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Kacy Gordon @kacylynn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
JOB ALERT: UNC Bio is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs doing molecular, cell, and dev bio. The search is intentionally broad, so please share widely and spread the word! Find more information and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... Application review begins Nov 1.
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489
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Assistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Dr. Caprice Phillips @capricephillips.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Apply Apply Apply!
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you Miriam - I couldn't agree more. UC is transformative for students, families, and the state as a whole. We all lose if we limit access through use of a grossly imperfect measure.
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Summer's bounty. #bloomscrolling #Dahlias
Box of Dahlias in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes.
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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We're now accepting applications for the newly created role of Assistant Professor of the Practice / Assistant Director of Irish Studies! Apply here apply.interfolio.com/191724 by October 18.
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Jess Cardin @jess-cardin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yale Neuroscience 🧠 @yaleneuro.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have 2 searches, one cell/molecular/systems neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190736) and one computational neuro (apply.interfolio.com/190740). Got questions about the searches, the department, or the process? Please ask, happy to chat!
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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
As of 2:30pm, just 20% of CA primary ballots were returned. Of those: 11% are from voters between 18-34 74% are from voters 50+ (with 51% 65+) 68% are from white voters. Polls close TONIGHT at 8pm. Return your ballot—your vote counts! tracker.politicaldata.com?type=statewide #VoteBlueCalifornia
Chart displaying who has returned their ballots in CA’s primary election.  Details here https://tracker.politicaldata.com/?type=statewide
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I am hiring a postdoc for a project on herbivory of Rhododendron by insects in North Wales! Genomics expertise required, field experience preferred. Hoping to hire quickly! Bangor is awesome! Get in touch if you want any more details! jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
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Job Details | Bangor University Jobs
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Doc Edge @docedge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Please repost: My department at USC is hiring for a teaching-track faculty position. We are looking for someone principally to teach statistics for biologists, but there will be opportunities for other courses in statistics & algorithms applied to biology 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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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Wan’t to be faculty at a collegial host-pathogen focused department in a beautiful bikable city with amazing food? This link is for you: facultycareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/39006/a...
A picture of the portland waterfront during cherry blossom time
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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
We are hiring! We’re excited to recruit a postdoc to our lab at UC Davis to work on plant immune engineering and single-cell analyses of plant pathogen interactions. Apply by June 1. Please repost. www.coakerlab.org/postdoctoral...
Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Coaker group
University of California, Davis
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join our research program focused on immune receptor engineering and spatial analyses of plant pathogens interactions using computational and imaging approaches. The position will involve integration of molecular, imaging, and computational approaches. Relevant publications from the laboratory include Nature Plants (2025, PMID: 40721669), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024, PMID: 38814867), and Cell Reports (2023, PMID: 37342910). https://www.coakerlab.org/
Qualifications:
•	Ph.D. in plant biology, molecular biology, genetics, computational biology, or a related field
•	Strong background in genomics and/or computational biology 
•	First author publications in peer-reviewed journals
•	Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment
•	Experience in plant innate immunity is preferred

Application Instructions:
The position is initially available for two years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. Salary is based on the University of California postdoctoral salary scale (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-oct-2025-scales/t23.pdf). The salary range for this position is $69,073-$82,836 US Dollars/year. 
Review of applications will begin June 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please submit a CV, a brief statement of research interests (~1 page), and contact information for three references to glcoaker@ucdavis.edu. The research statement should describe your previous work, how your expertise aligns with ongoing research in the lab, and potential future research directions.
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Joeri Rogelj @joerirogelj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Are you a young academic working on climate and feel ready for a move? We are recruiting two Assistant/Associate Professors @granthamicl.bsky.social at Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social (1/6)
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A lovely little #mushroom on the floor of a redwood forest. #fungifriends
A small orange mushroom on the floor of a redwood forest.
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Scientists: if you have pursued/secured philanthropic funding in the wake of federal research funding cuts, I want to talk to you. Reposts appreciated!
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Dana Shaw @shawlab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
My department at Washington State University is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in vector-borne disease 🕷️🦟🦠 Full job description is linked below. Come join us on the Palouse!
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#Aurora visible from Northern Sonoma County just now
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
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LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
The Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is investigating the efficacy of repurposing this drug to treat Long COVID.
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
#Aurora from northern Sonoma County just now. Visible with the naked eye as well.
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
And here is the Little Free Library World Map: littlefreelibrary.org/map/
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Little Free Library World Map - Little Free Library
Find Little Free Libraries near you on the world map. Share your location to see little libraries in your area, or search by city, state/province, zip code, or country.
