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Amanda Harvey (she/her)

@harveyyamanda.bsky.social
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PhD Student in the Mason Lab at LSUMNS 🐅, TAMU alumni 👍🏻, and bird enthusiast 😍🐦‍. Interested in pop gen, coastal birds and ecotoxicology in the Gulf Coast!

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Nick Mason @nick-mason.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
LSU Museum of Natural Sciences is hiring a postdoc! Come join our very active and supportive museum community. Applicants can work with any of the major divisions: 🐀🦜🦎🐸🐠 Review begins February 15th, please share! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0119...
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Postdoctoral Researcher
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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Rebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Just a PSA that @drscottataylor.bsky.social, who is an excellent science communicator and hilarious human being as well as an ornithologist, is starting a new podcast called "Okay, But... Birds" and you should definitely check it out. www.okaybutbirds.com
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Okay, But... Birds
Discover the fascinating world of birds with Okay, But... Birds. Explore science-driven stories and episodes on avian life, hosted by evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Taylor.
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.
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Amanda Harvey (she/her) @harveyyamanda.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Like birds? Hate ecotoxins? If you answered yes, you may be interested in my #AOS2025 poster! Come find me during Wednesday’s poster session at poster #184.
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Amanda Harvey (she/her) @harveyyamanda.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The only way to start off a bird conference with a bang is to go support the bird team! Go Cardinalis cardinalis #AOS2025
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Christine R. Lattin, PhD @clattin.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
"This campaign wasn't written by biologists...I have to come up on the fly with a reason why it makes sense to somebody who knows about genetics." @lsumns.bsky.social PhD student @harveyyamanda.bsky.social interviews Quinn McCallum about his RPG & miniatures hobbies: thelattinlab.com/beyond-the-b...
Quinn working on painting a miniature. (Photo credit: Amanda Harvey).
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Amanda Harvey (she/her) @harveyyamanda.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I was awarded the Louisiana Ornithological Society's Steve W. Cardiff and Donna L. Dittmann Scholarship! I am honored to have received this funding, and I am excited to use it to continue my research on coastal birds and the Mississippi Delta. Thank you LOS!
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Quinn McCallum @ornithomancer.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Less than two weeks left to order one of the shirts I designed for this year's LSUMNS Big Day, featuring the most magnificent bird, Fregata magnificens! lsuornithology2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Also please donate to our Big Day Fundraiser to support our Ornithology research! givelsu.org/bigday
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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Job opportunity! Excited to share that we have an opening for a research technician position to help with our research on phenological shifts & species interactions in amphibian communities. (please help spread the word!) More details here: emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Technician II
Dr. Volker Rudolf’s research groups in the Department of BioSciences are looking to hire a Research Technician II in the field of biology/ecology. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working outdo...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 30/04/2025
Genomic data support interspecific divergence but reveal limited population structure and cryptic hybridization in Rallus elegans (King Rail) and R. crepitans (Clapper Rail) | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
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Birds of a Feather Talk Together Podcast @birdsofafeatherpod.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is a fun one!!! We talk about the amazing American Dipper this week, it's an episode that you won't want to miss!! Here is a link to hear the whole episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9... #americandipper #dipper #bird #amazing #birds #podcast #nature
Podcast cover page with an American Dipper bird.
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Ashley Dayer @spokenbird.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
This week 3 of my NSF grants were terminated illegally. apnews.com/article/nsf-...
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Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more
Hundreds of university researchers in the U.S. have had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to end support of research on dive...
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Lauren Harter @lbharter.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Success! We tagged one LeConte’s Thrasher today. It will be so interesting to see where he goes over the next few weeks, months, and hopefully years. 🪶#ornithology @greatbasinbirds.bsky.social All handling and marking is being conducted with all appropriate state and federal permits.
