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@seedystudies.bsky.social
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Seed ecologist and wild seed banker 🫘 🌱 | she/her 🏳️‍🌈 | ATL street peach 🚲 | ecology section program director @botsocamerica.bsky.social | views my own

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Nature @nature.com · 28/09/2026
Recovering secondary grasslands have taller plants that can quickly absorb light and nutrients go.nature.com/4yiVJeT
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Ancient grasslands, once destroyed, don’t grow the same plant species back
Recovering secondary grasslands have taller plants that can quickly absorb light and nutrients.
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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This was a fascinating issue to put together. Waste is so ever-present in capitalist society that we rarely stop to think about what it actually is, or what it could be instead.
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking
An American Pika carrying a branch across rocky terrain

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.Am American Pika crouched on a rock at a 3/4 view towards the camera

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika with a mouth full of dried vegetation sitting on a rock

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika perched on a rock and calling

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.
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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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Galling, @galling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gall of the week is caused by an anthomyiid fly related to house flies, Chirosia betuleti, on ferns. First photo on lady-fern, Athyrium filix-femina, second photo on male fern, Dryopteris filix-mas. Both photos by Mike Poulton.
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Delicate crocheted/embroidered leaf sculptures by UK artist Susanna Bauer #womensart ##AutumnEquinox 🍃
Two real brown leaves joined by delicate white embroidery,  all against a white background
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Every now & then we get a paper that argues preventing ecosystem degradation is more effective - in terms of cost &/or ecological benefits - than restoring ecosystems This is so obvious; why is it seen as debatable? But it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t put effort into restoring degraded ecosystems
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📣 NYBG is hiring a Part-Time Research Technician to support invasive species research, data management, and institutional policy implementation ⌛ 2y position, 20h/wk, hybrid eligible 🎓 Bachelor's or Master's 📊 data mgmt & analysis experience, incl. spatial 🗺️ 🤑 $26/h www.nybg.org/about/work-w...
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Employment | New York Botanical Gardens
Join us at the garden! Find out what employment opportunities are available at The New York Botanical Garden.
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📣 Dr. Adam Smith is recruiting a PhD student for fall 2027 to join the Global Change and Conservation Computation Lab at the Missouri Botanical Garden 🧑‍💻🌎🌿 🎓 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate program, WashU 📆 Application to lab due Oct. 25 earthskysea.org/recruiting-a...
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Recruiting a PhD student for computational conservation to start in 2027 at the Missouri Botanical Garden and Washington University in Saint Louis for 2027
Recruiting a PhD student for computational conservation to start in 2027 at the Missouri Botanical Garden and Washington University in Saint Louis for 2027
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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Plant Colleagues! Open job for Director of the Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center (PRC) at UT Austin. A great job for anyone addressing fundamental questions in evolution of plants and a commitment to herbarium administration and/or collections-based research. apply.interfolio.com/193263
a field of blooming bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas.
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📣 Submit your manuscript to a Special Issue of Biopreservation and Biobanking focused on Botanical Biobanking for Research and Conservation—ranging from seeds, pollen and spores to tissues, DNA and living collections 🫘🧬🌿 Submissions due: March 31, 2027 journals.sagepub.com/page/bpb/bot...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Dr. Kathryn G. Turner @ktinvasion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
OMG, new pub: Leandra O'Connell, @noraflora10.bsky.social, and I ask, what's the deal with all that hybridization in the sunflower family? Hybridization patterns and research effort in Asteraceae, a megadiverse and economically important plant family nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/…
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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 14/09/2026
A statistic that haunts me because it is 100% true and shocking and useless in advocacy precisely because it is true and shocking: Policy that enables a 1-car lifestyle rather than 2 is equivalent to giving a family a $25,000 annual pay raise.
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Another #PlantScience job here @kwsgroup.bsky.social! We need a seed physiology expert in our seed research team. This is a full-time, permanent position here at our headquarters in Einbeck. Expertise in Seed Physiology and Germination are needed. #PlantSciJob #PlantSciJobs
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Scientist Seed Research (m/f/d)
Scientist Seed Research (m/f/d)
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My department (Biology at Emory) is hiring for a teaching track position! These are stable, well-respected, long-term positions with a path to promotion and ppl often staying for decades. The dept is wonderfully supportive and filled with amazing humans (faculty + staff) apply.interfolio.com/191814
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 12/09/2026
The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.
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U.S. farmers lost conservation experts in Trump's federal cuts. Now they're hurting for help
The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farm...
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am looking to hire two seasonal field/laboratory technicians to join the lab working at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station and Main Campus. The primary work will be dedicated to our switchgrass program with potential to expand into other roles in the lab with time. careers.msu.edu/jobs/profess...
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Professional Aide - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary(Basic Job Function) This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other p...
