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Maria E. Orive
@meorive.bsky.social
Scientist, educator, parent . . . not necessarily in that order. All opinions are mine, mine, mine.
I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.
Hey, fellas, before you write that white hot take about how rape is such a tricky thing and, I mean, who can really say what happened and, you know, maybe we should not be too judgmental, I'd like to remind you that instead you can simply shut the fuck up.
I want our next Dem president to bring back the WPA and just build infrastructure all across this country again. Build green energy, trains, housing, etc. We can have nice things (and nice bathrooms), but we have to invest in ourselves!
Vic Thorstenson@vthorstenson.bsky.social · 4w agoMan, nobody could build a shithouse like the WPA.
Just when you think you can’t be more horrified . . .
Christina Jewett@by-cjewett.bsky.social · 4w agoNEW: Andrea Shaw emerged as a plaintiff for Sec. Kennedy's former nonprofit, claiming that vaccines caused her twin toddlers' deaths. Last week she was indicted for murder, accused of suffocating them. More details here: 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
It's interesting how everything people used to proudly call "public" when I was growing up (public parks, public libraries, public schools, public transportation, public television, etc) is suddenly "socialist" now that rich people are spinning it.
if you're trans, you have to live. one day you can live to see these guys all die.
Pls share: U of Washington has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is expected to specialize in molecular virology or bacteriology. Here is a link: microbiology.washington.edu/index.php/ne...
Micro is Hiring! | UW Microbiology
microbiology.washington.edu
So excited to announce our search for 4 postdocs (funded by the Simons Foundation) who will use genomics to "test how ecological interactions, natural selection, natural enemies, hybridization & environmental gradients shape...tropical tree communities" in Panama: stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... ...1
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Headed to #SMBE2026? Come chat with me about an open postdoc/programmer position in my lab! See y’all in Copenhagen!
#Evol2026 was such an engaging, interactive, and inclusive meeting! My students and I had a fantastic time. I have been asked about where my IDEA talk from the virtual meeting can be viewed. Here is a link to the talk on the @sse-evolution.bsky.social YouTube channel: youtu.be/xHdZnGNkTLw
Evolution 2026 Virtual Conference IDEA Plenary
YouTube video by Evolution Meetings
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#Evol2026 attendees! Stop by the @uchicagopress.bsky.social booth to take advantage of a terrific sale on books: 30% off online orders with free shipping in the US. Grab a print-out or scan the QR code to browse our extensive list of titles!
tech capture of the NSF: “it allows NSF to make awards to nontraditional recipients such as a limited partnership or a venture capital firm, some of which might have been created solely for the purpose of receiving the NSF award.”
Jeffrey Mervis@policyhound.bsky.social · last mo.Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
🚨New paper alert🚨🔥 I’m thrilled to share new work from our lab in Ecology Letters: we tackle the challenge of making general predictions for competition in a warming world 🌡️🔥🌏 Led by the brilliant postdoc @kaleighedavis.bsky.social with @tessgrainger.bsky.social and others tinyurl.com/44hr6bzf
When Warming Levels the Playing Field: Rethinking Competition in a Changing Climate — Centre for Ecosystem Management
New research led by one of our postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Kaleigh Davis, takes a step toward a more predictive understanding of network interactions in the face of climate warming by combining Modern C...
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Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
science.org
"..it allows NSF to make awards to nontraditional recipients such as a limited partnership or a venture capital firm, some of which might have been created solely for the purpose of receiving the NSF award. It also allows NSF to make additional awards without the need to review a new application."
"Program managers would normally rush to inform potential and current grantees about such dramatic changes. But the memo tells program managers to keep their mouths shut. 'This information is highly confidential...Please do not communicate anything to PIs.'” www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
science.org
Job! Biodiversity science communications. Austin, Texas.
Communications Coordinator, Biodiversity Center
Job Posting Title: Communications Coordinator, Biodiversity Center ---- Hiring Department: Department of Integrative Biology ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- ...
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🚨 #Evol2026 attendees - our team at @arcadiascience.com is hiring! We're looking to hire a computational evolutionary biologist interested in asking how and why protein sequences/structures/functions differ across the tree of life 🧬 jobs.lever.co/arcadiascien... Please share widely!
Arcadia Science - Platform Scientist: Comparative Protein Evolution
A Bit About Us: We're Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic and ...
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special diet table is in the back right of the coffee room
"Something just brushed past my leg!" — Luke Skywalker, #StarWars Image credit: tempestkc on Threads #LincolnMemorialReflectingPool #USA
#Evol2026 has been a blast!! Hope to see some of you mutuals at my talk this evening. Let’s talk about dogs and fossils and dog fossils 😎
Bruno do Rosario Petrucci@brpetrucci.bsky.social · 2mo agoHope to see y'all at #Evol2026! I'll be talking about my simulation tests of cutting-edge fossilized birth-death models, and what we can learn from the Canidae phylogeny using these models. Come through! It'll be on Sunday (June 21st) at 5:15PM, room 22. Last talk first day 🤙
"I know there's a lot of concern about the proliferation of journals, slop in the in the literature — the best way to combat this is to publish in society-owned journals." — @asn-amnat.bsky.social President @beckyfuller82.bsky.social preaching the Gospel #Evol2026
Welcome, y'all, to the influx of new followers this weekend (and a sincere thanks to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social and @profkori.bsky.social for amplifying us!). A couple of posts to highlight further what our whole deal is: