Jon Puritz
@jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com
Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island. Interested in human impacts on the evolution of marine populations. BS Brown ‘05. PhD UH Mānoa ‘11. [he,his,him]. #oysters #seastars #MarineEvolutionaryEcology #Genomics #Bioinformatics
Sad to report that Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) and the world's oldest land animal, passed away at the age of 193.
Department Chair: Certain faculty will be contacted before next week about proposed “corrections” to their workload plan. me:
a man wearing a hat that says `` wayne 's world '' is sitting at a table .
Alt: Wayne from “Wayne’s World” trying to look not guilty
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We had to say goodbye our little bundle of joy on Friday. Lucy was the kindest and gentlest soul that ever walked this earth. She was our baby, our work buddy, our playmate, our reluctant travel companion, and both our bedtime and wake up alarm. She was super shy, but quickly won over everyone.
"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with PhDs who departed STEM or health roles between January 1– November 30, 2025" Among the hardest hit agencies were NSF, US Forest Service, EPA, and Department of Energy www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
science.org
We had to say goodbye our little bundle of joy on Friday. Lucy was the kindest and gentlest soul that ever walked this earth. She was our baby, our work buddy, our playmate, our reluctant travel companion, and both our bedtime and wake up alarm. She was super shy, but quickly won over everyone.
Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Day 1- Snow squall. Don’t fuck with me 2026. You’re already on notice. #HappyNewYear
Wow. Amazing powerful stuff from @ievajusionyte.bsky.social. This has been tough to process for me, and this essay articulates a lot of what I’ve been feeling. #EverTrue
I’m a scholar of gun violence. Not even I can process what happened at Brown. - The Boston Globe
My typical response to school shootings is to call for policy changes. But I’m afraid the task ahead is bigger than that.
bostonglobe.com
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns. The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 8mo ago‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is, in fact, a tortology
Thankfully, a person of interest is in custody.
Jon Puritz@jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com · 8mo agoI’ve been staying off social media this month, but this one hurts too much to stay silent. Brown’s campus is a sacred place for me, especially the science quad. It maddens and saddens me that this happened at a safe place of learning. I hate that the students will now live with this trauma
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year. This is not normal and we don't have to live this way. bradyunited.org @bradyunited.org
I’ve been staying off social media this month, but this one hurts too much to stay silent. Brown’s campus is a sacred place for me, especially the science quad. It maddens and saddens me that this happened at a safe place of learning. I hate that the students will now live with this trauma
Live Updates: 2 Killed and Eight Others Shot at Brown University
nytimes.com
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
I have a PhD student looking to share a room at #CERF2025 next week. Anyone looking to lower costs with a roommate?
I have a PhD student looking to share a room at #CERF2025 next week. Anyone looking to lower costs with a roommate?
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
I've never seen and felt as much love for America as we're seeing across the country today.
