Angela McDonnell (she/her)
@angelajmcd.bsky.social
Botany & plant evolution. Assistant Prof at St. Cloud State University. Also ma, human bean, systematist, herbarium curator, greenhouse lurker, & nerd.
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Updated herbarium starter pack! Send me deets for others to add. go.bsky.app/J3orEaP
Here he goes… ! #botany2025 #botanistsftw
July 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here he goes… ! #botany2025 #botanistsftw
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Martine Lab past/present/affiliated dinner at Lulu. Really dig these folks. 🥰
#Botany2025 #plantpeopleFTW
#Botany2025 #plantpeopleFTW
July 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Martine Lab past/present/affiliated dinner at Lulu. Really dig these folks. 🥰
#Botany2025 #plantpeopleFTW
#Botany2025 #plantpeopleFTW
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A close-up of the @uchicagopress.bsky.social @chicagojournals.bsky.social swag buffet available to #Botany2025 attendees. You can see @ijpsjournal.bsky.social bandanas, pens, and magnets, plus @asn-amnat.bsky.social magnets. Swing by to pick some up!
July 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A close-up of the @uchicagopress.bsky.social @chicagojournals.bsky.social swag buffet available to #Botany2025 attendees. You can see @ijpsjournal.bsky.social bandanas, pens, and magnets, plus @asn-amnat.bsky.social magnets. Swing by to pick some up!
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Great talks and discussions happening at #Botany2025. Check out the starter pack to follow along (and let me know if you're attending so I can add you):
go.bsky.app/Gu9T4st
go.bsky.app/Gu9T4st
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Great talks and discussions happening at #Botany2025. Check out the starter pack to follow along (and let me know if you're attending so I can add you):
go.bsky.app/Gu9T4st
go.bsky.app/Gu9T4st
Chris Martine identifying newish invasive loosestrife 😎😭
July 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chris Martine identifying newish invasive loosestrife 😎😭
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Wanna hear about eastern Penstemon funkyness? Stop by poster #102 at 6:15!
July 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Excited to showcase my new Open Educational Resource for intro college level Botany. It's a hybrid textbook, lab manual, and workbook. Published and ready for anyone to implement! I'll be showcasing it in the Educational section of #Botany2025 today and handing out copies & stickers!
July 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Excited to showcase my new Open Educational Resource for intro college level Botany. It's a hybrid textbook, lab manual, and workbook. Published and ready for anyone to implement! I'll be showcasing it in the Educational section of #Botany2025 today and handing out copies & stickers!
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Dr. Catrina Adams, Botanical Society of America Director of Education, steps up last minute to give our plenary address. YOU are a role model and absolute icon! Thanks for this, and for all you've done to get PlantingScience K-12 outreach to 20 years! Here's to the next 20! #Botany2025
July 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Dr. Catrina Adams, Botanical Society of America Director of Education, steps up last minute to give our plenary address. YOU are a role model and absolute icon! Thanks for this, and for all you've done to get PlantingScience K-12 outreach to 20 years! Here's to the next 20! #Botany2025
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Single biggest clutch performance in my 23 years of Botany meetings. Finds out 20 minutes before the start time that she is stepping in … and KILLS it. Well done, Catrina!
#Botany2025
#Botany2025
Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
July 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Single biggest clutch performance in my 23 years of Botany meetings. Finds out 20 minutes before the start time that she is stepping in … and KILLS it. Well done, Catrina!
#Botany2025
#Botany2025
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9 years ago I went to my first Botany with Julienne & @robertlaport.bsky.social lab when @willweaver.bsky.social and I were undergrads.
All 3 undergrads in that photo now have PhDs and Robs an associate prof! #Botany2016 #Botany2025
All 3 undergrads in that photo now have PhDs and Robs an associate prof! #Botany2016 #Botany2025
July 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
9 years ago I went to my first Botany with Julienne & @robertlaport.bsky.social lab when @willweaver.bsky.social and I were undergrads.
All 3 undergrads in that photo now have PhDs and Robs an associate prof! #Botany2016 #Botany2025
All 3 undergrads in that photo now have PhDs and Robs an associate prof! #Botany2016 #Botany2025
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Excited to talk about our work on the relationship between bud depth in the soil and bulb size this morning (8:45, Mojave) at #Botany2025! 🪻😍🧅
If you can’t make it, check out the paper for all the info!
Paper: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
If you can’t make it, check out the paper for all the info!
Paper: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Deeper Bulbs Are Larger | International Journal of Plant Sciences: Vol 186, No 4
Premise of research.Belowground bud placement generally offers plants protection from aboveground disturbances, such as frosts and fires. However, deeper bud placement requires more reliance on stored...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Excited to talk about our work on the relationship between bud depth in the soil and bulb size this morning (8:45, Mojave) at #Botany2025! 🪻😍🧅
If you can’t make it, check out the paper for all the info!
Paper: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
If you can’t make it, check out the paper for all the info!
Paper: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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The Dowell Lab is headed to #Botany2025, come check out some of our amazing talks to see what we’ve been up to!
July 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Dowell Lab is headed to #Botany2025, come check out some of our amazing talks to see what we’ve been up to!
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Giving my first talk at Botany! So excited! #botany2025
July 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Giving my first talk at Botany! So excited! #botany2025
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Packed room for the @soltislab.bsky.social #Botany2025 workshop.
If you cannot make it, all the resources can be found here: github.com/soltislab/Bo...
If you cannot make it, all the resources can be found here: github.com/soltislab/Bo...
