ECR day at #ICOM2026 🌱🍄‍🟫🦘 Expert insights about how to make it in Mycology with @thecrobe.bsky.social @camilledelavaux.bsky.social @anthomycota.bsky.social @frewecologist.bsky.social @christinabirnbaum.bsky.social & John Dearnaley @icom2026.bsky.social @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

🏆 We're looking for judges for Student and ECR presentations at #ICOM2026! Help us recognize outstanding research and support the next generation of mycorrhizal scientists. There are many awards this year! Sign up here: url.ucm.cl/zS8OcC Help us spread the word! @icom2026.bsky.social

ICOM 2026 attendees: SPUN is heading to Cairns. Justin Stewart (@thecrobe.bsky.social) will be representing SPUN across the conference, including a talk on our newest global mapping work and a hands-on R workshop. Come say hello. #ICOM2026 #MycorrhizalFungi #SoilEcology

Flight cancelled so stuck en route to #ICOM2026. Not sure what time it is?? 🚨 I’ve had a coffee and I’m working through my inbox. Apologies to all recipients! But at least I touched the Pacific…

Dusting off my @bsky.app as I begin my long journey to Australia 🇦🇺 for #icom2026 !!! Hanover-Boston-LA-Sydney-Cairns see you soon #mycorrhiza heads!

🏆 We're looking for judges for Student and ECR presentations at #ICOM2026! Help us recognize outstanding research and support the next generation of mycorrhizal scientists. 🍄 There are many awards this year! Sign up here: acesse.one/wjm5itx @icom2026.bsky.social

Among the honorees at #Dartmouth's Social Justice Awards ceremony on May 20: Environmental studies professor @balachaudhary.bsky.social, who won the Holly Fell Sateia Award, and geography lecturer Sarah Kelly, who won the Emerging Leadership Award.

Social Justice Awards 2026 Recipients Announced | Dartmouth

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So incredibly honored!

International Mycorrhiza Society@mycorrhizaims.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Celebrating impactful mid-career research 🌱🍄 We are proud and thrilled to announce @balachaudhary.bsky.social from @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social College, as the IMS Mid-Career Mycorrhiza Research Excellence Award 2026 recipient. 👏 we look forward to celebrating at @icom2026.bsky.social

New paper out today in the ISME | International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal and the first product from our ESIIL (Environmental Data Science Innovation and Impact Lab) working group on Fungal Dispersal. Check it out! academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

One hundred unanswered questions on the dispersal ecology of fungi

Abstract. Fungi comprise millions of species that play numerous varied roles in Earth’s natural and managed ecosystems, engaging in a multitude of positive

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Our #ICOM2024 workshop inspired this fantastic article by @mycorrhizanne.bsky.social from @balachaudhary.bsky.social lab. I wonder what our @icom2026.bsky.social workshop on Analyzing cooperation/adaptation models (also cochaired with Nancy Johnson) will inspire. Join us with J. Hoeksema & J. Bever

Anne Katula@mycorrhizanne.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Check out our new paper, Multilevel selection informs context-dependent mycorrhizal functioning! This is my very first first-authored publication, and I worked w some incredible folks to make it happen: @meafkhami.bsky.social @balachaudhary.bsky.social and Nancy Johnson! doi.org/10.3389/frmb...

Check out our new paper, Multilevel selection informs context-dependent mycorrhizal functioning! This is my very first first-authored publication, and I worked w some incredible folks to make it happen: @meafkhami.bsky.social @balachaudhary.bsky.social and Nancy Johnson! doi.org/10.3389/frmb...

Frontiers | Multilevel selection theory informs context-dependent mycorrhizal functioning

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form widespread, ancient, and critically important symbioses with plants, but their functioning and beneficial effects are ...

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Heading home after a fab week in Edinburgh Scotland to receive the 2025 British Ecological Society Equality & Diversity Champion Award. It’s been an emotional & overwhelming week & I’m grateful to my European colleagues for their support & solidarity. What a wonderful way to end the year! #BES2025

I’m beyond excited to be jumping the pond for the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting in just a couple days. So honored to receive this recognition and celebrate with colleagues and friends at one of my favorite meetings! First time back since pre-COVID! If you see me there say hi! #BES2025

British Ecological Society@britishecologicalsociety.org · 10mo ago

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BES Awards, honouring 11 distinguished ecologists whose contributions have greatly benefited the scientific community and the Society as a whole.  Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏

Attention #ESA2025 soil types: check out our new journal npj Soil Ecology and feel free to contact me if you have questions!

