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Sunshine Van Bael

@vanbaellab.bsky.social
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Ecologist, book lover, travel enthusiast Editor-in-chief of Ecosphere All views my own

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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Ecosphere article highlighted in the popular press. Can we use art to infer ecosystem history? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/t...
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What Did the Hudson River School Painters See?
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
As Editor of Ecosphere, it is exciting to see our studies in the popular press: here a long term chronicle of population crash and rebound. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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A record die-off of sea stars was followed by something that stunned biologists
Sea stars almost went extinct along the West Coast a decade ago. Recently, they have been making a comeback.
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
New podcast from EEB’s Dr. Cheruiyot The Sapling is a podcast that explores the interplay between natural systems, science, and shared cultural practices. Its host is Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot a scientist, educator, and Kalenjin (Keiyo) woman. www.podbean.com/ei/pb-msiv8-...
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Episode 1 - What's all the buzz with honey?
This week on The Sapling, meet host Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot, a Senior Professor of Practice at Tulane University, and dive into the world of honey and honey harvesting with a focus on the Kalenjin peopl...
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
My department is hiring a Professor of the Practice (non-tenure track) position in Marine Biology. Please help spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/171874
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Today it is official; I have been promoted to full professor at Tulane University 🎉. Achievements like these require a village and this couldn’t have happened without excellent teamwork by the members of our lab group. Thank you!
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Tomorrow I will be sharing an overview of our team’s research with crushed, recycled glass and coastal restoration. If you are at the State of the Coast conference, check out session 55, and also our 5 posters in the evening session! Recycleforthecoast.org
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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ReCoast Restores Louisiana’s Coastline with Recycled Glass
YouTube video by FathomVerse
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Today we planted bald cypress, irises and native grasses out at the glass island project. Grow, grow, grow!
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
@bat-lady.bsky.social Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Frank for winning the Early Career Achievement Award from Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering. Well deserved!
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Tulane EEB standing up for science today!
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Since there have been zero hurricanes in the Gulf of America, I should get to pay a lower home insurance cost, right? Right?
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ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
news.mongabay.com/2025/02/stud.... By Liz Kimbrough
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Study unearths sophisticated year-round corn-growing system in ancient Bolivian Amazon
Between 600 and 1,500 years ago, Indigenous people of the seasonally flooded savannas in the Bolivian Amazon created an advanced farming system that allowed them to grow corn throughout the year, acco...
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Stand up for Science in New Orleans: www.eventbrite.com/e/gulf-state...
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Gulf States Stand Up for Science 2025
Join us on March 7, 2025, at 4 PM for Gulf States Stand Up for Science
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Sunshine Van Bael @vanbaellab.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Check out this course that I am teaching in Ecuador: we welcome undergraduates from anywhere. The deadline has been extended to March 9. Join us in beautiful Ecuador! Or share this with your network.
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
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