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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️

@dralgaegirl.bsky.social
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Professor of Biology/Ecology and #TriBeta advisor doing #SLACScience. I focus on understanding how human activities affect freshwater algal biochemistry. Gardener, hiker, baker, dog/cat mom. RP ≠ endorsement.

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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🧪🚨ATTENTION: TENURE TRACK JOB POSTINGS!🚨Come work with me in Buffalo! We are hiring TWO TT faculty lines: -Physical/Analytical Chemistry -Genetics/Microbiology Biologist Please Share!! 1/7
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Great Lakes Now @greatlakesnow.bsky.social · 1h
Can milkweed kill spotted lanternflies? Learn about how a community observation became a research question: www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/09/29/i...
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Is milkweed the nemesis needed for spotted lanternflies? - Great Lakes Now
Can milkweed kill spotted lanternflies? A community observation becomes a research question.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, I may not have finished ANY of my lecture prep for next week, BUT! My #TriBeta students and I finally deciphered the original campus nuns' code for how these slides are labeled! More to come!
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026
these river otters are blissfully unaware the Cuyahoga has 13 fires in its history
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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
DEADLINE TODAY! Help shape the future of IAGLR. We’re seeking passionate members of the Great Lakes research community to serve on the IAGLR Board of Directors. Learn more and submit a nomination: bit.ly/4gCFyCU #IAGLR #GreatLakes #GreatLakesScience #Leadership #ResearchCommunity
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Eldrin Arguelles @eldrinarguelles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My feature article about invasive diatom species is out at the International Society for Diatom Research (ISDR) website: isdr.org/the-hidden-m...
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The Hidden Microbial Partners of an Invasive Diatom: Uncovering the Ecology of Cymbella janischii Blooms - International Society for Diatom Research
Eldrin tells us how an invasive freshwater diatom is transforming river ecosystems across Japan.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have to write a lecture today on environmental laws. I realize this is a whole damn field and impossible for me to.cover everything. So I'm gonna focus on the big 4: NEPA, ESA, CAA, & CWA - what they are supposed to do and this administrations efforts to rot them from the inside.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everyone clap, I used the current definition of "raw-dog" correctly. Student: Are we going to have any practice or review before the exam? Me: Naw, we're just going to raw-dog it. Student: lol, ok! ...I think..?
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Raw Dog Shrinking
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Jeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 29/09/2026
My group is recruiting a Ph.D student for Fall 2027! We're a friendly group of mathematically-minded and computationally-inspired biologists studying topics including social evolution, host-pathogen interactions, genetics, and demography. See vancleve.theoretical.bio for more info!
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Van Cleve Research Group – theoretical evolution & ecology at the University of Kentucky
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ugh, I don't like the way I teach this class, at least not the intro/background part. Part of the problem is I don't have a good textbook - actually I don't have any textbook....and I kinda wish I did. 1/4
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Story of my life...mostly just using this as an excuse to share a meme I liked.
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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re thrilled to announce the Society for Freshwater Science 2027 Annual Meeting! 💡Navigating Braided Waters: Past, Present, Future 📍 Omaha, Nebraska 📆 May 23-27, 2027 Explore our meeting website for program details, travel, accommodations, field trips & more: 🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org
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SFS 2027 Annual Meeting
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Woke up early from a bad/sad dream that is really ruining today. So I'm trying to channel the mantra of the protagonist who likely inspired my dream.
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You Will Not Break Me
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trying a new way to make to-do lists - Excel. I've got one of these set up for my classes, research, service, and external activities. I can then sort by date needed and look across the top for weekly tasks, already prioritized.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Welp, it's done! This is the most complete the story has been so far. This presentation is way too long, with 6 slides of data that I don't think will fit. Now to script it!
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This weekend's task: combine 3 presentations into 1. Hard mode, I've been given a formatting template
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Greg Davies as the Taskmaster
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's British Bake Off! My happy place!
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The Great British Bake Off!
ALT: The Great British Bake Off!
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
Oh, and by the way, no AI was used in this project because AI is the worst.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I love being a NYer! Happy #925Day #DollyPartonDay
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I could literally sit and work on my email all day and have a full day's work. Not including course prep, grading, or other research. Just sending/responding to emails....
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Bob's Burgers: So Many Emails
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
First day I've managed to be up and out of the house before dawn. Part of that is finally finding a working morning routine. Part of that is seasonal change. Either way, fuck this noise, I wanna go back to bed!
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Sleepy Dog Wants to Go Back to Bed
ALT: Sleepy Dog Wants to Go Back to Bed
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 24/09/2026
#sciart
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm in love with our new bathroom floor! So close to having the whole thing done!
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I feel appreciated. My dean had nice things to say!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026
Climate Week is here in New York City, and our work has deep roots. 18,261 trees planted this year. The most in a decade.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🧪Your afternoon repost: Hiring Chemistry and Biology faculty! Please share! (y'all are gonna get tired of me hawking this....)
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Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center @maisrc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
MAISRC Research Director and @umnextension.bsky.social Extension Specialist Dan Larkin was interviewed for this @mprnews.org piece on #StarryStonewort. Read more about Lake Koronis and statewide efforts to deal with this aquatic invasive plant #AIS z.umn.edu/mpr-news-sta...
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A Minnesota ‘lake killer’ surfaced 11 years ago. There’s still no long-term fix.
