Reposted by Joely DeSimoneAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 180748911887
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I am excited to announce a job for an Asst Prof in Plant Evolution in the dept. of Evolution and Ecology at @ucdavis.bsky.social. We're looking broadly, from macro (speciation, comparative genomics, evo-devo) to micro (pop biology, adaptive evolution, evo-eco). recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777recruit.ucdavis.edu 2127161
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneDr. Valentina Alaasam @vale-alaasam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com 19698
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneKelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development 240673920
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 16/07/2026Oh you do NOT mess with Chaco Canyon! 11388139
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneEmily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 20/06/2026This isn’t actually funny but I keep cackling to myself when people say we should pursue AI because it will tell us how to solve climate change. Like, we *know* how, we’re just not. ::burns so much fossil fuel to ask:: hey AI, what do? AI: “stop burning fossil fuel” 24818205
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneNeil Gilbert @gilbert-lab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026recruiting a couple new grad students to start in january, please share! www.gilbertecology.com/opportunities 13135
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/06/2026Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal here 👉 zurl.co/8lTLx #StandUpForScience #Science #SaveScience #Vought #OMB 210054
Reposted by Joely DeSimonejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/05/2026impartial scientific research is the enemy of despotism and so naturally vought wants to destroy it 802889765
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/05/2026🚨The OMB rule will be the end of science as we know it. MARK YOU CALENDAR for the @standupforscience.net EMERGENCY SCIENCE MEETING June 2nd, 4pm et. We will be giving an overview & assigning EVERY SCIENTIST IN AMERICA their marching orders. REGISTER: events.standupforscience.net/stand-up-for...events.standupforscience.netEmergency Science Meeting by Stand Up for Science[discussing OMB-2026-0034?] 49954
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This is disastrous AND almost exactly one year ago, we warned it would happen: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @michaelemann.bsky.social @vambros.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.socialtheguardian.comTrump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette DelawallaThe new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science 613872
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdfpublic-inspection.federalregister.gov 44808528
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 14/05/2026NSF funds are being repurposed away from funding academics and independent scholars to funneling civilian science money to industry 🧪 www.nsf.gov/funding/init...nsf.govNSF X-LabsNSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country. 47634
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneSara Lipshutz (she/her) @jacanamama.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Interested in a PhD working on sexual selection in tropical shorebirds? I'm recruiting a student for Fall 2027! I'm happy to support an applicant writing a Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology & Evolution: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...simonsfoundation.orgSimons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and EvolutionThe purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo... 03042
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3 15446292
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneAlice Boyle @birdfiddler.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I am super excited to share that Yolanda Morbey and I at the centre for @animalsonthemove.bsky.social are recruiting for a postdoc with expertise in analysis of #Motus data! Please help us get the word out! Deets here: www.uwo.ca/cam/research...uwo.caOpportunitiesWestern University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none. 02121
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 31/03/2026“The fear of retribution is quite real… Everybody’s miserable. It’s like going to a funeral every day.” NIH scientist on what it’s like to work at NIH Office of Women’s Health. 041
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Wondering what happened to NIH’s Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) policy? This article reveals a lot about where NIH is and how it got there, starting from politicization of NIH, through fear leading to staff over compliance, ending in harm to science. undark.org/2026/03/30/s... Highlights:undark.orgThe Future of Sex as a Biological Variable in Health ResearchAn executive order upended an NIH policy requiring researchers to account for both sexes in preclinical animal studies. 22618
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneKyle Horton @kyle-horton.bsky.social · 23/03/2026🚨 Hiring a postdoc (2 years)! We’re looking for someone with skills in data science, remote sensing, or computer science: 🛰️ Build next-gen nighttime light products 🦅 Link light spectra to migration & collision risk Apply or reach out! aeroecolab.com/opportunitiesaeroecolab.comPurdue AeroEco Lab Opportunities 02639
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneCaitlin S., PhD @paleophile.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Oh, and there's this... www.science.org/content/arti... #NSF #AI #Quantumscience.orgNSF officials break silence on how AI and quantum now drive agency grantmakingLeaders acknowledge White House role in controversial moves 145
Reposted by Joely DeSimonegavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026In a sea of opinions about the role of LLMs in academics I offer my own. Apart from being harmful, exploitive plagiarism machines, LLMs rob us of the opportunity to experience the gift of friction in writing, which changes how we think. We must not give away that gift. doi.org/10.1002/fee....doi.orgThinking like a mountain in the age of AIClick on the article title to read more. 1220177
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJournal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 09/03/2026✨ New Special Issue Out! "New frontiers in avian physiology: what’s migration got to do with it?" This special issue highlights emerging frontiers across scales, from molecules to whole organisms, in relation to the physiological mechanisms behind birds’ migratory feats ➡️ vist.ly/4u94s 🪶 22311
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneMadeline G. Eppley, PhD @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · 06/03/2026New paper out in ecology letters! with @andylee.bsky.social @allydefduf.bsky.social We synthesized the active debate on how scientists define sex, including limitations and assumptions. We believe this discussion will lead to more accurate science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comThere is No Consensus on Biological SexAt this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr... 317684
