ersonal opinion, the scariest comment for a presenter is “ yeah~ interesting…” #ESA2026
Shenglai
@shenglai.bsky.social
Postdoc in OU | Work on disease ecology, animal movement, biodiversity | AE: J Anim Ecol, Avian Res | Marathon runner | Ramen and tea lover
Definitely feels like there are fewer international attendees at ESA this year. #ESA2026
The ingredients on the table look nice, though. youtu.be/ICYTZWCy4I8?...
Matt Damon and Tom Holland: The Pizza Interview | NYT Cooking
YouTube video by NYT Cooking
youtu.be
‘Don’t Forget About Us’: 10 Young Trump Voters Score Trump’s Second Term www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Trump, the Economy and Work: 10 Gen Z Trump Voters Discuss
The group discusses the economy, work and working today and the president’s second term.
nytimes.com
New NSF policy would ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
New NSF policy would ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists
Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions
science.org
I am so proud to join the British Ecological Society’s @animalecology.bsky.social as an Associate Editor! 🎉 #animalecology #ecology #diseaseecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
Journal of Animal Ecology
<em>Journal of Animal Ecology</em> publishes animal ecology research that advances ecological theory, generates ecological insights, or addresses broad ecological principles.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean? theconversation.com/the-first-ca...
The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?
This is not the moment to call defeat. There is a chance we can stop this infectious virus, this time at least.
theconversation.com
So proud that my friend and collaborator, Nyambayar Batbayar, has been recognized by National Geographic and received a Wayfinder Award alongside many other outstanding recipients. 🎉
Just wrapped up my third consecutive #EEID conference at @virginiatech.bsky.social. As always, it was an amazing experience! 🎉🦠🐦
Just got review feedback on a collaborative proposal, and I am losing my mind🫠 One reviewer flagged a "massive red flag" in the methodology, and I think the reviewer is right.
Mosquitoes seem to be getting over insect repellent. They learn to associate it with food www.economist.com/science-and-... #vectorbornedisease #diseaseecology #ecology #disease #onehealth #mosquito
Mosquitoes seem to be getting over insect repellent
They learn to associate it with food
economist.com
Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/s...
Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists
nytimes.com
My friend Dr. Yanjie Xu (U of Helsinki) just published her recent study in Conservation Biology on how to save Europe’s birds. It’s a literal roadmap for the global 30x30 conservation target. #Conservation #Ornithology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Continental‐wide prioritization of protected areas to address global and habitat‐specific goals for avian biodiversity conservation
The United Nations and European Union have set ambitious conservation goals to halt and reverse declines in biodiversity by protecting 30% of land and sea areas by 2030. Effective conservation planni...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Surprisingly found this book in my mail box yesterday. Many thanks to Nichola. It indeed looks like a very interesting book to read!
Shenglai@shenglai.bsky.social · 3mo agoBeyond the science, we talked about on surviving the current political climate in academia, modeling uncertainties, and of course, books. I’m definitely reading The Ecology of Ecologists she recommended, can’t wait to read it.
New publication is out 🎉🎉🎉! It is 2+ years in the making, now this work has finally out! 🎉 Feathers and flu: identifying data gaps in avian influenza host dynamics to prioritize wildlife conservation wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
TWS Journals
We describe the host response continuum for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), including the continuum of host responses to HPAIV infection and exposure based on the primary axis of h....
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Just got an email from a Korean peer fighting the #Saemangeum New Airport. They facing a critical appeal at Seoul High Court & urgently need expert testimony on bird strikes & habitat mitigation by May-end. Their sit-in has passed 1,550 days to protect Sura. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Airport plan imperils South Korea’s tidal flat
Sura, a tidal flat in the Mangyeong estuary in South Korea, has survived one of the world’s largest coastal reclamation projects. Now, a proposed airport threatens this critical refuge (1). The airpor...
science.org
I’ve been feeling the depth of Google’s reach into modern life and work lately. It’s way deeper than I ever thought. Im trying to migrate everything, such as browser bookmarks, passwords, Pay, Google Drive, Gemini, Gmail, to a new account, and it’s been a total nightmare.
I quickly went through the #ESA2026 website, but cannot find the specific conference location, except that it is in Salt Lake City...It could have been more specific... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
Read the NYT review and just 3% of the book, and I’m already crushed by the heavy, helpless weight of it. Probably because of knowing the backstory, the loss of two sons to suicide, gives me that inevitable burden, but the narrative itself is just suffocating. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/b...
Writing Into the Abyss After the Death of Two Sons
nytimes.com
3 Dead of Suspected Hantavirus Infections on Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/w...
3 Dead of Suspected Hantavirus Infections on Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says
nytimes.com
Having reviewed a high volume of manuscripts lately from grad students to associate and even full professors, but I’m deeply concerned (reviewing a manuscript right now). It’s worrying how many people lack a grasp of basic research principles and professional definitions.
The US science community is currently under attack by the government, and it seems nobody can stop it. Sad, and the winner in various aspects of scientific competition is more likely to be China. Americans, WAKE UP! www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...
Scientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research
The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could jeopardize a tradition of independent decisions about federal science grants.
npr.org
Book Recommendation: Human civilization has leaped forward over the past two centuries, but our immune systems have failed to keep pace. #Allergic #Health #Evolution #Microbiome #BookRecommendation #ClimateChange #ModernLife
Been checking out the Atlas of the Americas’ Flyways—this thing is actually incredible. It maps the "invisible highways" in the sky for over 80 bird species across 56 countries. Seeing the sheer scale of these migrations is mind-blowing. #BirdMigration #Conservation #DataViz #eBird
Atlas for the Americas Flyways | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
cms.int