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Evolutionary biology lab in the EEOB Department at UCR. We study adaptation and speciation in flowering plants! 🧬🌻🔬 Posts by Kate Ostevik and guests.

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · May 5

Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF:

Dear members:
The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Mar 1

Join us on Wednesday, March 5, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month features Maya Wilson Brown on Capsella genetic variation and Nomar Waminal on the Crocus panrepeatome! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb

Flyer for the March 5, 2025, Polyploidy Webinar that will take place at 11 AM PST. This webinar feature's Maya Wilson Brown from Michigan State University presenting "Genetic variation of allotetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris in introduced range" and Nomar Waminal of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research presenting "The Crocus panrepeatome: duplication, dynamics, and dysploidy".

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · Feb 19

Are you a grad student attending #Evol2025, virtually or in person? Submit your talk for the SSE Hamilton Award! Finalists will present during the virtual portion of the meeting on May 29-30. Apply during registration by April 15! https://buff.ly/3QI1ZJj @evolmtg.bsky.social

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · Feb 7

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender

President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...

www.evolutionsociety.org

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Kathleen Kay @kathleenmkay.bsky.social · Jan 24

Announcing the 30th CalBotSoc Graduate Student Symposium on April 5, 2025 at Cal Poly SLO!

A great opportunity for grads and undergrads to present research in a friendly setting. Plus, field trips to local wildflower displays!!

Registration and info at calbotsoc.org/graduate-stu...

A drawing of Calochortus obispoensis by Emma Fryer with the date of the symposium

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Joana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · Dec 7

I made a starter pack of speciation researchers. Please let me know if you or someone you know would like to be added. I am particularly sad that so far there are not many speciation researchers from the Global South represented.
go.bsky.app/J7qDY56

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Ostevik Lab @osteviklab.bsky.social · Dec 7

Excited to see this paper out! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Inversions contribute disproportionately to parallel genomic divergence in dune sunflowers - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Analysis of habitat data, quantitative trait locus mapping of seed size and selective sweeps show parallel selection acting on inversions in two independent dune ecotypes of the prairie sunflower, Hel...

www.nature.com

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Ostevik Lab @osteviklab.bsky.social · Dec 1

Our entire lab visited University Heights Middle School to teach evolution with STEMivate! We had a fabulous time and look forward to returning soon! 📚📝🧬

Thank you to Mr. Guido and the entire STEMivate team (stemivateriverside.wixsite.com/stemivate)!

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Julia Kreiner @jmkreiner.bsky.social · Feb 29

The Kreiner and Carley Labs at @UChicago E&E are co-hiring a Lab Manager/Research Technician position in Plant Evolutionary Ecology & Genomics!

Please see the link for more details and instructions on how to apply: bit.ly/UChiPlantTec...

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Marko Spasojevic @m-j-spasojevic.bsky.social · Jan 14

One more week to apply - anyone who works on ecology of diseases. UCR is a great place to work

Marko Spasojevic @m-j-spasojevic.bsky.social · Nov 27

Come join us at @UCRiverside! My department (EEOB) is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology. Application review begins Jan 22nd.
Details can be found here: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01846
I am happy to answer questions (I'm on the search committee, but not chair)

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Cher Chow 周馥溢 @cherfychow.bsky.social · Jan 9

Please help spread the word! I made a feed for ecology evolution ECR on all things career-related :) Feed + more details here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

🌏🧪 #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #PhDChat

Cher Chow 周馥溢 @cherfychow.bsky.social · Jan 9

Welcome to the Ecology Evolution ECR careers feed!

It's geared towards highlighting jobs, funding opportunities, and general career chats for early-career researchers. Contribute by tagging posts with #EcoECRcareer

Ground rules:
- no unpaid/pay-to-play opportunities
- use alt text
- be respectful

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Jesse Lasky @laskyjr.bsky.social · Dec 7

I am recruiting a manager/tech for our plant evolutionary genetics lab, looking for someone interested in learning ancient DNA techniques
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

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Ostevik Lab @osteviklab.bsky.social · Nov 28

The Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at the University of California Riverside is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01846

Come join us! Riverside, UCR, and EEOB are great!

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