Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Given my own experiences, color me not shocked on this. 121
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In my behavioral ecology lecture, we talk about prey strategies to avoid being dinner. This picture is on the slide under “avoid being dinner” and in a class poll only a third of my students gets this pop culture reference. I’m old. Sigh. 010
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 05/09/2026📢📢 NEW PAPER! 📢📢 From undergraduate project in 2022 to @royalsocietypublishing.org #ProceedingsB in 2026: Plasticity in collective behaviour helps fish shoals mitigate limited visual information from water turbidity #openaccess @seanrands.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... 0387
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Jaws set with light kit complete. It goes in my office tomorrow! Will entice my students to come introduce themselves in office hours with pictures in my intro lecture Friday 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Anything from K Paul’s (Paul Prudhomme’s) in NOLA. Shut down in 2020. So many delicious dishes but the steak and debris sauce was amazing. The only place I’ve ever wanted to literally lick my plate in a restaraunt 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Back to the Bayou for more SAV suction sampling. I’m officially a Louisiana scientist now because I can now put it a paper “ only 2 of 3 replicates were collected at this site due to a very curious gator who would not leave” 091
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Best find from Ruston Peach Fest. A 4ft tall crochet giant squid! Can’t wait to find him a home in my office 140
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Happy birthday to the GOAT Sir David Attenborough.media.tenor.coma man in a blue shirt is holding a small frog in his hand .ALT: a man in a blue shirt is holding a small frog in his hand . 000
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 16/04/202630 or so live marine inverts and algae. 9000 steps. And one visit from Dr. Henderson, our university President. A successful invert lab for my marine biology class. 030
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I had three students present at the Benthic ecology meeting. 2 undergrads, 1 grad student giving their first oral presentations. To say they were nervous would be an understatement, but they all did amazing! 000
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Summer @summerinthesticks.bsky.social · 09/03/2026OMG! 🦀 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea... @franzanth.bsky.social @jopabinia.bsky.social 13399125
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 30/01/2026This!!!! I want guidelines of how to handle these situations. It’s the Wild West out there. 100
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 30/01/2026As a graduate of Texas A&M, I have been horrified by these policies and the intrusion of politics into what a professional and subject matter expert can teach in class. 000
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A common complaint among job seekers is "jobs require experience, but I can't get experience if I can't get a job!" Conservation Careers has an online take-at-your-own-pace short course that offers expert guidance in solving this dilemma. www.conservation-careers.com/experience/conservation-careers.com 3177
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Gavin Foster @thefosterlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Very effective illustration of what has happened to Florida's coral reefs in response to anthropogenic climate and environment change. The loss of this important ecosystem is all but complete - attempts to rescue it discussed here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🪸🧪🌊 19737
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 26/01/20264 to 5 inches of pretty much solid sleet here in central North Louisiana. Glad we didn’t get as much freezing rain which would have made it awful. Currently wishing the road conditions were better so we could effectively help our eastern towns as 20 minutes down the road they weren’t as lucky….. 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 26/01/20265 student abstracts to work on for upcoming meetings. Leading to 3 oral presentations and two posters to get ready for March meetings. This will be the first oral presentations and first posters for all of them. So many many edits….Send me good thoughts for my February yall.media.tenor.coma cartoon of a dog sitting in front of a laptop with a speech bubble saying it 's fineALT: a cartoon of a dog sitting in front of a laptop with a speech bubble saying it 's fine 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 14/12/2025You know you live in the South when you have to pull your last pepper harvest in December for the first real freeze. Thanks for the multiple bountiful harvests pepper plants! 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025My colleague gifted me Christmas crabs!!!! Merry Crustmas! 040
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 13/11/2025My Xennial Moment today: handing my undergrad a point and shoot camera to take pictures of leaves for image analysis and he has absolutely no idea how to use it. Absolutely none……😂😂🤦♀️🤦♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ 020
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Happy to report my ecology class activity on zoonotic disease and the recent events of bird flu transmission in cattle has firmly changed the mind of at least one student to not drink raw milk anymore……media.tenor.coma shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind itALT: a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it 030
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Finally get a floating plant salinity stress test study going with my undergrads. Kiddie pools all set up outside with different salinity treatments. And now we are forecasted to potentially get over 4 inches of rain 🤦♀️ Yay for early morning runs to the store to grab plastic tarps! 😬 030
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I need this in my life. My favorite critter! 020
