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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · Aug 11

Reading in journal club

Evolution of antifungal resistance in the environment

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Evolution of antifungal resistance in the environment - Nature Microbiology

This Review discusses the evolution, emergence and expansion of environmental fungicide and antifungal drug resistance.

www.nature.com

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ESA Early Career Ecologists @esa-earlycareer.bsky.social · Aug 7

Rooted In Dialogue
Join this session focused on postdoc community-building. Whether you're navigating these challenges yourself or supporting others, this session is for you!

📆Monday, Aug 11
🕐10:30–11:30 AM
📍Hilton Key 7

More info: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...

poster for "Rooted in Dialogue". It reads: Ecological Society of America 2025
Rooted in Dialogue: A panel discussion with postdocs on surviving today's research landscape. Monday, August 11, 2025 10:30-11:30 AM, Hilton Key 7

Why you should attend:
Firsthand insight from postdocs at public and private institutions nationwide
Discussions of risks when postdoc support is cut
Understanding disparities across states and disciplines
Collaborative solutions for sustaining and diversifying the ecology workforce

Join us to engage in a candid dialogue on how to ensure pathways to STEM remain open and equitable for all - and what role you can play in shaping that future.

Organizers: Briana Betke, Kylea Garces, Diana Macias, Sandra Mendiola

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Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hope to see many of you here at ESA next week!!

ESA Early Career Ecologists @esa-earlycareer.bsky.social · Aug 7

Rooted In Dialogue
Join this session focused on postdoc community-building. Whether you're navigating these challenges yourself or supporting others, this session is for you!

📆Monday, Aug 11
🕐10:30–11:30 AM
📍Hilton Key 7

More info: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...

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Justine Karst 🇨🇦 @j-karst.bsky.social · Jul 6

In our review of CMNs, water stood out as a resource that might be transferred between plants via fungal connections. This new study provides further support (and in DSEs!). Nice expt by Bea Bock et al 👍 Great to see new research.

doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Evidence for common fungal networks among plants formed by a Dark Septate Endophyte in Sorghum bicolor - Communications Biology

A lab experiment shows that Dark Septate Endophytes can form common fungal networks between plants, increasing biomass and enabling water movement, suggesting that non-mycorrhizal fungi may contribute...

www.nature.com

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Jun 18

The budget bill currently in the Senate would put 258 million acres of public land up for sale, including recreation areas, wilderness study areas, critical wildlife habitat and more. www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill

The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

www.wilderness.org

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Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks Katie for the feature (!!!) in this recent article highlighting the awesome grassroots efforts of @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social ❣️❣️❣️

Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · Jun 17

"There’s a rhetoric that what we do is wasteful."

My latest story—about scientists writing op eds in their hometown newspapers, a grassroots effort organized by
@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and others.

www.science.org/content/arti...

U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers

Through two grassroots efforts, more than 80 op eds have been published in news outlets across the country

www.science.org

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Dr. Terrell Morton @drtrmorton.bsky.social · May 27

Thank you @tennesseelookout.com for including my thoughts in your recent article on Federal Grant cancellations that impact the state of #Tennessee

We need more local reports of the federal impact to show that these cuts impact everyone!

tennesseelookout.com/2025/05/27/s...

See what research at Tennessee universities was defunded in Trump’s federal grant cuts • Tennessee Lookout

Among the federally funded grants at Tennessee universities terminated by the Trump administration is one for rural mental health programs.

tennesseelookout.com

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 23

On its face, this “Gold Standard Science” EO seems innocuous.

But beyond the serious concerns in 🧵 below, its “enforcement” provisions stood out.

A senior political appointee (DOGE?) will evaluate alleged violations, including referring those to Human Resources.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · May 23

The Trump administration just dropped an executive order, "Restoring Gold Standard Science" and there's lots to unpack. This EO reveals more about how the Administration will approach scientific integrity and science in regulatory contexts. Some initial thoughts. 🧵
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Restoring Gold Standard Science

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

www.whitehouse.gov

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 17

“One point seems to be lost:

The reason that the federal government funds science is not just to provide scientists or government bureaucrats with jobs…

We fund science because it is in our national interest to do so!”

goodscience.substack.com/p/nsf-should...

Whether it’s DARPA creating the original Internet, or an NSF grant funding the origins of Google, or the NIH funding work that led to a miracle cure for a type of leukemia, or NSF funding work that ended up making PCR usable, or Defense research that led to the GPS system that made it possible to have real-time maps on our phones, we all benefit from putting public money towards scientific R&D.

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Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · May 15

Absolutely!!! Thank you for sharing!!! 🍄‍🟫💛

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Jennifer Anderson @jandbio.bsky.social · May 15

From “A fascination with fungi…” to teaching “climate resilience to students and to help[ing] them see themselves as part of the climate solution.” 🧡
Public funding of science is transformative.

Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · May 15

“Sonoma county raised us, science gave us a way forward.” Here’s a piece I co-authored with another young scientist & friend from our small town in Geyserville CA. Thanks for the inspo @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social bohemian.com/saving-scien...

