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Martin Turcotte @exp-evoeco.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#PhD Position: Interested in the evolutionary and ecological impacts of whole genome duplication? Join Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman @drtialynn.bsky.social and I at the U. of Pittsburgh, to test what drives the competitive outcomes between diploids and #polyploids Details: shorturl.at/nQ8UW

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C. Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Biologist folk (especially in evolutionary biology and/or ecology, but it don’t matter): Can you give me your favorite examples of trade offs in biology? Organism or system don’t matter. Primary literature or reviews preferred.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

“More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation have signed a letter denouncing what they described as efforts to undermine one of the country’s main science funding agencies. … Out of fear of retaliation, all but one of the employees’ signatures are redacted.”

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Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent

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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

GROUP LEADER VACANCY JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences. If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

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Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Students at #Evol2025 @evolmtg.bsky.social can stop by the University of Chicago press/American naturalist booth in the poster area to sign up for a one year free membership to the American Society of naturalists with the many benefits that entails

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Distraction from *all of this*, a podcast about Archaea by Archaea scientists and enthusiasts. This particular episode is about how Archaea contribute to farts (and shape the microbiome). It's informative and lighthearted! rss.com/podcasts/arc...

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Archaea and Us: Heroes or Villains? | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

Welcome to ArchaeaCast! In our sixth episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines discuss the archaea that are very close to home–the ones that can live in and on us! In the second part...

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Congratulations to this year's Hamilton Award finalists! 🎉 Join us Thursday, May 29 to hear these outstanding student talks. See the full schedule on the meeting website: www.evolutionmeetings.org/program-over... @evolmtg.bsky.social

Text: Virtual Evolution 2025. Society for the Study of Evolution Hamilton Award Symposium. Thursday, May 29, 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM Eastern (GMT-4). 2025 Finalists: Meaghan Clark, Dylan DeBaun, Devon DeRaad, Simon Innes, Josh Knecht, Kip Lacy, Gina Lamka, Prothama Manna, Gemma Martinez-Redondo, David Peede, Gabriel Preising, Jeremy Summers, David Tian, Matthew Treaster, and Amanda Vieira da Silva.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🧪 Ranking member Lofgren and 11 other House dems sent a fiery 7-page letter to acting NSF director today "The cancelation of these awards suggests instead that NSF is willing to apply political censorship of awards under direction from President Trump and the DOGE teenagers" Share widely #SaveNSF

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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF: Dear members: The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Why is the U.S. National Science Foundation important? Please share your stories! Use the hashtags #WithoutNSF or #WithoutScience

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Britt Koskella @bkoskella.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Know any soon to graduate or recently graduated postbac researchers interested in / with experience working with phages? We are hiring a junior specialist/research tech! Apply here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04863 (start date more flexible than stated in ad!)

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Junior/Assistant Specialist - Koskella Lab - Department of Integrative Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Check out this new #AJB essay by Veronica Iriart & @drtialynn.bsky.social! Viewing the ecological consequences of synthetic auxin #herbicides from the ground up doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #legume

A conceptual figure showing how auxinic herbicides could affect downstream ecological phenomena through their effects on plants, soil microbes, and symbiotic plant-microbe interactions. [Photo credit: Silhouette of Brassica plant is by Michelle Stitzer, courtesy of PhyloPic (https://phylopic.org).]

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 25/03/2025

My OpEd in @elife.bsky.social “It feels as if we are trying to fight a series of attacks on science with one arm tied behind our back and our lips half sewn shut.” “Yet we are not beaten, and some of us are downright energized.” elifesciences.org/articles/106...

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Science Under Threat in the United States: Feeling abandoned but energized

Many individual researchers are frustrated by the response - or the lack of a response - from universities to a growing crisis.

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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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John Stinchcombe @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Our department (@EEBUofT) is searching for a Post-Doc! Post-docs funded by this fellowship are independently supported, with research funds available. We invite applications from innovative, collaborative candidates. See the job ad here: eeb.utoronto.ca/wp-content/u...

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We are excited to feature Adam Abdullahi, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, as our latest #BSASpotlight! Discover what Adam is researching, how he found his passion for botany, and even some of his hobbies by visiting: botany.org/home/careers... #IamaBotanist

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Xin Sun @xinsun-putiger.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

First post: 🦠🌊Denitrification is the main nitrogen loss process, but how do microbes performing different steps coexist? We outline the rules governing this coexistence and explain why some denitrifiers are more abundant than others in the ocean. Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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vinceformica.bsky.social @vinceformica.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Swarthmore College is hiring at least one laboratory instructor this spring. These are highly valued instructional staff who interact directly with students in intro and advanced courses. I'm happy to answer questions. Salary is very competitive, June & July off. apply.interfolio.com/164486

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

My (purely teaching-focused) unit is hiring. We teach the lecture and lab for 100-level bio majors. Starts at 1 year, but expectation is permanent. For more information and to apply, please visit careers.msu.edu (search for job# 1024852). Review of applications will begin on March 20, 2025.

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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I am hearing from people in the DC area that calls to House and Senate offices are now dropping off, and very few calls are about maintaining support for science.

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 22/02/2025

🚨PA colleagues: "Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania." "If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC Get out your Other Support and share that info!

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Microsoft Forms

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Veronica Iriart @veroiriart.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to gain research experience as a lab technician. Gina is an outstanding mentor!

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/02/2025

So I did this today: banged out a couple hundred words of a pitch while managing lab, sent it to the opinion page editor at the newspaper my parents still somehow get in print, and got back a "yes" in, I absolutely kid you not, under 15 minutes

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I am hiring a lab technician! If you know anyone who has experience with field studies, enjoys working with plants, and is a good communicator and hard worker, pls pass this along! The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Please re-skeet! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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Research Lab Tech Lead - Baucom Lab | U-M Careers

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Matthew Herron @matthewherron.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

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Erol Akcay @akcay.theoretical.bio · 18/02/2025

This is why it is so important that our scientific societies speak out against factual inaccuracies like in the sex EO.

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Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Please consider contacting societies to share your appreciation for their advocacy! It's important for them to hear from people who support their efforts. A repost in support of action isn't always as noticeable as disapproving or critical comments/messages are.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Firings happening right now at the NSF.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE) If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread. There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.

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a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it

ALT: a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Wel, no surprise that Coyne used his blog (whyevolutionistrue) to argue with the SSE/SSB/ASN letter about definitions of sex. I'm not going to engage deeply with the letter here. Like any committee-drafted text it reflects compromises; I agree with some phrasing but some could have been clearer 1/N

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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Pennsylvanians, this would be Dave Sunday and link is here: www.attorneygeneral.gov

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 10/02/2025

Many people, including academics, don't understand what F&A is for. Please share to help. 1) Translate to "overhead" in common business accounting: 60% IDC => 60/160 = 37.5% overhead (low!) 2) Infographic explaining what it's for, linked here: www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...

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