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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 5h

Happy October 1st! Thank you to all of our RaHP VEC interns this summer for your hard work! It's been so fun seeing the progress on your projects!

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Tomorrow! Vector-Borne Disease Center Intern Symposium! 🦟 Students that have been funded through the CDC Vector-Borne Disease Centers will present their summer internship and field experiences through a series of lightning talks, including a RaHP VEC student! We can't wait to hear everyone's talk!

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Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District @slcmad.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District is #hiring for an Assistant Director! Please contact Ary Faraji at ary@slcmad.org or 801-355-9221 for further information and the application packet. Find the general job posting at the link in our bio. Application closes 30 June 2026.

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Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District @slcmad.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Last week the District conducted several night trials with collaborators from Central Life Sciences. Check out some of these behind the scenes photos from the trials!

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Utah Mosquito Abatement Association @utahmosquito.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The weather this week has been perfect for spending time outdoors! Just remember that there are mosquitoes that will bite during the daytime as well as dusk and dawn! Be prepared and use an EPA-approved insect repellent to help reduce mosquito bites.🦟

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Looking for ways to prevent ticks around your home? Check out these suggestions!

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Wow, what a wonderful meeting between RaHP VEC & PacVec last week! Thank you to everyone who participated and attended. A big round of applause for all of our student presenters & collaborators. 👏 If you have any photos or memorable events from last week's meeting, share and tag them with us!

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Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District @slcmad.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Today is the first day of the PacVec + @rahpvec.bsky.social joint annual meeting! 🦟 On Friday we will welcome attendees to our facility to end the meeting with student presentations, lightning talks, and a tour! We'll see you there!

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Summer training internship applications with RaHP VEC are open! 🦟 We encourage current undergraduate (2- or 4- year institutions) and Master’s students to apply. 👉Visit rahpvec.us/training/int.... 👉Other materials needed to apply: a current CV/resume and unofficial transcript. #summerinternship

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Mark your calendars and save the date for the PacVec and RaHP VEC joint meeting in April! 🦟When: April 8-10, 2026 🦟Where: Salt Lake City, Utah 🦟Agenda coming soon. We'll share updates as it gets closer! pacvec.us/pacvec-annua...

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Let's introduce the partner institutions of RaHP VEC! We'll begin with the lead institution, Colorado State University. CSU is located in Fort Collins, CO. Principal investigators of RaHP VEC are based out of CSU & we'll dive deeper into that later. Learn more about RaHP VEC at the link in our bio.

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wishing everyone happy holidays from RaHP VEC! ❄️🦟✨

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Hey everyone, we'll be at these meetings and conferences in 2026! If you are planning to be at any of these, let's get together and chat while we are there!

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Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center @rahpvec.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We are almost to the start of winter! Do you know what winter is good for? Reading! Did you know RaHP VEC has a blog? Check out blog posts written by RaHP VEC interns highlighting the work they conducted this season: rahpvec.blogspot.com

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Utah Mosquito Abatement Association @utahmosquito.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We want to give a huge thank you to each & every one of you who attended, presented, & supported the 77th annual UMAA Conference last week! Thank you to the sustaining members & sponsors of the UMAA! We appreciate all of our members & those who make events like this possible. See you next year!

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SocietyforVectorEcology @4sove.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Starting your job search or about to launch your first lab? 🚀 Join ✨Beyond the Degree: Thriving in Your Career✨ to hear from pros across different sectors on how to start strong and thrive in vector ecology! 🗓️Monday, February 2, 2026 ⏰2:30 ET/11:30 AM PT 💻Register: shorturl.at/6gxlw

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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/10/2025

A new genetic study in Science overturns the myth of the “London Underground Mosquito,” revealing that this common urban insect originated not below the cities of modern Europe, but in ancient Mediterranean civilizations more than a thousand years ago. scim.ag/43xWovB

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Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito

Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...

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