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneNicolas 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 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪 40552633
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneGina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 08/03/2026🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics! My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026. We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems. #Postdoc #EcoEvo Pls RT! 2126162
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneNathan Senner @drgodwit.bsky.social · 06/03/20261/ Remember when Ted Cruz went to Cancún as the Texas power grid failed? It wasn't just the people of TX left behind, it was also the wildlife. Out now @natecoevo.nature.com, our paper led by @mstager.bsky.social & @treeswallows.bsky.social documents how bad the storms were for birds. rdcu.be/e7aUy 11914
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 03/03/2026do students really want spend between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition just to be taught by professors who have outsourced their work to AI? 1126137
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10 30675445
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The National Science Foundation is systematically being converted to the National AI and Quantum Research Foundation. “I see it as the administration exerting political control over what has traditionally been NSF’s ability to fund the best science.”science.orgNSF officials break silence on how AI and quantum now drive agency grantmakingLeaders acknowledge White House role in controversial moves 21650343
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 17/02/2026if centrists admit resit libs were right, they should stop dismissing & disparaging us my latest for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2060...newrepublic.comWhat’s Behind the Centrists’ Resistance to the “Resistance Liberals”?They’re acknowledging now that the people who called Trump a “fascist” were right. But somehow we’re still not to be trusted. 1012643
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/02/2026You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it. 208125664443
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 12/02/2026NSF's graduate research fellowship (GRF) program is designed to teach aspiring scientists how to write a winning grant proposal. So why are so many applicants being denied that learning experience? www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer reviewStudents seeking graduate research scholarships speculate that biology is being disfavored 24332
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneErica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵: 12692331
Reposted by Joely DeSimonekeholsinger.bsky.social @keholsinger.bsky.social · 11/02/2026UNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record Facultyinsidehighered.comUNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record FacultyThe new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” 22025
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneSteve Koczela @skoczela.bsky.social · 11/02/2026One Boston Children’s Hospital researcher said, “This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals? This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...bostonglobe.comThey came to Massachusetts to cure disease. Now they’re packing up their labs. - The Boston GlobeIn a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts. 411468
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneAmerican Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Update: Our call for abstracts for Oral Presentations & Posters for #AOS26 in Amherst, MA, from 3-7 August 2026, is now posted! Proposals are due by 3/15/26. Learn more: meeting.americanornithology.org/call-for-abs... #ornithology #ornithologicalmeeting 065
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneKate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...academic.oup.comReplication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecologyReplicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d 5245129
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad 9633119113634
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneMadeleine Becker @mabscientist.bsky.social · 06/02/2026it's the AI PRFB now 🙃 23414
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Dawg are you fucking kidding me bsky.app/profile/horm... 46720
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783269114045
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneNoam Ross @noamross.net · 02/02/2026NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter 6165200
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneKate Wheeling @katewheeling.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Can’t stop talking about this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece about the ways the tech industry has tricked us all into trading connection for convenience and how to break free of it. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.comWhat technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca SolnitThe long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv... 715448
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 03/02/2026This is an excellent, accessible, if long, piece by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social & @adambonica.bsky.social. Drawing on scientific evidence and ground-truth logic, they dismantle calls for Democratic moderation and prescribe a path that is pragmatic and courageous. www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...bostonreview.netHow Not to Defeat AuthoritarianismModeration used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated. 411657
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneInside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 03/02/2026Nine More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department. bit.ly/49UlU1U #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky 066
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Wrote about all that kind of stuff here:theguardian.comWhat technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca SolnitThe long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv... 48915
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneElizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Are you (or do you know someone) recently graduated from undergrad looking to beef up your skills and experience prior to starting grad school/career? Do you like social drama and parakeets? Come join my team! I'm looking for two people to start very soon!! tinyurl.com/59rf8jcy 03226
Reposted by Joely DeSimoneJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 27/01/2026More than 10,000 STEM PhD's have left or been fired from the federal workforce since Trump took office again. NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took officeA Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies 21513