Reposted by Freya RowlandThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/09/2026Virtuoso Grasshopper Absolutely Wailing On Leg 7106799
Reposted by Freya RowlandHansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Dear registered voters, When was the last time you checked your registration status and verified your current name and address? You can find the links you need to do that at npr.org/votenpr.orgHow to register to vote and check your registration statusFor the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. 3145139
Reposted by Freya RowlandJournal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Field stations are the inspirational lifeblood of many research projects, providing essential facilities and infrastructure, and in our new Perspective series researchers from across the globe tell us about the incredible field stations where they work journals.biologists.com/jeb/collecti... 0218
Reposted by Freya RowlandYale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 17/06/2026“I think that attracting, hiring, and retaining great scientists to the EPA after this administration is going to be incredibly difficult.” In an interview with Elizabeth Kolbert, a former EPA researcher details the agency's assault on science.e360.yale.eduAn EPA Researcher Details the Agency's Assault on ScienceIn late January, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting. 410070
Reposted by Freya RowlandHenrik Singmann @singmann.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Looks like my summer read has finally arrived. #rstats @mc-stan.org 4929
Reposted by Freya RowlandGreat Lakes Now @greatlakesnow.bsky.social · 07/06/2026We’re on our way to Superior Maximus, the deepest point in the Great Lakes. Watch the livestreamed expedition TODAY at 11 AM ET: www.greatlakesnow.org/hiddenbelow/ 0217
Reposted by Freya RowlandNature @nature.com · 03/06/2026Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade. go.nature.com/4uh0Rxwgo.nature.comFirst and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journalsWomen’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade. 19955
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I loved my time with @ciglrum.bsky.social and getting to work with the *best* people doing amazing Great Lakes research 020
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 27/05/2026What a beautifully supportive piece in Frontiers. Thank you @maxlambert.bsky.social and coauthors for your nod to federal scientists who are going through some tough times right now.esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comFederal scientists, a great American invention: a letter to our federal colleaguesClick on the article title to read more. 030
Reposted by Freya RowlandM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026While There's So Much Positive Potential For Wildlife,Chump's Regime Is The Death Knell For Many Species. WE MUST WIN THE MIDTERMS, THEY DEPEND ON US....... 13067371479
Reposted by Freya RowlandPositive Curiosities @posicuri.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The USGS built a free interactive map so you can look up exactly what rocks and sediments are under your feet anywhere in the US. 100+ geologic maps combined, works on your phone, no login needed. Go look up your backyard. eos.org/articles/new... #Science #Geology 13615
Reposted by Freya RowlandVolker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Reposting this opportunity! Review of applications will start in two weeks so there is still time to apply (and we keep the portal open for submissions until the position is filled) Come work with us! 039
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Did you see this? Our funding of excellent research was one of the ways the US is (was?) great. These awards are very difficult to get even in the best of times. 010
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Good gracious. This is way too much salt! Recommended salting is one crystal every 10 cm or so. Salting at this rate hurts animals living in water the next time it rains and destroys your sidewalks. #waterquality #protectourwater 000
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 22/01/2026As an ecotoxicologist, I have countless examples of how terrible copper mining is for wildlife and water - and the contamination lingers for decades. Please contact your senators. 011
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Coming back from a wonderful week leading the Vanishing Vitamin working group back to reality feels very similar to this.giphy.comshocked donald glover GIF - Find & Share on GIPHYDiscover & share this shocked donald glover GIF with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs. 000
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 09/01/2026So many cool projects I can barely breathe. But when a colleague asks me if I want to join an interesting new study?media.tenor.coma man wearing a blue shirt and tie is saying yup .ALT: a man wearing a blue shirt and tie is saying yup . 020
Reposted by Freya RowlandDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!! 1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each) nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.comStudent Research Award<p>The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a ... 13543
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Sending support to the other US federal scientists out there. It is a tough week. 030
Reposted by Freya RowlandRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵) 715294709898
Reposted by Freya RowlandCorey Krabbenhoft @ckrabb.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Couldn't be more pleased for this one to see the light of day. A US-Australia view of how fish assemblage composition has changed over ~40 years relative to climatic and hydrologic shifts in arid rivers. Spoiler alert: arid fishes may be in trouble onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪🐟💧🌎onlinelibrary.wiley.comLong‐Term Regime Shifts in Xeric Ecoregion Freshwater Fish Assemblages due to Anthropogenic and Climate StressorsWe aim to understand the factors contributing to the persistence of freshwater fishes under altered climate and flow regimes and inform the long-term conservation of global fish biodiversity. We anal... 1174
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 02/08/2025I wore something similar to this shirt to pick up my kid from camp. Another parent, who looked as tired as I feel, said “guys want to have funding too.” Stay strong friends. 020
Reposted by Freya RowlandColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The EPA Defenders stood up for their agency's mission and despite retaliation and intimidation, Congress has taken notice. *BIPARTISAN* Senate approps committee voted 26-2 (!!!) to maintain the EPA Office of Research and Development! SCIENCE IS THE WEDGE ISSUE. thehill.com/homenews/541...thehill.com 47017
Reposted by Freya RowlandStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/07/2025🚨URGENT RESPONSE CALL. FLOOD THE ZONE 🚨 The House CJS Subcommittee IS CURRENTLY marking up the FY26 budget, incl. NSF. Since 1950, NSF has been advancing science, health, & more. Tell Chairman Rogers: Don’t gut 75 years of progress. We demand NO CUTS to NSF. & watch the livestream: zurl.co/zScND 110474
Reposted by Freya RowlandDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025A friend of my compared gutting of federal agencies to a wrecking a car: if you remove 30% of the parts of the car, it does not go 30% slower. It stops working. 166106212822
Reposted by Freya RowlandJen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · 25/06/2025Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪scientificamerican.comHere’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by ScienceThese graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults 311102636004
