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Elinor Lichtenberg

@dremlichtenberg.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. Pollinator behavioral & community ecology, conservation. cos.unt.edu/biology/lichtenberg-lab…

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Insects? In MY garden?? It may be more likely than you think... Please help us complete this study on gardening in the GTA!! And pls share :) DM me for more information or send an email to this address: bugslabutoronto@gmail.com #Toronto #UrbanGardening #UrbanFarming #GreaterTorontoArea #Ecology
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Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ESA Webinar | This Friday, October 9: Get a practical overview of the current federal science and policy environment influencing entomological research. entsoc.org/events/webin...
The graphic includes a photo of ants (Carebara kunensis), public domain photo by oecophylla. The left side of the image has a transparent blue box with text that says, "ESA Webinar. Mapping the Terrain: Federal Sciece Priorities, Agency Funding, and the Advocacy Landscape Shaping Entomology Policy. Friday, October 9. 10 a.m. ET," and the ESA logo.
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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
💜Applications are OPEN for the 2027 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Join our 7th year of connecting disabled people in STEM with mentors & community. Mentors can be disabled or nondisabled allies! 📅 Apply by Dec. 11 Mentees: forms.gle/121MAZgCWBHW...
 Mentors: forms.gle/LU1NFBxCz43M...
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DisabledInSTEM Mentee Application 2027
Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentee. This marks the seventh year of the program, and we are deeply grateful for the continued support from our community. The program features mentoring po...
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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our latest microgrant funding round is ongoing! The deadline to apply is the 30th of October. Spread the word, and donate if you can! Student microgrants are only possible because of each donation to ABC! For more information and to apply and donate: opencollective.com/animal-behaviour-collective
Our latest microgrant funding round is ongoing!
Deadline to apply is the 30th of October.

Spread the word, and donate if you can! Students microgrants are only possibe due to eveyone that donates to ABC :) 

