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Greg Goldsmith @canopyinclouds.bsky.social · 10d

A new one from the versatile Dr. Gaku Yokoyama on the next steps in the world of using machine learning to better model crop evapotranspiration. This one melds mechanistic models of leaf conductance, leaf canopy area, and eddy covariance data:

A feature engineering technique for enhancing the generalization of machine learning models in estimating crop evapotranspiration

Accurate and precise estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) is crucial for understanding the terrestrial carbon, water, and energy cycles. While proces…

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Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 12d

The #IPCC is now hireing ‘chapter scientists’ to support the author teams for the upcoming IPCC Report.

If you are an early career scientist with strong synthesis and organisational skills, and from a developing country or a country in transition, do check this out!

www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

www.ictp.it

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Greg Goldsmith @canopyinclouds.bsky.social · 17d

My colleague Sarah Batterman and others from @caryinstitute.bsky.social are organizing what looks like a great crash course on ecosystem ecology for graduate students at an exceptionally affordable cost:

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Greg Goldsmith @canopyinclouds.bsky.social · Aug 19

A new study w/ Emily Burt, @scottallenunr.bsky.social, et al. via @aguecohydro.bsky.social made possible by @bafu.admin.ch. We use >3500 lysimeter isotope observations from 47 sites over 3 years to measure how rainfall percolates into soils, with estimates of young water at different soil depths.

New Precipitation Is Scarce in Deep Soils: Findings From 47 Forest Plots Spanning Switzerland

We determined the new and young water fractions of soil lysimeter waters in 47 forest plots in Switzerland Soil characteristics such as lysimeter depth, soil field capacity and soil stoniness exp...

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Greg Goldsmith @canopyinclouds.bsky.social · Aug 14

Big news! Huge congratulations to you and very best wishes for many successes!

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COMPASS @compassscicomm.bsky.social · Aug 7

Are you attending #ESA2025? Come join us for for two engaging #SciPol, #SciComm sessions:

📆 8/11: Panel on Addressing the Wildland Fire Crisis at the Federal Level
📆 8/13: Strategic Science Communication Workshop

ℹ️ More details here: www.compassscicomm.org/event/panel-...

See you there!

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ESA Latin America & the Caribbean Chapter @esalatamcarib.bsky.social · Aug 2

🌿 Are you presenting at #ESA2025 in Baltimore?
📢 Add your presentation to the ESA LAC Chapter database using the QR code. Let's connect, support, and amplify each other! 🌎💚

#ESALAC #Ecology #LatinAmericanScientists #CaribbeanScience #SciComm

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Sarah Feakins @sfeakins.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hey AGU Paleo section, 1 week to get those abstracts in to present at #AGU2025. If you work in W. US paleoclimate we have the session for you agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

Drought, deluge, fire and heat - integrating proxy and model approaches to paleoclimate in the Western US

This session focuses on Western United States hydroclimate, fire activity, and temperatures. Proxy methods used to reconstruct such changes involve isotopic and biogeochemical measurements in various ...

agu.confex.com

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Marius Floriancic @mfhydro.bsky.social · Jul 21

Why do trees preferably transpire winter precipitation? 🌳💦 In our latest commentary we argue that it's not a big surprise but the effect of seasonal differences in soil recharge. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @canopyinclouds.bsky.social @harshberia.bsky.social @scottallenunr.bsky.social

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Jun 19

Symposia at #ESA2025 take deep dives into important themes -- research, practice, collaboration and more -- that can enhance anyone's experience at the event. Check out the lineup and start planning your agenda for Baltimore! esa.org/baltimore202...

A promotional image for the event, part 1 of 3 listing all the symposia on the program. Click through for full information and to register.

A promotional image for the event, part 2 of 3 listing all the symposia on the program. Click through for full information and to register.

A promotional image for the event, part 3 of 3 listing all the symposia on the program. Click through for full information and to register.

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Lucas Cernusak @lucascernusak.bsky.social · Jun 17

I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Jun 5

SEEDS seeks ESA members & #ESA2025 participants to serve as Mentors for 30 undergrad students from August 10-15 in Baltimore. SEEDS Alumni/Faculty, researchers, & education professionals, are encouraged to sign up! esa.org/seeds/meetin...

a promotional image describing the program.