If caught early, starry stonewort is no longer considered a death sentence for lakes. Still, a decade after it was first discovered in Minnesota, it remains a costly problem with no permanent cure.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026
Happy mushroom season!
A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pros and Cons to having a blackboard and doing lectures by hand Pro: Lots of pretty colors and students like it better than slides Con: I have to wash half the board myself, because custodians don't wash under the projector screen.... At least I'm the first class of the day in this room
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Benedict Cumberbatch as Hawking on Blackboard
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beckybart.bsky.social @beckybart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley currently has two open Assistant Professor positions (aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 & aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522). Interested individuals are welcome to apply to one or both searches.
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Assistant Professor - Plant Responses to Environmental Changes - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Eos @eos.org · 21/09/2026
Researchers examined Medicare data for 25 million patients across 11 years to arrive at their findings. eos.org/articles/wil... Read more in our September issue: eos.org/themes/climate-and-personal-health
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Wildfire Smoke Linked to 17,000 Strokes Annually in the United States - Eos
A study of 25 million Medicare participants adds to a body of evidence suggesting that prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke is more harmful to human health than other forms of air pollution.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am feeling angry, sad, frustrated, helpless, and useless over this administration playing fucking Calvin Ball with our environmental regulations. But tomorrow I'm going to get up and teach the kids ecology anyway because we need informed voters and these boomer asshats won't be in power forever.
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Intense Angry Rage
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣 We are looking for a PhD student in 2027! Interested in studying rapid evolutionary dynamics of species in changing climates? Apply to the MOI LAB by Nov 19! Flyer below & tinyurl.com/flyerphdmoilab @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social
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2027_PhD_RapidEvolutionGenomicsEcology-MoiLab_Berkeley-HHMI
PhD positions: Rapid evolutionary genomics in plants Moi Exposito-Alonso Lab — www.moilab.science Assistant Professor, Freeman Hrabowski Scholar HHMI · Department of Integrative Biology · Innovative G...
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Anyone recognize these eggs laid on my mom’s spicebush in central New York?
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Ken Johnson @montereyken.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌊 With a working animation.
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Ken Johnson @montereyken.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌊 exhausted. The NSF has asked for comments on US ocean facilities, including GO-BGC, by Sept. 30 (tinyurl.com/5529keek). A webinar on GO-BGC status, accomplishments, and future will be held Wed. 10 am PDT (tinyurl.com/bdct692k). Or read the background document tinyurl.com/388p4wyu.
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NSF Request for Input on Future Ocean Observing Priorities | GO-BGC
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Ken Johnson @montereyken.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌊 The GO-BGC @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social project nears its end on Oct. 31 when 500 @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats with chemical and biological sensors for ocean health will have been deployed. The array will then begin to decline as there is no future funding to replace floats as batteries are 1/2
The a time-series animation of the location and trajectories of BGC-Argo @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats from the SOCCOM project (@soccomproject.bsky.social), GO-BGC project (@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social), and some partner programs.
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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The meeting will feature a keynote presentation alongside contributed oral and poster presentations showcasing current research and applied work in freshwater ecology and conservation. All are welcome to attend, including those who aren't current SFS or SFS Mid-Atlantic Chapter members. (2/2)
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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There is still time to register for the SFS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Fall 2026 Meeting at the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA on October 1–2. www.eventbrite.com/e/1995195626... @stroudcenter.bsky.social (1/2)
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SFS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting
Connecting Mid-Atlantic freshwater scientists, practitioners & agencies to advance conservation. Open to all—SFS membership not required!
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I didn't make a list of all the things I needed to do, and now after rushing around doing a bunch of things....I have no idea what is left on the to-do list! I'll remember tonight when I'm trying to go to sleep.
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Dexter Idk
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🧪Monday Morning Repost: Tenure Track positions in #Chemistry and #Microbiology!
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No classes today so I got to drive to Erie PA to do a difficult family thing. My inbox was very full by the time I got to a place where I could wrangle it again. Of the 30 new messages I received today....8 were actual emails I needed to deal with....
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Emails Neon Sign Animation
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Texans just lived through another summer of brutal heat and deadly floods. Trump's solution? More pollution. More smog, more mercury, more kids with asthma.
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E.P.A. Erases Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is so important for so many movements (including the climate movement). If you read one thing this week, let it be this. Also, I just bought a bunch of books! Thanks, @chanda.blacksky.app!
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The Spectrum of Allies is Better than Pessimistic Binaries
A theory and tool that can help you rethink the work head
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Energy Transfer site, located near the city of Shreveport, is named as the biggest single “super-emitter” in new rankings of US oil and gas operations for the largest releases of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that is rapidly overheating our planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rebekah Rogers @evolscientist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
USDA approves blight resistant chestnut trees. www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/202...
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USDA approves genetically modified American chestnut tree developed at SUNY ESF
Decision marks first time a genetically modified tree designed for forest restoration clears regulatory hurdle.
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Evening repost for everyone - We're hiring FACULTY! Come join me!
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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Submitted my first FOIL data request! Feeling like a real scientist now!
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gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In a sea of opinions about the role of LLMs in academics I offer my own. Apart from being harmful, exploitive plagiarism machines, LLMs rob us of the opportunity to experience the gift of friction in writing, which changes how we think. We must not give away that gift. doi.org/10.1002/fee....
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Thinking like a mountain in the age of AI
Click on the article title to read more.
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