For more information and to apply and donate: opencollective.com/animal-behaviour-collective
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please pass along: I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab. We study physical ecology, macroecology, and biodiversity — spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested 🧪🌐🌾
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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our latest microgrant funding round is open now! 📢 Below is a reminder of what we do and don't fund. This round closes October 30th! Want to help us support students? Please spread the word, and donate if you can! For more informaition and to apply: opencollective.com/animal-behaviour-collective
We do fund students' personal costs. For example: transport to uni, living costs and personal equipment. We don't fund research costs, for example: lab equipment and services, research permits and conference fees.
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Your book is regularly mentioned on the New PI Slack (newpislack.wordpress.com)! My students also find it helpful.
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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some resources and advice for those considering applying to the NSF GRFP this year (3 year grad school stipend: first year grad students, post-bachelor, and seniors might consider applying): brianomeara.info/posts/grfp_2... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Now ~30,000 more #Texas #bee records on GBIF thanks to John Pascarella and his students at Sam Houston State University (with assistance from my students Avery Pearson and Victoria Vo)! library.big-bee.net/portal/colle...
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Bee Library SHSU Pascarella Bee Biodiversity Collections
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another PhD opportunity in my lab! Interdisciplinary NSF-funded project developing a new framework and tools for understanding and valuing ecosystem services, with a focus on crop #pollination. Details: cos.unt.edu/biology/lich... 🌐🌎👩🏿‍🔬
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Opportunities
Interested in joining the Lichtenberg Lab? See below. The Lichtenberg lab is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment to trainees from diverse backgrounds.
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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I am recruiting another postbac for this research project, ideally for someone to start in Aug/Sept 2026 (soon!!). Please share with anyone who might be interested! tinyurl.com/59rf8jcy
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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
have you voted! 🐌🪱🐝🦑 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Crush-worthy cephalopods and beautiful bugs – vote for the invertebrate of the year
Of the 1.3m spineless wonders in the world, you told us your favourite. Now it’s time to pick the winner. Plus: a climate hero going to the bat for conservation
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thanks to Dan Bennett and his students at Stephen F. Austin State University, almost 10,000 more #Texas #bee records are now publicly available via #GBIF! This will benefit our in-progress checklist of Texas native bees. www.gbif.org/dataset/2ae7...
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Stephen F. Austin State University Entomological Collection
The Stephen F. Austin State University Entomological Collection, housed in Nacogdoches, Texas, contains an estimated 100,000 pinned insects, mostly representing the fauna of East Texas. It is particul...
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Patrick Kennedy @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Are you part of a social insect lab group? Is your lab proudly displayed on our shiny new map of all the social insect labs around the world? If not, why not?! Add your lab here! www.socialinsects.org/map #IUSSI
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Map | IUSSI
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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
pop gen folks: i'm putting together the reading list for my 400/600-level pop gen class. what are your must-reads? 🧪
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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Do you mentor scientific writers, or teach them in the classroom? Current bargain: in the USA, our new book 'Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences' is only $2.99 as an e-book (via the evil corporate site).
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Javier Martín @txaverius.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Desde Canadá a Panamá hay más de 5000 especies de abejas clasificadas en 173 géneros. Se acaba de publicar la segunda edición de The Bee Genera of North and Central America y el pdf completo se puede descargar de este enlace del Smithsonian 🐝 scholarlypress.si.edu/publications... 🐝
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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
EEB Mentor Match is now open! But apps due soon (8/17). Mentees: get help applying for grad school or fellowships in ecology & evolution. Mentors: senior grads, post-docs, or faculty in these fields willing to give advice Org by Diversity Cmte of @asn-amnat.bsky.social Pls share! eebmentormatch.com
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EEB Mentor Match
Visit the post for more.
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Hey #Botany2026 friends, our Belonging in Botany speaker had to cancel unfortunately (we hope to get him back next year!). Instead we're trying something different. We're going to have a discussion-based workshop to help us connect across our common struggles and share ways to stay resilient 1/2
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
💛 Wrap up #BINW26 with #BlackInNeuroJoy! Whether you're new to BIN or a familiar face, come meet the community, join the conversation, and have some fun with trivia. 🗓 Aug. 1 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET (6–7 PM BST)
Promotional graphic for #BlackInNeuroJoy, a featured event during Black In Neuro Week 2026. The flyer has a retro-inspired pink sunburst background with a cream arch-shaped panel. Six speaker headshots are displayed: Dr. Asma Bashir, Jheannelle Johnson, Dr. Violet Kimble, Dr. Angeline Dukes, Dr. De-Shaine Murray, and Dr. Maya Foster. The event title is "BINW26 Virtual Meet-up” and the subtitle is “Join us for joyful conversations and a lively game of trivia!” It takes place on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the top right corner, with #BINW26 displayed in a banner across the bottom.
