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Daniel Gutierrez @ddgutierrez.bsky.social · 2d

Writing the 2nd edition of my data science book has reminded me of this: Students don't struggle with advanced topics. They struggle with fundamentals explained too abstractly. Teaching requires empathy, not just expertise.

#DataScience #MachineLearning #AI #RStats

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 12d

Know a dataset making an impact for people, planet, or prosperity?

🌎 Nominate it for AGU’s upcoming commentary by 10 Oct. You may be featured!

🔗: buff.ly/XLFfYqM
#ImpactfulData #EarthScience

Nominate an Impactful Dataset

You are invited to nominate a dataset to be included in a commentary about the impact of Earth, space, and environmental data using the dimensions of people, planet, and prosperity. Selected…

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Erin Hotchkiss @fluvialbenthos.bsky.social · 22d

Please share! Virginia Tech's Biological Sciences Dept is #hiring an instructor with expertise in genetics, cell biology, &/or microbiology. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in biology, life sciences, or related field + college-level teaching experience. careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...

Details | Instructor | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech

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Thomas Lin Pedersen @thomasp85.com · Sep 11

I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.

It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.

Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats

ggplot2 4.0.0

A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.

www.tidyverse.org

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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SIL | International Society of Limnology @sil-limnology.bsky.social · Aug 25

Inaugural United Nations World Lake Day — 27 August 2025

Celebrate the critical role of lakes, reservoirs, and ponds in water security, flood mitigation, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.

#WorldLakeDay #Lakes #Freshwater #Limnology

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Joel Pick @joelpick.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨Introducing the @sortee.bsky.social Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology🚨 doi.org/10.32942/X24...

Increasingly E&E journals are recruiting data editors. We provide standardised guidelines for journals with data editors and those wanting to recruit them 🧵

The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Charlotte @baby-cones.bsky.social · Aug 10

The other @ecoforecast.bsky.social session is Back and Forecasting in Ecology. Great line up of speakers here:
events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...

COS 152 - COS - Back and Forecasting in Ecology - Details

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Charlotte @baby-cones.bsky.social · Aug 10

Also check out the @ecoforecast.bsky.social sessions! The Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision-Making session is organized by my fearless advisor @mcdietze.bsky.social:
events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...

OOS 35 - Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision Making - Details

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Aug 11

In partnership with ESA, AGU is thrilled to announce a new cross-society special collection on ecological forecasting across ecosystems and scales. 🌎

🔗 Learn how to submit: lite.spr.ly/6004KEZa

#AGUPubs #Ecology #EcologicalForecasting #SciPol @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

Advances in Ecological Forecasting - Eos

AGU and ESA invite contributions to a cross-society special collection on ecological forecasting across ecosystems and scales.

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Aug 2

🎉New preprint!

"TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing"

tinyurl.com/8rmnwjrk

We present simple guidelines to help researchers of all coding levels improve the transparency and reproducibility of their analytical code, TADA!

Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated.

TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Jul 30

The abstract submission deadline for #AGU25 has been EXTENDED to 31 July at 5:00PM ET!

Submit your abstract today: www.agu.org/annual-meeting

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Biogeochemistry Lab at SERC is searching for a post-doc with expertise in plant ecology, plant ecophysiology, or related vegetation sciences. Join a friendly, collaborative team doing world class coastal science! serc.si.edu/get-involved... #postdocjobs

Postdoctoral Research in Coastal Forest Plant Science

The Biogeochemistry Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is searching for a post-doctoral research fellow with expertise in plant ecology, plant ecophysiology, or related vegeta...

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hey #ESA25 — please note our session OOS 28 - Advancing Ecological Understanding Through Ecosystem Manipulations: Past, Present, and Future events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... — it's an awesome speaker list! please RT

OOS 28 - Advancing Ecological Understanding Through Ecosystem Manipulations: Past, Present, and Future - Details

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Anny Chung (鍾彥儀) @yyachung.bsky.social · Jul 22

Cluster hire in ecosystem ecology at UGA! Come join us! 🌎🌱

John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · Jul 21

FOUR TT positions in ecosystem ecology at Odum School of Ecology, 2 aquatic 2 terrestrial, over next 2 years! visit www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/439... for more info.

Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Ecology

The Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia invites applications for four tenure-track positions in Ecosystem Ecology at the Assistant Professor level. These are academic year, 9-month app...

www.ugajobsearch.com

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jun 26

You guys are doing it again.

Yes, NOAA is important because of the National Weather Service, but that is not all they do and you should stop saying it is.

I wrote this for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Read it and adjust your messaging accordingly. 🧪🦑🌎🐟

blog.ucs.org/science-blog...

Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)

Far too much of the media coverage supporting NOAA only mentions one of many things they do: here are 10 more.

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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · Jun 26

AGU25 abstract submission now open through July 30!

If you are attending, we would love for you to consider submitting your abstract to the EFI-sponsored session "B033 - Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System."

You can find details and submit an abstract at:
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System

How are ecosystems and the services they provide going to change in the future? How do human decisions shape this trajectory? In a world confronted with rapid environmental change, the most pressing b...

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Jack Greenhalgh @wildaudiojack.bsky.social · Jun 9

Contribute to the first global archive of soniferous freshwater life, The Freshwater Sounds Archive, and receive recognition as a co-author in a resulting data paper!

Pre-print now available. New deadline: 31st Dec, 2025.

See link 👇4 more fishsounds.net/freshwater.js

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Naomi S. Wells @15nswells.bsky.social · Jun 12

Now out in Biogeochemistry: a biogeochemical perspective on why ongoing science cuts in the US are devastating - and not just for those in the US. I'm very proud to have contributed some part to this important piece, spearheaded by the indefatigable Kate Lajtha rdcu.be/eqCNM

Brave new world 2.0

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Jun 4

A great opportunity with my colleague Dr. Roy Rich -- be a Technology in Ecology Intern at SERC serc.si.edu/internships/... -- please share!

Technology in Ecology Intern

At SERC, the Technology in Ecology Lab collaborates extensively to design and support technological innovation and production to serve ecological research, experimental design and data infrastructure....

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Jill Baron @jbaron4.bsky.social · Jun 1

Ecosystems Mission Area of USGS getting some much needed attention.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/c...

Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut a Major Ecology Program

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · May 30

This represents a systematic dismantling of the US STEM ecosystem that will create lasting negative consequences for innovation and competitiveness.

Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · May 30

Trump administration cuts to NSF will result in more than 200,000 FEWER people per year involved in basic science, training, and education - what should have been the next generation of US scientists. This isn't even eating your seed corn, it is setting your seed corn on fire and salting the earth.

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Bailey Bowcutt @baileybowcutt.bsky.social · May 22

I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school

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Ethan White @ethanwhite.weecology.org · Apr 14

Imagine being asked to learn while you can be stopped and interrogated just walking between classes because a campus police officer believes you might not be a US citizen.

Ethan White @ethanwhite.weecology.org · Apr 14

"Under the agreement being pursued by the University of Florida, participating officers would have the authority to interrogate “any alien or person believed to be an alien” about their right to remain in the country, as well as the power to make arrests without a warrant in some cases."

UF, other Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus.

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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · Apr 11

BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.

Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.

Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency

White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

www.science.org

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