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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 1d

🎯 FINAL DAY to apply to #EDSsummit
Are you using data for environmental impact?

Join us in 2026 for our LAST summit!

Deadline: tonight → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#envdatasci #openscience #earlycareer

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 1d

⏰ 2 days left!

The #EDSsummit app closes Oct 8.
Build community + drive change with your environmental data work.

Apply now → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Arctic Data Center @arcticdatactr.bsky.social · 4d

The Arctic Data Center has a new look! Check out our updated homepage to quickly browse data by discipline, explore recently published datasets, learn about our updated focus areas, read our dataset highlights, & much more! arcticdata.io

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 1 week left to apply to #EDSsummit

Data + environment + community. This will be our final year hosting the summit!

Oct 8 deadline → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#earlycareer #envdatasci #openscience #EDSsummit #ClimateData #EnvironmentalScience #OpenScience

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 6d

Honored to be part of the Girls in Ocean Science Conference 2025! 💙

NCEAS' Abby Meyer + Tessa Cafritz led a session for middle school girls where they learned how data supports marine planning and what a future career in marine science might look like. 🌊

Thank you SBMM!

#GirlsinOceanScience

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Last chance! The California Gardening Survey closes Oct 1.

Help researchers support pollinators + enter to win a $10 gift card. 🦋

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 18d

🌱 Live in California? Grow plants?

Researchers want to hear from you!

Take a 20-min survey (English/Spanish) + enter to win a $10 gift card.

👉 morphonativeplants.github.io/redirect/

🗓️ Closes Oct 1

#Pollinators #Gardening #CommunityScience #California #NativePlants

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 11d

The September NCEAS newsletter just dropped 🍂☀️🐝

Catch up on:
• Our First Thursday + 30th Anniversary celebration
• 2 new GEI postdocs
• A brand new AI for the Planet section
• A pollinator survey from the Morpho Plant Pollinator working group
...and more!

👉 Read here: mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 18d

🌱 Live in California? Grow plants?

Researchers want to hear from you!

Take a 20-min survey (English/Spanish) + enter to win a $10 gift card.

👉 morphonativeplants.github.io/redirect/

🗓️ Closes Oct 1

#Pollinators #Gardening #CommunityScience #California #NativePlants

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 19d

This Saturday, Sept 20th is California Coastal Cleanup Day! 🌊🐚

Grab some friends, clean up your local beach/creek/park, and help keep our oceans healthy. 💙

More info + sites here: www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd...

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 21d

📣 New Publication Alert!

A new paper by Dr. Ray Czaja and colleagues explores how climate change, prey populations, and more will shape the future of pelagic fish like tunas, billfishes, and mahi-mahi. 🌊🐟

Read more 👉 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#oceanscience #research

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 24d

📰 The Independent recaps our 30-Year Showcase!

Learn about the stories behind the gelato, how the tone was set with RZN wines, and how we celebrated 30 years of collaborative science!

Read here 👉 www.independent.com/2025/09/12/g...

#NCEAS30 #ScienceCommunication #ArtMeetsScience

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 26d

Throwback to last week 🎉 NCEAS turned 30 at Santa Barbara’s First Thursday Art Walk!

🍨 🦋 Guests tasted gelato inspired by ecology and explored the diverse programs of NCEAS!

Learn more about the artwork: ames.studio/Taste-Cartog...

Here’s to 30 more years of discovery 💙

#NCEAS30 #ArtandScience

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 29d

⏳ 1 month left! Apps for the 2026 Environmental Data Science Summit 2026 are due Oct. 8.

Past participants loved:
🌱 Brainstorming that turned into action
👥 Meeting “my people” in EDS
🎤 Inspiring keynotes
🌊 The views and encouraging community

Join us Jan 27–29!

🔗 www.nceas.ucsb.edu/environmenta...

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 5

New research from NCEAS shows that by 2050, many marine ecosystems could be fundamentally changed -- unless we take action.

🔗 Learn how science can inform solutions: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What the Future Ocean Might Look Like Amid Climate Change, Overfishing and More

Some marine ecosystems could soon be unrecognizable, according to new research. We mapped the possibilities.

www.nytimes.com

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌊 New GEI postdocs at NCEAS!
Welcome @Dr. Jonathan Rodemann & Dr. LM Bradley!
Learn about their work: www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/2025-gu...
Together, their work strengthens Gulf fisheries and the communities that rely on them.
➡️ Next GEI postdoc applications open mid-November!

#GulfEcosystemInitiative

2025 Gulf Ecosystem Initiative Postdoctoral Research Fellows

www.nceas.ucsb.edu

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 4

TODAY IS THE DAY! JOIN US!
📍 1021 Anacapa Street, 3rd Floor
⏱️ Thursday, Sept. 4 | 5–8 PM
⭐ Free & open to the public

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 3

TOMORROW: NCEAS 30th at SB's 1st Thursday! 🎉

Join us for art, science & community — plus work from our artist-in-residence Beth Altringer Eagle 🍧 exploring science + storytelling

Look closely at the images 👀… can you guess what tomorrow might bring?

📍 1021 Anacapa St, 3rd Fl. | 5–8 PM | Free

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 3

#NCEAS30 #EnvironmentalScience #CollaborativeScience #SantaBarbara #ArtWalk #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #OpenScience #taste #foraging

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 3

TOMORROW: NCEAS 30th at SB's 1st Thursday! 🎉

Join us for art, science & community — plus work from our artist-in-residence Beth Altringer Eagle 🍧 exploring science + storytelling

Look closely at the images 👀… can you guess what tomorrow might bring?

📍 1021 Anacapa St, 3rd Fl. | 5–8 PM | Free

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 2

#NCEAS30 #EnvironmentalScience #CollaborativeScience #SantaBarbara #ArtWalk #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #OpenScience #seaotters #otters

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Sep 2

NCEAS turns! 30 Join us Thurs., Sept. 4 (5–8 PM, 1021 Anacapa St, 3rd Floor) for an evening of art from Beth A. Eagle, science & community.

Throwback: AiR '23 Leila Youssefi and her work: A Novel Future.

Can you spot the animal with the densest fur on Earth? The sea otter has up to 1M hairs psi!

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/nceas-c...

NCEAS Celebrates 30 Years with Art & Science Showcase

www.nceas.ucsb.edu

National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌿 How much is Earth’s Price Tag?

👉 Swipe through the slides to see how an NCEAS working group unpacked this tricky question and changed how we see our planet 🌎

✨ Celebrate our legacy with us!
📅 Sept 4, 5–8 PM
📍 1021 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara
🎨 Featuring 2025 Artist in Residence

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

Cheers to the last month of summer! ☀️ The August @NCEAS newsletter is live with updates on our 30th Anniversary celebration at 1st Thursday, new GEI working groups, Environmental Data Science Summit applications, and the first release in our Cheat Sheet series and more.
mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

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