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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This is where I was 10 years ago listening to the last ever #TheHip #TheTragicallyHip show. At a cottage in Canada. It was perfect. 🇨🇦 Tonight, watching it on CBC Music. youtu.be/x7FZV5HdIpY?...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/06/2026

We have a new entry in the climate dictionary under “irony”

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AveTeresa @aveteresa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The study authors say that continuous exposure to such tools can cause clinicians to become "less motivated, less focused, and *less responsible* when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance". My emphasis: I think “less responsible” is the most worrying bit. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.com

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Wonderful to launch our US-Canada report as part of the #Natura Global Roadmap on Urban Nature-based Solutions this morning. This has been a huge effort co-led with Nancy Grimm @drnitrogen.bsky.social and Vanya Bisht, along with many contributing authors. Read more here: www.nbsroadmap.org 🌎🧪

nbsroadmap.org

NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions

The NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions is a landmark assessment of research and practice that charts a path for scaling nature-based solutions (NbS) to make cities more resilient, ...

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Update on NSF grant funding: As of April 27, NSF has spent money on 737 new grants for FY26. Avg. for '21–25 at this point is 3303, so NSF is at about 22%. grant-witness.us/funding_curv...

Cumulative number of awards. FY26 is 22% of average, a large outlier.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.” OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.) NSF at -42%!

Washington Post article on STEM cuts at federal agencies. NSF tops it at -42%!

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Kiley Chernicky @chernickykiley.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

An amazing experience to attend the Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award Dinner alongside several members of the LaMontagne Lab! Congratulations to this year’s awardee, Dr. Lucia Lohmann. Her speech gave me chills! @addy-yoder.bsky.social @riley-adams.bsky.social @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social

Members of the lab pose together in front of the main stage.

Members of the lab pose together holding floral arrangements.

Addy Yoder presenting a poster in her thesis work to dinner attendees.

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This is a fascinating exchange for multiple reasons. www.instagram.com/mostlyhumanm... Summary: Sam Altman is shown a viral video of someone asking ChatGPT (in voice mode) to time a run. Even though they stop after just a few seconds, the response is that the run was 10 minutes. [cont.]

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Mostly Human Media on Instagram: "OpenAI CEO responds to @husk.irl’s viral ChatGPT video. Loved this. Full intv with Sam Altman on YouTube. Link in bio."

23K likes, 1,151 comments - mostlyhumanmedia on April 3, 2026: "OpenAI CEO responds to @husk.irl’s viral ChatGPT video. Loved this. Full intv with Sam Altman on YouTube. Link in bio.".

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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Another biologist and I got a space at the local farmers market and are just going to sit and talk to people about the local wildlife. Maybe hand out some stickers and coloring pages for the kids. No organization; just nerds. Stop in and chat with us, Davis. #DavisCa #YoloCo

A banner with photos of native wildlife that says “Meet Your Davis Wildlife” and in smaller text “Owls and Turtles and Shrimps, oh my!”

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 03/04/2026

Kindness Community Connection Courage We are the heroes we are looking for. OP: thatgoodnewsgirl via IG

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

in 2016 a group of strangers in Kazakhstan saved a dog from drowning by forming a human chain to reach him. they just unveiled a statue commemorating the event and I'm genuinely about to start sobbing

photo showing the rescuers saving the dog, next to the statue commemorating them

closeup on the base of the statue, showing a dog and a man in a ball cap

the top of the statue, where the person at the top of the slope has his hand outstretched so the viewer can "help" pull him up

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I invited some folks over to watch the CAN-USA gold 🏅 hockey game with me early in the morning, so I've been prepping breakfast tonight. Cinnamon rolls will go in the oven in the a.m. Go Team 🇨🇦!

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A huge congratulations to PhD student @addy-yoder.bsky.social for being recognized as a 2026 University of Missouri-St. Louis Trailblazer! #UMSL #UMSLBiology

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“At NSF, the net reduction of 205 STEM Ph.D.s between 1 January and 30 November constituted 40% of its total pre-Trump Ph.D. workforce of 517, by far the largest percentage at any agency. STEM Ph.D.s also make up a larger percentage of the total workforce at NSF than at any other agency…”.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Holy shit: it's an RFP for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB). Hello old friend www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

nsf.gov

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Attended the #WildThings conference today, where PhD student @addy-yoder.bsky.social presented a poster on her Red-headed woodpecker/ Mast seeding research. #UMSLBiology

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Appreciating the beauty and calm of snow and sunshine on my walk to the office this morning. @mobotgarden.bsky.social

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

NSF building on Eisenhower Av. HUD now owns.

