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Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge
@jeffinerca.bsky.social
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Mom, mentor, microbial ecologist. Soil biogeochemistry, climate change, CDR, roots-microbes-minerals, stable isotope probing metagenomics, NanoSIMS. Lead of LLNL Carbon Initiative, Roads2Removal.org, Microbes Persist SFA, & Terraforming Soil Earthshot Ctr. .. more

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Jennifer Pett-Ridge is an American biologist who is a senior staff scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Merced. Her research makes use of systems biology and geochemistry to uncover function in microbial communities. She was awarded a 2021 United States Department of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award. .. more

Environmental science 39%
Physics 21%
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Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @jeffinerca.bsky.social · 4d
Awesome, thx!!

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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 8d
"Long-term research carries an intrinsic paradox: its true value emerges only after decades, whereas political agendas often demand short-term results. This mismatch makes sustained monitoring one of the easiest targets when public budgets come under pressure."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Safeguarding long-term research in ecology and evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Long-term research projects are essential for predicting the ecological and evolutionary responses of species to global change, yet their continuity is often threatened by uncertainties over funding. ...
www.nature.com

Reposted by Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Maria Faticov

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Mark A. Anthony @anthomycota.bsky.social · 9d
"A growing body of evidence that the ‘Gadgil effect’ is not universal, even in the N‐poor litter of temperate pine forests where it was first described"

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More exceptions than rules: Variable effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi on leaf litter decomposition in temperate pine forests
The results add to a growing body of evidence that the ‘Gadgil effect’ is not universal, even in the N-poor litter of temperate pine forests where it was first described and is often invoked. Further...
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Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @jeffinerca.bsky.social · 14d
That’s hilarious!

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 17d
The NYTimes article on Mamdani at Bowdoin is "a wreck, but of a form so pure, so purely Timesian, you almost have to admire it. It certainly is instructive." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @jeffinerca.bsky.social · 18d
What a beautiful agrivoltaics facility Majdi Abou Najm and @ucdavis.bsky.social colleagues have built. Thanks for the fantastic workshop and tour!
Three people standing in an agricultural field in front of raised pink-hued solar panels, titled towards the sun people standing in an agricultural field in front of raised solar panels, titled towards the sun A researcher gesturing toward vertical rows of solar panels arranged like fences over an agricultural field

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 18d
Why is it always so tough to log into Editorial Manager to do a peer review. If journals want me to do a peer review, they should make the process as seamless as possible. I shouldn't have to track down a login that was created for me despite already having four for the same website...

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Michael Eisen @mbeisen.bsky.social · 25d
Ho Ho Ho

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Reposted by Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Jeremy J. Schmidt, David Stott

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 27d
Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...

Reposted by Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Steve Peers, Evelyne de Leeuw , and 15 more

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Oct 24
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

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President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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Reposted by Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Patrick Dunleavy, Iain Davidson , and 20 more

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · Oct 21
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Glenn H. Shepard

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Harvard Forest @harvardforest.bsky.social · Oct 21
We're hiring for two full-time, permanent positions: a Senior Scientist (to lead our eddy flux work) and a Director of Administration and Finance. Unfortunately we can't host international visas for these positions. More info here! harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/about/employ...

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Dawn J. Wright

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · Oct 21
My colleague @sarahhird.bsky.social has been fighting for family care leave for over a year now. So impressed with her leadership!

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Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
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Reposted by Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Efrén O. Pérez, John Foot , and 1 more

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · Oct 20
No image has ever spoken so succinctly about the current situation in the US.
The white house, a gaping wound in the east wing. It looks like a ruin or a mound of garbage