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Alyssa N. Olson @dberalyssa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I'm excited to share a new publication titled "Identity Salience and Field-Course Engagement: From Deficits to Assets" in Ecology and Evolution, with coauthors @vvandvik.bsky.social, Sehoya Cotner, and @aklane.bsky.social! 🌿 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

From LSE... 20 years, 650 lesson plans: after Vision & Change, publications ↑4×, 7/11 core concepts/competencies show up more, and teaching is more student-centered. Scoping review by Kira Treibergs et al. 🔗 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

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DBER Scholars in Training @dbersit.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Celebrate community at DBER-SiT’s Virtual Friendsgiving on Nov. 20! 🍂🦃 Join us online for connection, fun, and a chance to win one of several gift cards. RSVP here: saberbio.org/event-6427501

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Alyssa N. Olson @dberalyssa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

How do we examine changes in teaching practices over years-long time scales? How have teaching approaches and assessment strategies changed in the last 20+ years? Our new paper looks at 650 published biology lessons over a 20-year time period to answer those questions! doi.org/10.1187/cbe....

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DBER Scholars in Training @dbersit.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

DiggingDBER has a NEW podcast episode out! Scan the QR code or visit linktr.ee/diggingdber to listen to Dr. Tatiane Russo-Tait talk about how college STEM faculty make sense of the continued underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and Latinx students in STEM. @sabercommunity.bsky.social

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Alyssa N. Olson @dberalyssa.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The @dbersit.bsky.social leadership team is seeking nominations for the next year! Nominations are due this Friday, July 25th and 12pm PDT. I joined the leadership team last year and am staying on again because I've had an incredible experience so far. I've learned so much about our field, (1/2)

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Alyssa N. Olson @dberalyssa.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Come see me present tomorrow at 2:10pm in Bruininks 330! 😃

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Alyssa N. Olson @dberalyssa.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Join myself and other early career scholars at our three events on Friday! #SABER2025 @dbersit.bsky.social

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Alyssa N. Olson @dberalyssa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I'm so excited that we got the @dbersit.bsky.social account up and running! Join us, DBERites! 😃

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Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Thought-provoking essay on the importance of awe (yes, really) in and for science. It helps scientists imagine, it motivates us, it promotes uptake of new ideas …. For me, awe of nature also keeps me grounded, resilient, happy. #ProfLife aeon.co/essays/how-a...

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How awe drives scientists to make a leap into the unknown | Aeon Essays

In awe we hold fast to nature’s strangeness and open up to the unknown. No wonder it’s central to the scientific imagination

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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Walz spokesman: “Governor Walz wishes that President Trump would be a President for all Americans, but this tragedy isn’t about Trump or Walz. It’s about the Hortman family, the Hoffman family, & the State of Minnesota, and the Governor remains focused on helping all three heal.”

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Kelly Lane @aklane.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) has a dedicated and incredible group of scholars in training in their DBER-SiT group. They just launched their new podcast!!! Digging DBER can be found on major podcast platforms and I highly recommend!! #DBER #bioed #biology

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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 11/04/2025

BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.

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Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency

White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

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Cissy Ballen @cissyballen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Undergrad biology instructors! Paid opportunity to participate in research that tests the impacts of highlighting scientist role models in instructional materials. 🐌 🧪 🦋 🔬 Check it out and apply! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Which elements of scientist role model stories are effective in improving equity and success in undergraduate STEM education? Interested? Fill out this poll! We are searching for undergraduate bio...

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