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Christina Baer, Ph.D.

@bugbaer.bsky.social
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Ecological Genetics Research Asst Prof in the First-year Research Immersion (FRI) Program at Binghamton University. Temperate & tropical #insects 🐛🐜🦗 #plants 🌱🌴🌳#ClimateChange | she/her

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Chentomology @chentomology.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Good buddies of Nepenthes! Pitcher plants are not ruthless predators but friendly neighbors for a lot of other little creatures, offering them food, shelter and toilet; and their poops benefit the plant in return! Nepenthes related fauna are just so adorable 💚
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Note about all-caps punctuation that I did not realize!
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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
For state-specific NSF info cards, find your state here: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
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Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan @drrageshri.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
✨My essay in @thelancet.bsky.social this week has made the front page!✨ (I didn’t know about this 🤗) ‘Reflect, Collaborate and Listen’ looks at why doctors don’t listen and the urgent need to rebalance the power dynamic in the patient - doctor relationship. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/02/2025
It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
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This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
A snapshot from America before the impact of the EPA and the effects of rules regulating clean water and air were felt.
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K Rayne @k-rayne.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Women in STEM are having their work and bios removed from government websites. One woman started womeninstemus.blogspot.com?m=1 to document these “lost works” for future generations. They are taking submissions! Please share #womeninstem
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U.S. Women in STEM
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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Roses are red, Violets are blue. I still get my seasonal covid and flu vaccines, and I think you should too. #healthpolicyvalentines
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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A few weeks ago I trash talked myself right into an art challenge with Franz by saying I was going to draw 3 nudibranchs for every crab because we need MORE nudibranchs and LESS crabs... So today I present to you, TRIPLE the nudis to Franz's crabs. #Invertebrates #SciArt #TradArt
a photo of three watercolor illustrations of nudibranchs on brownish handmade paper surrounded by shells. the first is black with white edges. the second is also black, with yellow streaks and the last is whitish with a white milky way back and white spots around the edgesa photo of three watercolor illustrations of nudibranchs on brownish handmade paper surrounded by shells. the first is yellow with whitish edges, the second is darker yellow with white spots, the last is also yellow with a white edge and small white protrusions on the bodya photo of three watercolor illustrations of nudibranchs on brownish handmade paper surrounded by shells. the first is white with purple edges and a reddish line down the back, the second is black with bold yellow lines along it and the last is white with brown splattersa photo of three watercolor illustrations of nudibranchs on brownish handmade paper surrounded by shells. the first is white with red cerata covering the back lined with white. the second is white and gray with red rhinophores, gills and spots. the last is white with gray and black splotches, yellow spots and red rhinophores and gills
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
JOB: Conservation Data Analyst, @bcparksfdn.bsky.social * Full-time, salary $58k-64k/yr * Based in Vancouver, hybrid * "... use geospatial technology and other analytical tools..." * No deadline given and no date posted. I suppose apply ASAP? lnkd.in/grVGCtCy #ConservationJobs #GISJobs
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I am one of millions of Americans who take an anti-anxiety drug. (Technically, I take two; we'll get to that in a moment). I did not suspect I had any issues with anxiety until about the last year of my PhD.
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The world is on fire, so this observation is inconsequential, but... I'm in P-card Training and most of the "weird" examples of purchases are clearly Ecologists (field scientists; e.g., bug containers, lingerie bags for samples). I love that we collectively keep purchasing on their toes.
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Minna Tallberg @minnatti.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
No beach pictures without horses...
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Elizabeth Crone @croneliz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Crane Beach, Ipswich Massachusetts
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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
For the 79% of heterosexual married women whose legal married name doesn’t match your birth certificate or passport, get ready to have your voting rights frozen. Yes, read that again. No, that is not hyperbole. Act now.
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Christina Baer, Ph.D. @bugbaer.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery. Or not. But I'd like to see what you have. When I searched "beach" in my phone, all I got was a bad video of a storm blowing in on Cayuga Lake this July. So instead, have a sunset photo from Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica back in 2012.
A very shadowy rocky beach looks out across low rocky outcrops and low water towards a pastel pink sunset and stratus clouds. The upper part of the sky is a very pale blue with a lot of swooping cirrus(?) clouds. At the upper left, the scene is framed by a couple of tree branches with big leaves.
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The #2025MMM DIVISIONS!!!
SAME/DIFFERENT Division
Animals from very different lineages can have similar traits because they have similar adaptations for types of lifestyles- such as traits for digging or gliding from tree to tree. This division celebrates Convergent Evolution!