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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Be a dipterist. Be in Costa Rica for #FlySchool2026. See a muscoid #fly perching on a leaf. Tell student so they can collect it. Success!! Wait a minute 🤔 That's not a fly, but weevil mimicking one! This was so convincing, even rapidly moving & poking its wings out 🥰 #Curculionidae: cf. #Mnemynurus
A weevil with red around its neck, resembling the eyes of a fly. It has large brown eyes and a long yellow proboscis curving under the body. It's on a white background facing the viewer.A weevil with red around its neck, resembling the eyes of a fly. It has large brown eyes and a long yellow proboscis curving under the body. The wing cover are mottled brown and white. It is on a white background facing left.A weevil with red around its neck, resembling the eyes of a fly. It has large brown eyes and a long yellow proboscis curving under the body. The wing cover are mottled brown and white. It is on a white background facing away.A weevil with red around its neck, resembling the eyes of a fly. It has large brown eyes and a long yellow proboscis curving under the body. The wing cover are mottled brown and white, and the wings are sticking out the back. It is on a white background facing away from the viewer.
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California Botanical Society @calbotsoc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Will you be at Botany 2026? Andy will be taking photos / recording social media content for the California Botanical Society at Botany 2026. Make sure to sign up using the QR Code or the link below! forms.gle/96AubUKWtCzF... #Botany2026
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New grad student opportunity in my lab (PhD or MS)! Part of a USDA grant determining impacts of ranch management on #pollinators, plants, and soil microbes. Details: cos.unt.edu/biology/lich... 🌎👩🏿‍🔬🌐
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Opportunities
Interested in joining the Lichtenberg Lab? See below. The Lichtenberg lab is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment to trainees from diverse backgrounds.
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Want to study plant/pollinator conservation in grasslands or how ranch management affects these groups? Happy to chat about supporting a Smith Fellowship application for projects in the set of working ranches my lab has set up in North Texas. Prior ranch experience not necessary. 🌐 🌏#WomenInSTEM
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 11/06/2026
📝 Registration is now open! 📢 Submit your abstract by 6 September 2026 ➡️ ablaoc.sciencesconf.org
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Animal Behaviour Live: Annual Online Conference 2026 - Sciencesconf.org
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈 This #PrideMonth we're celebrating the diversity that strengthens our entomological community. Do you have a project that promotes equality, diversity & inclusion in entomology? From outreach & education to community-led initiatives, our grants can help bring your ideas to life.
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🚨 Applications are open! Have your community project funded with a RES grant
Help us create a more inclusive future for insect science - apply for funding today.
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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Congrats! Once you officially start, come join the very supportive and helpful community on the New PI Slack. newpislack.wordpress.com
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Congrats! Once you officially start, come join the awesome, very supportive community on the New PI Slack. newpislack.wordpress.com
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Announcing the Belonging in Botany Lecturer at #Botany2026, Dr. Jason Cantley of San Francisco State University! Dr. Cantley is a botanist and island biogeographer whose research explores adaptive radiations and the generators of novel biodiversity. Register Now – Early-Registration Ends Today!
Belonging in Botany Lecture announcement graphic for Botany 2026. The background features a photograph of a Sonoran desert landscape at sunset with saguaro cacti. The Botany 2026 logo appears in the upper left, with the conference name, theme "Biodiversity at the Boundaries," and location "Tucson, Arizona" in orange and blue text to the right. A circular portrait photo of Jason Cantley, a light-skinned man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a patterned shirt and a white floral lei, appears on the right side. An orange banner reads "Belonging in Botany Lecture" followed by his name and affiliation: San Francisco State University. A QR code in the lower left links to more information about Dr. Cantley. The bottom of the graphic reads "Explore Botany 2026 at www.botanyconference.org."
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I'm very interested to see what you find re. soil, since my lab is finding that soil properties can impact ground-nesting bee communities. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Local nesting resources rather than floral food alter ground‐nesting bee communities in grazed habitats
Our study highlights the importance of considering non-trophic resources in conservation and restoration management. Managers should be cautious in using an aboveground measure such as bare ground as...
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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Job alert! Post-doc position available in the Tsutsui lab at UC Berkeley. I'm specifically looking for someone optimize and scale RNA interference for invasive ant control and eradication. Happy to take questions at ntsutsui@berkeley.edu. Spread the word! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05325
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Postdoctoral Scholar – Insect Molecular Biology – ESPM (Organisms & the Environment) - Tsutsui Lab
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Are you (or something you know) looking for a PhD? Like trait macroevolution but also yearn for an applied topic? Think plants are neat? Want to live in beautiful northeast Scotland?! 🌊🐬⛰️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I'm advertising a PhD in my lab! Deadline April 22, email me any questions. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Are you an early career biologist looking for a position (Masters up to Faculty) and looking for community? I started a Discord server to help us find opportunities, build a network, and support one another! We're 40 strong as of posting this, come join us! discord.gg/nmktHJhUPH
