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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm hiring a postdoc in population and evolutionary genetics at Indiana University Bloomington! We're a computational lab working on spatial demographic inference using genomic data and machine learning. You can apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34508

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David Maddison @bembidion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Tree of Life Web Project is back online! tolweb.org Thanks to Travis Wheeler (@wheelerlab.org), Danny Mandel, and Andrew Lenards, the original programmers for ToLWeb, for retooling the code to work on a modern OS! It is hard for me to believe it lives again.

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Tree of Life Web Project

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Congratulations Dr. Jerrica Jamison

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 20/07/2026

Since 2009, the per capita rate of Lyme disease has increased approximately 32-fold in Canada, according to calculations by Canada’s National Observer — making it one of Canada's clearest examples of a climate-related health problem. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/20/n...

Per-capita Lyme disease incidence for all of Canada since 2009. Based on data from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Image generated by Jamie Voyles in R Studio.

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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

New paper from @jakeberv.bsky.social harnesses a massive skeletal measurement dataset for passerines to show nested bursts in phenotypic evolution, many of which appear coincident with intervals of climate instability. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Radial phylogenetic tree of passerine birds, with branches colored according to evolutionary rate. Color drawings of select species decorate the tips. A set of bivariate plots are shown as four panels below.

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Arvid Ågren @arvidagren.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Not a bad panel for the Chicago 1959 Darwin centennial celebrations.

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

It was an incredible evening featuring some amazing visualizations of #mindblowingevolution🤯. I enjoyed meeting many family members and loved ones who were there to support #sciart. Well done BIOB51 students!

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"Deep Time, Creative Minds" is now on display! 🎨 Come see how students brought evolutionary biology to life through art. Opening gala April 9 from 7–9 PM @ Station Gallery, Whitby, ON. Exhibit runs through April 26. #SciArt #UDL #evolution @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca

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Stuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

UF Biology is searching for an Asst Prof in Evolution, Ecology of Infectious Disease - spread the word! @ufresearch.bsky.social @ufgeog.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Moose Beaver Black bear Humpback Whale Gray Whale

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Ferran Sayol @ferransayol.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

PhD offer on island extinctions. Last week to apply! 👇🏼

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Celebrating a successful field season with great food & good company - May 2025

Front view of the Life & Mind Building, which opened in Oct 2025: The new home of Biology at Oxford

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Wieland Heim @wielandheim.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Looking for a PhD position? Come and work with us on migratory songbirds at the University of Oldenburg! uol.de/job788en

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Doctoral researcher in Migration Ecology in the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense // University of Oldenburg

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Tim Barraclough @timbarra.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I'm advertising a PhD project on the evolution of horizontal transfer. Interested in this or other topics in evolution and species diversity, please get in touch. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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The evolutionary costs and benefits of horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes (TB01) at University of Oxford on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - The evolutionary costs and benefits of horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes (TB01) at University of Oxford, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 09/10/2025

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Beautiful ghost mantis .... made from bamboo! artist: Noriyuki Saitoh take64.wixsite.com/musi www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/08/nori...

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Andrew Dacks @adacks.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Case Western Reserve Department of Biology is hiring! We're recruiting for a tenure-track position focusing on eukaryotic microbiology, especially microbial/environment interactions. Please share widely: apply.interfolio.com/174456

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

It so was hard to imagine having successful career in science as a disabled PhD student that eventually I just left. Who could have guessed that years later I would help create a magazine issue dedicated to highlighting Trailblazing disabled chemists! cen.acs.org/people/profi... #DisabledInSTEM

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Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science

C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists can solve problems in new ways

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Nature @nature.com · 03/09/2025

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

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‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Tourist in my own city today. View from CN Tower. UofT campus in the distance. Great view of University College and Convocation Hall.

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I haven't played Wordle in forever. How about this for a welcome back! Wordle 1,535 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

This is unfortunate, leading to intense financial stress (the most consuming stress IMO). Sure, my generation (Gen X) is also struggling compared to our parents' generation. However, new graduates (class of 2026 and beyond) are in for a very challenging life post higher ed.