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📣 New York Botanical Garden is seeking a career-track Restoration Ecologist! 🥾 develop ext. funded, field-oriented, collections-informed, & collaborative research program 📨 Optimal consideration: Sep. 25 (open till filled) 📆 Start: Jan. 1, 2027 (negotiable) 🤑 $87.5k jobs.jobvite.com/nybg/job/o8s...
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New York Botanical Garden is looking for Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology.
New York Botanical Garden is looking for Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology. Learn more or Jobvite a friend.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today’s rally to save the academy of natural sciences was incredible. Hundreds of people turned out. This is only the beginning. Follow along with save-the-academy.org
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Botany @botanyjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#CallForPapers 🌿 New perspectives in plant anatomy: how cells and tissues explain different phenomena in plants collection is open for submissions in Botany. 🔗https://ow.ly/k6uw50ZHvWK
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/09/2026
NEW: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia has made payments of more than $1.1 million for at least one contractor to work with the Corrections Department on its lethal injection process. The state performed just one execution in that period.
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This State Is Spending More on Lethal Injections. A Law Tries to Keep the Details Secret.
As Georgia plans for its first execution in two years, a trove of records provides us with new information — and raises new questions — about the state’s lethal injection process.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Come out to the rally on Tuesday at 10am in front of The Academy of Natural Sciences! RSVP here luma.com/1qwnrqz2 Read more here: whyy.org/articles/phi...
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Supporters plan rally to protest closing of Academy of Natural Science Museum
The nearly 200-year-old museum is the oldest natural history museum in the Americas.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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Defector @defector.com · 05/09/2026
It should not be up to natural history museums to monetize their collections in order to justify their existence. defector.com/how-the-u-s-...
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How The U.S.'s Oldest Natural History Museum Might Meet Its End | Defector
In 1858, William Parker Foulke, a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences—a group of naturalists committed to public education and outreach—was on vacation in the quiet Quaker community of…
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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🌱🔥 Check the newly published article ‘Fire as a regeneration filter in the Arctic: effects of heat and smoke on seed germination in 25 common plant species’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Jerónimo Vázquez-Ramírez @jeronimovazquez.bsky.social and co-authors🧵(1/9) 👉 doi.org/rmsq #AoBpapers #PlantScience
Fire as a regeneration filter in the Arctic: effects of heat and smoke on seed germination in 25 common plant species
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📣 post-doc opportunity w/ Georgia Native Seed Network @ State Botanical Garden (Athens, GA) 🫘 lead conservation genetics research supporting restoration across the southeastern U.S. 🧬 50% molecular lab work, 30% research, 10% field, 10% training & development www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/503...
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GNSN Postdoctoral Research Assistant
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead conservation genetics research supporting native plant restoration across the so...
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🌱 We are SO close! A Day for BSA has raised $13,200 of our $15,000 Endowment goal, & today is the final day to give. Just $1,800 to go! From our Board (100% of whom gave!) to members worldwide, this campaign belongs to all of us. YOUR Journey — OUR Story. Give today: day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026
A Day for BSA fundraising progress graphic. Bold white text at the top reads "WE ARE SO CLOSE!" Below is a circular progress meter, now nearly full, marked with milestones at $3,750, $7,500, $11,250, and $15,000, with the A Day for BSA logo (August 27, 2026) at its center. A yellow arrow points to the current total: $13,200. To the right, in yellow handwritten-style script, is a call to action: "Give Today!" Beneath the meter, large white text reads "Today is the final day of our Endowment campaign!" At the bottom, the campaign tagline "YOUR Journey — OUR Story" sits above the web address www.Day-for-BSA.botany.org/2026.
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I want to live as freely as the young woman sleeping next to me on this flight with her mouth wide open ✈️
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Melanie Mallon @melmall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How do people do this shit with freaking seeds?!
Seed art by Chris Holtmeier of the LET IT BE album cover, showing a headshot of each Beatle in a foursquare
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Melanie Mallon @melmall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Sorry for the delay! Had to do some stuff. Anyway, I overly cropped this one, but I love it!
Seed art of Fargo movie scene, with body face down in the snow, car overturned in background: Crop art by Minnesota Farmers across the top, then Fargo, a homegrown classic 1996–2026
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Melanie Mallon @melmall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Most meta and a ribbon winner. Love the little seed artworks, the happy corn on the cob esp., and the people are so well done! The kid on shoulders! So good! (Apologies for blur.)
Seed art by Lindsay Gapp of the Seed Art exhibition, with seed art on the wall and shadow people in front viewing it.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Alright everybody, time to text the teachers in your life. The fall semester is open at SkypeAScientist and we are ready to match classrooms, scout troops, library groups, and more with scientists! Tell the educators in your life, and send them to SkypeAScientist.com
A frog uses its comically long tongue to catch a fleeing fly and the words say “send this to a teacher” pointing right. Then under the tongue it says “Skype a scientist matches classrooms with scientists for free Q&As” and there’s a little pond scene with lily pads and spatterdock flowers and a rock with a snail on it and a salamander with the words get a match at Skype scientist.com
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We hope you've enjoyed today's YOUR Journey — OUR Story theme for A Day for BSA! Thank you to everyone who celebrated, shared, & gave to the Endowment. This campaign runs through Aug 31, & small gifts add up. If all members gave $10, we'd raise $30,000! Donate Here: day-for-bsa.botany.org/2026