A woman (me) smiling as she holds a pale grah songbird with a long, curved bill.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The Trump administration is sabotaging your scientific data www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Trump administration is sabotaging your scientific data | Jonathan Gilmour
Burying our heads in the sand won’t stop the climate crisis or pandemics. We’re taking action to preserve government tools
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Quinn McCallum @ornithomancer.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
This year we once again have T-shirts designed by yours truly! T-shirts feature the Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), an iconic bird of the Gulf Coast. These are available through our partners at Red Stick Sports lsuornithology2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
A graphical illustration of a Magnificent Frigatebird in black on a red background. Text on the image reads "Ornithology - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science"
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Quinn McCallum @ornithomancer.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Today four @lsumns.bsky.social Ornithology graduate students are treking across Louisiana trying to see as many bird species as possible for our annual Big Day Birdathon Fundraiser! Donate to support our research here: bbis32491p.sky.blackbaud.com/big-day-fund... #ornithology #birding
Twelve smiling graduate students standing on the steps in front of the LSU Museum of Natural Sciences. Back (L to R): Jerry Su, Gustavo Martins, Samantha Rutledge, Quinn McCallum, Ryan Klutts, David Vander Pluym. Front (L to R): Eamon Corbett, Juliana Damasceno, Diego Cueva, Luca Micheli, Amanda Harvey, Sara Velásquez
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Maddy Jalbert @maddyjalbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Let this sink in: the Trump Administration has characterized fighting misinformation/disinformation as "not a priority" for our taxpayer-funded research agency.
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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Dire Wolf (Aenocyon dirus) thread. No, those wolves in the news yesterday are NOT dire wolves. To be clear those are Gray Wolves with just a few genes modified based on Dire Wolf DNA through CRISPR #paleoart #direwolf #aenocyon
Reconstruction of a Dire Wolf standing in alter pose (bottom) and two sketches of the head of Aenocyon growling (top left) and almost from the front (top right)
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Amanda Harvey (she/her) @harveyyamanda.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A pup cup for the dog who got called “one of the best good boys” by the vet this morning!!
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Meesh @cookiedoves.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
lord of the wings
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 11/03/2025
The erosion of trust in science & scientists — sometimes due to complex social/historical factors but often deliberately perpetrated by charlatans — has tragic, deadly consequences, and, if unchecked, is an existential threat to society.
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Proud of what @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social is doing to support ornithologists affected by the Trump administration's attack on science. Those suffering hardship related to the EOs, layoffs, etc. can get free membership and registration to the upcoming meeting here: tinyurl.com/vf34sh93
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2025 Emergency Support for Federal Employees
If you have suffered undue professional hardship from the US Executive Branch's assault on Federal agencies, please use this form to indicate the form of assistance from the Wilson Ornithological Soci...
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Forty-seven scientific societies have signed a letter organized by the @ucsusa.bsky.social urging Congress to protect federally funded research and federal scientists: www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Tissue and DNA samples at the LSU Museum of Natural Science stored at -187°C (-305°F)! This is the largest collection of genetic resources in the world! 🧬 @lsuscience.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social
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bamabuild.bsky.social @bamabuild.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Matt Carling @mdcarling.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This is absolutely devastating www.wired.com/story/nation...
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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Who discovered that Down's Syndrome is caused by a genetic abnormality and what became of her? In this episode of @lostwomenofsci.bsky.social, they highlight the debates, play interviews, and attempt to understand what happened in a lab in the 1950s and for the next 60 years. #WomenInSTEM
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Lost Women of Science
In 1960 Marthe Gautier left the lab where she had discovered the genetic cause of Down syndrome, and went on to have a successful career as a pediatric cardiologist. For decades, she remained silent a...
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Alex Nelson @alxnelson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I need another image today. Here's a close-up photo of a female anhinga's eye during breeding season: red pupil with an orange ring inside, light blue/turquoise eye ring, green lore speckled with more turquoise, yellow beak. #birds
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Amanda Harvey (she/her) @harveyyamanda.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for the women who paved the way for me (scientists and non-scientists alike), and my mentees who remind me why I do what I do. I love being a girl AND a scientist, and no president change that.
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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This database is a political attack on science and scientists. It is best to remember this when defending yourself or your colleagues. The details of your science were never evaluated by Cruz's office. This attack is based on keywords and phrases absent of all the context in which they were used
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
If you have an undergrad that will graduate this year but who needs a little more research experience before their next step, encourage them to apply to the UConn RAMP program. genome-postbac.biology.clas.uconn.edu. The application deadline for the 2025 cohort is February 21st. 🧪 1/2
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Home | Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates
Welcome to the UConn RaMP on Genomic NoveltyUConn RaMP is the yearlong Research Training Program for recent graduates with a primary focus on first generati ...