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UTSCBiology @utscbiology.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Welcome new and returning students! We are looking forward to another fantastic year of learning and growing.

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

UTSC Biology Students: Are you looking for help with studying, exams, time management? Looking for a sense of belonging on campus? Consider participating in BASS (details below) Feel free to reach out to myself or Prof. Bell if you have any questions.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Interested in joining the lab? The Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to bring outstanding scholars from around the world to UBC. I can nominate one person, and help with application materials. More information at www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam... DM if you are interested!

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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I need to update my presentation on how to prepare fellowship applications for graduate students and postdocs. Any advice you think should be in there, beyond "read and follow the instructions"? I promise I'll cite my sources. Memes are welcome. Please share in your academic circles.

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David Clark @clarkeocrinus.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

This is one of the most stunning crinoids in my collection. Gennaeocrinus mourantae from the Devonian Arkona Fm. of Ontario. A large pocket of these were found decades ago and very few have been found since. #FossilFriday

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Great news - we will be searching for a tree physiologist (tenure track) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, UBC Forestry, later this year. Stay tuned! (Please share.)

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Ben Lehner @benlehner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Come and join us! We’re hiring a new Group Leader in Generative Biology at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Building AI models or the data to train them? Core funding of >$130M a year for a faculty of ~30. www.nature.com/naturecareer... acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:... pls RT!

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University of Toronto Scarborough @utsc.utoronto.ca · 30/04/2025

Really fascinating story about Professor Bebhinn Treanor at U of T Scarborough. Her groundbreaking work in immunology led to the discovery of something called a Multabody platform which holds promise for treating infectious diseases. Read the full story to learn more: uoft.me/bxN

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Todd Macfarlan @toddmacfarlan.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I am looking for postdocs to join my group at NIH. Are you interested in Development, Evolution, Genetics, Genomics, and Human health? Please apply! www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-mb-...

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Rethinking my summer conference travels. Hard to believe.

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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 27/03/2025

Renowned neuroscientist Melanie Woodin has been named #UofT’s 17th president — and asks the community to join in her in “dreaming big.” #UofT alumna Woodin starts her five-year term July 1st. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres17

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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 26/03/2025

Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres

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James T. Stroud @jameststroud.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Exciting news! @wcratcliff.bsky.social and I published an essay last week in @nature.com reviewing the substantial contributions of 'long-term' studies to evolutionary biology www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/n

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Elevator pet peeve: When people charge in the second the doors open—without letting others exit first.

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

10 days left to submit an abstract. Slots for oral presentations heavily dependent on date of submission, so get on with it! event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pag...

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2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Fourwaves - 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

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Gary Burness @garyburness.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

TT- position - An amazing opportunity! [must be able to teaching in French and English]

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Every so often the universe provides some uplifting feedback. This was a letter I received from the mother of an international student who regularly chats with me after class and during my student hours. It was written in Mandarin and he translated it for me. I am humbled, to say the least.

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Excited to be a implementing ungrading in my 3rd yr course. Any tips for assessing student presentations? Do you provide a general rubric? Do you just discuss expectations? How do you structure your comments to students? #ungrading #highered #highereducation

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Today is my 4th kidneyversary! On Jan 8, 2021 my mother-in-law gave me the gift of life. It allowed me to return to life, return to work, and return to being a dad and husband. This milestone is not just about my health but also about the incredible power of love, generosity, and community.

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Mark Fitzpatrick PhD @blackbellied.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? This woman gets stuff done! I’m in good hands!

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a woman is sitting in a chair and saying `` i really think you should go to bed '' .

ALT: a woman is sitting in a chair and saying `` i really think you should go to bed '' .

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Kim Rosvall @rosvall-lab.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

🧪📢💥We're hiring, Assistant Prof in ANIMAL BEHAVIOR!! 🐦🕷️🐸🐝🦋🐟🐁🐕🐌 This is a joint appointment in Biology (Evolution, Ecology & Behavior) and the Program in Animal Behavior. 🧪 #job #academia Apply by 11/15/23 indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/20413

TT job in Animal Behavior, Indiana University. Apply by Nov 15. https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/20413

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