July 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Packed room for the @soltislab.bsky.social #Botany2025 workshop.
If you cannot make it, all the resources can be found here: github.com/soltislab/Bo...
If you cannot make it, all the resources can be found here: github.com/soltislab/Bo...
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A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
Martinez-Gomez Lab
Plant Evo-Devo
www.martinezgomezlab.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
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While it didn't work out to be a vendor in California for #Botany2025 this week, I'm excited to be there virtually through social media! This week only - the entire shop is 10-25% off. I'll be adding more pieces over the next several days, too. BlueBeehiveStudio.Etsy.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
While it didn't work out to be a vendor in California for #Botany2025 this week, I'm excited to be there virtually through social media! This week only - the entire shop is 10-25% off. I'll be adding more pieces over the next several days, too. BlueBeehiveStudio.Etsy.com
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I am excited to welcome #Botany2025 to my big backyard in the California desert. I kicked off the conference with a field trip up the Palm Springs tramway to explore the beautiful flora of the San Jacinto Mountains. I hope everyone enjoys Palm Springs!
July 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I am excited to welcome #Botany2025 to my big backyard in the California desert. I kicked off the conference with a field trip up the Palm Springs tramway to explore the beautiful flora of the San Jacinto Mountains. I hope everyone enjoys Palm Springs!
Made it to Phoenix! 1/2 the SCSU Botany contingent is almost to #botany2025. (The other 1/2 is already there and won race 😂)
July 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Made it to Phoenix! 1/2 the SCSU Botany contingent is almost to #botany2025. (The other 1/2 is already there and won race 😂)
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Mesquite 4 beta released! Many new features, esp. phylogenomic. Check out the trailer and longer video on the home page: www.mesquiteproject.org, and use the download link there to get a copy.
Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).
Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).
May 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Mesquite 4 beta released! Many new features, esp. phylogenomic. Check out the trailer and longer video on the home page: www.mesquiteproject.org, and use the download link there to get a copy.
Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).
Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).
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“For example, if a $50,000 student loan balance is discharged, and the balance is taxed at an effective rate of 25%, that could result in a tax bill of over $12,000, due all at once. This could be particularly problematic for medically disabled borrowers…given their inability to work.”
They really fucking hate people who need help to get a college education. I mean really fucking hate them. www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Major Tax Changes Targeting Student Loan Borrowers Could Be Devastating
As millions of student loan borrowers try to navigate a repayment system mired in unprecedented turmoil, a new threat looms: potential changes to tax laws.
www.forbes.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“For example, if a $50,000 student loan balance is discharged, and the balance is taxed at an effective rate of 25%, that could result in a tax bill of over $12,000, due all at once. This could be particularly problematic for medically disabled borrowers…given their inability to work.”
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Very happy to see the work from my postdoc with @plantpollinator.bsky.social finally out! We explored floral color shifts in two monkeyflower species across floral traits, gene expression, and pollinator responses to understand early stages of floral divergence: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Very happy to see the work from my postdoc with @plantpollinator.bsky.social finally out! We explored floral color shifts in two monkeyflower species across floral traits, gene expression, and pollinator responses to understand early stages of floral divergence: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#taxonomistappreciationDay is today.. and we have not migrated the graphic! So here it is!
March 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#taxonomistappreciationDay is today.. and we have not migrated the graphic! So here it is!
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In honor of March Madness, enjoy this piece from last year about Botanical Team Mascots, from my spouse in UNC' Herbarium and the NC Botanical Garden. How can you resist the Fighting Okra or the UNC School of the Arts Fighting Pickles! 🧪
ncbg.unc.edu/2024/03/05/m...
ncbg.unc.edu/2024/03/05/m...
March Madness: Botanical Sports Mascots - North Carolina Botanical Garden
By Carol Ann McCormick Curatrix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium As we enter the Bracket Season, a.k.a. March Madness, I have been contemplating sports team names, colors,... Rea...
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March 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In honor of March Madness, enjoy this piece from last year about Botanical Team Mascots, from my spouse in UNC' Herbarium and the NC Botanical Garden. How can you resist the Fighting Okra or the UNC School of the Arts Fighting Pickles! 🧪
ncbg.unc.edu/2024/03/05/m...
ncbg.unc.edu/2024/03/05/m...
In April sometime in the 90’s, I saw an ad for jello beans. I asked my mom probably 20 times to buy however many jello boxes it took to get a jello bean mold (am very prone to advertising). I’ve been moving this heirloom everywhere for like 25 years. Kids asked for jello yesterday. It is time.
March 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In April sometime in the 90’s, I saw an ad for jello beans. I asked my mom probably 20 times to buy however many jello boxes it took to get a jello bean mold (am very prone to advertising). I’ve been moving this heirloom everywhere for like 25 years. Kids asked for jello yesterday. It is time.
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Just extended the deadline to March 21 for this position in the Plant Phylogenomics group at the University of Vienna. It is sort of a "post doc plus" position funded for up to six years.
Please reach out if you want to chat - I'd love to talk to you about it!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
Please reach out if you want to chat - I'd love to talk to you about it!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
University Assistant postdoctoral
University Assistant postdoctoral
jobs.univie.ac.at
February 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Just extended the deadline to March 21 for this position in the Plant Phylogenomics group at the University of Vienna. It is sort of a "post doc plus" position funded for up to six years.
Please reach out if you want to chat - I'd love to talk to you about it!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
Please reach out if you want to chat - I'd love to talk to you about it!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...