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Casey terHorst
@ecoevolab.bsky.social
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Biology Prof at Cal State Northridge. Pro- species diversity, genetic diversity, and diversity in STEM #BLM #TransLives he/him🏳️‍🌈
But also into non-academic things (TV and Broadway)
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ecoevolab.bsky.social
Task on HBO was crazy intense. Sooo many emotions. And only partly because 60 year old Mark Ruffalo is the sexiest version of Ruffalo
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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danielbolnick.bsky.social
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social
ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
2. ASN Early Career Investigator awards are now open for application. Self-nominations okay! Due Jan 5
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Applications for the 2026 ASN Early Career Investigator Award
<p>Nominations/Applications for the 2026 Early Career Investigator Award are <strong>due January 5, 2026</strong></p><br/>
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November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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danielbolnick.bsky.social
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social
ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!

3. The ASN Distinguished Naturalist award is for a mid career investigator (<= 20 years from PhD). Go here to nominate someone: nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Nominations for the Distinguished Naturalist Award
<p>The ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award is given to an active investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Nom...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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danielbolnick.bsky.social
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!

3. The ASN Conceptual Unification of Biological Sciences award is for a late career investigator www.amnat.org/announcement...
Nominations for the ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
<p>The Conceptual Unification award is given annually and honors a senior but active investigator who is making fundamental contributions to the Society&#39;s goals in promoting the conceptual unifica...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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danielbolnick.bsky.social
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!!

1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
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Student Research Award
<p>The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
We saw Paranormal Activity at Ahmanson and assumed we might be leaving at intermission. It was great! Scary and entertaining. It's left me thinking about why despite movie success, there aren't more scary things on stage?
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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bensilverstein.bsky.social
There's a non-zero chance Pete Hegseth believes the world was black and white until the 1950s
brendannyhan.bsky.social Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 16h
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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itsdrfunk.bsky.social
YOU GUYS. Come work with me! Holden Forests & Gardens is hiring! 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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propertyofthepeople.org
BIG: FBI spied on Signal group chat of immigration activists CourtWatch, classifying them as violent terrorist extremists for quietly sitting in on court cases, as revealed in intel bulletin we obtained & shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
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November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
Dang, that it is lineup of badass folks!
sebastianschreiber.bsky.social Sebastian Schreiber @sebastianschreiber.bsky.social · 6d
Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026
Poster announcing the workshop.
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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danielbolnick.bsky.social
I hadnt seen this particular take on this story till now. A minimalist apology. Not impressed.
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Shamed Scientist Apologises For The First Time About The Academic Scandal That Destroyed His Career And Shocked The World
An ecologist who shot to fame after discovering that spiders have human-like personalities has made an emotional apology after being
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November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
Please apply to join the Diversity Committee of the American Society of Naturalists!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
Flyer that says American Society of Naturalists Diversity Committee. The DC works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusiveness to enhance the study of evolution, ecology, and behavior and to foster the career of its developing scientists. We pursue initiatives that support marginalized groups, which include helping to create an inclusive, accessible environment at the Evolution conference, the stand-alone ASN meeting, and our field in general. Apply by November 1. Seeking two new members starting Jan 2026. 3 year term
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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miriamposner.com
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image] After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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kerricrawford.bsky.social
Have thoughts for a special symposium at the Virtual Evolution meeting (May 20-22, 2026)? The @asn-amnat.bsky.social is looking for proposals! Click here to pitch your idea or find out more: www.amnat.org/announcement... #Evol2026
Call for Symposium Proposals for Evolution 2026
<p><strong>Due January 15, 2026:</strong> The ASN invites proposals for a special symposium at Evolution 2026! Have an idea? We want to hear it!</p><br/>
www.amnat.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
They put new phones in our offices and for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to make an outgoing call. I've tried all the buttons. Talk about imposter syndrome...
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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volkerrudolf.bsky.social
This is a reminder that @asn-amnat.bsky.social publishes abstracts in both English and your native language, using your native alphabet. You can see and read those online. Here is a screenshot of a great example. Love seeing this in my favorite journal.
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
Dear grad students: please stop second-guessing whether your email sounds good, this is what the richest people on earth are sending each other.

you can stop sweating over whether to sign off with "sincerely" or "best".
maxread.info Max Read @maxread.info · 13d
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
I am excited to hear about people's elevator mishaps at #WSN2025. Cuz I have no doubt they're coming!
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
Environmental Scientist position available with the City of San Diego #WSN2025
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Ocean Monitoring | City of San Diego Official Website
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November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
Listening to a student down the hall yell at a guy for not voting yesterday because he didn't think it was important. Get him, girl
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
See a bunch of you at #WSN2025 in San Diego tomorrow!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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octopiedpiper.bsky.social
You forgot the best part.
FM: They even gave us dinner!
Me: We do like to feed people
FM: I've noticed that. When I go to a republican meeting, everyone buys their own meal
Me: ... this analogy feels a little too on the nose
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
In positive news, a family member who voted for Trump three times went to a progressive political meeting in their small town last week just to check it out
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ecoevolab.bsky.social
This is excellent!
leafhopper.bsky.social Meredith Willmott @leafhopper.bsky.social · 24d
We dressed up as r and k selection for Halloween. Something you can do if the party you’re going to is the EEB grad party.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM