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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · 7d

Master’s student @arisaemaguy.bsky.social focuses on the Arisaema triphyllum species complex. It has been subject to numerous taxonomic revisions over the past 200 yrs. Morgan is utilizing morphometrics, on both the macro & micro scales, to help herbaria distinguish between the species.

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Anahí Espíndola (she/ella) @analyssi.bsky.social · 16d

If you are or you know people on an #H1B, get in touch with your U international office to get guidance and know what you/they should/should not be doing.
I just received the information below from #AAUP. Feel free to share and check in with your immigrant friends/colleagues. They are not doing ok.

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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · 16d

Fieldwork in Brazil to understand how new plant species evolve? Pedro Pezzi @pedropezzi.bsky.social and Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social are taking a multi-pronged approach in Agalinis to understand morphological shifts and species interactions during rapid diversification

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Ana Bedoya @botana-bedoya.bsky.social · Aug 14

THRILLED to announce that my NSF "Closing the gap: The history of river connections with the formation of the isthmus of Panama and its impact on the evolution of plants in rivers" in collab w/Carlos Jaramillo at STRI and Caroline Strömberg at UW was awarded! Add for a PhD student+a postdoc to come🧵

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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · Aug 13

In today's Poetry Clinic, I address the question of how to carry forest's quiet with us. For me, the best approach is writing: note-taking while I am in the forest quiets my mind, writing up the notes afterwards seals the memories.

w/ a quote from Edwin Way Teale.

poetryclinic.org/how-do-i-car...

How do I carry the forest’s quiet with me? - Poetry Clinic

SVG, Somerset, NJ, United States

poetryclinic.org

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Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Aug 13

Agalinis (Orobanchaceae) getting a little bigger?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

(3108) Proposal to conserve Agalinis, nom. cons. against the additional name Esterhazya (Orobanchaceae)

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Nature @nature.com · May 19

📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!

Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences

https://go.nature.com/3FhzbVE

PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you

Nature - Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.

go.nature.com

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Mike Moore @moore-evo-eco.bsky.social · May 15

really cool new paper showing species across the globe are NOT moving upslope any more than you'd expect based on a null model

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Limited evidence for range shift–driven extinction in mountain biota

Mountain biodiversity reorganizes rapidly as species shift upslope to track temperatures. Pervasive species redistribution poses substantial threats to mountain ecosystems, a phenomenon sometimes desc...

www.science.org

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Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Apr 23

@andrewruegsegger.bsky.social
@uarkherbarium.bsky.social

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Society of Herbarium Curators @herbariumcurators.bsky.social · Apr 23

Congratulations to the 2025 SHC Student Awardees! Undergrad Andrew Ruegsegger with Dr. Maribeth Latvis at U of Arkansas studying “Plant community assembly in an insular grassland biodiversity hotspot: microbial and environmental effects on phylogenetic and functional diversity of Ozark glades".

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Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Apr 16

www.kaleidoscopescience.org/the-team-1

General 2 — KALEIDOSCOPE SCIENCE

www.kaleidoscopescience.org

Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Apr 16

We were thrilled to host a series of Kaleidoscope Science events! We used screen printing as a medium to explore how multiple layers combine to enhance our understanding of biodiversity.
We printed Agalinis fasciculata!
@uarkherbarium.bsky.social

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Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Apr 9

@rlsavage.bsky.social
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · Apr 8

Congratulations to the NSF GRFP awardees! This was an especially competitive year because the number of awardees was down by 51%.

To the students who didn't get it: my heart goes out to you. This was an especially competitive year. I hope this doesn't deter you from research.

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 8

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!

But...good news and bad news.

👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.

👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%

(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)

See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

Research.gov :: GRFP

www.research.gov

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Apr 8

If a student you know received an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP, encourage them to contact their Congressional representatives! 🧪

Cek @ckean02.bsky.social · Apr 8

Honorable mention here — they said this in the email:

“Although the agency is unable to offer fellowship support at this time, a subsequent announcement of additional awardees is possible subject to finalization of the agency's fiscal year 2025 spend plan”

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Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Mar 20

Made it to Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil for botanical adventures. I’ve missed this!
@pedropezzi.bsky.social

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Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social · Mar 15

Prairie Practice and Pedagogy gallery opening: UArk Fine Arts in collaboration with @uarkherbarium.bsky.social
🤝. Kids these days with their punk rock plant zines 🥲

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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · Mar 1

Welcome back to UARK, Sarah J! Dr. Sarah Jacobs, U of A alum, was our dept seminar speaker this week. Assistant Curator of Botany and Howell Chair of Western North American Botany at @calacademy.bsky.social, Dr. Jacobs studies paintbrushes (Castilleja) & gave a fascinating talk about the group.

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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · Mar 11

So here's a cool thing we're doing with the UA School of Art this weekend. Reception is Friday, March 14 at 6:00 at the sUgAR Gallery, in the lower level of the Pryor Center, 1 E. Center St., downtown Fayetteville. Camille Gros - sweet flyer!

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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · Mar 11

@phylojennatics.bsky.social and @rlsavage.bsky.social, botanists and PhD students with the @maribethlatvis.bsky.social Lab in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the @uarkansas.bsky.social recently taught students about botany, plant collecting, and biodiversity at the Holcomb Elementary STEM Night!

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Rachel Savage @rlsavage.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hey! We’re looking for a woman in science who is actively promoted and supported women in biology to give a talk or lead a workshop. Let me know if you have any recommendations! #womeninstem

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Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · Feb 18

It's here and ahead-of-print at @asn-amnat.bsky.social ! 🎉 Our 22-page polyploid coexistence model is now available: doi.org/10.1086/734411

This work wouldn’t be possible without NSF support—including funding from an NSF GRFP, an NSF PRFB, and NSF DMS & DBI grants. @soltislab.bsky.social l

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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · Feb 12

UARK is bustling today! Volunteers @dgwalt.bsky.social @auxarcwildflowers.bsky.social @staymoreark.bsky.social and grad student @arisaemaguy.bsky.social mounted plants and worked on insect mgmt, while local artist (and recent UA grad) Riley Moore came in to draw grasses.

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University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK) @uarkherbarium.bsky.social · Feb 11

Winter Schminter, we're going botanizing! Join @jenoglesplants.bsky.social & @andrewruegsegger.bsky.social for a hike at @nature.org 's Smith Creek Preserve.

Cold weather won't stop us, but rain, snow, or ice will so find news and cancellation info at biology.uark.edu/herbarium/events.php.

Winter Botany Hike @Smith Creek Preserve, February 22, 10 am to 1 pm.
Sponsored by the University of Arkansas Herbarium & Arkansas Native Plant Society.

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Matt Johnson, PhD @mossmatters.bsky.social · Feb 12

The "database" being just an excel file named "Public Database_Release (1) (1).xlsx" is just objectively funny.

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