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Join the Early Career Biologist Support Network Discord Server!
Check out the Early Career Biologist Support Network community on Discord - hang out with 40 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It's #Taxonomist Appreciation Day! A number of very nice professional and amateur taxonomists make possible the #biodiversity research that my lab does. We explain their importance on our Instagram account: www.instagram.com/p/DWE9lJZCaE7/
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Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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ESA Latin America & the Caribbean Chapter @esalatamcarib.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🐝Learn about insects and climate change in our next webinar! 🦋Aprende sobre insectos y cambio climático en nuestro próximo webinar. 🐞Aprenda sobre insetos e mudanças climáticas no nosso próximo webinar. 📅 Marzo 18 | ⏰ 12 PM EST 🔗 Más info: forms.gle/cAxq3Yum5Dgf... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
If your're a bird watcher, why not be a bugwatcher as well? Many of the skills of the former cross-over to the latter, and in his "Bugwatching" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) @bugeric.bsky.social explains the finer points of arthropod observing. #Booksky www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2026/03/bugw...
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Bugwatching
In his recently published
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Que lindo!
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Fly School @dipteracourse.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
One week left to apply for this year's Fly School, happening in July in Costa Rica! Fly School happens every other year, so the next opportunity won't be until 2028. Application and more info at dipterists.org/fly_school.h...
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Fly School - Dipterists Society
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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Let’s celebrate women and girls in science on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science! UNESCO reports that women represent only 35% of STEM graduates, about 1/3 of researchers worldwide, and just 1/10 STEM leaders.
ABC celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Looking to make your science accessible and meaningful? Need help developing science education & outreach materials or ideas? Well then do we have the resource for you! The ABS Communications Committee developed this excellent repository of resources, so check it out! tinyurl.com/4evx8wyx
Screenshot of repository of science education and outreach resources
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Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Introducing Stridulation Station!🦗📡 Our new podcast builds on ESA's webinar series to share discussions from the insect science community. The first episode, “Creating Accessible & Engaging Online Courses in Entomology," features insights from #TAMUEntomology experts & @fitentsocamerica.bsky.social
The graphic is the Stridulation Station logo. It includes the podcast's name, the ESA logo, and an image of a grasshopper atop a microphone.
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Dipterists Society @dipterists.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🪰 DEADLINE: Dipterists Society Travel and Research Grant applications are due by 9 February 2026 Please see the last issue of Fly Times (dipterists.org/assets/PDF/f...) or visit the Society's website for details: dipterists.org/grants_award...
A yellow and black striped fly with dark patches on its wings, held out, feeding on dung while resting on a leaf.
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The Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Coming to #evol2026 this summer? The SSB Early Career Travel Funds competition is now live! Apply by February 27 for this years’ Tri-Society meeting. More info: www.systbio.org/early-career...
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My lab started an Instagram account! Our first post talks about how we collect biomass samples on #ranches where we study #pollinator and #NativePlant conservation. www.instagram.com/lichtenlab/
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Elinor Lichtenberg @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Small objects can be hard to find. In an exciting collaboration with Xiaohui Yuan's Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab, we are detecting objects such as #honeybee hives in satellite images to facilitate estimating #pollinator availability at scale. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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An empirical analysis of deep learning methods for small object detection from satellite imagery
Despite a substantial body of literature on object detection, there is a notable lack of empirical studies on detecting small objects. Additionally, t…
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Auriel Fournier @rallidaerule.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands Accepting applications until Feb 15th blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate - NOAA Firebird - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI - Application Deadline: February 15, 2026
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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🌺 Caribbean fam, we’re gathering! Join Meghyn Fountain on Dec 21 for a virtual space to connect, collaborate, and build community across the islands. 💙 🔗 Register through the membership portal.
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾
Application Process

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Woman behind a podium presenting.
Jessie Golding, BBCS postdoc, presenting at ICCB 2025.

Apply to become a Lovejoy Fellow by submitting your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references through the University of Arizona Talent Portal (link upcoming) by the first review date of January 30, 2026.

Your cover letter should: 

Identify 1-2 Lovejoy BBCS faculty you would be interested in working with and explain the primary research directions you would want to pursue in collaboration with this faculty member. You are strongly encouraged to reach out to faculty before submitting your application.
Describe your experience with or interest in inter- or transdisciplinary research.
Explain how this experience will positively impact your career trajectory.
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