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Julia Notar, PhD

@jnotar.bsky.social
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Visual ecologist studying echinoderms and their weird behavior. Friday Harbor Labs Postdoc, Sönke lab alum. Loves inverts & rugby. jnotar.github.io

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
. @biologists.bsky.social is offering 20 funded places for ECRs from the Global South to attend the Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments Workshop in Argentina, 1-5 August 2027 Application deadline: 6 Nov 2026 Don't miss out! 🔁 www.biologists.com/workshops/au...
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Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments
Organisers: Martin Berón de Astrada, Sebastián Eduardo Sabatini, Martín Tresguerres, Maria Soledad Yusseppone
Early-career reserachers apply for funded places
1-5 August 2027
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 21/09/2026
Final weeks! Don't miss the October 1 deadline for the NHM Student Collections Study Awards, open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited degree-granting program. Apply today: go.nhm.org/student-coll...
Students work on a jacketed fossil in the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Bioinspiration Lab is looking to mentor a postdoc this cycle. Reach out if you have any questions.
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Hazel Havens @hzlhavens.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My personal takeaway from this whole Navier-Stokes situation is to reassess how I talk about LLMs with my research students. Despite not using them myself, before this I felt like I needed to be nuanced and even handed. Now I might just say "Don't feed your work to the plagiarism machine"
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William B. Ludt, PhD @planet-of-fishes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We're hiring a Curator of Marine Invertebrates either at the Assistant or Associate level. Please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested. Applications due October 15th! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
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Recruitment
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Ocean Exploration Trust @nautiluslive.org · 18/08/2026
Applications are officially OPEN to join the 2027 Nautilus Exploration Program and sail aboard #EVNautilus next year as a #ScienceCommunicationFellow or for the #ScienceandEngineeringInternshipProgram. Learn more and apply by October 15: nautiluslive.org/education
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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
1 month until we review the next round of applications for the EMERGE Alaska program at the UAF College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences! Students who got an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP are eligible to apply. We're recruiting 8 PhD students for 2027! Deadline is 9/15. www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
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EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
⏳ #BlackInTime celebrates the pioneers who shaped the future of science. People like Dr. Mary Logan Reddick and Timnit Gebru remind us that Black innovation has always been at the forefront of discovery. ✨ #BINW26
Promotional graphic for #BlackInTime, a featured series during Black In Neuro Week 2026, highlighting historical Black neuroscientists. The flyer has a retro-inspired orange sunburst background with a cream arch-shaped panel. At the center is a black-and-white photograph of Mary Logan Reddick seated at a laboratory bench with a microscope. Text identifies her as a neuroembryologist, notes that she earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1944, and that she was the first female biology professor at Morehouse College before joining the University of Atlanta, where she taught from 1953 until her passing. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the top right and bottom left corners, with #BINW26 displayed in a banner across the bottom.Promotional graphic for #BlackInTime, a featured series during Black In Neuro Week 2026, highlighting influential Black leaders in science and technology. The flyer has a retro-inspired orange sunburst background with a cream arch-shaped panel. At the center is a photo of Timnit Gebru, AI researcher and founder of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), speaking at a public event. Below her photo, the flyer highlights two accomplishments: co-founding Black in AI to champion Black excellence in artificial intelligence and founding the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) to advance independent, community-centered AI research. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the top right and bottom left corners, and #BINW26 is displayed in a banner across the bottom.
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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📢 JOB ALERT! 📢 I am recruiting a 30-month postdoc to work on modelling the vision of trilobites @hfspo.bsky.social ! If you like 3D data, fossils, and functional morphology, this is the one for you! 📆Deadline 27. Aug Pls contact me with any Qs and share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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Julia Notar, PhD @jnotar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hey #ICN2026! Come by my poster this afternoon if you want to hear about some beautiful tiny sea stars and their beautiful tiny eyes!
The underside of a juvenile sea star with six arms. The arms are an off white, while the center of the animal is a light orange. At the ends of the arms tiny red dots, the eyes, are visible.
