Having a great time #sebconference in beautiful Firenze!

I had the pleasure of meeting Alan last fall when he came to visit @zoology.ubc.ca . Such a tragedy to see his life cut short. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... @jexpbiol.bsky.social

Alan M. Wilson (1964–2026)

Alan Wilson was an intrepid and innovative comparative biologist, who brought his veterinary training and knack for building novel scientific instruments to the fore to study the locomotor biomechanic...

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It's the first day of the 65th CSZ Annual Meeting #cszscz2026 Don't forget to visit our JEB Editors, Katie Gilmour, Trish Schulte & Graham Scott, @ the Meet the Editors session, 13 May (16:30-18:30) during the posters in the Richcraft Building Atrium 🔁

JEB is proud to sponsor the @csz_sczCSZ 2026 meeting #cszscz2026 in Ottawa, 11-15 May, and has sponsored the CSZ Travel Grants, helping more than 60 ECRs attend the meeting csz2026.ca csz2026.ca/travel-and-c...

I'm sure the various talking heads who complained about "censorship" at universities will be all over this. Any day now... www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Tyranny at Texas Tech

Academic freedom and the First Amendment must protect the right of anyone to disagree with the government.

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So this goes full-circle if you really want it to: Atwood's entomologist father Carl establisjed the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. It's most famous alum is Roberta Bondar, Canada's 1st woman in space who worked in entomology labs in high school and during university

Judith Pereira@heypereira.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Read Ivan Semeniuk's posts about Artemis II, read his stories about science, read his story about Margaret Atwood www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book... Heck read everything Ivan writes!

"The fact that there is no current consensus of biological sex is not antithetical to science... However, the field urgently needs an ethical and reproducible approach for discussing sex" There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

At this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary…

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NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

I am thrilled to be able to work with @kemarshall.bsky.social (Canada), Sebastian Brauchi (Chile), and Xubiao Peng (China) to understand biophysical mechanisms of neuromuscular function in the cold. Science transcends borders. I love that HFSP makes that a requirement for these grants. 🌍

Human Frontier Science Program@hfspo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Attention scientists from all over the world🙃 The 2026 #HFSPResearchGrants are out! 🥳 117 scientists from 31 countries will pursue bold, interdisciplinary research, from #neuroscience to #ecology and beyond! 🧪 Are you one of the new #HFSPAwardees? 🔗https://bit.ly/4uGmMQ3 #sts #HFSP

Abstract Submission and Early Bird Registration for 2026 CSZ Ottawa has been extended to March 9th!! See link below: La soumission des résumés et l'inscription anticipée pour la CSZ Ottawa 2026 ont été prolongées jusqu'au 9 mars ! Voir le lien ci-dessous: www.csz2026.ca

Devastated to hear that Alan Wilson has recently passed while doing fieldwork. I was lucky to meet him last fall when he visited UBC. He was known for his amazing work on the athletic performance of mammals. www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-pe...

Regrettably, I have decided to decommission SimpleMappr, www.simplemappr.net on September 1, 2026. You may read about its origins, what others have accomplished in its 18 year run, and the reasons why I must turn it off in a document I wrote last night bit.ly/simplemappr.

SimpleMappr

Create free point maps for publications and presentations

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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

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📣 Join us - we’re hiring an engagement officer for the CAN BON 🍁 initiative! An effort to transform Canada’s capacity to mobilize its knowledge about the changing state of nature. See the job posting here👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...

📣 We are hiring! Please share far and wide... I am seeking an Engagement Officer to support the emergence of a Canadian Biodiversity Observation Network (CAN BON). This position is a unique… | Andrew ...

📣 We are hiring! Please share far and wide... I am seeking an Engagement Officer to support the emergence of a Canadian Biodiversity Observation Network (CAN BON). This position is a unique opportunit...

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Thinking about what the UBC Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre has said: irshdc.ubc.ca/2025/12/03/t...

So excited to be in this great company :)

Journal of Experimental Biology@jexpbiol.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Happy New Year to all of our authors and readers Issue 24 of issue 228 has closed and issue 1 of volume 229 has opened The front cover, marking the end of @biologists.bsky.social #biologists100, features members of the JEB community journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

Happy New Year to all of our authors and readers Issue 24 of issue 228 has closed and issue 1 of volume 229 has opened The front cover, marking the end of @biologists.bsky.social #biologists100, features members of the JEB community journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

Over the holiday, while folks were on well-deserved breaks, our new book was released! Mentoring writers is hard - we can make it easier for you. Please help spread the word - repost this, tell your colleagues, etc. scientistseessquirre... 1/2

Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences: An Evidence-Based Approach

Scientific writing is hard (but my book can help) – but teaching scientific writing is even harder. Nearly all of us teach writing – sometimes in a formal classroom setting, sometimes as advisors t…

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The @newscientist.com editor asked reporters what their favourite stories were this year, so I thought I'd post some of mine 1/

We have 526 scientists signed up for spring semester. We try to get that to about 1000 scientists before unleashing the teachers on the database. Wanna connect a class of kids with science this spring? Sign up!

Skype a Scientist@skypeascientist.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Alright scientists! It's that time again! Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester. Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026? Sign up now 🥰 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Coyote access only!

I just found out my institution's library charges for interlibrary loans (including electronic delivery)?! services.library.ubc.ca/borrowing-se... Does anyone else's institution do this?

I'll take "Things that only happen in my hometown" for $200: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

Runaway horse and buggy stopped safely in Elmira thanks to pair of quick-thinking mothers

The Waterloo Regional Police Service thanked the two women for calling 911 and guiding responders to the buggy, writing on social media: “Two moms, one runaway buggy and a horse determined to hoof it ...

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Did you publish with researchers outside your lab during grad school? Or published as faculty with a student not under your supervision? I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training. Please share your experience & this post! Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE

On Oct 1 the Standing Committee on Science and Research passed an egregious motion calling for the disclosure of disaggregated data for research applications to federal granting council from 2020-2025. On Oct 20 they amended the timeframe to 2000-2025. @picardonhealth.bsky.social

Françoise Baylis@francoisebaylis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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Want to fend off wasps? Buy a fake wasp nest and hang it near where you want to spend time outside, says @kemarshall.bsky.social via @chatelainemag.bsky.social chatelaine.com/environment/...

What You Can Do To Make Wasps Less Annoying - Chatelaine

Yes, your first inclination may be to kill them. But they actually do serve a purpose.

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“That ability to sting is really a defensive mechanism in this cruel world. Imagine there’s this giant that’s like 100 times bigger than you, and it’s swatting you.” @kemarshall.bsky.social helps @thewalrus.ca see the world through the eyes of a wasp

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 11mo ago

They sting. They swarm. They spoil our picnics. But what if the insect we most hate to encounter outdoors is also one of nature’s unsung heroes? Here, The Walrus contributing writer @arnokopecky.bsky.social makes the case for the wasp. thewalrus.ca/in-defence-of-wa...

Ctr for Biodiv Genomics (Guelph) is hiring 10 entomologists (mostly post-docs) to help improve identifications on barcoded material: 2-yr appts, salary range CAD $62,500-$70,000. graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/postdoctoral... See posting for specific taxonomic gps preferred.

I spoke with Kari Jordan and Erin Becker of The Carpentries about why they declined a $1.5M NSF grant intended to expand data science training. Their decision highlights the growing intersection of #science, #DEI, and federal policy. Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules

A coding nonprofit turned down a $1.5M NSF grant after new DEI restrictions, highlighting the clash between federal policy and scientific community values.

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