thx for taking this pic of our plant scientists! #MarchforScience #plantsci pic.twitter.com/nSaP6EdK7N
— ASPB (@ASPB) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/bplazzaro/status/855865761948106752
I got lots of compliments on my @GeneticsGSA t-shirt (now drying out at the national gallery of art). pic.twitter.com/00YAERWpFY
— Steve Mount (@smount) April 22, 2017
#marchforscience @InSciEdOut pic.twitter.com/JUF1eSzPoG
— Stephen C. Ekker, Ph.D. (@scekker) April 22, 2017
Kelly Servick from Science magazine caught @InSciEdOut getting ready for the #MarchforScience this morning. Chris, those hats were awesome! pic.twitter.com/eFjaAm3ttK
— Stephen C. Ekker, Ph.D. (@scekker) April 22, 2017
Great crowd here at #ScienceMarch in SF pic.twitter.com/mhuV8EV2s7
— Jonathan Pritchard (@jkpritch) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/sandi_clement/status/855889459346161664
Scientists & their supporters descend on the Capitol. Make sure your elected officials see and take note. #ScienceMarch #GSAMarches pic.twitter.com/x9tBFyx87y
— Jamie L. Wood, Ph.D. (@FlyDoc2015) April 22, 2017
Michelle Starz-Gaiano and @mjohn1251 at #MarchforScience! #GSAmarches #drosophila #yeast pic.twitter.com/0u8u6SVoY3
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
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Give that dog a grant! Photo taken at yesterday's #MarchforScienceBOS by Laurel Wright. #GSAMarches pic.twitter.com/WWESDt3kFk
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 23, 2017
MARCH FOR SCIENCE San Francisco Bay area #GSAmarches pic.twitter.com/iKMHlsN2zD
— Tamy Portillo (@Tamy_Portillo) April 22, 2017
#KeepMarching in the Week of Action! Take daily actions to protect science→ https://t.co/0WWKcnTcSe #MarchforScience
— Genetics Society of America (@GeneticsGSA) April 22, 2017
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