Reposted by Freya RowlandBrooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 18/06/2025It's been hard for early career biologists looking for postdocs, so I created a Google Sheet where we can all compile fellowships/job boards/postdoc opportunities in one place. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! If you're a PI looking for postdocs, you can add to the 4th tab! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comPostdoc Opportunity Megathread 16047
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Computer died with my data from the last HPLC run on it. After two days of sweating, a senior chemist saved me with hard drive magic. Whew!media.tenor.coma man with a name tag that says ' karuk ' on it is standing next to another manALT: a man with a name tag that says ' karuk ' on it is standing next to another man 010
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Things I’m relatively good at but don’t particularly enjoy: 1) organizing and leading meetings 2) bench chemistry My week has entirely consisted of chemistry and leading meetings. Do you have anything professionally you’re good at but don’t actually like? 120
Reposted by Freya RowlandProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025There is a tonne of misinformation and disinformation about mrna vaccines now. The policy implications in US could have grave consequences given the potential for mrna vaccines especially in cancer care. I discuss this here #Immunosky 🧪open.substack.commRNA vaccines are not just about COVID and threatened bans risks the future of cancer care!Demystifying messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines and debunking the myths 39241
Reposted by Freya RowlandAuthor Bill Sullivan @authorbillsullivan.com · 30/04/2025“We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated.” Will US science survive Trump 2.0? www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWill US science survive Trump 2.0?President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts f... 054
Reposted by Freya RowlandDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Science and R&D has traditionally received strong bipartisan support in the US Congress. But the White House is supposedly pushing cuts of 55% (NSF), 44%(NIH), 27% (NOAA), 50% (NASA), 100% (USGS ecosystems). Meanwhile China INCREASED their R&D spending by 8.3% 711566
Reposted by Freya RowlandKat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 18/04/2025I knew the U.S. higher education system was a massive draw for foreigners, but I did not know the U.S. sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it did natural gas and coal combined. Great piece by @crampell.bsky.social 281515648
Reposted by Freya RowlandDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 18/04/2025🧵 Thread on NSF grant terminations 🧪 This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants. "DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature" What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?nature.comExclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grantsThe National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE. 9195133
Reposted by Freya RowlandScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 19/04/2025On it. Report your terminated NSF grant here: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions. All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly. 26663
Reposted by Freya RowlandThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16/04/2025“The Trump administration is asking us to reimagine America as a country that not only does not value public service but actually torments its public servants,” writes @elainegodfrey.bsky.social :bit.lyThe Manufactured Chaos in GovernmentFor federal workers, the problem isn’t just low morale. It’s the dysfunction. 1126073
Reposted by Freya RowlandCorey Krabbenhoft @ckrabb.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Pleased to announce my lab will soon be hiring a postdoc! Join an interdisciplinary group working on ecosystem change following the last glacial maximum in southeast Alaska. Substantial modeling skills are a big plus! Applications due April 20th. coreykrabbenhoft.com/join-us-2/ 01914
Reposted by Freya RowlandMichael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social! Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/... 79742
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Sending love and support to all of the US federal researchers out there. This is hard. Next Friday my center will have 25% of the staff leave. Experts at their jobs that are irreplaceable. I have no idea what the future holds, but we’ll make it somehow.media.tenor.coma group of care bears standing next to each other with the words sending positive energy above them .ALT: a group of care bears standing next to each other with the words sending positive energy above them . 010
Reposted by Freya RowlandSarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Your regular reminder that investing in health of our Great Lakes has a regular ROI of $3:1 www.healthylakes.org/glri 03118
Reposted by Freya RowlandAnthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 23/03/2025www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...forbes.comScientific Research Makes Life Better Even If You Don’t Understand ItBasic science research can seem complex, frivolous, and meaningless, but it makes our daily lives better even we don't understand it all. 0146
Reposted by Freya RowlandLeslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state. 11391232
Reposted by Freya RowlandDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/02/2025The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii. @noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen! 10534471307
Reposted by Freya RowlandBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Academic institutions in the US need to seriously consider how they will support and protect their minority faculty during this time. The conditions we face are already hostile for most - targeted attacks and added barriers to advancement will push many to simply walk away. 221010198
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Reminder: abstracts are due on Sunday by 11:59 eastern time www.sfsannualmeeting.org/abstracts Now I need to go write mine. Ha.sfsannualmeeting.orgAbstracts — SFS 2025 000
Reposted by Freya RowlandKim Rosvall @rosvall-lab.bsky.social · 26/09/2023🧪📢💥We're hiring, Assistant Prof in ANIMAL BEHAVIOR!! 🐦🕷️🐸🐝🦋🐟🐁🐕🐌 This is a joint appointment in Biology (Evolution, Ecology & Behavior) and the Program in Animal Behavior. 🧪 #job #academia Apply by 11/15/23 indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/20413 05982
Reposted by Freya RowlandZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 13/12/2024Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)... • about 820,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,300,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,880,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,340,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 315679
Reposted by Freya RowlandTitus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Nominate your favorite Great Lakes hero for an @iaglr.bsky.social award! Due February 1, 2025 Help recognize excellence in large lake research. • IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award • John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award • IAGLR Large Lake Champion Award iaglr.org/awards-schol...iaglr.orgAwards & ScholarshipsIAGLR offers many awards and scholarships to recognize and support excellence. 088
Freya Rowland @freshwaterfreya.bsky.social · 13/12/2024I’m leading a grant with many people I want to impress. Why did past me decide to name the team for one of the objectives “prey posse?!” I had almost forgotten about it until one of the collaborators emailed and asked what he missed at the last prey posse meeting. I’ll just be over here hiding.🫣 010