Saving Science, SoCo Scientists Sound the Funding Alarm | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

We were just kids in Sonoma County when we first felt the urgency—from summers filled with thickened smoke and anxious harvests during record-breaking heat. As scientists, we’re trying to do something...

bohemian.com

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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · May 15

Two Sonoma County 🍇 scientists studying fungi and the ocean warn: 90% of people rely on science—weather, food safety, jobs—but only 10% are worried about funding cuts. That gap threatens the future. 🧪🏠

Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · May 15

“Sonoma county raised us, science gave us a way forward.” Here’s a piece I co-authored with another young scientist & friend from our small town in Geyserville CA. Thanks for the inspo @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social bohemian.com/saving-scien...

Saving Science, SoCo Scientists Sound the Funding Alarm | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

We were just kids in Sonoma County when we first felt the urgency—from summers filled with thickened smoke and anxious harvests during record-breaking heat. As scientists, we’re trying to do something...

bohemian.com

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Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · May 15

“Sonoma county raised us, science gave us a way forward.” Here’s a piece I co-authored with another young scientist & friend from our small town in Geyserville CA. Thanks for the inspo @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social bohemian.com/saving-scien...

Saving Science, SoCo Scientists Sound the Funding Alarm | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

We were just kids in Sonoma County when we first felt the urgency—from summers filled with thickened smoke and anxious harvests during record-breaking heat. As scientists, we’re trying to do something...

bohemian.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 11

NSF is undergoing a massive shake-up: over 80 senior staff cut, remote work banned, the equity-in-STEM division eliminated, and hundreds of research grants scrapped.

This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity.

www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...

NSF initiates more layoffs amid major agency shake-up

The agency will also reassign all remote employees to in-person work at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters.

www.eenews.net

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Flemmy Wallstein @flemmywallstein.bsky.social · May 11

Hi. I'm Amy. Today's NSF's 75th anniversary, so I made a video: youtu.be/xnt2V4ygBG0
#ScienceMatters #NSFExcellence #AmericanInnovation #NSF #FederalScience #SciencePolicy #NSFRotator #PublicService #WeAreNSF
#SaveNSF #NSF75 #Scienceat75 #ISupportNSF #FundNSF

lastnsfhistorian

YouTube video by Amy Rodgers

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 11

🧪 Y'all, drop Amy—the last NSF historian—a follow, take her up on her generous offer and request!! 👏👏

"Like scientists, historians are empiricists."

Offer: Reach out at [email protected]

Request: Tell how NSF has affected *your* life, even if you're not directly NSF funded yourself.

Flemmy Wallstein @flemmywallstein.bsky.social · May 11

Hi. I'm Amy. Today's NSF's 75th anniversary, so I made a video: youtu.be/xnt2V4ygBG0
#ScienceMatters #NSFExcellence #AmericanInnovation #NSF #FederalScience #SciencePolicy #NSFRotator #PublicService #WeAreNSF
#SaveNSF #NSF75 #Scienceat75 #ISupportNSF #FundNSF

lastnsfhistorian

YouTube video by Amy Rodgers

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · May 9

This is an absolute disaster. If we don't stop this, they will turn NSF into a pawn of the Trump administration. There will be no research on climate, biodiversity, or anything that isn't eugenics or AI or how to more efficiently destroy the planet for profit.

This cannot be allowed to happen.

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

www.science.org

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 9

🚨 All staff for NSF’s Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES) have just been fired.

In email to grantees: “the entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM has just been dissolved and the entire staff fired.”

High time for scientists, public, Congress, YOU to take action to #SaveNSF

Take Action | Save NSF

www.savensf.com

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · May 9

On NSF Grant Terminations- even if your termination letter says that you cannot appeal, there is a legal basis for you to appeal within 30 days in PPAPG www.nsf.gov/policies/pap... and in Uniform Guidance 200.340 www.ecfr.gov/current/titl.... Appeal and send a message!

Chapter XII: Award Administration Disputes and Misconduct

www.nsf.gov

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 5

🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar.

Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET

Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Webinar on Responding to NSF Grant Terminations

Join the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) on Friday, May 9th, at 2:00 PM ET for an informative webinar on responding to NSF grant terminations. We will discuss the rules, procedures and available options for grantees who have had their grant terminated.

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · May 8

I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics

About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...

northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · May 6

🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨

WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.

4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.

Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com

4 12x18 inch posters on a brick and concrete wall. The top left is pink and says funding science saves lives, written in microbes, next to a microscope. The one on the right says Biology is bigger than binaries, with a fish, a lily, and a bee. The bottom left says Protecting wildlife starts wtih you, with a bunch of adiorable woodland creatues in yellow, white and black, including an owl, fungi, a... um. weasel? salamanders, butterflies, slugs, and a rotting log. The bottom right says Will our oceans thrive or nosedive the choice is yours, with the ocean represented in a circle, half of which is dead and half of which is alive, including kelp and a mackerel

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Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra.bsky.social · May 5

Anyone who wants to call basic scientific research “wasteful spending” should have to get past Reviewer 2.

Seriously, I wish people knew how hard we work, often for less $ than could be made in industry, all because we care about helping society and mentoring the next generation.

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · May 5

If you are a person who cares about the future of science in the US, please take actions this week to #SaveNSF. @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social are leading a week of action - here is a Media Support Tool from the societies docs.google.com/document/d/1... 🧪🧑‍🔬🧬🖥️🦑

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Dr. Suzanne Le Menestrel @drsl.bsky.social · May 2

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.

www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

www.spencer.org

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