The ONLY ONES
Mammals that are the only living species of their genus!

ROOTS & RELICTS
Species that have existed for so long from such ancient times or in a lost, remnant population.

TUXEDO STYLE
A division of mammals that are “monochromatic” one color- species that are shades of grey all the way from from black to white. But who will end up… RED ALL OVER?!?
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Christina Baer, Ph.D. @bugbaer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Some #moths have specially structured wing scales to make light reflect off the wing like the surface is curved! This makes their dead leaf camouflage even better! (I think this link should work, but if it doesn't let me know): www.cell.com/current-biol...
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A leaf-mimicking moth uses nanostructures to create 3D leaf shape appearance
Kelley et al. describe a moth that uses nanostructures in its forewings to mimic the 3D shape of a leaf. These structures produce a shiny wing surface in regions of the wing that correspond to the cur...
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE! Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
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Stacy @stacy31.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
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Christina Baer, Ph.D. @bugbaer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
And WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT EATING THE GELS? (brought to you by my TA today, who fortunately said it in a clearly joking way, but still got the death stare and "NO" as a response bc there are some things you must show no weakness about when teaching a 1st-year undergrad lab)
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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Utricularia inflata, the swollen bladderwort. Unfortunate common name for a strange lovely hongry plant
Slender stalk tipped with a yellow flower, shooting out of shallow water; visible below the surface are the root-like tendrils which trap and digest insects
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
6/N So when I publish on sexual dimorphism, or use male/female as a factor in my stats (which I do a LOT), I am simplifying, setting aside a small minority to focus on overall tendencies of the majority. That's okay for stickleback, but its not ethical when applied to humans.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Apps are due FRIDAY for the Science IRL grant We're funding projects that tackle humanity's big science-centric problems, while reaching people who are NOT engaging with science. Bring me your creative, unique projects that put science where there currently is none. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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David Fahrenthold @fahrenthold.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
YOUR HELP NEEDED: Today a Federal judge in R.I. ordered the Trump admin to re-start all federal grant payments. If you've got a federal contract, and your funding is *still* frozen despite that order, please let us know here. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
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Has Your Nonprofit Been Affected by Federal Funding Cuts? We Want to Hear From You.
The Trump administration is slashing federal grants. The New York Times wants to talk to nonprofits that have lost funding — or fear they might.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 10/02/2025
Nature valentines. Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
A group of six nature valentines. A picture of a bog with pitcher plants, with text saying "Our love is like a bog. Built up over time, resistant to decay, deeply interesting to just a small number of people." A yellow slime mold stretching out and exploring. "our love is like a slime mold. Collaborative, complex, at times unnerving to behold." A piece of limestone with a small trilobite in the corner. "Our love is like limestone. Layered, useful for many purposes, shaped by the friends we met along the way." A ring-billed gull with a french fry on a beach. "Our love is like a ring-billed gull. Abundant, found in North America, sometimes sustained by french fries." An Atlantic horseshoe crab walking on the sand. "Our love is like a horseshoe crab. Tough, timeless, unrelated to true crabs." A drawing of the phosphorus cycle, with arrows connecting various parts of a scene, including algae and fish and a farm and a river and a forest. "Our love is like the phosphorus cycle. Important, really hard to draw."
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Earth & Life Sciences Academics communicating the new EO about indirect rates, imma need you to improve yer messaging- maybe don't say "If I get a million dollar grant, my uni gets another $700k to keep the lights on & water running" bc isn't going to get the traction you think it is-
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a woman in a floral dress is sitting in front of a sign that says chuckles in rich .
ALT: a woman in a floral dress is sitting in front of a sign that says chuckles in rich .
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 08/02/2025
If you think the proposed cuts to American science are because science is unpopular, this are wrong. DON'T BELIEVE THEM. 1. 76% of Americans express trust in scientists, more than for police officers and school principals (Pew). 2. 80% say federal funding of science is vital to our nation (STAC)
