Have a favorite undergrad-friendly ecology/evolution paper you think all bio students should read? Send it my way! Looking to update our current intro bio readings for this fall! Thanks in advance!

New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate. latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...

Coral reef research in PLOS Climate - Latitude

Coral reefs are among our planet’s most complex and biodiverse ecosystems and play vital roles in social-ecological systems, but they are also…

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I want to see every scientific society going into emergency mode. This is a good example of how an organization can flex its specific power in a time of great need. What else is possible?

American Meteorological Society@ametsoc.org · last yr.

The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government. Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk

#BlackHistoryMonth Plant Scientist Spotlight - Meet Mya Darsan!🌱 👉 See the full list of incredible plant scientists featured at https://buff.ly/41fCJQn #plantscience

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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Talks from science besties, especially those you know because of a particular conference, are the best. @drseabove.bsky.social is sharing about her new work on Crepidula snail response to thermal stress. #sicb2025

This is a link to an earlier version of the Gay Frogs Talk that I gave at SSAR this summer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A7S...

Herpetology and queer internet culture

YouTube video by Kannon Pearson

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🚨SICB people🚨 My lab is doing a raffle for one of our tan Nest Parasite Community Science 🪰 shirts. All you have to do is go to one of my students' talks at SICB & post a 📸🦋 here of them presenting! Once you post the picture, DM me the link & whether you prefer a M/XL shirt! Talk details below👇

Love that my dogs spilled an entire coffee on my open laptop today, completely frying it. Especially fun that when I handed it to IT, it dripped a little coffee out and he just said I would never be seeing it again. Happy end of semester to me! 🫠

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New paper out! We show that heart cockles use bundled fiber optic cables to transmit light through "skylights" in their shell for their photosynthetic algae. The skylights filter out harmful UV radiation. These coral analogues are cool critters!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses - Nature Communications

Some bivalves have evolved photosynthetic symbioses. Here, the authors show that heart cockles transmit light through their upper shell to internal photosynthetic symbionts, using mineral fiber optic ...

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Sign-up for the next round of the rainbowR buddies scheme is open! Buddies will be paired/introduced on Dec 9th 🌈👯‍♂️ If you're LGBTQ+ and code in #RStats, and want an opportunity to connect with someone else in the community (through a random pairing), then this is for you 😃 rainbowr.org/buddies

Please follow my list of Indigenous scientists! I accidentally deleted my first starter park -- but recreated it with even more names. Who else needs to be added? go.bsky.app/9LhnuCY

A narrow list of #PUI researchers. BlueSky provides an opportunity for us to connect, grow and potentially do something cool. Let’s think of big questions from small spaces! Let me know if you’d like to be added. go.bsky.app/RnHK313

Turns out moving to a landlocked state turns you into a freshwater ecologist pretty quickly! Check out this article about some of the newest work my lab is doing around Ursinus and the local creek! www.ursinus.edu/live/news/87...

Mind-Blowing Pollution

Hiding in plain sight.Ursinus researchers are wading into local waters to bring microplastic problems to the surface. Read the latest Ursinus Magazine art...

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#WomenInSTEM 🧪🌊🦑 mappingthedeep.com Part adventure memoir, part call-to-action!

BLACK WOMEN IN #STEM i made a starter pack for black women in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and would really love to keep adding to it so please hmu if you fit the criteria or know someone who does! 🧪 go.bsky.app/9jYkUK1

The Early Career Ecologists starter pack is officially completed! Please have a look and give a follow to each and every one of these amazing individuals And, to anyone who is still interested in joining, perhaps we can do part 2 in a bit? go.bsky.app/Di74bDy

Happy #LGBTQSTEM day! Celebrate with a water science themed pride flag!

Here is a coral reef science starter pack! go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H

#LGBTQInSTEM day isn’t over yet! Here’s a starter pack of LGBTQIA+ graduate students (PhD & MS) in marine science! 🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ It’s so important to build microcommunities! They can provide support from others at the same career stage who hold similar identities. Comment if you’d like to be added! 🧪🧬

I started a #NativesinSTEM starter pack. If you want to be added, tell me a little bit about yourself, including who your people are and what you study go.bsky.app/4hoZMPV @taramcallister.bsky.social I'll try to figure out how to turn this into a feed too.

I couldn’t find a starter pack for POCs working in STEM, so I started one myself - my network here is still small and I didn’t want to assume how people identify, so please reply or DM me if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/BJkKQVR

I'm so excited to announce that my department is now hiring TWO ECOLOGISTS at the Assistant Professor Level. We will be really excited to substantially expand research in ecology in our EEOB Department at UCR. Please Repost and share widely! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01983

Assistant Professor of Ecology

University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!

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I’m working on a collaborative grant with some UC colleagues from the chemistry and physics departments and let me tell you, I’m definitely not a chemist/physicist! The work they are doing is just so impressive and so different from me wanting to explore aquatic environments 😂

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Encouraged to see so much of the science community coming from the other place. I’ve missed the community and support everyone provides, particularly as a #newPI trying to navigate so many new adventures! Welcome back!

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Many of the (great) starter packs focus on faculty in different fields. In an effort to help #EarlyCareerResearchers in #marine biology, ecology, evolution, & related fields (re-)connect, here is a list of ECRs. Please give them a follow (and reply to be added or suggest people). go.bsky.app/KhWvT4u

As a #newPI at a small institution, I’m looking to save money on equipment in the lab. What are people’s thoughts on used equipment? Things you would definitely buy used or would only buy new? Any advice is appreciated as well as reputable used sources!

🐟🧬 Research technician opportunity in marine ecology! 🦠🔬 Opening for a research technician in my lab @thecaseylab.bsky.social Full advertisement: caseylab.weebly.com/join.html Apply by December 1st. Start date in Jan/Feb 2024. Email me with any questions!

Science friends! I’m looking for a quick (<50 min) hands-on activity about echinoderms for my marine invert class. I had considered sea star dissections, but looks like that’s not super great these days. Suggestions??

Applications for the Emerging scholars program for postdocs are open! I participated last year and highly recommend it! Happy to answer any questions about my experience

Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 3y ago

Jazzed to announce BU Biology's 2024 Emerging Scholars in Global Change Biology! Are you an amazing postdoc looking for an awesome professional development activity! Please check this out! Plz repost! I don't know how to reach everyone on here so any help appreciated! www.bu.edu/biology/emer...