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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A 1st for me: An "opening act" before giving a scientific talk! Amazing @uiowabiology.bsky.social student Peter Nitsche will read from his remarkable graphic novel, Weird Atlas, before I give a talk @goufv.bsky.social hosted by the lovely @carinbondar.bsky.social ❤️🌈🐌🇨🇦

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is a really nice article! I want to also emphasize the critical contributions of our whole Potamomics team, former @uiowabiology.bsky.social graduate students like @kylemcelroy.bsky.social @chelseahiggins.bsky.social @jsharbro.bsky.social, Prof @johnlogsdon.bsky.social and Jeff Boore. ❤️🌈🧬

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Royal Society is a wonderful organization with fantastic staff, 10/10!

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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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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Get your rainbow snail stickers, t-shirts, clocks, phone covers...! 🌈🐌❤️

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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New publication alert: Tree of Sex 2.0 members unpack the many, sometimes overlapping, sometimes conflicting uses of "sex" in biology. Lead author Caitlin McDonough-Goldstein @ideaspermatheca.bsky.social has an excellent explainer thread if you want a preview!

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We love these t-shirts so much!!! ❤️🐌🌈

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Want to get more involved with SSE? Consider applying for a committee! Access, Inclusion, and Community; Education & Outreach; Graduate Student Advisory (@ssegrad.bsky.social); International; and Public Policy are accepting applications - deadline August 21! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

New this year: the Environmental Impacts and Sustainability Committee, which will develop guidelines and recommendations to reduce the environmental footprint of SSE activities and to support sustainable research practices across the field. Apply now! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Interested in what being an Editor in Chief entails? Or just curious about the inner workings of the SSE's flagship journal, Evolution? Check out this discussion with Jason Wolf, EiC of Evolution! (No video this time bc, well, I am not an expert at video production and mistakes were made! By me!)

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This was such an inspiring and illuminating project for me! There are so many amazing scientists doing incredible science all over the world.

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 29/06/2026

This Special Feature from #ProcB showcases research from scientists, countries and regions underrepresented in the scientific literature, while addressing inequities in publishing and "helicopter science". Discover the collection: buff.ly/RjnbPC7 | #Ecology #GlobalSouth

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Tracy Heath @trayc7.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I’m recruiting a PhD student to join our lab in the fall of 2027. If you’re excited about phylogenetics, comp bio, paleobiology, stats theory, macroevolution, etc. please get in touch! Folks at #Evol2026, you can talk to @brpetrucci.bsky.social & @sigournie.bsky.social to learn more about our lab

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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

As everyone's winding down on #evol2026 we want to share our survey link with you again. Whether you work in reproductive biology specifically or not, please take a minute to help us understand how the scientific community uses reproductive terms in research! And hope to see you at #SMBE!

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#Evol2026 was such an engaging, interactive, and inclusive meeting! My students and I had a fantastic time. I have been asked about where my IDEA talk from the virtual meeting can be viewed. Here is a link to the talk on the @sse-evolution.bsky.social YouTube channel: youtu.be/xHdZnGNkTLw

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Evolution 2026 Virtual Conference IDEA Plenary

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I know it seems like a heretical idea, but one way to figure out if a preprint is really interesting (to you) is... to read the preprint. Then, in the spirit of sharing, send a note to authors: a simple kudos or a more detailed question. I do this a dozen times a year. It's awesome. Try it.

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Rob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Bummed to miss #Evol2026. For all those students looking for a position, we're recruiting MS students (polyploid genomics) and a PostDoc (conservation genomics) for next year. Shoot me an email!

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New data reveals that New World Screwworm, a severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot, is spreading throughout Texas. This comes months after Ken Paxton supported cutting Screwworm monitoring programs.

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Dorota Paczesniak @dorotdesigns.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I’m used to saying ”male” or ”female” flowers, or calling anthers the male part and pistil the female part of a flower. But accurate scientific vocabulary is so important! I agree with the argument that plants are much more complex than the binary categories we borrow from human perspective

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I love this illustration and the sentiment on diversity by the wonderfully talented Dr. @dorotdesigns.bsky.social! 🌈❤️🐌

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Did you know SSE is running a fundraiser to expand our graduate student research awards? If you can donate, any amount helps!

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This Friday at virtual #Evol2026, hear from the ASN/SSE/SSB IDEA Award winner Maurine Neiman on "Evolution in Practice: Supporting and Empowering Science and Scientists." Tune in at 8 am Eastern (12 pm UTC)! @maurineneiman.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Want to support graduate students in uncertain times? Consider donating to our Graduate Research Excellence Grants program, which provides research funds – and a vote of confidence – for students in evolutionary biology. www.gofundme.com/f/support-st...

