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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Submit your application by November 1st! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social

The San Juan coastline. Text: Evolution 2027, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25-29. Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends, Deadline: November 1.

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 7h

Happy Squirrel Awareness Month!!!! Meet this adorable Craters chipmunk I saw last week in Idaho.

Small chipmunk on the top of a pointed gray rock eating some vegetation.

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Alex Goldman @agoldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As of this writing, we have 3,725 premium subscribers. I'm hoping to get it to a clean 4,000 by the end of the year. If you can support us, please consider doing so! Thanks for listening. I hope you're well. hyperfixedpod.com/join

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Hyperfixed | Hyperfixed

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Megan Smith @snaildit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My lab is hiring a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on machine learning, model misspecification, and population genetics! Flexible start-date! Learn more about the lab: smithlabbio.github.io Job Ad: explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job... Please reach out if you have any questions!

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The Smith Lab — Mississippi State University

The Smith Lab at Mississippi State University studies diversification using genomic data, with a focus on terrestrial snails and slugs.

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Andy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Student Collections Study Award for Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - next cycle of applications due October 1. Details at their website: nhm.org/student-coll... - the Alf Museum is also close by, so it's a good visit us, too, once you are in the area!

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Student Collections Study Award

The NHM Collections Study Awards provide funding for undergraduate and graduate students to visit and study the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits & ...

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Kinsey Brock @doc-brock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Any tips for getting Sceloporus occidentalis (Western Fence Lizards) to eat in captivity? 🦎🧪

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Helping kid with homework. I kind of miss the old memorize multiplication tables way.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 12/09/2026

"As part of #NightTales, I worked with the NHM Entomology Department to photograph specimens from the museum’s collection, using colored light to transform them into images for the show," says Featured Artist Maggie West. — 🧵

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Doc Edge @docedge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Please repost: My department (quantitative and computational biology at the University of Southern California) is hiring a teaching-track faculty member. The new hire will focus on teaching statistics courses to biology students. Apply by Dec 1 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

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Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC

Learn more about applying for Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2027! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. The application deadline is earlier this year: November 1st! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Don’t miss your chance to apply to join the SSE Graduate Student Advisory Committee! GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interactions among students, postdocs, and mentors. Deadline: Sept. 15! shorturl.at/PfMJn @ssegrad.bsky.social

The 2026 GSAC members at the Evolution meeting.

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The Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’re aware that there are some issues with the member portal on our site. Thanks for your patience while we hunt down the issue with our host. In the meantime if you need anything, feel free to email info@systematicbiologists.org if you need member services and we’ll get you sorted

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award in Mammalogy is now accepting applications for awards of up to $1500 to support the further development of mammalogy by Black/African American, African, and Indigenous individuals. www.mammalsociety.org/form/black-i...

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Black and Indigenous Scholars Award in Mammalogy | American Society of Mammalogists

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
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satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Funds to support student research! October 1 deadline for @nhm.org Student Collections Study Award. Get $$ for travel expenses to collect data in our collections. Open to: - current undergrad & grad students - *not* local to Los Angeles (international applicants welcome) nhm.org/student-coll...

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Student Collections Study Award

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 05/09/2026

Voyage alongside Dr. Tania Pineda-Enriquez, Collections Manager of Echinoderms, who recently returned from an epic expedition to document sea creatures inhabiting one of the most remote places on Earth—Antarctica: go.nhm.org/antarctic-ex...

Dr. Tania Pineda-Enriquez, Collections Manager of Echinoderms, photographed on a 2026 expedition in Antarctica.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy Rice Truck Day to all who observe

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UCSF PROPEL @ucsf-propel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Are you applying to graduate school this cycle? PROPEL has a series of workshops dedicated to helping you with this process!

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ybrandvain.bsky.social @ybrandvain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book

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Applied Biostatistics

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Eric Schuettpelz @ferncurator.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) is now accepting applications, with a deadline of 15 October. This includes the Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

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Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A few weeks ago, I ct scanned the rarest fish in the world. This species was described from this single individual, and no other individuals have been collected. Starting Sunday, I'll be segmenting its skeletal system and describing its osteology, and streaming it all live on Twitch! Join me!

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Meet the rarest fish in the world!

YouTube video by RealFishDoc

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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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William B. Ludt, PhD @planet-of-fishes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The NHMLA is hiring an Assistant Collections Manager for updating our frozen tissues collection to liquid nitrogen storage. This position is grant-funded for 3 years. I'm a bit late on posting this, but there is still one week left to apply! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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Recruitment

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

TL;DR version: Marie has developed, but track remains uncertain; a wide range of Labor Day outcomes are still possible in SoCal. Growing odds of at least some rain, with modest but real chance of heavy rain/thunderstorms, but could also be completely dry. We'll know more soon.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Update: The tropical weather feature of great interest--Tropical Storm (& soon hurricane) #Marie--has now developed. Marie's track will dictate potential CA impacts over Labor Day; uncertainty remains high, w/significant impacts possible (but direct landfall unlikely). [Thread]

Snapshot from polarwx.com showing Marie's projected path as depicted by ECMWF and GFS ensembles. Note the bifurcated trajectory--one westward, one northward.