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 28/07/2026
⏳️ Only 42 days left to submit your abstract for #ABL2026! Share your research with our global, free and fully online animal behaviour community. Don't miss the opportunity to present your work! 📅 Abstract submission deadline: 6 September 2026 Send it now! https:// ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/
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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ICB celebrates #NationalSeaStarDay Sea Star Superpowers: Celebrating our Ocean Superheroes for National Sea Star Day by Colleen Hecker on the work of Matt McHenry & Theodora Po, PhD read in full integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/s... #science #biology
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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📢 Heads-up: I'm currently finalising the job description for a 30-month postdoc modelling visual abilities in these very gorgeous and very dead creatures! If you're interested, please get in touch - anticipated start is late 2026/early 2027 and the project combines great colleagues in UK + S Korea!
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Tom Iwanicki @iwanicki.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"The next time you hover over [a scallop] on a dive, remember you’re not just looking at a shell with eyes. You’re looking at an animal that’s also looking at you." Lovely quote by Dan Speiser
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sicb-dnnsb.bsky.social @sicb-dnnsb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Do you (or your lab) have an exciting new science update? Get a new paper published? Or have anything you would like to share about your science? If so, fill out this DNNSB media post request form! DNNSB is excited to support our members and share great science! Form link: forms.gle/YNb2cywQ6jTs...
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
RE: OMB-2026-0034 Comments Vought was unprepared for the revolt on his hands and they are struggling and/or obstructing to get comments up in real time. They have weeks to actually post things after a review, so the numbers and specific individual comments may take time showing up. 1/3
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026
🚨UPDATE: We will launch our action center on this issue tomorrow. 📣JOIN US: Emergency Science Meeting (Virtual) June 2nd at 4pm et. Details to come. Our Policy Team has read through the entire 400 page hot mess express from Russ Vought...here are the high level details. A Thread🧵 1/x
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Want to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪
A view of Friday Harbor Labs dock in the early morning with blowing sea fog in the background.
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Brendan Lan @brendanlan.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
SO EXCITED to be finally talking about some funky preliminary results on the eyes of this funky harvestman at #SICB2026 on Tuesday! Here are a few sneak peak pics :D
Caddo agilis, a large-eyed harvestman photographed on a reflective glass background, mostly a frontal viewCaddo agilis, a large-eyed harvestman photographed on a reflective glass background, mostly a lateral viewA photo of the lateral side of a preserved Caddo agilis under a scopeA closeup of a Caddo agilis eye under a microscope
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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH. Pass it on!
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵
US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/03/2025
So Meta jacked multiple editions of my two books to train their AI. They even ingested the Spanish-language version. I don't recall granting permission. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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    Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
    Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West
    Evolution
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    Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World
    Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West
    Evolution Second edition
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Valerie Horsley @valeriejhorsley.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Please share: @delauro.house.gov is cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. They are looking for instances where the impoundment and restriction of NIH/NSF funds is having a negative impact. Submit examples here delauro.house.gov/constituent-...
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2025 Federal Financial Assistance Freeze
On Monday, January 27th, 2025, President Trump issued an order to freeze virtually all of approved and legally required federal funding.
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Terra Field @rainofterra.gay · 24/02/2025
The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.
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30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on these collections from all interested individuals and organizations....
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Cassandra Donatelli @cmdonatelli.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Only 5 days left to submit an application to this summer's #REU - BLINKS program! We're excited to have so many awesome projects lined up 🎉 🦊🦀🪸🐠🌕🌱♻️🌏🌊🤖🐚☁️ Please pass this along and check out our website for project descriptions and application info: fhl.uw.edu/research/sum... @fishguy.bsky.social
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Earth & Life Sciences Academics communicating the new EO about indirect rates, imma need you to improve yer messaging- maybe don't say "If I get a million dollar grant, my uni gets another $700k to keep the lights on & water running" bc isn't going to get the traction you think it is-
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a woman in a floral dress is sitting in front of a sign that says chuckles in rich .
ALT: a woman in a floral dress is sitting in front of a sign that says chuckles in rich .
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/02/2025
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com
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INTRODUCTION
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Michael Bok @mikebok.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Did you know some single-cell dinoflagellates have a lens eye? Anders Garm at the University of Copenhagen is recruiting a postdoc to help find out why. Check out the advertisement, below 🧪 candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... photo: Franz Neidl
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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/01/2025
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
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EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
If anyone happens to need it this week for...reasons...this is the best graphic on the complexity of human sex determination I've ever seen. I use it in an undergrad course on gene regulatory mechanisms. Shoutout to @unamandita.bsky.social! www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...