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
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Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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Research is under attack. Help protect it! Paraphrased: Most US science is federally funded through NIH and NSF, both of which are being targeted by the new administration. What's happened? The executive branch halted communication, travel, and attempted to freeze grants. Longstanding programs and proposals suspected of promoting diversity and DEI are being eliminated. NSF has been instructed to shrink by 25-50%. Future threats: every NIH and NSF employee has been offered a buyout due to deep future cuts. Funding may be decentralized to block grants to states, giving states that are "loyal" more funding rather than merit based funding. Grant reviews may be done by government workers who don't have the expertise or time needed. Take action: contact your representatives and demand protection of NIH, NSF, and all government funded research. Call the capital switchboard at 202-224-3121. Submit a comment to the House subcommittee on science, space, and technology. Spread the word. Learn more by following trusted scientists on bluesky
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Will scientists stand up and reject this? Or will they shrug and throw their hands up in the air? Eliminating the words flagged from research and grants makes whatever is produced no longer research but rather propaganda aligned with the EO of POTUS. Do not obey in advance!
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Amanda Harvey (she/her) @harveyyamanda.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Curious question, has anyone else had difficulties downloading VertNet data recently? I’ve had a request in for a while, but they haven’t gotten back to me. It’s usually not this slow, so I’m curious if I should try to find museum holdings another way?
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 31/01/2025
Dr. Allison Shultz, Associate Curator of NHMLA's bird collection, shares a glimpse into the museum's "type cabinet"—spotlighting the newest addition: the Andean storm-petrel, 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪. Learn more about this new species of bird and other specimens in the collection: nhm.org/stories
A specimen tagged which identifies the specimen as a holotype, including information about the publication describing the new species, its genus and species, and sex.  Dr. Allison Shultz in the Ornithology Collection. Behind her are rows and rows of compact shelving full of bird specimens. In front of her is the single tiny shelf with all of the Museum's bird type specimens.The holotype for the newly described Andean storm-petrel.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Yes, this is the lab that hosts “drag and tag,” shark tagging research with drag queens that raises money for Florida LGBTQ youth. We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it! www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration
The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I just contacted my representatives about the nomination of RFK, Jr and the recent executive orders. Here is what I wrote in my email or said to the staffer on the phone: Hello- I am writing/calling on several topics:
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LSU College of Science @lsuscience.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Congrats to LSU MNS PhD student Juliana Damasceno, named an @insidenatgeo.bsky.social Explorer! She’s studying how Amazonian antbirds track army ant nests, feasting on fleeing insects and finding the ants even as they move through the night’s shadows. www.lsu.edu/science/news... @lsu.bsky.social
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 28/01/2025
American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
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LAGNiAppE @lsulagniappe.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
✨ Celebrate Diversity in Ecology & Evolution Join us Feb 16-17 in this initiative by former scholar Sashoya! 📅 Feb 16: Panel Discussion (4 PM) - Union, Capital Chamber 329 📅 Feb 17: Research Symposium (9 AM) - Union, International 303. 🎤 Invited Speaker (1 PM) - LSA, A101
Celebrate Diversity in Ecology & Evolution
Join us Feb 16-17 in this initiative by former scholar Sashoya!

📅 Feb 16: Panel Discussion (4 PM) - Union, Capital Chamber 329
📅 Feb 17: Research Symposium (9 AM) -  Union, International 303. 🎤 Invited Speaker (1 PM) - LSA, A101
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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
💛💙❤️ Colombia ❤️💙💛 La naturaleza, la gente, la comida, la cultura— y las decisiones recientes de su presidente— perfección.
Andean bear standing amid the paramo, Chingaza National Park. 2022.A group of students in field gear in front of a colorful bus known as a Chiva.A bowl of ajiaco, a warm inviting chicken and potato stew served with cream, capers, rice, and avocado.A statue of a voluptuous woman in repose by Fernando Botero on display in Cartagena.
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