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Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · 1h

Upcoming #WARR talks on perplex water-sediment-wood interactions in dynamic, unconfied #river corridors!

Dr. Anna Marshall, U. Tennessee
Dr. Sara Rathburn, Colorado State U.

Register here: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

All past talks here: www.cee.psu.edu/events/women...

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Sarah Nelson @blueyedgenes.bsky.social · 5h

Just a reminder that if you are a scientist wondering how you can communicate the value of federally-funded scientific research outside of your bubble, @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is here to help you pitch and publish in your hometown newspaper
sciencehomecoming.com

Science Homecoming

sciencehomecoming.com

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 10h

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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Markus Schmidt @mschmidtrva.bsky.social · 12h

🧨 GOP gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears failed to disclose a $12,000 “gift” and multiple donor-funded trips on her ethics forms.

The omissions are part of a years-long pattern now raising questions about her transparency and trust in government

virginiamercury.com/2025/10/08/f...

Financial disclosure gaps, questionable gifts cloud Earle-Sears’ bid for governor • Virginia Mercury

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears built her political brand on transparency and accountability. But a closer look at her public filings reveals a pattern of omissions and i...

virginiamercury.com

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Attention: Early-career researchers from developing countries & countries in transition!

Are you interested in becoming a Chapter Scientist and supporting author teams for #IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report?

Apply by 18 Oct 2025

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/10/07/c...

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 2d

JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@uslter.bsky.social

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Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim

Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.

www.uni-hohenheim.de

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Mathew Wells @efdtoronto.bsky.social · 2d

New paper on winter limnology of Lake Ontario now out- “Unique thermal mixing patterns in Lake Ontario revealed by novel year-round observations of thermal stratification”

Open access link at aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 2d

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs

Nature - Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

www.nature.com

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CUAHSI @cuahsi.bsky.social · 2d

Navigating Academic Waters Webinar Series Continues!
Join us for, Expanding Funding Landscape: Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
OCT 8 / 1-2PM ET

Diversifying funding streams is becoming more important in hydrology and environmental science.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 2d

My search for the Cassia crossbill, Idaho's endemic bird.

It's a bird shaped by an absence of squirrels.

A Search for the Cassia Crossbill, Idaho’s Endemic Bird

Endemic birds in Idaho? Meet the cassia crossbill, a bird shaped by lodgepole pine “islands” and an absence of squirrels.

blog.nature.org

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Shan Kothari @shankothari.bsky.social · 2d

The nomination deadline for 2026 @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social awards is coming up on November 13, 2025! This year we're accepting nominations for the inaugural Bazzaz-Pickett Award for inclusive mentorship in ecology. We'd love to see as many nominations as possible! esa.org/about/awards/

esa.org

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2d

you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome.

not after this bari omgwtf weiss situation.

you're literally not allowed to feel imposter syndrome ANYMORE

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 2d

The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.

The mother of Colombian corals

Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.

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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 4d

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Emily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Anatomically Incorrect Invertebrate season to all who celebrate

A fake snail with a skull for a shell and bony body

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Kirk Amundson @kirkamundson.bsky.social · 4d

UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!

careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...

Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology

The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...

careers.massachusetts.edu

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 4d

I didn’t include this in last night’s newsletter b/c I remembered that Dartmouth was the only Ivy that did not sign the last open letter.

This seems good but doesn’t actually say no.

I hope Beilock’s next statement is also this short & says “We will not sign. We will not negotiate to sign. No.”

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Millipede Lab @apheloria.bsky.social · 5d

Introducing one of the newest species of millipedes, the colorful Apheloria uwharrie, from the Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina. More about this species and others in its genus is in our revision in Zootaxa — www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...

Four color morphs of the millipede species Apheloria uwharrie. One has three yellow spots, two have red stripes, and one has two yellow spots.

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SFS Students @sfs-src.bsky.social · 5d

Submit your proposal for workshops and special sessions for the 2026 SFS Annual Meeting relating to the theme “Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities,” or other related emerging topics. Deadline: October 15th, 2025. (1/2)

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes I step back and think… we’re on this incredible planet, paying taxes, barely scraping by, and living in fear. For such an intelligent species, this feels pretty tragic.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 5d

Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?

This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").

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Anna R Landim @annarl.bsky.social · 6d

Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🍈🦜🍒🐒🍊🐿️

We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.

You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Delayed recovery of seed-dispersal interactions after deforestation

Landim et al. show that seed-dispersal interactions require about two decades to functionally recover in tropical forests in Ecuador, but the recovery time of seed-dispersal functions is delayed in pa...

www.cell.com

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 4d

UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job

Biology - UMass Boston

www.umb.edu

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