Pinch me, I'm dreaming! So SO excited and grateful to receive a National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org What an incredible community, can't wait to meet you all! www.nationalacademies.org/news/nationa...

Exciting news!! I'm chairing the search in my department @lsubiosci.bsky.social for an **Endowed Chair in Lichenology**! The candidate should be tenured (or equivalent), and have a documented track record in excellent in collections-based lichen research. lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...

Dr. Shirley C. Tucker Chair in Lichenology

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The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.

If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:

🌿 Congratulations to our 2026 Katherine Esau Award recipients, Angelique Acevedo (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) and Andrea Appleton (Harvard University), for their outstanding presentations in developmental & structural botany at Botany 2026! #BSA2026AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist #PlantPeopleFTW

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo ago

A cancer vaccine succeeded in a clinical trial in preventing the recurrence of melanoma, a result experts say is a breakthrough for mRNA-based treatments. Trials for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases' vaccines are also underway.

#SciComm has for years been very funded by the same agencies that fund science- a product of shared priorities NIH, NASA, and NSF have requirements across directorates that science engagement be a part of receiving a science grant $ shrinking/disappearing for science = for outreach too

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

NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.

Species highlight! Earleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis auriculata). Learn more about rare plant monitoring in Illinois at plantsofconcern.org. This video was formulated during a science communication workshop with @science-irl.bsky.social.

I had so much fun geeking out about plants and Nausicaä with @stevenraymorris.bsky.social !!

Steven Ray Morris@stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nausicaä and @science-irl.bsky.social both LOVE PLANTS. We look at this 1984 Hayao Miyazaki classic and chat about when PLANTS FIGHT BACK and more on See Jurassic Right. It’s Summer Flicks With Scientists. youtu.be/nQC3O5wx8ps

The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo ago

Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.

Tomorrow on See Jurassic Right, we take flight and explore the toxic jungles of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind with plant biologist/science communicator, @science-irl.bsky.social! Subscribe so you don’t miss it my little fox squirrels.

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

So we want to livestream the rally tomorrow from the Save The Academy instagram account, but the accounts needs 1000 followers to allow livestreaming. Please please please can everyone go follow this instagram account? www.instagram.com/savetheacade...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2

Look, y'all— this is not the worst outcome, but it's also not great. Framing this as gaining a notably large herbarium is spin; the reality is a historic, important herbarium has lost its identity. The specimens were never going to be trashed; Duke still voluntarily truncated their botanical legacy.

Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 2mo ago

UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to combine herbaria, creating the third-largest university plant collection in the United States ncbg.unc.edu/2026/08/31/u...

🚨We've got two funded PhD positions investigating #plant-insect and #predator-prey ecology under climate change! Joint project between myself and Bill Snyder at UGA. Send us your CV and interests: wesnyder@uga.edu shayla.salzman@uga.edu Come join us in beautiful Athens GA!

New lab paper, led by @ellliieee.bsky.social with assist from @wickellomics.bsky.social, other lab members, and folks at @li-corenv.bsky.social - how do we study photosynthesis in aquatic plants? Turns out it's pretty hard! Part review, part methods paper. Check it out! doi.org/10.1002/aps3...

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!

Desert Botanical Garden - Vice President & Chief Research Officer

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Now available everywhere for streaming/download! #PlantPeopleFTW, a song for everyone who loves plants, by Doc Martine and the Botaneers. Feat. appearances by plant people from all over the world. #botany2026 music.apple.com/us/album/pla...

Plant People FTW by Doc Martine and the Botaneers on Apple Music

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We hope you enjoyed Chris Martine's BSA Incoming President's Special Lecture! We agree that plant people are what makes #Botany2026 (and the broader botanical community) so special! Here are our attendees' favorite things about plant people 💚🌿 #PlantPeopleFTW

Last night's poster session was a botanical blast! Here are some fun moments from 5 poster presentations, we wish we could show you them all! Be sure to stop by the #Botany2026 Exhibit Hall to check them out. Follow along all week for updates from the conference 🌿 #plantpeopleFTW

Some quick photos of the Career in Botany Panel for Botany 2026 Shout out to @BSA for allowing me to take photos!

Registration is the place to be! Stop by to get your badge, conference swag, and answer any questions you might have about navigating #Botany2026! Follow along all week for updates from the conference 🌿 #plantpeopleFTW

Come on a little trip to register for #Botany2026! We can't wait to see you all at the registration desk. Which badge ribbons did you choose?? Follow along all week for updates from the conference 🌿 #plantpeopleFTW

Hey #Botany2026! I'll be presenting a new video series in the Education & Outreach session that might be of interest to the herbarium crowd 👀🌿 Come by San Luis 2 at 11:45!

Aaaaand that concludes our workshop! I had so much fun and really appreciate everyone attending and having great discussion!! #botany2026 #plantpeopleftw

闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD@minyaaa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It went so well last year so we decided to offer our graphic design and figure making workshop again at #botany2026!

This was such a botanical blast! Thanks for having me, and if we didn't get a chance to meet I'll be around the rest of #Botany2026 and would love to chat! #plantpeopleFTW

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Careers in Botany Panel fills up every year, and #Botany2026 is no exception. The panel is at capacity, but we want to introduce the ten botanists giving their time to talk with students and postdocs about how they built their careers. Sunday, Aug 2, 3:30 to 5:00 pm

Especially rude for this to happen during #Botany2026

🚨 Heads up. Time to keep submitting comments. NSF is planning to comply in advance to OMB proposed grant policies. Comment by Aug 24. You should be an expert on this now!!

Dr. K. Lotterhos@drk-lo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.

3 days left to save science from fascist takeover! Public comments are how we fight back, submit yours here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... @standupforscience.net has an awesome guide to help you write one: www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a... #science #savescience 🧪