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Christina Belanger, Ph.D

@belaforams.bsky.social

Paleoecologist using the past to understand the future. Forams are the best! Associate professor at Texas A&M in College Station teaching about fossils and Earth’s deep past.

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Christina Belanger, Ph.D@belaforams.bsky.social · 8h ago

Choosing transparency builds reputation, I would think. Nice to see self-reporting published data and analysis errors getting lauded.

Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · yesterday

The Center for Scientific Integrity is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the 2026 Ctrl-Z Award. Named for the universal keyboard shortcut for “undo,” the Ctrl-Z Award this year honors @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social and @katelaskowski.bsky.social for choosing transparency over reputation.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 18h ago

Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System's restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.

Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender

Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕@restingdinoface.bsky.social · 4w ago

Every state in the US contains fossils from ancient seas. The Smithsonian exhibit "From These Lands" highlights a few of them, an invitation to consider our connections to prehistoric waters. My latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 🧪

An Ancient Sea Once Split North America Down the Middle. The Beautiful Multicolored Ammonite Shells From Its Waters Are So Perfectly Preserved That They Still Shimmer Today

Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life

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AshPoust@ashpoust.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There's still time to apply! University of Nebraska State Museum is searching for a Collection Manager for one of the most important Paleontology Collections in North America. Come join us and work with nice people and incredible fossils. Please apply! employment.unl.edu/postings/100...

Paleontology Collection Manager

Principal responsibilities are organization, management, preservation, conservation, and supervision of use of paleontological specimens in the collections of the UNSM Paleontology Department, includi...

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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half! But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊

Critical dependence of global ocean heat monitoring on the ocean observing system - Nature Climate Change

International collaboration has facilitated a global ocean observing system, providing data to measure ocean heat content at a resolution that enables the tracking of climate change. This study looks ...

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Julia@juliamorphology.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Theres something especially sinister in watching the programs that allowed me to be where I’m at today (2nd year GRFP app and NSF Postdoc) disappear. It’s almost like they don’t want more of us in these roles. hm.

Brandon Bishop@brandontbishop.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Most frequently requested skills (% of ads): 1. Written Communication (67%) 2 Field Skills (63%) 3. Planning (53%) 4. Driving (51%) 5. Data collection (48%) 6. Oral Communication (44%) 7. Team work (39%) 8. Project management (37%) 9. Computer skills (36%, but see above)