Destroying the NSF mural in the foyer. Of the Eisenhower building.

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org Please share!

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Timothée Poisot @ctrlalttim.com · 08/01/2026

Last spring, I was asked to give carreer advice to grad students. And the one thing I told them was: our best skill is our ability to learn difficult things -- it's also the first skill you will lose unless you intentionally don't let yourselves go.

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Prof Pen Holland @anaspene.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

And that’s a wrap on a year of watercolour #WildflowerHour: 365 flowers painted within a week of blooming. Mostly wildflowers, with a few garden escapes, and a whole lot of joy.

360 watercolour flowers painted stamp size across 18 pages of paper, laid out across a large dining table

The final five panels of watercolour flowers in bloom in late December in Yorkshire

The first flower: a snowdrop painted on 22 December 2024

The last flower, Viburnum against a blue sky, painted on 21 December 2025

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...

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Matthijs Dorst @mattneuro.dorst-lab.org · 20/12/2025

Your annual reminder that: - when submissions peak, editors may become more selective in what they send out for peer review, and - submissions peak right before Christmas Make of that what you will.

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Dr. Bala Chaudhary @balachaudhary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Heading home after a fab week in Edinburgh Scotland to receive the 2025 British Ecological Society Equality & Diversity Champion Award. It’s been an emotional & overwhelming week & I’m grateful to my European colleagues for their support & solidarity. What a wonderful way to end the year! #BES2025

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Dr. Bala Chaudhary @balachaudhary.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I’m beyond excited to be jumping the pond for the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting in just a couple days. So honored to receive this recognition and celebrate with colleagues and friends at one of my favorite meetings! First time back since pre-COVID! If you see me there say hi! #BES2025

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)

britishecologicalsociety.org

Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society

Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Applications due by Dec. 1st.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Celebrating #Caturday with a new box in the house. Both cats had to try it, at the same time, of course.

Orange and white cat siting on a box that is on its side, and a white and grey cat is in the box.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I'm happy to welcome Dr. Shelby Tisinai to the lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow! She started on Monday this week. Shelby completed her PhD in Plant Biology from Washington State University in May 2025. Welcome to the lab and #UMSLBiology!🌲

Person on skis with a dog. Conifer trees in the background.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

A HUGE thank you to Forest ReLeaf of Missouri and their Project #CommuniTree for the 165 native trees (33 species!) we picked up on Wednesday to plant on the University of Missouri-Saint Louis #UMSL campus. 🌳 🌲 We're planting tomorrow! #UMSLBiology

120 trees in pots, organized by species.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

NSF is open again! A few comments: *Please be patient. During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails. *Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th. *POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

A big congratulations to @jesse1.bsky.social on a successful MS thesis defence today! Time to update your BlueSky profile. 🎉

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I'm currently playing planes, trains, and automobiles to get where I gotta go! My flight for tonight was cancelled this afternoon.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I thought there was an online list/spreadsheet of ecology/evolution graduate programs that don't have an application fee (from back in the bird-place days). Does anyone have a link for it?

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/10/2025

As other people have noted, if you have local food banks, now would be an excellent time to donate cash to them, if you have the cash to spare. We will be upping our donations to food banks and hunger-related charities here in Ohio.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I grew a small watermelon! 9cm diameter. To my surprise, there's watermelon in my watermelon! 🍉 #gardening

A very small watermelon. 3.5 inches in diameter.

The 3.5 inch diameter watermelon, cut open to show that it's red inside.

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Kevin Marks @kevinmarks.com · 22/10/2025

45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue. 31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions. 20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

bbc.co.uk

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory

An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

So nice to find the same spot 6 years later, when I made a new friend with @thilinas.bsky.social! Both times, brought together by #NEON meetings.

Some beer, labeled with 2025. Mountains are in the background.

A flight of beer, labeled with 2019. Mountains are in the background.

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Jalene LaMontagne @jalene-lamontagne.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I'm spending the week in Boulder, Colorado, participating in the first National Ecological Observatory Network #NEON Convergence Summit: Advancing Continental-Scale Biology.

A sticker that says NEON Convergence Summit 2025. Mountains, trees, and a sunny blue sky is in the background.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

NSF’s doors will be closed at 1:30 pm today. While you may be able to submit things, there will be no staff to process anything. In fact it is illegal for us to even open our work computers or email during a shutdown. A very few rotators may be able to communicate, so check out of office responses.

raskin.house.gov

Navigating A Government Shutdown: One-Stop Resource Page

As of 12:01 AM on October 1, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government.

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