Meetings

Is the United States under President Trump experiencing a "normal" crisis of democracy, or is a new regime taking shape? Fascism expert Sven Reichardt, a professor of contemporary history at the University of Konstanz, compares current developments with past events in the article "Can we call it fascism?" (https://www.campus.uni-konstanz.de/en/science-backstage-1/can-we-call-it-fascism) This is also the focus of the conference "Das Gespenst des Faschismus" taking place on 26 and 27 March 2026 in the Bischofsvilla in Konstanz (Germany) that is hosted by the universities of Konstanz and Münster.

UCLA Health will host its first-ever Brain Health Summit on March 20-21, bringing together leading scientists, policymakers, philanthropists and community advocates from across the country to address one of the most pressing and underfunded challenges in public health.

Ever feel like nobody’s listening? Now’s your chance to make an impact and get your knowledge in front of decision makers.

Applied Microbiology International is offering a free webinar - part of the Sustainable Microbiology Policy Spotlight journal webinar series - that will explore how microbiologists can most effectively influence policy in the UK, with insights that apply to the international policymaking context. 

At the 2026 MDA Conference in Orlando, Genethon unveiled new two‑year efficacy data for its gene therapy candidate GNT0004, a key milestone for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research.

Learning French, reading the latest Andy Weir novel, hanging out with friends for St. Patrick’s Day — language is central to all these everyday activities. Seemingly effortless from childhood, language, it turns out, is quite complex, not constrained to one set of genes or one region in the brain. Cognitive neuroscientists are now using a diverse arsenal of tools, including novel genetic analyses and AI, to gain insights into both healthy and disordered communication across individuals, as will be presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Check out the press program for the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit today. The conference will be held in Denver and online everywhere March 15-20.