Mentors needs! SEEDS is looking for mentors for the 2025 ESA Annual Meeting in Baltimore
Must:
Be an upper-level graduate student or a professional in ecology
Attending the Annual Meeting
Willing to guide a student through the meeting and share your personal experiences in ecology
Mentor an undergraduate as a future collaborator, colleague or friend

Click for more information

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Alex Rubinsteyn @alexr.bsky.social · Jun 4

Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.

Worked on novel antivirals.

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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

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Greg Goldsmith @canopyinclouds.bsky.social · May 17

This is built on the foundation of one of the most compelling long-term forest studies in Europe. This will be one very lucky postdoc...

Klaus Schlaeppi @kschlaeppi.bsky.social · May 17

Are you interested in the ecology of deep soil forest fungi?

We are hiring a postdoc (3y).

More information here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

Universität Basel: Postdoctoral researcher: Ecology of deep soil forest fungi

The research group 'Plant Microbe Interactions' at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/pmi/) is welcoming applications for a postdoctoral researcher...

jobs.unibas.ch

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · May 15

Final call for latebreaking #ESA2025 submissions! Abstract & project proposed poster submissions are both due today at 5:00 PM ET. We've seen a lot of interest in both in the submissions so far, so Thursday in Baltimore is going to be full of action! esa.org/baltimore202...

An ecologist presents a poster at the 2024 Annual Meeting while a senior scientist makes a comment; more presentations are happening in the background. Click through for details and to submit.

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Greg Goldsmith @canopyinclouds.bsky.social · May 8

Come with you project ideas in the form of a poster, no data necessary. Attend ESA, get feedback, meet potential collaborators, and level up your research. Very cool new format...

Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · May 6

ICYMI: Our call for latebreaking #ESA2025 posters is now open, but it closes at 5:00 PM ET on 5/15. In addition to scientific abstracts, this year we're accepting submissions of *project proposed posters*.

Learn more & submit your work! esa.org/baltimore202...

An ecology student presents a poster at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Long Beach. He is mid-answer to a senior ecologist asking questions about the work.

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · Apr 29

We begin reviewing applications next week!

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Andrew Leakey - lab.igb.illinois.edu/leakey/ @leakey77.bsky.social · Apr 24

please share - 2 postdoc positions available - molecular physiology of stomata and plant water use of efficiency
lab.igb.illinois.edu/leakey/post-... @ripeproject.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social

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Pam McElwee @pammcelwee.bsky.social · Mar 20

Very excited to share a new initiative to ensure US climate scientists will be nominated to IPCC AR7 cycle. The new U.S. Academic Alliance for the IPCC (USAA-IPCC) has opened a call for nominations, hosted by AGU: www.agu.org/ipcc-nominat... We encourage eligible scientists to apply by April 4th!

Call for Experts for Upcoming IPCC | AGU

The U.S. Academic Alliance for the IPCC, hosted by AGU, is facilitating nominations to the Seventh Assessment Cycle.

www.agu.org

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · Mar 10

As a Jewish faculty member at one of these institutions, I am saying right now, in the clearest tones possible: not in my name. This violent exploitation of Jews as an alibi for achieving Fascist ends is itself textbook antisemitism.

Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · Mar 10

The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. The letters are addressed to all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws.”

The schools that received letters from the Office for Civil Rights include:

American University
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
California State University, Sacramento
Chapman University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Eastern Washington University
Emerson College
George Mason University
Harvard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Middlebury College
Muhlenberg College
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pomona College
Portland State University

Princeton University
Rutgers University
Rutgers University-Newark
Santa Monica College
Sarah Lawrence College
Stanford University
State University of New York Binghamton
State University of New York Rockland
State University of New York, Purchase
Swarthmore College
Temple University
The New School
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
University of California Davis
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cincinnati
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of North Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Wellesley College
Whitman College
Yale University

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Keri Backus @keribackus.bsky.social · Feb 28

@standupforscience.bsky.social Los Angeles 3/7 noon at the Federal building docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Feb 19

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.

So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · Feb 19

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · Feb 19

Please share:

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Staff, is surveying the impact of the Trump Admin’s mass firings of federal employees from science agencies. If you were terminated since 20 Jan 2025 please fill out this survey:
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

democrats-science.house.gov

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