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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 23d

We received an NOA for a new NIH Training grant: "Building an India-Africa Network to Support Research and Control of Urban Malaria"! This network brings together experts from African, Indian, and Western institutions to build rapid capacity to address this emerging threat in Africa. More soon!

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 27d

My PhD student Anna Shattuck just passed her comprehensive exam with flying colors to become a PhD candidate! Go Anna! Well done 😊.

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Prof Sadie J. Ryan (she/her) @sjryan3.bsky.social · Jul 9

“I wish they had computed a bit less and thought a bit more”

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jul 9

This is just going to be the first of many, many stories you are going to read about big tech companies faking "AI for climate" claims. The sheer volume of AI-climate-washing going on right now is huge, and it's very likely most of the claims are fabricated or exaggerated

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Meta has been accused of using faulty data to train an artificial intelligence climate tool, with scientists claiming the Big Tech group raised false hopes about the feasibility of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at scale.
The tech company said last year that it had helped researchers with the elusive problem of identifying materials to efficiently remove carbon dioxide from air, by publishing a “groundbreaking” data set on which it also trained free-to-use machine learning models.
But none of the 135 materials that Meta’s research said could bind CO₂ “strongly” had that characteristic, while some did not exist, according to researchers from Heriot-Watt University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).
“I wish they had computed a bit less and thought a bit more,” said Berend Smit, a professor of chemical engineering at EPFL, describing some of Meta’s results as “nonsense”. “You get the impression that the Big Tech mentality is do first, think later.”

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jul 7

As heartbreaking news continues to emerge from central Texas, @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social and I are thinking of everyone affected and grateful for the extraordinary work of first responders.

Here are some ways all of us can help:

Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help

Catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country has killed 79 people. Rescue crews are searching for missing girls from Camp Mystic. Here is a guide on how to help those affected.

www.texastribune.org

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Jun 29

The manuscript offers new insights into spatial and temporal patterns of urban microclimate, emphasizing contrasts between dry- and wet-bulb temperatures and indoor and outdoor microenvironment. We would be interested to hear your feedback!

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 26

New preprint from our group on how indoor and outdoor microclimates vary across Indian cities and seasonally: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10....

@mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.

Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urban Heat in Indoor and Outdoor Microclimates

A document by Yusuf Jamal. Click on the document to view its contents.

essopenarchive.org

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 22

When I am not professoring, I am momming. Spent the weekend in Niagra, New York at the TCS Niagra Falls Summer Showndown AAU youth hockey tournament. My son's AA 12U team took home the championship. Great way to end the spring hockey season.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Postdoc position available at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine!

Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · Jun 18

Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions.

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Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...

app.vacancy-filler.co.uk

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 4

Another preprint from our group online!

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We find socioeconomic disparities and water management practices influence urban malaria incidence and prevention behaviors in Surat and Ahmedabad, two cities of India in the state of Gujurat.

Socioeconomic Indicators, Household Water Management, and Malaria Prevention and Control in Gujarat, India

Background Malaria remains a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in urban

papers.ssrn.com

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 2

New preprint out from our group! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.

Beyond temperature: Relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of population growth in a malaria vector

Understanding ectotherm responses to environmental change is central to coping with many of humanity′s current and future challenges in public health, biodiversity conservation, and food security. Com...

www.biorxiv.org

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · May 28

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · May 28

Celebrating @mosquitohunting.bsky.social today in lab meeting and her recent publication!

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mal...

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · May 20

New paper out by @mosquitohunting.bsky.social!

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mal...

This paper explores how variation in mosquito diversity, feeding behavior, vector competence, seasonality, and vector-pathogen interactions shape the transmission, persistence, and evolution of human malaria!

Frontiers | Mosquito vector diversity and malaria transmission

Malaria is the most important parasitic disease in the world, killing over half a million people a year. Globally, we have made gains toward eliminating this...

www.frontiersin.org

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · May 10

Congratulations to Dr. Mike Newberry, a PhD student in my group who graduated officially from the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia on May 8th 😊! Well done, and congratulations, Mike!

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · May 8

I am very excited to participate in a keynote lecture by Ray Huey, one of the fathers of thermal and physiological ecology, today during Evo Day here at Cornell. His work is the foundation of our work, and it is awesome to see it presented live today 😊.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · May 8

New preprint out from our group led by @infectiouschill.bsky.social! Anna compares how various species distribution models perform at predicting the relatively recent invasion of the Asian tiger mosquito, a significant pest species, in Suffolk County, New York.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Field-validation of multiple species distribution models shows variation in performance for predicting Aedes albopictus distributions at the invasion edge

Climate and land use changes have resulted in range expansion of many species. In this shifting disease landscape, it is important to leverage tools that can predict the potential distributions of inv...

www.biorxiv.org

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 26

Heading home to the U.S. today. Here is the almost complete team from the Surat Municipal Corporation...out for a team dinner. We are missing Mr. Suthar and Dr. Dhwani, who were busy for World Malaria Day. Thank you as always for your excellent work, your collaboration, and friendship.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Also, this tractor...why can't we have nice things in the United States 😊. This makes me happy.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 25

We placed the final 144th logger today in Surat with @mcwimberly.bsky.social and colleagues from the Surat Municipal Corporation. Here are some pics from the field 😊.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 25

World Malaria Day. Progress has been made on malaria elimination but it remains a killer. Changing climate, invasive mosquitoes, and limited global funding are threatening efforts. Today, we are in India working to better understand the effects of climate on urban malaria. @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 25

Spent World Malaria Day with @ecodynvplab.bsky.social and colleagues in Surat, India studying mosquito microhabitats in urban construction sites. Best wishes to all who work to control and eliminate this terrible disease- your efforts are greatly appreciated!

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 24

We set another 36 loggers across construction sites today to monitor the microclimate mosquitoes experience during the pre-monsoon season. Here are some pics of construction trucks because they make me happy. Why can't we have colorful trucks in the U.S.? @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 23

Pics from Surat today. Super hot and humid in the pre-monsoon season here...it was a sweat fest. We have placed 72 loggers thus far throughout construction sites. Also, we found a lot of mosquitoes in these sites, especially in the unfinished underground parks. @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 21

Spent the day replacing batteries and reprogramming loggers so they are ready to be placed across construction sites throughout Surat. Looking forward to setting them the rest of the week. It is the beginning of the pre-monsoon season here, so very hot and relatively dry. @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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