Dellen
@parapletho.bsky.social
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One of those niche Midwestern cryptids and a professional appreciator of biodiversity. Early career herpetologist! They/them 🖤🩶🤍💚🤍🩶🖤
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parapletho.bsky.social
I suppose I should actually get started on here! My name is Dellen, and I’m a zoologist, currently researching a widespread Plethodontid salamander in the Midwest!

Hoping to stay connected to science and the rest of the world in getting active here!
parapletho.bsky.social
For anyone who came to see my talk this morning at #JMIH2025 (thank you!), if you are interested in my work in more depth, keep an eye out over the next few months! Eric Gangloff and I have been hard at work on our manuscript, and we hope to submit to Functional Ecology later this month!
parapletho.bsky.social
Great first day at #JMIH2025! So many incredible presenters. Feeling very lucky to be in a position to attend a conference like this. Having a scientific community really is something special.

If you’re here, catch my talk tomorrow morning in Physiology I about eastern red-back thermal bio!
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kinesinmotors.bsky.social
💥 🍃 US Senate Appropriations Committee Initial Vote Today Holds NSF & NASA Funding at Current Levels for 2026
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The Senate appropriations committee has voiced its intent to ignore the request by President Donald Trump to slash the budgets of the National Science Foundation and NASA science programs. scim.ag/4nW7XWi
Senate spending panel would rescue NSF and NASA science funding
Its support for a flat budget is a sign of congressional resistance to drastic cuts Trump has proposed
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parapletho.bsky.social
The endorsement is appreciated! 🙏🏻
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rouhiroo.bsky.social
Joanna/Margaret - the ASM, AGU, ACS debacles show that we have to stand up for ourselves. Wondering if you'd SIGN/share our open declaration to #defendresearch against govt censorship? We are looking to go viral with signatures #academisky #academichatter #sciencesky docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Declaration To Defend Research Against Government Censorship
Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship, V.1.1 Drafted by Lisa Schiff (@lschiff.bsky.social), Alice Meadows (@alicemeadows.bsky.social), Catherine Mitchell (@camitchell.bsky....
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Professional societies stand together in defense of science & scientists.
“science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“
www.unitedsciencealliance.org
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eric-gangloff.bsky.social
Check it out! The Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network is looking to hire *10* postbaccalaureate mentees for the second cohort of our NSF RaMP program. I'll be hosting one here at OWU!

Details in flyer below and at sparcnet.org/home/sparcne....
Flyer with details about the SPARCnet RaMP positions. See here for more information: sparcnet.org/sparcnet-ramp/
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parapletho.bsky.social
I suppose I should actually get started on here! My name is Dellen, and I’m a zoologist, currently researching a widespread Plethodontid salamander in the Midwest!

Hoping to stay connected to science and the rest of the world in getting active here!