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Beyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex Determination
A host of factors figure into whether someone is female, male or somewhere in between
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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Our REU summer program just went live. Here is the application form... etap.nsf.gov/award/499/op... And here are the project descriptions... fhl.uw.edu/research/sum... There is a short time line on this. Please pass it to any interested undergrads.
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NSF Education & Training Application | ETAP
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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 10/01/2025
Are you PhD student or Postdoc working in the field of Neuroethology? Then apply as a speaker for the Webinar Series 'The Future Of Neuroethology'
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Científico Latino @cientificolatino.com · 09/01/2025
☀️ Looking to get paid & gain valuable research experience this summer? REUs are ~6-8 weeks summer programs for undergrads. They are very helpful for post-grad jobs & applying to grad or professional schools! See our REU database to learn more! ➡️ cientificolatino.com/reu
Summer research programs. Screen shot of database. Go to www.cientificolatino.com/reu
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Julianna Renzi @juliannarenzi.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Have SCUBA/boating/ecology skills, willing to spend 4+ months/year abroad, and interested in a technician position? Join us at the Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research Station! Position is based near CSUN :) careers.pageuppeople.com/873/nr/en-us...
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Career Opportunities
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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
#SICB2025 BIMS(Black In Marine Science ) & ICB collaborated on the first ever BIMS issue featuring: free to read The Joy Factor: Redefining Leadership Excellence at Black in Marine #Science through Joy-Centered Leadership Practices By Lynnette Adams, Tiara Moore, doi.org/10.1093/icb/... & more
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Julia Notar, PhD @jnotar.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Hey #SICB2025! I’ll be speaking tomorrow on my sea urchin-inspired camera, Echinoder-bot-a, a wild concept I had years ago that is finally a reality! Very excited to talk to the #bioinspiration crowd for the first time 11:30am, International Salon 8 Mon 1/6
A graphic with two photos, one on either side of a large circle in the center that says “VS”. “VS” is in a circle, surrounded by flames. The left photo is of a sea urchin and is labeled “urchin” in white text. The right photo is of a dslr nikon camera, labeled “camera” in white text. Both boxes are surrounded by a faint glow, against a dark background with a subtle grid.
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Cassandra Donatelli @cmdonatelli.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Join us tomorrow (Jan 5) for our Bioinspired design symposium! It will be a great space to think about how biologists and engineers work together to produce great science and innovative designs. 📍 Location: Marquis C 🕣 Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM 🔗 #SICBioinspired #SICB2025 @karlycohen.bsky.social
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🧪 📍 🌊 🦑 Amazing opportunity - OceanX has opened applications for 2025 spots in our Young Explorers and Early Career Explorers programs. This is an opportunity to join us on the OceanXplorer. Application sites: lnkd.in/ga_GuwRE
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🧪 🍎 📍 🌊 🦑 pathwaystoscience.org Paid Summer 2025 Undergraduate Research Placements; financial support in graduate school; tips on applications and other resources; opportunities in ocean sciences and engineering
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Pathways To Science | Increasing Diversity in STEM
Offering a directory of 1,000+ scholarships, fellowships, internships, and postdoc positions in STEM, with emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.
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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
IOB In issue!! Experience with Aposematic Defense Triggers Attack Bias in a Mantid Predator Schweikert et al doi.org/10.1093/iob/... " Both the integration of aposematic signals from prey and experience state of the predator can have important effects on attack decisions. " #entomology #bugs
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GMGISeaUrchins @seaurchinsofgmgi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We MIGHT be Elphaba and Glinda #seaurchinfashion
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Mathilde Tahar @drmathildetahar.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Alecia Carter and I are launching a new online seminar! The aim is to bring together biologists & philosophers to explore the concept of animal agency. A preliminary session will be held on 5 December. Feel free share to anyone who might be interested! www.animalinventiveness.com/post/new-sem...
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New Seminar Series: Agency Between Biology and Philosophy
We are launching a new online seminar series!The aim is to bring together biologists and philosophers to explore the concept of animal agency. The sessions will take place on the second Thursday of ea...
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
#EduSky 🧪 📍 🌊 🦑 @mbarinews.bsky.social internship program now accepting applications for summer of 2025. open to undergrads, grads, educators. 10 weeks, full time, in person, paid - www.mbari.org/about/career...
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Internships • MBARI
Applications for the 2024 MBARI Summer Internship program are now being accepted. This 10-week internship allows college students and educators to work on a research or outreach project at MBARI.
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