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Lizz Waring

@lizzwaring.bsky.social
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Plant ecophysiologist, global/climate change & plants, lover of pop culture, nerd for cats, will ask for donuts. she/her/hers

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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hi all, I am trying to raise funds to support the field-based courses I teach so we can keep the cost of these trips as low as possible for the students. If you would like to support the next generation of field scientists consider donating to the NSU Foundation. It is tax deductible.
Photo of students electrofishing in a creekPhoto of students walking into a stand of rivercaneStudents around the campfireLarge group of students on the Buffalo River
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’m working on putting together a colloquia proposal for #Botany2027 with @ellliieee.bsky.social and thought why not ask the hive mind of Bluesky who they’d invite to talk about photosynthesis and Nitrogen. Feel free to self nominate if you are interested!
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New lab paper, led by @ellliieee.bsky.social with assist from @wickellomics.bsky.social, other lab members, and folks at @li-corenv.bsky.social - how do we study photosynthesis in aquatic plants? Turns out it's pretty hard! Part review, part methods paper. Check it out! doi.org/10.1002/aps3...
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troy_phd @troyhernandez.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'm happy to announce our new subtitles package! Go caption something! #rstats
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I love birds that hangout on reeds!! More bird gymnastics please.
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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Do you mentor scientific writers, or teach them in the classroom? Current bargain: in the USA, our new book 'Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences' is only $2.99 as an e-book (via the evil corporate site).
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Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences: An Evidence-Based Approach - Kindle edition by Merkle, Bethann Garramon, Heard, Stephen B.. Reference Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Gonna miss you this view. As always #botany2026 you were a dream!
Landscape of mountains dotted with saguaro cacti with agaves and other woody plants in the foreground
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Plant Ecophys (BSA) @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
That’s a wrap for all of our section’s sessions. Thanks to everyone who came and presented such awesome research this year. See you next year in Buffalo! #bsaecophys #botany2026
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Chris Martine | Plant People FTW @martinebotany.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Now available everywhere for streaming/download! #PlantPeopleFTW, a song for everyone who loves plants, by Doc Martine and the Botaneers. Feat. appearances by plant people from all over the world. #botany2026 music.apple.com/us/album/pla...
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Plant People FTW by Doc Martine and the Botaneers on Apple Music
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BCEENET @bceenet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Check out these recommended talks happening tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5, at #Botany2026! 🌱
A BCEENET graphic that invites conference attendees to tune in to recommended talks taking place on Wednesday, August 5, at Botany 2026. The highlighted presentations are titled as follows: "If it looks like a leaf and does photosynthesis, is it a plant? Investigating the biology of chloroplast theft in a marine sea slug" (by Elissa Sorojrisom, Harvard Medical School, in Tucson I–J at 8:30–8:45 AM); "Roots, Rivers, and Relationships: The Power of Muddy Boots in Botanical Education" (by Lizz Waring, Northeastern State University, in San Luis 2 at 2:00 PM); and "Phylogenomic Analysis of Xanthisma (Asteraceae) and Assessment of Ploidy Variation Using Herbarium Specimens" (by Oluwaseun Shodipo, Texas Tech University, in Tucson G–H from 1:45–2:00 PM). The graphic includes an image of the Elysia chlorotica and headshots of the two presenters, along with the BCEENET and Botany 2026 logos.
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Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl @bleuschenkohl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Curious about how graduate programs and funding can vary across STEM disciplines and institutions? Join us on August 14th at 10 am CT as we partner with @plantgrads.bsky.social! Navigating Graduate School - Program & Funding Types Register at: udel.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #plantscience #gradschool
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Jessica A. Savage @savageplantphys.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Please come so we can get a section photo! We will be there by 315pm
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BCEENET @bceenet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Join us in supporting these undergraduate presenters from the Johnson Lab @mossmatters.bsky.social at #Botany2026!
BCEENET Guide to Botany 2026 graphic recommending attendees to visit Johnson Lab undergraduate posters on Monday, August 3, from 5:30–7:00 PM in the Arizona Grand Ballroom. Four Texas Tech University student presenters are featured with headshots and poster numbers: P10, Charles Huff, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Spreadsheets: How to Develop a Modular LIMS”; P41, Evelyn Lavielle, “Behind the Fronds: PCR Sex Identification in Cycas micronesica”; P42, Sofia Rodriguez, “A New Prairie Dawn: Exploring Genetic Health in the Rare Plant Hymenoxys texana and Inspiring Conservation through Science Communication”; and P179, Rylee Creek, “Fun Sized Library Prep: Cost-Effective Target Capture Sequencing with Miniaturization, as a Service.” BCEENET, Texas Tech University, and Botany 2026 logos appear along the bottom of the graphic.
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Elizabeth McCarthy @emccnicotiana.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hey Botany! Come see my talk investigating whether polyploids have different patterns of flower evolution than diploids on Weds at 8:15am in San Xavier. Over 100 undergrads participated in this research! :) #PUIFTW #Botany2026 #PlantPeopleFTW
Slide screenshot with the text below and many front facing flower photos on a black background showing Nicotiana flowers with varying shape and color. Text: Patterns of flower evolution different in Nicotiana section Suaveolentes allopolyploids compared to those observed in Nicotiana diploids--Elizabeth McCarthy1, Marissa Mc Lean1, Kendra Muscato1, Francesca Gambale1, Erin Hamm1, Kaylee Hughen1, Kylie Nolan1, Colin Woodruff1, Jacob Landis2, Mark Chase3, Corinne Mhiri4, Marie-Angèle Grandbastien4, Douglas Soltis5, and Pamela Soltis5--1SUNY Cortland, USA, 2Cornell University, USA, 3Curtin University, Australia, 4INRAE, France, 5University of Florida, USA
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hey. You. Presenter at #Botany2026. Let's use the mic this week, yes?! Yes!
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I have never wanted to hug a plant more. I didn’t because danger but know I wanted to.
A teddy bear cholla cactus at Saguaro National Park 🌵
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
If you see folks with BCEEnet lanyards on their #botany2026 badges and you want to talk digitalization natural history collections and CUREs, I’m sure any one of us would be jazzed to talk about them!! Join us!
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BCEENET @bceenet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
BCEENET is at #Botany2026 🌵 We invite you to stop by, connect with our team, and hear from BCEENET members presenting throughout the conference! #BCEENET #CURE #STEMEd #UndergraduateResearch
A BCEENET promotional graphic announcing attendance at Botany 2026. The graphic reads, "BCEENET is attending Botany 2026," followed by the conference dates, "August 1–5, 2026." Next to a purple loosestrife BCEENET design and the Botany 2026 logo, the graphic reads, "Stop by and connect with us in Tucson, Arizona!"
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 31/07/2026
When you're an athlete, climate impacts can hit hard. But for many, awareness also catalyses action! I asked two pro soccer/football players to give me their first-hand accounts in Talking Climate this week ⬇️
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The future of sports depends on climate action
Pro soccer players Imani Dorsey Kunzweiler & Jasmyne Spencer on sports in a warming world
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
On my way to #Botany2026! If anyone wants to grab dinner or go for a swim tonight hit me up!!
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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Heading to Botany 2026? Join @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social in a special lecture by Diné botanist Dr. Arnold Clifford as he presents the story of the Carrizo Mountain Herbarium (CMH), the Navajo Nation's largest herbarium. Monday, August 3, 7:00-9:00 PM details at: mailchi.mp/f7208188714a...
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
As you're making your itinerary on the #Botany2026 app, check out some of these lab presentations!!!
Flier that reads "Heyduk lab at Botany 2026" followed by a list of presentations. Posters include Dominique Pham ("Do Better or Die: Drought stress memory in an epiphytic CAM bromeliad" P120), Ed McAssey ("Plants and Civilization: An interdisciplinary approach to engaging undergraduate students in Botany" P261), and Dantony Lewis ("Comparative Analysis of the CAM genes in the Agavoideae" P27).

