Hannah Vander Zanden
@hanvanzan.bsky.social
Associate professor. Academic mama. Sea turtles, animal migration, stable isotopes, ecology, and spatial processes. Comments are my own. she/her
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Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
We finally saw an olive ridley nesting last night! I used the long exposure setting to take photos under the full moon.
Today, we went to Copalita National Park before heading to the beach.
Today, we went to Copalita National Park before heading to the beach.
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
We finally saw an olive ridley nesting last night! I used the long exposure setting to take photos under the full moon.
Today, we went to Copalita National Park before heading to the beach.
Today, we went to Copalita National Park before heading to the beach.
The learning continues. Night time nest relocation, a leatherback track after we saw the female false crawl, revegetation, and triangulation.
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
The learning continues. Night time nest relocation, a leatherback track after we saw the female false crawl, revegetation, and triangulation.
Yesterday afternoon, we learned about the history of sea turtle conservation from local cooperative members as well as government employees. This morning, we rescued hatchlings on the beach.
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Yesterday afternoon, we learned about the history of sea turtle conservation from local cooperative members as well as government employees. This morning, we rescued hatchlings on the beach.
We saw our first olive ridley hatchlings last night. This morning, we cleaned a large tank and helped handle green turtles for vitamin injections at Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga.
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
We saw our first olive ridley hatchlings last night. This morning, we cleaned a large tank and helped handle green turtles for vitamin injections at Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga.
Before heading to the coast this afternoon, we toured Monte Albán to learn about some Mesoamerican archaeological history.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Before heading to the coast this afternoon, we toured Monte Albán to learn about some Mesoamerican archaeological history.
I have the privilege of taking students to Mexico for just over a week for my Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Course this semester. Despite the travel complications yesterday, all but one arrived to Oaxaca. Some scenes from the city.
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I have the privilege of taking students to Mexico for just over a week for my Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Course this semester. Despite the travel complications yesterday, all but one arrived to Oaxaca. Some scenes from the city.
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The university mandated everyone to come back to the office but now say they can longer afford to keep paying for office phones.
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The university mandated everyone to come back to the office but now say they can longer afford to keep paying for office phones.
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On the list:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
International Tropical Timber Institute
Internacional Union for the Conservancy of Nature
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
International Tropical Timber Institute
Internacional Union for the Conservancy of Nature
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
On the list:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
International Tropical Timber Institute
Internacional Union for the Conservancy of Nature
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
International Tropical Timber Institute
Internacional Union for the Conservancy of Nature
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Maybe this is my sign to tone down my perfectionism this year.
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Maybe this is my sign to tone down my perfectionism this year.
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The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules
District Judge Angel Kelley last year blocked the cuts, and on Monday the appeals court agreed.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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7/ Here's the bottom line: This is an unprecedented shift that risks weakening protection against preventable diseases at a time when outbreaks are rising and children are already being hospitalized. Vaccines don’t work without strong supporting systems...and the U.S. doesn’t have Denmark’s.
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
7/ Here's the bottom line: This is an unprecedented shift that risks weakening protection against preventable diseases at a time when outbreaks are rising and children are already being hospitalized. Vaccines don’t work without strong supporting systems...and the U.S. doesn’t have Denmark’s.
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As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).
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Every article about the dismantling of NCAR says the same thing, but read every one because it's so insane.
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Every article about the dismantling of NCAR says the same thing, but read every one because it's so insane.
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I really appreciate whoever keeps posing the skeleton model in the anatomy lab room like this; I grin every time I walk past it.
June 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I really appreciate whoever keeps posing the skeleton model in the anatomy lab room like this; I grin every time I walk past it.
New OA pub in @stacksjournal.bsky.social : @zoologistkate.bsky.social social compared the isotopic composition of hair and feathers to the whole body of mammals and birds. It turns out these tissues can sometimes (but not always) represent the whole body.
stacksjournal.org/article/davi...
stacksjournal.org/article/davi...
Parts of a whole: isotopic difference between single keratin-based tissues and whole-body tissues of birds and mammals - Stacks Journal
Peer-reviewed research - Parts of a whole: isotopic difference between single keratin-based tissues and whole-body tissues of birds and mammals
stacksjournal.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New OA pub in @stacksjournal.bsky.social : @zoologistkate.bsky.social social compared the isotopic composition of hair and feathers to the whole body of mammals and birds. It turns out these tissues can sometimes (but not always) represent the whole body.
stacksjournal.org/article/davi...
stacksjournal.org/article/davi...
I ran a slow half marathon this morning…it was 75F by the end. This afternoon, I did some grocery shopping and made a double batch of enchiladas to take a pan to our neighbors with a newborn. #WorkfreeWeekend
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I ran a slow half marathon this morning…it was 75F by the end. This afternoon, I did some grocery shopping and made a double batch of enchiladas to take a pan to our neighbors with a newborn. #WorkfreeWeekend
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What does ‘six-seven’ mean? Nothing. But it’s still loaded with meaning | Matt Cantor
What does ‘six-seven’ mean? Nothing. But it’s still loaded with meaning | Matt Cantor
Older generations are demanding explanations of the viral phrase – but slang doesn’t have to make logical sense
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
What does ‘six-seven’ mean? Nothing. But it’s still loaded with meaning | Matt Cantor
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it's wild that R, the ubiquitous statistical computing language, was co-created by a Māori prof (Ross Ihaka) — and yet the vast majority of scientists who use R don't know
this is like inventing the toaster. possibly the largest impact of a single member of an indigenous community on modern science
this is like inventing the toaster. possibly the largest impact of a single member of an indigenous community on modern science
December 14, 2023 at 10:35 AM
it's wild that R, the ubiquitous statistical computing language, was co-created by a Māori prof (Ross Ihaka) — and yet the vast majority of scientists who use R don't know
this is like inventing the toaster. possibly the largest impact of a single member of an indigenous community on modern science
this is like inventing the toaster. possibly the largest impact of a single member of an indigenous community on modern science
gas, hybrid, EV
quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
gas, hybrid, EV
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The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts
The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...
www.aaup.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
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NSF unexpectedly changed (at the last minute) who is eligible to apply for the Grad Research Fellowship, dropping 2nd year students. We started a petition to reverse this unfair change, Sign here:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!
Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition
laurenkuehne.github.io
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NSF unexpectedly changed (at the last minute) who is eligible to apply for the Grad Research Fellowship, dropping 2nd year students. We started a petition to reverse this unfair change, Sign here:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!
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