Greg Ragland
@sleepyfly.bsky.social
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EcoEvo Physiologist, likes DEI, bugs, sliding quickly on water (frozen or liquid), running slowly on land, bikes. Is bluesPunkGrass a music genre? If so, I like that too.
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drk-lo.bsky.social
Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩‍🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025...
This infographic describes the main results from a survey of members of 14 scientific societies. There is a pie chart showing that both academic (58%) and non-academic (42%) responded to the survey. It lists statistics: 85% of respondents reported uncertainty about the future; 71% reported federal training programs were "very" or "extremely important"; 83% reported negative impacts or irreparable harm on their field of science. There is a word cloud summarizing open-ended responses with the largest words "student research fund federal grant". Eight major themes in the responses are listed: disruption of research with societal important; concerns of closure of the USGS Bird Banding Lab; Early Career Bottleneck; Restricted Freedoms including travel and speech; Decline in Government Efficiency and Expertise; Concerns about Biased/Removed Data and Data Gaps; Concerns about the Ability to Meet Legal Mandates; and From Positive Impact to Irreparable Harm. There are icons for each participating society and a QR code for website and data availability.
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moore-evo-eco.bsky.social
Are you looking for a PhD position and want to spend your summers in the Rocky Mountains?

My lab @cudenverclas.bsky.social is looking for 1 PhD student to work on a NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts in Colorado! 🧪🌍🐙

Apply by Nov 1!

Details here docs.google.com/document/d/1...
2025 - Hypoxia PhD job ad
The Moore lab at the University of Colorado Denver is searching for 1 Ph.D. student to study the elevational limits of dragonflies in Colorado (http://moore-evo-eco.weebly.com). This position is fully...
docs.google.com
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birdfiddler.bsky.social
Are you a PhD student, have an offer, or have had an offer recently rescinded from a US university? If so, Western (in London, ON, Canada) has a new scholarship program for you! Check out this news story. I can vouch for this university! You will love it.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Western University launches program to capitalize on shrinking U.S. research funding | CBC News
Western University is looking to capitalize on massive shifts in the academic landscape of the United States with a new initiative designed to turn a difficult situation into a brain gain for both the...
www.cbc.ca
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chanda.blacksky.app
I'm a professor at the flagship university for the fourth whitest state in the US. Over 80% of our students are white.

The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country.

We also have a food pantry.
jamellebouie.net
oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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rosariolebronentomology.com
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring an Assistant Professor specializing in insect systematics. Opportunities like this are rare and valuable! (Not many jobs like this out there!) Spread the word to anyone who might be interested or benefit.
#entomology #science #sciencejobs #bugsky 🧪
 A professional job announcement flyer from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln advertising the position of Assistant Professor in Insect Systematics. The flyer is divided into sections detailing the job description, required qualifications, and responsibilities, including research, teaching, service, and collaboration. The layout uses red and grey colors, includes a university logo, and prominently features a vibrant photo of an orange and black butterfly resting on a plant. A QR code is present for easy access to application details.
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crawfordaj.bsky.social
The legendary Janzen & Hallwachs on the collapse of insects. “It’s the same sheet, same lights same place, looking over the same vegetation. Same time of year, same time of the moon cycle, everything about it is identical... There’s just no moths on that sheet.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
sleepyfly.bsky.social
I have a print on canvas of the pictured illustration (Limenitis) in my office, a nice parting gift from the KSU Entomology department where I worked for several years. These prints are fantastic, great opportunity to support the grad club and hang some amazing scientific illustrations on your wall!
entsocamerica.bsky.social
Entomology students at Kansas State University are preserving historic insect artwork. Learn about their progress and how you can support similar restoration efforts to ensure that the works of our predecessors are not lost to time.
How Students Can Get Involved Entomological Preservation Projects
Kansas State University students are preserving historic entomological artwork. Learn about their progress and how you can support similar restoration efforts.
entomologytoday.org
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nancy-moran.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc on bacterial-insect symbiosis, combining evolution and molecular mechanisms? I'll have one open in my lab starting Sept 2025. If interested contact me (or find me at the GRC on Animal-microbe symbiosis if you'll be there). #SymbioSky
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alexwild.bsky.social
Job! 3-year research position in Australia for a Coleopterist, to work on longhorn beetles:
Research Scientist in Coleoptera
Research Scientist in Coleoptera
jobs.csiro.au
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drgodwit.bsky.social
Come join us for a 2-year postdoc focused on Roseate Terns!!! We're two weeks away from application review. Reach out to me with any questions.
drgodwit.bsky.social
Love birds and know demographic analyses? My lab is hiring a postdoc for 2 years to develop a population viability analysis for endangered Roseate Terns! Join our team, including collabs from @massaudubon.org & @audubon.org, among others. App review begins 15 May. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Post Doctoral Research Associate - Endangered Roseate Tern | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
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mikesears.bsky.social
We are hiring. If you have strong stats skills & are passionate for access to education, please apply…https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mike-sears-741a56142_senior-academic-researcher-activity-7316510462060179459-d3Sf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAACKu2aEB08g85G9Gu9-ma6WpsZ2pmKqEUg4
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radleybalko.bsky.social
NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.

