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Dr Jenny Allen

@jennyallen13.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher at @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social studying culture and social learning in whales. Feminist, Whovian, bookworm, expert tree climber. She/her.

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Whale Scientists @whalescientists.bsky.social · 4h
Not sure what to expect and how to prep like a pro for #SMM206? We got you! whalescientists.com/guide-marine...
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A complete guide to attending your first marine mammal conference
Whether it’s your first marine mammal conference or you’re a seasoned attendee, here are tips to help you make the most of the experience.
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Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) @soosocean.bsky.social · 22h
🌊 Welcome to three new APECS ECR Representatives joining SOOS Regional Working Group leadership! 🔹 Ruobing Cao — Ross Sea 🔹 Emma White — Amundsen & Bellingshausen 🔹 Lucie Knor — West Antarctic Peninsula & Scotia Arc 👉 Meet them here: buff.ly/mw3mdjW
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IKI Germany @iki-germany.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IKI Medium Grants has great news to share! In just over a week, the International Climate Initiative (IKI) will launch a new IKI Medium Grants call – focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving biological diversity. 🔗 Follow this link to the call page for updates: buff.ly/Zj0zOMp
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ARC has given some details of how new Explore scheme will run ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... ❗️There's a lottery❗️ Peer review yields 3 categories: highly competitive, competitive, uncompetitive. After funding highly competitive apps, competitive ones enter a lottery for remaining $.
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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Looking for life sciences 🧪 faculty/staff/trainers who want science communication to be more valued w/in academia We built an NSF-funded coaching program to help you w/ #SciComm in job & award apps, promotion materials, curriculum proposals, etc. We want to help you get more respect, credit, & pay
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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 29/09/2026
🌊 Here's a great opportunity to participate in the Southern Ocean Observing System initiative. If your work is relevant to the West Antarctica Peninsula-Scotia Arc region, please apply!
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Dr Jenny Allen @jennyallen13.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Join me on the WAPSA leadership team!
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement
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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 26/09/2026
A good visualization from the NYTimes. It would be great (and surely depressing) to see this for NSF and other agencies. I know the Office of Polar Programs, for example, has lost about 2/3 of its staff. The damage runs deep and it'll take many years to fix.
A NYT visualization of the staff losses at the CDC.
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Dr Jenny Allen @jennyallen13.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What the actual fuck
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
ICE are currently chasing and kidnapping immigrants in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a town that is at this point probably most famous for being the starting point for Ishmael’s journey in the great American novel Moby-Dick, which portrays a multiracial crew including many immigrants, working together
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 23/09/2026
In contrast Vought and Kratsios have largely killed NSF and its decades-long mission of funding the best discovery science. “For many U.S. scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the agency they know and loved died on 10 Sept.”
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NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers
New document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas
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Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) @soosocean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🌊 Look who’s back! 👋 The #SOFLUX_webinar series is back - after the Northern Hemisphere summer break! Join us to explore the role of surface waves in Southern Ocean turbulence scaling, with Isabelle Giddy (SOCCO). 📅 8 October | 14:00 UTC 🔽 soos.aq/events/soflu...
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
One way to double your vote is to speak to any American abroad about voting. The turnout for civilian Americans overseas in 2024? 11%. With a disciplined effort, we could turn out 100s of 1000s more votes. This site makes it easy and even walks you through the process. www.votefromabroad.org
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Request Absentee Ballots for US Citizens | VoteFromAbroad.org
Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026
ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 20/09/2026
This administration's latest attack on the Endangered Species Act is a one-way ticket to species extinction by letting bad actors kill an endangered species if they claim they “didn’t mean to do it.” Don't sacrifice whole species for corporate convenience.
Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The 10 Best Marine and Aquatic Species in the Star Trek Universe www.startrek.com/news/the-ten... I haven’t written for Star Trek in a while. I should write something. But here’s a good one for the 60th birthday.
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The 10 Best Marine and Aquatic Species in the Star Trek Universe
Take a deep dive into the ocean life of Star Trek.