Dr. Bala Chaudhary@balachaudhary.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share that I am taking on a new role as Editor in Chief of npj Soil Ecology, a new journal dedicated to communicating high-quality research and scholarship exploring all aspects of the ecology of soils from gene to ecosystem scales. www.nature.com/npjsoilecol/

#ESA2025! We would love to fill this up with signatures. Let's show support to the folks at NSF. Find it Wednesday morning at the spot below, and it'll be at the NSF funding session at 10-11:30am.

Dr. Bala Chaudhary@balachaudhary.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey #ESA2025! Help us spread some love to the wonderful program officers and staff at NSF! Located in the exhibit hall near coffee/booth 316!

🚨There's a "Thank you NSF folks!" poster board for people to sign at #ESA2025. It's near a coffee station & the LTER booth. Please sign and show your support! And, share!

Hey #ESA2025! Help us spread some love to the wonderful program officers and staff at NSF! Located in the exhibit hall near coffee/booth 316!

I'm giving a talk on Tuesday about carnivores as dispersers of mycorrhizal fungal spores as part of a special session on fungal spore dispersal. Come check it out if you are here in Baltimore and like fungi, carnivores, or trophic interactions. #ESA2025

Our new global study led by @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social is now out in @pnas.org. TLDR: Certain spore traits were linked to climate AND species range sizes! YES we can use traits to gain insight into env adaptations for microbes. #mycorrhizas #spores #NSFfunded www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

How climate shapes soil fungal traits

Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients and water and assist in stress tolerance such as during drought and to defend against pathogens. One such group...

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Planning to attend @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's upcoming #ESA2025 annual meeting in Baltimore? Consider signing up for my short course w Gwen Bridge: Decolonizing Ecological Praxis and Engaging Ethically with Indigenous Communities Look for SC 02 when you register! Curious but unsure? Ask me!

Fungal spores reveal a global climate footprint on microbes' traits! Incorporating microbial traits improves predictions of biogeographic shifts. Fun project w @balachaudhary.bsky.social @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social @sturmer.bsky.social @aguilart.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits | PNAS

Climate-driven variation in traits is crucial for predicting ecological responses to environmental change, yet global patterns and drivers of micro...

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New paper out from the Cheeke Lab led by @raeberner.bsky.social with @balachaudhary.bsky.social & Geoff Zahn. Congrats Rae! academic.oup.com/femsle/advan...

Annual grass invasion is associated with differences in the community structure and abundance of biocrusts and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Abstract. Interactions between biocrusts and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may increase plant resilience to environmental stress in native grasslands.

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Started the day by reading the Declaration of Independence. Happy 4th - the original No Kings Day 🇺🇸

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · last yr.

He has refused his Assent to Laws… For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world… For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury… For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences… A Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

You can celebrate the event’s significance AND still call a spade a spade. When we love something, we want to make it better with that love. Matthew 25:35-40 nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...

A Nation's Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech titled “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” a call for the promise of liberty be applied equally to all Americans. Douglass’s speech empha...

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Excited to share that I am taking on a new role as Editor in Chief of npj Soil Ecology, a new journal dedicated to communicating high-quality research and scholarship exploring all aspects of the ecology of soils from gene to ecosystem scales. www.nature.com/npjsoilecol/

“…that's the cool thing about basic science: you just don't know what information or knowledge it will generate in the future” Our new open mycorrhizal fungal trait database is published! Read about our science journey: fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/05...

Dartmouth Team Launches Public Database on Soil Fungi | Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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"These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected data or writing, thoughtful project closure with community partners, or preparing grant proposals to continue the research."

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · last yr.

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

Except DEI, of course. Talking about the benefits of diversity and equity risks having your NIH grant pulled so keep your trap shut. www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...

While many companies in Europe are stopping their DEI efforts as a result of the Trump pressure, science should redouble its commitment.

Dr. Bala Chaudhary@balachaudhary.bsky.social · last yr.

Racial affinity groups are under attack. Now is the time to redouble our commitments to these vital organizations that make science better for all. Proud to pen this letter with @khadlily.bsky.social and many @wocineeb.bsky.social colleagues www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thank you @mrillig.bsky.social!! Engagement and support (as opposed to silence) from our friends and colleagues across the pond is SO meaningful and appreciated!! ❤️🙏🏽💪🏽

Matthias C. Rillig@mrillig.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm a fan of Bala, and respect to her and her co-authors for this letter in Science. @balachaudhary.bsky.social et al. Protect US racial affinity groups www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...