Super interesting conversation.

Gina Baucom@gbaucom.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is academic bullying, and how do you know when criticism has crossed the line into harassment? In the newest Evolution Exchange, I talk with Dr. Morteza Mahmoudi (Academic Parity Movement) and Dr. Aaron Roussell about bullying, mobbing, and doxxing. A long but 🌶️ convo! tinyurl.com/87nyfbzk

Seems like the previous link didn't work. Here is the updated link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Funding opportunities.xlsx

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Looking for collections experience? Love plants? Living in the Chicago region? If YES! then be an @mortonarboretum.bsky.social short-term research technician position in the Herbarium and Forest Ecology Lab's wood collection. Msg with questions, apply today: careers.hireology.com/themortonarb...

The incredible vulnerability that reproduction poses for plant species in a warming world. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The incredible vulnerability that reproduction poses for plant species in a warming world

Generalized plant responses to heat stress across whole-plant and reproductive scales.

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Hey team - it’s looking very likely that I’ll be hiring not one but two four year postdocs! We’re a fun lab with tons of theoretical and applied pop gen projects - broadly in polyploid, conservation, and human evo. Competitive salary, sunny San Diego! Do share with your about to defend grads!

Fun 'Out of Office' feature of PhD candidate Madi Chudzik's research in Chicago, by Duke Trinity Comms @madichudzik.bsky.social, in collaboration with @windycitybirdlab.org.web.brid.gy @migrationbio.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reels/DalUvF...

Duke Trinity College of Arts & Sciences on Instagram: "Out of the Office, and into the Windy City 🌃 This summer, #Duke biology PhD student Madi Chudzik is researching how Chicago’s light pollution af...

4 likes, 0 comments - duketrinitycollege on July 9, 2026: "Out of the Office, and into the Windy City 🌃 This summer, #Duke biology PhD student Madi Chudzik is researching how Chicago’s light pollutio...

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I'm ordering a heatsink from Dell for my lab server and this "intended product use" caught my eye. Perhaps some of my students feel that bioinformatics has caused them mass destruction??

Bald eagles nested this spring at Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side. I visited several times starting May 17 and took these videos. Storms wrecked nearby trees, but the nest survived. On June 27 I saw a young eagle fly out of the nest.

We had a great Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social workshop for Chicago teachers as part of my joint NSF and Walder Foundation program to provide research experiences for preservice teachers. It's been a joy hosting the Data Nuggets creators the past 5 years for this workshop.

We had a big crew from Loyola at #Evol2026 in Cleveland this past week. So many great talks and poster presentations from our postdocs, grad students, and undergrads across 4 labs @loyolachicago.bsky.social

Four postdoc positions - Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology (BCI EDGE)integrating population & evolutionary genomics, community ecology, metabolomics, & long-term forest dynamics to investigate the evolutionary processes maintaining tropical forest diversity stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... 🧪 🌐 🌾

BCI Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology project

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My friend's NSF CAREER received the highest possible score (Excellent, Excellent, Excellent: High Priority) and it was rejected today. This would have been my friend's first extramural award, 5 years after starting their lab, exactly when grant $ is make or break for an Assistant Professor's career.

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...

When in Cleveland at #Evol2026 Cheers!

Just a reminder that I'm recruiting PhD students to my new lab! Come find me at #Evol2026 to chat! #TeamFish

My student Josh Melnick did a great job presenting his masters research at #Evol2026 on comparative population genetics between Astragalus lentiginosus and rhizobia. This was his first conference talk. He is off to Florida State for a PhD this fall.

Job ad is not out yet, but we're going to be hiring an Asst Prof at Cal State Northridge who works on either birds or mammals (area of research is broadly defined). Track down @jbyoder.org, @mutualismecology.bsky.social, or me at #Evol2026 with questions!

🎉 PUBLISHED!!!! Out now in @newphyt.bsky.social 🎉 We found positive selection on leaf shape plasticity in a Monkeyflower species. This experiment used two big field transplants, greenhouse, AND growth chamber work. It was hard, but awesome. With @ferrisifolius.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Phenotypic plasticity is broadly adaptive across an elevation gradient in the Cutleaf Monkeyflower

Leaf shape plasticity expression is variable in Mimulus laciniatus.

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The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪

Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027

Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...

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My new postdoc Akash Datta and grad student Nick McNutt @loyolachicago.bsky.social have been busy homogenizing lots and lots of field soil for our GWAS of microbiome variation in Medicago.

Interested in #macroevolution, #macroecology, and mountain biodiversity? I'm recruiting a #postdoc for an NSF-funded project at Yale, in collaboration with Martha Muñoz (Yale) and Maya Stokes (Florida State University). I'll be at #Evol2026 and happy to chat! Link below

Congrats to my USRE (summer undergrad research intern) student Jens on presenting his research on plant microbe interactions in a cool native legume Lespidiza. It was great having Jens in the lab! @loyolachicago.bsky.social

Check out this exciting new paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social from my friend and collaborator @stephaniesimone.bsky.social’s lab on the genomics of novel rhizobium endosymbiosis www.cell.com/current-biol...

The evolutionary genomics of novel endosymbiosis in wild rhizobia bacteria

Resolving early steps in how hosts and microbes unite in novel endosymbiosis is critical for understanding key evolutionary innovations and ecosystem functions. Montoya et al. reveal how mobile geneti...

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💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Andrea Betancourt and Dr. Gideon Bradburd about how to train PhD students for careers outside of academia. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... @gbradburd.bsky.social

If you are around Chicago on June 16th, come have a beer and learn about the evolution and development of sexual diversity.

We moved 1200 Medicago plants out to the field today for our GWAS mapping microbiome variation. This is part of my NSF CAREER grant and we have a Chicago Public School teacher and a pre-service teacher on our team.

Did you know SSE is running a fundraiser to expand our graduate student research awards? If you can donate, any amount helps!

Society for the Study of Evolution@sse-evolution.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Want to support graduate students in uncertain times? Consider donating to our Graduate Research Excellence Grants program, which provides research funds – and a vote of confidence – for students in evolutionary biology. www.gofundme.com/f/support-st...

Virtual #Evol2026 begins this Wednesday! SSE members in India, Brazil, and 152 countries around the globe can receive free virtual meeting registration - request your discount code today! www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Claire Horner-Devine (Counterspace Consulting) about what career coaching is and how it can help academics: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... @chdcoaching.bsky.social @gbaucom.bsky.social

In-person talk submission deadline extended to May 3 for #Evol2026!

Evolution Meetings@evolmtg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Talk registration for in-person closes May 3! Don't forget to register your talk. www.evolutionmeetings.org/instructions...

Want to get more involved with future Evolution meetings? Consider applying to be an assistant meeting officer! Deadline May 1. #Evol2026

Evolution Meetings@evolmtg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are looking for an Assistant Meeting Officer! It's a three-year position. Apply by May 1. www.evolutionmeetings.org/meeting-orga...