There is a note that says "Also check out “Belonging In Botany: Fostering Resiliency Discussion”
Come ready to share your struggles and collaboratively build solutions
Tues. 11-12, Tucson Ballroom E"

Talks listed include:
Karolina Heyduk (Mon 10:00 San Pedro 1) "Homoploid hybridization: the end of a lineage or a driver of novel phenotypes?"
Weijun Liang (Tues. 2:00 San Xavier) “YELLOW INTENSITY (YIN): a conserved gene that downregulates corolla carotenoid accumulation in Mimulus (monkeyflowers)"
G Young Kim (Tues. 8:00 San Pedro 1) “Investigation of weak Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) in Peperomia reveals initial steps toward a CAM pathway.”
Erika Moore Pollard (Tues. 8:45 San Pedro 1) “The fast and the frugal: Nitrogen tradeoffs and genomic insights into bromeliad adaptation and evolution.”
Ellie Loew Mendelson (Tues. 9:00 San Pedro 1) “Assessing photosynthetic pathways in aquatic plant species”
Claire Marino (Tues. 11:30 San Pedro 1) "Giant cubes and muddy shoes: manipulating microclimate to study Symplocarpus foetidus’ ecophysiology in situ”
David Wickell (Wed. 10:30 Tucson AB) “Facultative CAM in Littorella uniflora: linking photosynthetic plasticity to environmental change”
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Chris Martine | Plant People FTW @martinebotany.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New higher ed job alert: tenure-track Molecular Biologist in the Biology Dept at Bucknell University. Come be a part of our PUI teacher-scholar tradition! Application review begins 29 Sep 2026. 1/2 #STEMeducation #undergradresearch #higheredjobs bucknell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Tenure Track Faculty Position in Molecular Biology
Position Title: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Molecular Biology Position Type: Full time Location: Robert L Rooke Science Center - Biology Categories: Faculty Exempt Job Summary: Job Duties: The De...
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Cody Coyotee @wile-phylote.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#Botany2026 is almost here! The Bulbous Lab will be there in full force (see image for times and locations of our talks)! Can’t wait to see everyone and hear about all the awesome botanical science going on!
List of times and locations for presentations at the Botany 2026 conference
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
My favorite part leading up to Botany every year is when I remember I submitted a lightning talk. I might go slideless this year.
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Plant Ecophys (BSA) @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Botany 2026 is a week away! Make sure to check out our #bsaecophys sessions: Talks Tuesday August 4: Ecophys I - 8:00 to 12:00 pm Ecophys II - 1:30 to 5:30 pm Wednesday August 5: Ecophys III - 8:00 to 9:45 am Phys - 10:15 to 12:00 pm Hope to see you all at #Botany2026
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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No Tenure for Oklahoma. Instead, faculty will be on "renewable contracts “tied to teaching effectiveness, student completion, job placement, and economic alignment.” #academicsky
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Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. J. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
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Botany One @botany.one · 14/01/2026
Cannabinoids Beyond Cannabis: The Hidden Potential of Liverworts botany.one/2026/01/cann... Liverworts are emerging as unexpected sources of cannabinoid-like compounds with promising anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
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Cannabinoids Beyond Cannabis: The Hidden Potential of Liverworts
Liverworts are emerging as unexpected sources of cannabinoid-like compounds with promising anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
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International Journal of Plant Sciences @ijpsjournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
All @ijpsjournal.bsky.social authors are special to us, but it is a particular treat to publish undergraduate research. To celebrate our undergrad authors, we started making mock journal covers featuring pictures of undergrad researchers at work. A thread of mock covers from 2025. /1 #PlantScience
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Friends, I am quite suddenly and with no warning teaching an upper level ecology class in three weeks. If anyone has any ecology lab materials they are willing to share with me, please reach out.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I’ve started wearing a hat at work most days because I like hats. Particularly backwards baseball hats. The students have no opinion on this but man are my co-workers in other colleges and department confused by this. You can be an academic and not wear a blazer. It’s ok friends.