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Alyssa Milano @alyssamilano.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
My husband’s ballot came in the mail. Mine did not. I looked into why and… I was purged from the voting roll. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/10/2025
Flu shot: not perfect but a hell of a lot better than the ICU. 💉 Vax efficacy depends on flu strain circulating. ’24-25 flu season - especially severe. Luckily 💉was 56% effective against getting flu. 🚨 W/ the vax, even when flu hits, it hits softer🚨 (i.e. less likely to be hospitalized/in ICU/die)
Another great graphic from the Wild to Mild campaign. This one shows an elk (Wild) and a baby deer (mild). It says A Flu vaccine can take flu from Wild to Mild. In smaller print - “talk to your health care provider to tame the worst of the flu"
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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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DR℮W 🪿🏳️‍⚧️ @giantmolecular.cloud · 26/09/2025
It seems the GRFP solicitation is FINALLY released (like 5 minutes ago)! Due dates have also been pushed back, thankfully! 🧪 🔭 www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 04/09/2025
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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Rebecca Smith @rebecca-s.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
#dahlias #bloomscrolling
Small white spider on Chimacum nadjae dahlia
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
God bless Canada!
Image of telephone with a Canadian flag sticker across one corner of the front. Text:
To my American friends:
As Trump shuts down your LGBT+ suicide and mental health crisis hotline during these trying times, Canada has added a US toll-free number to ours so you can get help anytime you need at no cost.
Kindness and empathy have no borders.
1-877-330-6366
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Sojourners @sojo.net · 21/04/2025
The Sojourners Journalism Cohort is a paid, part-time, remote program for writers from historically marginalized communities. Learn to pitch, report, and publish with mentorship from our editors. Applications are due by May 5 at noon ET.
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The Sojourners Journalism Cohort
The Sojourners Journalism Cohort is a part-time, five-month, remote training program designed to give early-career, non-white writers hands-on, paid training as freelance journalists.
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Agristok @agristok.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
3 Research Assistant / Research Associate Positions in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK 3 Research Assistant / Research Associate Positions in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK: The Department of Plant Sciences at the University…
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3 Research Assistant / Research Associate Positions in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK
3 Research Assistant / Research Associate Positions in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK: The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge is a leading center for research and education in plant biology. It’s part of the university’s School of the Biological Sciences and has a long history of groundbreaking work in areas like photosynthesis, plant development, and ecosystem dynamics.
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
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A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
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Jesse Bruhn @jessebruhn.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Amazing opportunity!! Send you talented undergrads / soon to be graduates this way 👇
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DreadwoodGirl @redwoodgirl.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
For folks in California who are trying to get hold of Senator Schiff and can't leave a number with his DC office because the voicemail is full, this number for his SF office (not listed on his website!) is working and I was able to leave a message.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 16/01/2025
If you've recently purchased a portable generator due to power outages caused by the LA fires, remember to keep it outdoors at least 20ft away from your home and make sure your carbon monoxide (CO) alarms are working. 1 generator can produce as much CO as hundreds of cars and CO can kill in minutes.
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Consequence @consequence.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Fender is offering to replace musical instruments and gear lost in the LA wildfires → cons.lv/Ydif9A
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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Please help get this info out to those in need: attorneys available for pro bono assistance for those impacted by the LA fires.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 14/01/2025
Great work from @johanm.bsky.social, creating a resource connecting people to aid in LA. www.fireaid.info
Screenshot: LA Fire Mutual Aid Resources website.
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Folks in LA who need N95 masks —
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News Breaking LIVE @newsbreakinglive.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I have come across a directory of FREE mental health services for those affected by the fires in LA. As a therapist myself, I ask everyone reading this to share these resources with those you know. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #LAFires docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Free Mental Health Services for LA Wildfire Crisis
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Guitar Center Foundation is helping musicians replace instruments that were lost in LA fires guitarcenterfoundation.org/fires/?fbcli...
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Big Dracula Energy @mayawest.online · 11/01/2025
LA friends -
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 10/01/2025
We want to hear from mothers and pregnant people who bear the brunt of caring for children and are navigating the impacts of these wildfires. How are you dealing with displacement and evacuations? How are you explaining to your kids what has happened? airtable.com/apphPce8I38a...
Text on a purple background reads: Environment & Climate Parents in LA: How are you navigating caregiving and the impacts of the wildfires? We want to know: how are you keeping your kids 
safe, dealing with child care or talking to your kids about the disaster? Let us know in the comments.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11/01/2025
NEW: Wildfire survivors are able to apply for federal assistance TODAY. Visit CA.gov/LAfires to access resources and information detailing how to apply. California is laser-focused on fighting the LA fires and protecting lives and property.
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The Finish Line Script Competition @finishlinescript.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
This gorgeous pup was found in the Palisades, If he looks familiar or is yours, please get in touch. Please share and let's reunite.
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 10/01/2025
Student/recent grad looking for a summer internship? Apply to The Chronicle of Higher Education! We're the country's biggest newsroom covering higher ed. Your only duties are reporting and writing, and there are so many structures here to help you level up your skills. Apply here: lnkd.in/e7YxaRbE
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LinkedIn
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
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