A Day for BSA fundraising progress graphic. Bold white text at the top reads "Thank you! But A Day for BSA isn't over yet…" Below is a circular progress meter marked with milestones at $3,750, $7,500, $11,250, and $15,000, with the A Day for BSA logo (August 27, 2026) at its center. A yellow arrow points to the current total: $4,100. Beneath the meter, white text reads "Any gift made in August will count towards our goal!" followed by yellow text: "If every member gave just $10, that would total $30,000 to support students, journals, and the conference!" To the lower left, a woman with dark hair and glasses, wearing a conference lanyard, smiles and gestures toward the text with an open hand. At the bottom, the campaign tagline "YOUR Journey — OUR Story" sits above the web address www.Day-for-BSA.botany.org/2026.
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Justin Walley @justinwwalley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology position open in my department! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...
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Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: The Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology ...
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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
traffic violence is violence
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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're hiring! Our search for an Assistant Professor in Arthropod Biodiversity just opened. Come join us at UC Berkeley in the amazing Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management! Feel free to contact me if you have questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05523
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Assistant Professor - Arthropod Biodiversity - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Luke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Come be our colleague!!! TT position in Evolution careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Desert Botanical Garden is hiring!! 🌵🌻🏜️ We are looking for a new Chief Research Officer - somebody to lead our fantastic research dept. which encompasses work on plant conservation, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and more! Please share the link below with anybody that may be interested!
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Desert Botanical Garden - Vice President & Chief Research Officer
Desert Botanical Garden is seeking a visionary scientific leader to help define the future of desert research. As Vice President & Chief Research Officer, you will set the strategic direction for ...
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You're invited to play a puzzle created by mary. I love wordle, and found out I could make my own puzzle. Hint: It's a plant word! www.nytimes.com/games/create...
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Wordle Puzzle Created By mary
Choose a word for friends to guess, then share your own puzzle.
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Marianne Alleyne @cotesia.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications from entomologists with research portfolios in which INSECT BIODIVERSITY LOSS is a key element (at the assistant professor level). illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Picture of a green tree-lined quad at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, with Foellinger Hall in the background. Skies are often this blue.
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📣Atlanta Botanical Garden is hiring a Field Biologist! Come be my colleague🌿 🎓 Bach. req'd, master's pref'd 🥾 2 years of post-degree fieldwork req'd 🏵️ familiarity with SE US flora & nat. communities 🗺️ proficient in ArcGIS #botanyjobs #conservationjobs recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
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Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc - Field Biologist
The Field Biologist will be part of the Conservation & Research Department team within the Southeastern Center for Conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. They will work under the direction ...
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International Journal of Plant Sciences @ijpsjournal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Heading to #Botany2026? Be sure to swing by the @chicagojournals.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social booth to pick up an @ijpsjournal.bsky.social bandana and talk to our charming managing editor @journalwrangler.bsky.social. #PlantScience
Red IJPS bandana spread out on top of a cardboard box.
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Molly Edwards, PhD @science-irl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Especially rude for this to happen during #Botany2026
A screen shot of Molly's spelling bee game showing the word "bract" getting rejected
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🌺 Job Opportunity: University of Hawaiʻi Senior Research Associate - Native Plant Materials Development 👨‍🎓 Bacc.& 3-6y experience 🕚 FT temp, annually renewable pending performance and/or funding 📆 Closing - 7/31/2026 11:59 PM Hawaii www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...
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Career Opportunities at the University of Hawai'i | University of Hawai'i
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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚨 Call for the 2027 JXB Editorial Interns is now open! 🚨 🌱 Designed for ECRs, interns will gain behind-the-scenes publishing experience and write commentary pieces that will be published in the journal 📝 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns #PlantScience 🧪 SEBiology
JXB EDITORIAL
INTERNSHIPS 2027
Who is this for?
• Early career researchers (2-8 yrs postgrad/postdoc experience)
What will you do?
• Assess submitted manuscripts (with editorial mentorship)
• Write commentary articles for publication in JXB
• (Optional) Join JXB's social media activities
Benefits for you:
• Gain editorial & publishing experience
• Career development as a researcher
• Free SEB membership (1 year)
Apply by 30th September 2026
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🌱SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌱 #AJB and #AppsPlantSci are accepting proposals for joint special issues focusing on how plant traits, plant communities & the soils they grow in interact. Proposal deadline: 31 Aug 2026 More info: bit.ly/4vfwHeo @ajmiller4233.bsky.social @astylianou.bsky.social
The text at the top reads: "AJB and APPS special issue Call for Papers." The text at the bottom reads: "Advancing restoration of natural and agricultural systems: New tools and discoveries that integrate plant traits, plant communities, and the soil ecosphere." The logos at the bottom are: the American Journal of Botany, the Botanical Society of America, and Applications in Plant Sciences. Photo: A multispecies prairie plot (foreground) and an Echinacea monoculture (background) within the Dimensions of Biodiversity experiment at the University of Kansas Field Station, where researchers study how plant diversity and precipitation interact to influence productivity (credit: Benjamin Sikes). Inset photo: Exposed plant root system displayed within a three-dimensional frame illustrates the extensive belowground biomass (credit: Allison Miller).
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