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Plant Ecophys (BSA) @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material. 👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested! #Botany2026 #bsaecophys
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Christopher Krieg 🌿 @ckrieg.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🚨 1 Week Left to Apply! 🚨 The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution. 📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025 📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Phys-fest 1 was 9 years ago?!?
Ceramic mug that is green and white and says “Phys-fest Konza Prairie 2016” with an irga design on it
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Plant Ecophys (BSA) @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
🌿✨ Plant Fizz Friday! ✨🌿 We want to show off amazing things plant ecophysiologists are doing.... that means you! Twice a month, we want to showcase something from our community (lab setup, fieldwork, publication, etc). To participate, send 1 - 3 images, and a description to mok.danielwl@gmail.com
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Alexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 04/08/2025
For me, the real humbling bit of this was: you HAVE to keep a regularly updated list of every student who goes on a lab field trip or spends a semester cleaning glassware, otherwise you absolutely will not be able to remember them all at Tenure Time
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Ugghhhh a little while back someone posted 4 questions they ask students to answer on the first day of classes. One question was something along the lines of “what would help you succeed in this class” and I cannot find the post. So if that was you, please tell me.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Are you or someone you know an Evolutionary parasitologist? Wanna come work with me? Low cost of living, lots of areas doe outdoor recreation nearby. Please share far and wide! 🧪 🌱 nsuok.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant Professor of Biology
F99951 Assistant ProfessorDescription of positionThe Department of Biological Sciences at Northeastern State University (NSU) is currentlyseeking a b...
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Well #botany2025 you were a dream per usual.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
My fellow big backs going to #botany2025 Sherman’s Deli has an sandwich that is corned beef (Or pastrami) sandwiched between two potato pancakes. It is amazing and near the top of my list for must do during Palm Springs visits.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Woohoo!!! Congrats Chris!!!
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Gordon Conference on CO2 assimilation continues to be an amazing meeting. My life/research has taken a pretty hard turn from pure photosynthetic research but it’s nice to know I can always go back “home” and have folks to talk with. Now time for naps.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
At the CO2 Assimilation Gordon Conference this week. When I get in the weeds about CO2 assimilation when teaching I often reference things that “you might not care but me and my 5 friends care about deeply”. Looking forward to chatting with other Rubisco nerds.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This semester I am teaching a dream class, a seminar course on the Buffalo National River that will conclude with a 3 day camping trip on the Buffalo River. I’m doing this with folks from 3 other universities and there will also be river management professionals on the trip 🧵
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Alissar Cheaib @alissarcheaib.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Leaf nitrogen demand matters! Thrilled to share our new paper, just published in Ecology Letters @nickgregsmith.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Soil Nitrogen Supply Exerts Largest Influence on Leaf Nitrogen in Environments with the Greatest Leaf Nitrogen Demand
Accurately predicting carbon–nitrogen cycle coupling in Earth System Models (ESMs) requires understanding the drivers of leaf nitrogen response to soil nutrient supply. We found that leaf nitrogen de...
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Some advice a received, accepted, and in retrospect wasn’t good advice was treat your pre-tenure years like a postdoc. For me this meant, doing a lot of different projects and getting involved in collaborative networks. (1/2)
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
King of the Hill was the BEST preparation I could have had before moving to Texas for grad school and the 9 years I ended up living there. I loved KotH before I lived there but now? It’s my all time favorite.
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Lizz Waring @lizzwaring.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
New paper alert. This was my first experience with microPublications Biology and I think this is a great way to get undergraduate research out in the world.
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A Three Month Assessment of Anthropogenic Litter Levels on the Illinois River, Tahlequah, Oklahoma | microPublication
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Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl @bleuschenkohl.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hi, everyone! For the last week of our AGR 490: Gateways to Graduate School class, we've asked students to submit and vote on topics they would like to see discussed. I've posted the topics in the tread below and would appreciate any advice or resources you are aware of. Thx in advance! 🌱 🧪🌾
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