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This morning I had a perfectly ripe avocado and I can't stop thinking about the miracle of that. 🥑

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27

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Lila Seidman @lilaseidman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Figeater beetles are big, green and clumsy fliers. But did you know they're expanding their range due to human activity -- planting fruit trees, creating compost piles and watering lawns? More in my latest! www.latimes.com/environment/...

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This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face

Big, green and notoriously bad at flying, figeater beetles are taking over Los Angeles this month. Here’s why the clumsy insects are thriving.

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Alex Goldman @agoldman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hello, my name is Alex Goldman and if you know me, it's probably from a podcast called Reply All. Some folks had strong feelings about that one. Anyhow, I have a new show called Hyperfixed that has almost 100 episodes, and I would love for you to check it out if you have a chance. hyperfixedpod.com

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Hyperfixed | HYPERFIXED

Alex Goldman's new podcast, Hyperfixed, gets to the bottom of life's most intractable and annoying problems and has fun along the way..

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ecololgists!! This fall, the LEGO league's theme for their annual competition is ecosystems/biodiversity themed. We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists to help meet the demand. If you are willing to have a conversation with k-8 students about ecology, pls sign up here forms.gle/NbxitaXamK7B...

A teacher who is a fish has his fin on his hip and another pointing to the chalkbaord that says "Calling all ecologists skype a scientist needs you!" and a shrimp says "lego league jis coming" and a snail thinks "HELP!" and a seahorse says "This year's theme is ecosystems" and hot fish teacher says "Volunteer to speak with classrooms"

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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My lab is HIRING - we have an opening for a #postdoc focused on marine invertebrate symbioses & evolution (heavy focus on microbial -Omics and bioinformatics, but lots of fun fieldwork opportunities too!) Full position info here: www.biklab.org/join-the-lab Please help spread the word! #SymbioSky

Neon flyer advertising a postdoc job at UGA

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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net

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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation iucn.org/news/202607/...

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From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums

The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...

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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

grateful to have received the lab's first NSF grant to study cyclical processes of speciation with new theory and tools (applied to Melanesian birds). ad to come, but I'll be looking for a postdoc with computational biology chops—please reach out! (and repost) www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...

screenshot of public abstract of NSF award, linked in post

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

EEB Mentor Match is now open! But apps due soon (8/17). Mentees: get help applying for grad school or fellowships in ecology & evolution. Mentors: senior grads, post-docs, or faculty in these fields willing to give advice Org by Diversity Cmte of @asn-amnat.bsky.social Pls share! eebmentormatch.com

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EEB Mentor Match

Visit the post for more.

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 28/07/2026

Finally posted an ad for the postdoc position on my new NSF-funded project—come help build a new method to study plants' responses to environmental variation in space and over time, and figure out interesting ways to use it! Apply by 23 August to ensure consideration. Details: buff.ly/qTvaqvD

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Dr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There’s still time to apply!!

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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

1/4 In today's funding climate, every grant and fellowship matters. Based on feedback from our GSAC Community Check-In Survey, we're building a growing hub of graduate & postdoctoral funding opportunities and job boards to make them easier to find. 🧵

Funding and job board curated by Dieter Lukas and Pro Manna

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The Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Society of Systematic Biologists is looking for a new editor for the Bulletin! The Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists is the Society’s diamond OA journal. Are you interested? Or know someone who might be? See 👇 www.systbio.org/eicbssb.htm

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Madeleine Becker @mabscientist.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

big things happening: I'll be defending my dissertation next week on July 15! to procrastinate preparing, I will be posting a meme for each of my chapters until the big day. also, please DM me if you'd like a zoom link to attend my public defense, but be prepared for 45 minutes of mouse toe talk!

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Dr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142

Colorful advertisement for the position that reads:

We’re seeking a new Postdoctoral Scholar to lead the analysis and publication of whole-genome sequencing datasets from the northern flicker hybrid zone.

This is a two-year appointment based in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Start date is flexible and can begin as early as October 2026.

Basic Qualifications:
• PhD in evolutionary biology, ecology, genomics, or a related field by appointment start date
• Demonstrated ability to work with sequencing datasets
• Strong writing skills with a record of peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to lead independent projects and work collaboratively

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Rachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

To the #Evol2026 folks, I am recruiting MSc/PhD students (with or without their own funding) - please send people my way if you know of anyone interested in blending ecology & evolution!

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April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Indeed: www.evolutionmeetings.org/online-progr... From the app or online program, you can also export a PDF of your itinerary, and print if you’d rather have paper copy

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Program

The 2026 Virtual Event has concluded. Recorded talks are available via YouTube

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Recently I reviewed for a journal & recall being offered a discount on page charges for future publication with that journal in appreciation for the review. However, I don't remember the journal & can't find evidence that it really happened. Does anyone know of journals that do this? 🧪

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Museums hold collections for a reason: “Perhaps, he says, the next big breakthrough in charting our solar system’s deepest history won’t come from exploring some distant world but rather from studying samples of space rocks …from a drawer in a museum.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare...

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Scientists found a piece of a lost planet in the Sahara Desert

Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a rare meteorite suggest this fallen space rock comes from a planet gone wrong in the solar system’s early history

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