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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 2d

I’m so proud of my grad student @evoyeyo.bsky.social for defending his @lsubiosci.bsky.social PhD thesis on macroevolution of #Brachyotum and the broader Andean flora today. Felicidades, Dr. Paredes-Burneo!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽‍🎓🇵🇪

Diego and I posing next to each other after his defense in the LSU herbarium.

Diego in front of a slide that says “Plant evolution in the Andes is more complex than current phylogenomic models can explain” with lots of pretty plant photos around the text.

A celebration in Diego’s honor in the LSU herbarium.

Diego, family, me and other close friends celebrate at dinner.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 3d

Poll.
61% of American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes, 40% say Israel is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians.

That's not antisemitism. That's moral and ethical responsibility.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · 5d

have been having a terrible time focusing on work lately and it's amazing what the combo of bluegrass instrumental music, a double monitor, and putting your phone on DND can do

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · 7d

what dummy thought it was a good idea to move cross country away from all her friends and community and her beloved city of the past 5 years (me, it's me)

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s winning data label goes to this flea

I’ve no idea who collected it but I’d love to met them, sounds like they are my sort of person 🤓

#collections @nhm-london.bsky.social #fleas #databasing

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · 12d

as a former recipient, I'm happy to review anyone's materials and/or share my own!

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 12d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 12d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Goofrider @goofrider.bsky.social · 23d

Hannah Einbinder at the Emmys backstage:

"It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."

Screenshot of a tweet from Variety, with a photo of Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart backstage at the Emmys.

The text of the tweet is already in this post.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24d

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 27d

Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?

Reuters @reuters.com · 28d

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest reut.rs/41PWH4l

Nation on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.

reut.rs

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 27

from first to last day of grad school! on Monday I successfully defended and became Dr. Lauren Frankel :)

Lauren in a purple floral dress with her bike helmet and purple backpack on, sitting astride her bike and smiling back to the camera

Lauren and her advisor, Cécile, stand side by side post PhD defense!

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 24

alright, t-24hrs until my phd defense... any last minute advice besides do the damn thing?

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Mark Hibbins, Great Lakes Swashbuckler @rejectresubmit.bsky.social · Aug 21

I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 20

soon approaching brief (f)unemployment, 2.5 wk trip to Italy, followed by cross country move before starting new job is ... expensive

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 18

yay!!! congrats Luke & Ana!

Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 18

hi friends, let me know if you'd like a zoom link for my defense next week!

Lauren's defense poster with an ABBA-BABA site pattern diagram in the background, and photos of Neotropical bellflowers in the foreground. There's a picture of her to the left along with text: "Inferring hybridization at shallow and deep timescales. Lauren Frankel PhD dissertation defense. Monday, August 25 10:00am CDT"

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 13

sent my dissertation to my committee after much agonizing that I was taking too long!!

... only to get auto away responses from 4/5 committee members lmfao

meme of a silhouetted person breaking chains with a pretty sunset in the background

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 10

today's the day. i WILL finish writing my dingdang dissertation. it's gonna happen!!! (trying my best at using a combo of manifestation + iced coffee to will it so)

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 8

jessielosch!!!! mega MAZEL TOV and wow this little girl is SO lucky to have you as a mom.

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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Aug 7

Wait a minute…

(Cedar Waxwing, aka @trixiemattel.bsky.social bird)

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · Aug 6

went on a run to ""clear my mind"" from writing my dissertation, spent the whole run thinking of more colleagues, friends, relatives I've yet to invite to my defense. smh

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · Aug 4

World Athletics says that "The SRY gene is a reliable proxy for determining biological sex." The guy who literally discovered the gene and has spent the last 35 years researching it says they're wrong. theconversation.com/world-athlet...

World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990

World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.

theconversation.com

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Santiago Claramunt @sclaramunt.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy to share our latest paper in which we use a new big phylogeny of birds to analyze the relationships between dispersal, geographic range size and diversification rates across all birds. See also post by
‪@sheardcat.bsky.social‬ and @josephtobias.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...

A new time tree of birds reveals the interplay between dispersal, geographic range size, and diversification

Flight may affect the dispersal and evolution of birds. Using a new evolutionary tree, Claramunt et al. find that efficient fliers have broader geographic ranges, and speciation reduces range size, bu...

www.cell.com

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Jesús Martínez-Gómez @jesusgm.bsky.social · Jul 25

A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025

Reach out!

www.martinezgomezlab.com

Martinez-Gomez Lab

Plant Evo-Devo

www.martinezgomezlab.com

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Jessica Budke 🌱🥼🔬 @mossplants.bsky.social · Jul 25

A University of Colorado, Boulder research team found a new lichen species and they named them after the Indigo Girls.
@indigogirlsmusic.bsky.social

Check out this great work from American Bryological Society members Erin Manzitto-Tripp, Jacob Watts, & Seth Raynor!

www.cpr.org/2025/07/24/c...

A CU Boulder team found new lichen species. They named them after the Indigo Girls

The Indigo Girls are at Red Rocks this weekend — and the state’s only lichenologists will be there.

www.cpr.org

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