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Donate to Support Students on their Scientific Research Journey!, organized by SSE Communications

The Graduate Research Excellence Grants are awarded by the So… SSE Communications needs your support for Support Students on their Scientific Research Journey!

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Head's up SSE members: Virtual Evolution is next week! Join us for the SSE Presidential Symposium on May 21 for talks from SSE leaders and past presidents on sustaining research, supporting trainees, navigating funding uncertainty, and strengthening evolutionary biology. Pls RT!

SSE Presidential Symposium – Navigating Uncertainty: Individual Resilience and Collective Action in Evolutionary Biology
May 21, 9:15 AM - 12:30 PM
This year’s SSE Presidential Symposium will consist of two linked sessions designed to address the current climate of uncertainty surrounding federal funding and its implications for evolutionary biology. Together, these sessions are designed to move from personal grounding to community-level strategy, offering both immediate support and longer-term vision.

Part 1: Recommendations for the Community
Lightning Talks from Past SSE Presidents and Leaders in the Field
May 21, 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

This session will feature past SSE Presidents and leaders in the field, each giving a 5-minute lightning talk offering concrete, actionable ideas for maintaining research programs, supporting trainees, and strengthening the field during periods of funding constraint. The emphasis will be on practical recommendations at multiple scales—individual researchers, departments, universities, the society, and the field as a whole. There will be a 30-minute Q&A following the talks.

Prothama Manna
Postdoctoral Fellow at Clemson University, SSE GSAC Chair
“What Trainees Need in Uncertain Times: Paths to Resilient Science”

Mohamed Noor
Executive Vice Provost and Professor of Biology at Duke University, 2014 SSE President and former Evolution Editor-in-Chief
“How to ask for help in uncertain times”

Ruth Shaw
Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, 2020 SSE President and former Evolution Editor-in-Chief
“Realigning scholarly evaluation to support scientists' agency”

Joseph Graves
MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at NC Agricultural and Technical State University
“What Departments Can/Must Do to Support Junior Faculty in an Anti-Science Climate”

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Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard Universit…

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I just did an 18-part X thread that starts below, too tired to copy paste it all for BlueSky but if someone would do that I would be appreciative

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

SSE is raising funds to support more students through our Graduate Research Excellence Grants program! These awards provide not only funds for impactful research but also a boost for students just starting their careers. Donate today and help us reach our goal! www.gofundme.com/f/support-st...

Olivia Weaver holding up a sample in the lab. Text: "This support has empowered me to enthusiastically push through experimental obstacles and to pursue opportunities I would not have felt worthy of otherwise." Olivia Weaver, 2025 GREG recipient.

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

@iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social's 2026 celebration featured a reading of this book by authors Beth Yale and Jim Costa @prairielights.com. Yale and Costa did a remarkable job of providing historical, philosophical, and scientific context for this fundamentally important book.

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 09/04/2026

"The fact that there is no current consensus of biological sex is not antithetical to science... However, the field urgently needs an ethical and reproducible approach for discussing sex" There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

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There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

At 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…

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

What are the guidelines for AI use in scientific publishing? I talked with @judithmank.bsky.social, Head Editor of Evolution Letters, about how journals are navigating LLMs in a new episode of The Evolution Exchange. Short, practical, and very timely: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...

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The Evolution Exchange: The Use of AI and LLMs in Scientific Publishing with Dr. Judith Mank

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'll be there! Can't wait to see everyone!

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

@iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social member Peter Nitsche, a @uiowabiology.bsky.social student in my lab group, created this lovely graphic novel about the fascinating biology of sex. We hoped to print it time to sell @ICDD 2026, but it won't be ready yet...but you can buy online! a.co/d/0blNjMjL

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Weird Atlas: A Magical Field Biologist’s Guide

Weird Atlas: A Magical Field Biologist’s Guide [Nitsche, Peter Bennett] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Weird Atlas: A Magical Field Biologist’s Guide

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I am so honored to partner with this amazing and impactful vaccine advocacy organization to share JJ’s story. 💉💜💉

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Former Ph.D. student Dr. @briante-najev.bsky.social worked incredibly hard to develop new methods for our snail system, revealing fascinating differences in resource investment between snail babies and moms. 🐌 Co-authors include multiple undergraduate students supported by @uiowaour.bsky.social. 🙏

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Maurine Neiman @maurineneiman.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I am so proud & happy to see our Potamo genome assembly finally out there in the world! The process ended up being way more challenging than expected, but for some really cool reasons. ❤️🐌🧬 TLDR: Surprise! A VERY recent WGD. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... Photo: C. Böck, ILIM, Mondsee, Austria)

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

🚨 Just over one week left! Apply for GSA’s Peer Review Training Program by Sept 30. Gain hands-on experience, learn what editors look for, & build skills to boost your research career. 🔗 buff.ly/MHmDxEF

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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