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Pritam Banerjee @pritam8683.bsky.social · 17h

My first post here 🙂

👩‍🔬💧 Can a few drops of water reveal hidden rice-field pests?
Our new bioRxiv preprint shows how low-cost eDNA can help farmers track native & invasive species efficiently—no long surveys needed.

🌾 Read more: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#eDNA #Agroecology #PestMonitoring

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20h

Hey US scientists, the NY Times wants to hear from you if you've had your funding cut. 🌊🧪

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

nyti.ms

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 1d

#WarOnScience

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 1d

Just zero shame, these people....

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA.
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

www.nytimes.com

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 1d

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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AAUP @aaup.org · 6d

UC’s Academic Council calls on the Office of the President & the UC Board of Regents to unequivocally reject governmental demands that compromise institutional autonomy and #academicfreedom.

This is the way.

#DefendHigherEd

Brian Soucek @brsoucek.bsky.social · 6d

Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 6d

#WarOnEducation

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 6d

Weber State University in Utah was set to host a conference this week on "Navigating the Complexities of Censorship.”

Then, the conference got ... censored.

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www.sltrib.com/amplify-utah...

‘I was ordered to lie’: Weber State censorship event canceled, after organizers said school wanted to censor speakers

Weber State University's annual Unity Conference tried to tackle the subject of censorship. Organizers said they canceled when school officials said they would have to censor some of the speakers' mat...

www.sltrib.com

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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 7d

We wrote a post about this desert… but it was a little dry. Ba dum tss. 🥁

Even in some of the driest deserts, rivers sustain life. Here's how The Nature Conservancy is working to protect some of the world’s most important rivers: https://nature.ly/4nPfhlo

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 7d

Looking to learn more about #eDNA? Join us Wednesday for this webinar on real-world applications and how and where the tech fits within broader environmental assessment and monitoring frameworks. #ednaesa/#edna" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://esa.org/career-development/professional-development-from-esa/#edna

a promotional image showing an AI-generated cloud of DNA double-helixes, with text describing the event superimposed. Click through for full information and to register.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 7d

#AcademicSky #WarOnEducation #WarOnScience

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 8d

Some problems have simple solutions. This new “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is one. The answer is simply saying no.

Simple does not mean easy. But Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Univ of AZ, UPenn, USC, UT Austin & UVA must understand what they’ll lose if they sign on.

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NOAA @noaa.gov · 8d

The U.S. Government is closed & this account will not be updated.

NOAA.gov websites & social media necessary to protect lives & property WILL be maintained.

For critical weather info from NWS.noaa.gov, please visit
www.weather.gov

Learn more: www.commerce.gov/news/blog/

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 8d

Regardless of your political affiliation, you have to admit that this seems pretty tacky and possibly illegal www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n... Sorry to all of my federal collaborators and colleagues who find themselves unable to work!

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

www.npr.org

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8d

MW correctly reading the room

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 8d

#WarOnEducation #AcademicSky

Laura Sell @laurasell.bsky.social · 21d

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

www.insidehighered.com

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 8d

#eDNA

GuardIAS @guardias.bsky.social · 22d

Spotlight: The American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) 🐸

It can leap nearly six feet in a single bound—almost 10x its body length—and preys on everything from native frogs to birds and even bats.

#GuardIAS is using advanced eDNA to track its spread.

See our work: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 9d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 10d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 9d

Thank you to the career federal employees, who show up to work every day and improve people's lives across the country.

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Steven J Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social · 9d

Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 20d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 10d

Such a cool airborne #eDNA story news.miami.edu/stories/2025...

On the trail of DNA in Saharan dust

Scientists at the University of Miami search for genetic clues in the airborne particles carried thousands of miles across the Atlantic and study their effect on the toxicity of microorganisms in the ...

news.miami.edu

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 11d

Today I review the second study RFK Jr cited in his autism & Tylenol press conference: acetaminophen in pregnancy from the Nurses' Health Study.

You're gonna wanna read this for yourself.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

RFK Jr clearly hasn't read this paper he cited. But I have.

At last week’s press conference, RFK Jr and his buddies announced that Tylenol causes autism, citing 3 studies as proof. Let's talk about one of them.

open.substack.com

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 11d

Every reporter that covers the NIH should be asking Director Bhattacharya whether he supports this and, if so, how this is part of "depoliticizing" biomedical research.

White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies

The proposal has the potential to transform the government’s vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 13d

Breaking: Texas Tech chancellor limits academic mentions of transgender and nonbinary identities at five universities.

Texas Tech chancellor limits academic mentions of transgender and nonbinary identities at five universities

Advocacy groups say the new state law, presidential executive order and gubernatorial letter Tedd Mitchell cited do not prohibit classroom discussions of particular LGBTQ+ identities.

www.texastribune.org

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 14d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 14d

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

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

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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