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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨Special organized oral session at #ESA2025!! The Coeur d’Alene Tribe created a full session devoted to our new work that focuses on healing the land and salmon restoration…and lots more! So grab a coffee or two and join us Tuesday morning at 8:00am, Hilton Holiday 5.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Jul 26

It was an honor to give the first talk in the @aspbofficial.bsky.social Presidential Plenary for #PlantBio2025! My brother also gave the land acknowledgement and welcome for the conference. 🌱❤️

American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · Jul 26

Plenary Speaker Danielle Ignace takes the audience on a journey considering how diverse experiences will mentor future generations faced with solving complex environmental problems. #PlantBio2025

A person stands on a stage behind a podium and speaking into a microphone. To the left is a large screen showing a collage of photos of people.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Apr 29

🚨 New Paper Alert! Our Indigenous group stays strong with this new paper led by the awesome Joseph Gazing Wolf @shunkaha3.bsky.social!

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/35WCKS...

A path to reconciliation between Indigenous and settler–colonial epistemologies

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esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Apr 17

Ignace Lab PhD student, Miah Godek, has advanced to candidacy! 🎉 I was impressed by the depth and breadth of knowledge during the comprehensive exam. Miah is also co-advised by the awesome @warrencm.bsky.social and studying the impacts of fire on the below-ground community in the Okanagan Valley.

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · Mar 5

📣Happening next Wednesday, March 12 at 1 pm Eastern time. Join us!

👉Learn more and register at blog.aspb.org/march-12-wha...

#PlantScience

American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · Feb 26

📣Join us for the upcoming ASPB Member webinar on Wednesday, March 12 at 1 pm Eastern time, hosted by ASPB’s Early Career Plant Scientists Section.

👉Learn more and register at https://buff.ly/3XhLtmC

#plantscience

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ROOT-SHOOT RCN @root-shoot.bsky.social · Feb 10

February 25th, 11AM EST.
Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas.
rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w...
Open to all, come be a part of it!
#BlackHistoryMonth

An online, student-led symposium.
Perspectives from BlackProfessional in the Plant Sciences.
Dr. Margaret Young, Associate Professor of Biology , Elizabeth City State University. Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Together We Grow, and National MANRRS President, Dr. Jason B. Thomas, CEO and Founder, The Pennycress Company.
February 25th, 8 - 9 am PST, 11am - noon EST. Open to all, come be a part of it! ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network. Symposia Series, Corteva.

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · Feb 11

ASPB "remains committed to robustly supporting and strongly advocating for diversity and inclusion in the plant sciences, period."

Read full statement 👉 https://blog.aspb.org/aspb-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion/.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Feb 10

We still believe that we can create something very powerful and impactful. Thank you @catrineinhorn.bsky.social @nytimes.com for reporting about our national nature assessment work that is “too important to die”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 10

President Trump ended a first-of-its-kind assessment of land, water and wildlife across the U.S. that its leader called "too important to die," weeks before the study was set to be completed.

Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.

The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

www.nytimes.com

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Feb 6

To keep our members and community informed, we created this resource on new developments in U.S. policy at the federal level, plus other important news. Updated regularly: Check back often! esa.org/esablog/poli...

a low-angle photograph of the U.S. Capitol building on a clear-skied day, with light white clouds dotting the blue space behind

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Harvard Forest @harvardforest.bsky.social · Feb 5

📢 We’re hiring! 🌳 Each year, our Summer Research Program in Ecology is supported by an Assistant Coordinator / Resident advisor. Know anyone who would be a good fit? 🤔 👨🏽‍🎓👩🏻‍🏫

See this and several other job openings here: harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/employment

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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · Jan 30

I was on NPR's All Things Considered today talking about how all the uncertainty around science funding is affecting researchers. I'm still following this story, so please do DM or signal me if you're dealing with this and would like to talk.
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

Scientists scramble to understand Trump administration actions

President Trump's executive orders and actions, as well as the temporary funding freeze, have sewn confusion with many scientists who receive federal funding.

www.npr.org

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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · Jan 29

It is now time for us to practice what we preach and stand up for our values in promoting equity and opportunity regardless of what the calls say.