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 03/10/2025And then we got back to the dock and my students had boat driving lessons with the LUMCON captains. Learning to drive boats is an important skill. 020
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 03/10/2025A day in the marsh collecting periwinkle snails. My students were blessed by the marsh gods (I.e sunk in the mud) many times. I got to jump in to the bay to remove a derelict crab trap that wrapped around our boat prop. Thank the marsh gods I left wire snips in my dry bag from our last trip! 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 25/09/2025One of my students told me this week that every time she hears all this autism, vaccine, and Tylenol stuff in the news, she hears my voice in her head saying “correlation is not causation” and “ shark attacks are correlated with ice cream sales” Someone listened and learned. It is possible!media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is making a sad face in front of a window with blinds .ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a sad face in front of a window with blinds . 040
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This scandalous share made me laugh out load. And it makes me happy to know the scourge of defunct thermostats is not limited to my campus. 000
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Which is why we need the engagement of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. We cannot “science only” our way out of these problems. 000
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Cool weather. Delicious wine. Big redwood trees. Loving the vacation life away from the Louisiana heat and humidity. 000
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 16/08/2025How I know I’m a marine scientist always: I grab some coralline algae to take home for my teaching collection. (And I take pictures of algae while my husband patiently waits and rolls his eyes) 010
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025When you are doing behavior experiments where you test effects of movement and shadows, one must make a researcher cubby hole. Kaylie said “ if someone walked in, they will think I’m nuts” I said, “welcome to the fabulous world of ecology where we contrive scientific contraptions from Lowe’s” 060
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I have my marine bio students read this article every class because we discuss formation of coasts and oceans. It’s a great article and none of them know about this fault line. Wonderful writing! 120
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 19/07/2025When you can hang upside down by your toes Mr. Squirrel off the eaves of our roof, I can’t be anything but impressed. Also that is spicy bird cake, so apparently you are also a Cajun squirrel 050
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Hey academic friends. You know something ChatGPT does well: it can make you an excel file of all your class dates so you can update your class calendars for fall. You’re welcome. 000
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025So now we are back to periwinkle climbing studies this afternoon. This experiment is classic predator cue study to see if crushed conspecifics, predator urine, or the combination of a predator eating crushed conspecifics elicit similar climbing responses. 040
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025This week we did some cercarial shedding studies with our periwinkles to see if trematode parasites might be impacting our snail behavior experiments. But after a rate of 1 in 90 snails with a trematode infection, I think that answer is a hard no 000
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Cute and fat little evening visitors to our fig tree. 010
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025 ✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨ Please spread the word! www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us #CSEE2025 1104100
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025My undergrads did some initial packing for our trip to the coast this weekend. 1 pair of scissors, 1 sharpie, 1 pencil. Sweet summer children ……. Now I duplicate all the things and throw in lots of just in casesmedia.tenor.coman elderly woman knitting with the words oh my sweet summer child below herALT: an elderly woman knitting with the words oh my sweet summer child below her 000
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Orit Peleg @oritpeleg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Help us record firefly flashes! 👇🙏 56654
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 24/06/2025The fact that this is going in about an hour down the highway from me is gut punching. 000
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...statnews.comRFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American“Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 718269
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 04/06/2025In a time when support for junior scientists is disappearing, how can you plan for a career in STEM? I think it starts by thinking of science as a big map with many routes and destinations, instead of a pipeline. 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/p/career-pla...scienceforeveryone.scienceCareer planning in an era of scientific disinvestmentKnow not just the destination and the route, but all the other features on the map 39335
Reposted by Jennifer Hill Ph.D.David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 22/05/2025As a conservation scientist, I am perhaps more used to the idea of “wow, a neat visualization of some fucking horrible disaster” than some of the scientists on my feed seem to be. But yeah this is a great visual 0378
Jennifer Hill Ph.D. @hill-ecolab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025A giant of predator prey ecology who will be missed. I only met him once as a post doc, but for an ecological icon he was kind, encouraging, and said my work investigating fear based trophic cascades in seagrass systems was cool (which still ranks up there as one of my highest badges of honor). 0100