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The point of kids sports is to learn how to work together as a team with people you may not get along with. Teaching your kids that they can go cry to your senator if they might have to play with or against a trans player is teaching them to be losers.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Penultimate? FY26 NSF grantmaking update One month ago (8/4) New grants: 4310/7761 — 55.5% of avg. Obligations: 4.10/5.08 billion — 80.7% of avg. Now (9/7) New grants: 6,144/10,857 — 67% of avg.* Obligations: 5.97/7.49 billion — 80% of avg. *avg. from 21–24 grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
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Agency Pulse: Grantmaking at NSF
An independent, up-to-date, grant-level record of federal science funding disruptions in the United States.
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Dr Jenny Allen @jennyallen13.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is what happened to my DECRA application last year. It doesn't make it less frustrating to know that it's common, but I think that it helps blunt some of the unfair blame that applicants put on ourselves, thinking there's more we could have done
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AGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨NSF seeks community input on future ocean observing priorities 🌊 Read the NSF Dear Colleague Letter here: spklr.io/63321ErW5N Submit your response by 9/30 using this form: spklr.io/63324ErW5A
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Request for Input on Future Ocean Observing Priorities
Dear Colleagues, On June 18, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced its intent to continue operations and maintenance of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and to issue this Dear Colleague Letter soliciting perspectives on what ocean observation capabilities NSF should provide.
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @antarctic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🌊 Australian scientists are part of a bold international plan to target the knowledge gaps that prevent reliable predictions about the contributions of #Antarctic ice loss to global sea-level rise. ▶️ aappartnership.org.au/rings-around... 📸 F McCormack, @arcsaef.bsky.social
Totten Glacier Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, from an ICECAP flight measuring land beneath the ice (photo: Dr Felicity McCormack/Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future)
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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 02/09/2026
🌊With the Fall semester upon us, it's time to start thinking about recruiting/applying to grad school for 2027. If you are a marine scientist looking for a graduate student, I've created a form where you can add your name and other info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! (1/2)
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Oceanography MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2027
This is an effort to collect the **contact information of potential advisors** for MS/PhD students in Oceanography. Please note that if you answer **you are agreeing to have your contact information...
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Andrea Joy Campbell @ajcampbellma.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Primaries matter too - and we have some important ones tomorrow, Massachusetts. Polls open bright and early. If you don't have a plan yet to vote, it's time to make one: mass.gov/vote
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
ICYMI: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-unequa...
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The Professor and the Plutocrat and AI
Regarding the unequal terrain of the Ideas Industry.
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Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ways to raise readers: 1. Read to them. A lot. 2. Let them find you reading, as often as possible. 3. Read books they recommend to you. Value their tastes! 4. Let them choose their own books! 5. Yes, audiobooks count. Graphic novels count. 6. Talk to them about the issues of book banning. 7. Read!
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Counterpoint: sure, academia is a Calling, not just a Job. But it’s also a Job! And there should be workplace protections at any Job!
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Because NSF has eliminated its directorate for the social, behavioral and economic sciences, it’s unlikely there will be any training funding for economists, psychologists, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, etc.
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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Making university faculty sit in their offices from 8 am to 5 pm every day, 5 days a week, is insane and serves no conceivable academic purpose. The fact that admins and even *staff* are exempt from this absurd requirement shows the real goal is to make tenured faculty quit.
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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Neutral in the culture war"
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CG Partridge @partridgecg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Don't forget to comment! Docket is here: www.regulations.gov/search?searc... Docket number: NSF-2026-OTR-0001
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"How is it possible that scientists are saying that shark populations have declined by a lot, but fishermen are saying they've never seen so many sharks?" Part of the answer is called "shifting baselines," which means how much something changes depends on when you start counting! 🧪🌍🦑🦈🐟
Mockup graph showing dramatic declines in shark populations since the 1980s with a modest recovery over the last few years
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Dr Jenny Allen @jennyallen13.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Here's the thing: being forced to write out ideas helps to clarify those ideas. When you need to articulate them, you have to think "does this actually make sense?". Sometimes while writing, I have come up with entirely new ideas or framings. Learning to convey ideas well is critical to science.