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · Jan 29

Just got this message, supposedly from the head of NSF

MESSAGE to the NSF PI Community,

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-25-13, issued on January 27, 2025, directs all Federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of their financial assistance programs to determine programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by the recent Executive Orders. Therefore, all review panels, new awards, and all payments of funds under open awards will be paused as the agency conducts the required reviews and analysis. NSF has created an Executive Order Implementation webpage to ensure the widest dissemination of information and updates. We will continue to communicate with you as we receive additional guidance.

All NSF grantees must comply with these Executive Orders, and any other relevant Executive Orders issued, by ceasing all non-compliant grant and award activities. Executive Orders are posted at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/. In particular, this may include, but is not limited to conferences, trainings, workshops, considerations for staffing and participant selection, and any other grant activity that uses or promotes the use of DEIA principles and frameworks or violates Federal anti-discrimination laws. Please work with your institutional research office to assist you in complying with the Executive Orders. You can also direct your questions through the form on this NSF webpage.

Thank you for your work advancing science, engineering, technology and innovation for our nation.

Sethuraman Panchanathan
Director

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Maureen Kearney @maureenmkearney.bsky.social · Jan 28

new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders

Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.

new.nsf.gov

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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · Jan 27

If you're a scientist that serves on an NSF panel that got cancelled today, I'd love to talk to you about it for an NPR story. DM, email or reach out on signal.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Dec 17

Haha oh, yeah!!

Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Dec 17

🚨TENURED!!! 🎉 Thank you to Forest Resources and CFANS at the University of Minnesota for valuing and supporting me as an Indigenous woman in STEM. WI ➡️ AZ ➡️ MA ➡️ Canada ➡️ MN…it feels amazing to have a home! I couldn’t have done this without amazing support from my husband, family, and friends.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Dec 13

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe was well represented at #AGU24! @agu.org

Myself, Shawna Campbell-Daniels, and Laura Laumatia

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Dec 6

Going to #AGU24? Join the Indigenous Science to Action team for the following events. Looking forward to seeing everyone! @agu.org

Join us Wednesday at 7pm for the networking social. Thursday at 8:30am for poster session SY41F. Thursday at 2:10pm for oral session SY41F.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Dec 4

Who’s going to AGU next week?! Message me to meet up!

Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Nov 26

I’m the Chair of the Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section of the Ecological Society of America and the Chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee for the American Society of Plant Biologists.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Nov 26

As an ecophysiologist, I study the impacts of climate change, introduced species, and fire on ecosystem health. Mostly forests, but I keep my interests broad.

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hello new friends: I’m a new Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Forest Resources. I’m an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and I’m also Menominee. A few fun facts about me and my work:

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Jul 18

✨I am overjoyed to announce that I’ll be joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota this fall as an Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Resources! I’m so excited to collaborate with an incredible group of scholars @UMNews. Midwest friends, get in touch! 🎉

Signed contract while on the Coeur d’Alene reservation. Photo edited to protect names and dates. Go Gophers!!

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Danielle Ignace @ignacelab.bsky.social · Apr 17

Just us four Coeur d’Alene women representing at the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians Climate Summit. So happy to see the young ones here! I love this event with national tribal leaders. @atnitribes

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Kimberly Yazzie, PhD @kimberlyazzie.bsky.social · Apr 11

Delighted to share a new paper out today in Science!

We discuss federal climate incentives, challenges, and opportunities. And we present a roadmap for bold action to address unmanageable time scales, limited access to information, and a need to build capacity.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Opportunities to grow tribal clean energy in the US

Bold action is needed to address unmanageable time scales, limited access to information, and a need to build capacity

www.science.org

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