This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation
A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.
www.ctvnews.ca
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ent3c.bsky.social
Just when you think it can't get any worse, The White House endorsed scientific racism today. Their order on the Smithsonian states that the institution, "promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating 'Race is a human invention'." Race is a human invention.
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
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austinmermaid.bsky.social
“The love for our parks, we go camping.”

“I’m a field botanist. I come to do plant ecology.”

“I come out here when I’ve had rough moments in my life. It provides peace.”

“They’re taking futures away from kids like me who want to be a park ranger.”
#ProtectOurParks
@resistancerangers.bsky.social
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nkalamb.bsky.social
Columbia University grad student whose ‘self-deportation’ was celebrated by DHS explains how she was hounded by ICE—despite ‘legal’ status and lack of involvement with encampment—and utterly abandoned to her fate by the university.

www.normanfinkelstein.com/letter-from-...
Letter from Columbia student Ranjani Srinivasan after fleeing the United States to Canada
Visit the post for more.
www.normanfinkelstein.com
sleepyfly.bsky.social
This was a fun review to work on with James deMayo. We highlight genome-enabled studies from the last ~20 years that provide lab and field perspectives on (often rapid) thermal adaptation. Thanks to JEB for fantastic editorial support!
jexpbiol.bsky.social
Evolutionary genetics studies are often used to predict how species may adapt to climate change. In their recent Review, deMayo & Ragland discuss why these studies are only somewhat useful for predicting how invertebrates will respond to climate change

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
A screenshot of the Review article titled '(Limited) Predictability of thermal adaptation in invertebrates' by James deMayo and Gregory Ragland
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jexpbiol.bsky.social
Fruit flies originated in the tropics, but many species have colonized colder regions of the globe. Moos & co recently discovered that instead of accumulating cryoprotectants, most species change the makeup of their cell membranes to combat the cold

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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A spotted-winged fruit fly on a flower. Photo credit: Katja Schulz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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hausfath.bsky.social
Winters have been warming rapidly in the contiguous US over the past 50 years. There are now on average 13 fewer days where temperatures get below freezing (0C, 32F), with some places seeing nearly full month that no longer gets below freezing: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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sicbjournals.bsky.social
ICB's Tuesday blog
Out in #Nature: #LGBTQ+ Experiences in #Fieldwork with Field #Inclusive, Inc.
by @sicb.bsky.social
Mangum blogger/#scientist, @tabhenry.bsky.social integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/03/04/o...
& read ICB's Shayle Matsuda's free doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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ellarson.bsky.social
Join Denver Stand Up for Science on March 7!