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AGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
HUGE SCIENCE WIN: The Senate's CR will temporarily block OMB's harmful federal grant rule. We need the House to adopt the Senate's CR language and for both chambers to find a solution to prevent this OMB rule from taking effect. Write to your legislators today! agu.quorum.us/campaign/erch20r5
Tell Congress to shut down OMB’s attempt to control federal grantmaking
“Without scientific review at the forefront of decision-making, potential additional outcomes and benefits of proposed scientific research may go unrecognized and public benefits for the U.S. lost.” -AGU’s comment on the proposed OMB rule
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
JOIN US TOMORROW AT 2PM ET FOR A VIRTUAL ACTION HOUR FOCUSED ON THE NSF PROPOSED RULE. events.standupforscience.net/stand-up-for...
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Russ Vought's Latest: NSF Proposed Rule to Weaponize Research Grants
The Office of Management and Budget’s proposed overhaul of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), which governs how federal financial assistance is managed across all agencies, has sparked unprecedented pu...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
ICYMI: I wrote about the Trump administration's disastrous decision to remove protections from the US's largest marine protected area. therevelator.org/trump-marine...
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Trump Removes Protections From Marine Protected Areas — A Problem for Fish, Whales, Corals and Other Ocean Life • The Revelator
Marine protected areas are designed to safeguard parts of the ocean from human impacts, including offshore oil and gas extraction and industrial fishing practices.
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Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) @soosocean.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Even though SOOS is already through the WAPSA Workshop and the DMSC & SSC Meetings, #SCAR2026 officially started today! 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲:DATA HELPDESK STARTS AT 2PM in Hyde Park C. Come and find us: soos.aq/events/soos-at-scar2026
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Dr Jenny Allen @jennyallen13.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Learned at @arc-gov-au.bsky.social webinar on the new grants scheme that other than one ECR fellowship, only those with permanent positions can apply for grants. We were told "universities will have to show up to the party and support their best researchers". That's not the reality of academia...
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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · 05/08/2026
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Discovery 125 Anniversary celebration
Join us for a special day of talks, film, and displays celebrating remarkable Discovery expedition and its enduring legacy.
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Lars Bejder @lbejder1971.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
How off the press: Hollers et al. quantify the energetic consequences of going from rest to non-resting in humpback whales. Super helpful when evaluating impacts of disturbance academic.oup.com/conphys/arti... www.mmrphawaii.org/post/new-pub... @conphysjournal.bsky.social
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New publication: Energetic benefits of resting behaviour in humpback whale mother–calf pairs revealed by biologging and UAS-photogrammetry
We are excited to share our newest publication in Conservation Physiology on humpback whale mother-calf energetics written by PhD candidate Gussie Hollers and coauthors! Link to the full paper: doi.or...
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ARC is running webinars about the new schemes – register for one with the links below (times are AEST): 5 Aug 2–3pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/706e8e... 6 Aug 10–11am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c25ba8... 7 Aug 11–12pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a4ade3...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/07/2026
For no other reason than cruelty, Trump is threatening to deport Haitians who are contributing to the Massachusetts economy. It's wrong. Congress should reinstate TPS protections, not let Trump rip people out of communities and send them into immediate danger.
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Danai Papageorgiou @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🧬🐬 Culture may leave a molecular footprint. Our new study on Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins @researchdolphin.bsky.social explores how a socially learned behaviour — sponging— may be reflected in DNA methylation. OA: doi.org/10.1098/rstb... Hosted by a Phil Trans B special issue:
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026
Admirable clarity @science.org
The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.

That’s it. That’s the story
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Dr Jenny Allen @jennyallen13.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I learnt this concept, or a similar one, as "if a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing badly" and it helps so much. Can't go for a run? Go for a walk. Can't call your parents for an hour? Send them a text. Do what you can in that moment, no one is grading you
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