Johanna Varner, a scientist who has developed citizen science programs that empower people to participate in science, has been chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to receive the 2018 Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science.

The AAAS Caribbean Division will convene 22 September at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in San Juan for a day-long conference that explores the lessons that scientists can learn from architects and other designers.