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations? @mkhaw.bsky.social and I want to hear from you @chronicle.com. DM or email! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HigherEd
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/02/2025
Check this thread. This hearing is about getting it plain and clear to the American people that even former trump officials think that what's happening with the politicization and weaponization of science and technology is an absolutely terrible idea on every level.
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Dr. Joan Murrell Owens focused on button #corals for her #research! ocean.si.edu/human-connec... #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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Joan Murrell Owens and her Button Corals
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Mark Coupe Photography @mcoupephotography.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I was out trying to get more photos of short eared owls with the golden sunlit field as a background when I noticed their much smaller cousin at the top of this tree. #owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #birding #nikon #photographersunited
Northern pygmy owl perched at the top of a tree with a golden background.
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WSDOT @wsdot.wa.gov · 04/02/2025
IMPORTANT: Coyotes frolicking in the snow content.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 02/02/2025
UNMUTE for baby noises! Stick around for mother - pup kisses!!! the best news youll see today!!
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
If you have been calling your Senators about various thing you want them to oppose, this is an excellent chance to call them and thank them for voting the way you wanted them to on this one (assuming they did)
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 04/02/2025
According to a senior CDC official, some of the pages that were removed on Friday have been reinstated due to backlash from the scientific community and the public. Keep speaking up, it matters!
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Davesphotos 🇨🇦 🍁🍁🍁 @davesadventures.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I confess to being quiet today and avoiding the news and social media by digging into older raw files to see what I have missed. This shot from my favorite lake in North Central Ontario is one. I will be back here after ice-out. #photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography
A White pine tree lit up by the early morning sun and reflected in a calm lake
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
That NSF is combing through grants for keywords like gender, equity, scientific literacy, etc, in order to cancel those grants, is frustrating when you consider that Broader Impacts ARE A REQUIREMENT OF GETTING THE GRANT. In case you're not familiar, here are examples 🧪 new.nsf.gov/funding/lear...
NSF website describing appropriate examples of broader impacts for a grant
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Christina Baer, Ph.D. @bugbaer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I've already decided that if any of the government sites I need for a class go down, I'm not trying to come up with a work-around...students are just going to get a history lesson about taxpayer-funded research in the US until I run out of steam or class is over
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Reminder! Science IRL mini-grant applications are due February 14! These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience. Apply here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 31/01/2025
one small, sincere thing I'd like to say about what's happening now is: every trans person who's paying attention is going to be deeply affected by the way we're being targeted. even if they're not showing it to you. be patient and kind with us.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I've heard a number of people say, "I live in a safe blue district/state--there's no point in calling my reps since they're already on the right side." Yes, there is: You can call and insist that they be among the loudest voices on the issues you care about, since they can afford to be.
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Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
To update people on the NSF PRFB situation: despite the court challenge and rescinding the original memo, the NSF has continued to comply with the executive order. They have not communicated with us at all and our paychecks are still canceled indefinitely. I know people who cannot pay their rent.
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 29/01/2025
If you're calling congress about RFK or grant disbursements, you need to call about this, too. It's not any less of an outrage. We don't leave these kids behind.
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Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
To expand on this, right now ~200 postdoc fellows directly funded by NSF are locked out of their salary &research funds right before the first of the month. No doubt other NSF funded grads &postdocs are affected as well. All requests for funds put in before the freeze are slowly being cancelled
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