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Maria Paz Fernandez @mariadelapax.bsky.social · 7d

Come join us!
Applications to the GCDB Biology Doctoral program at IU are due December 1st.

@iubiology.bsky.social
@alizeemalnoe.bsky.social @rhcalderon.bsky.social @lesleynweaver.bsky.social @hoosierflyman.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social @briancalvi.bsky.social

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 26

Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse!

Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸

🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8

📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology

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James Schnable @szintri.bsky.social · May 5

I helped launch and run a startup commercializing technology that could identify the fields where more fertilizer wouldn't increase crop productivity and save farmers money. SBIR funding from NSF is how we made the leap from concept to product and acquisition.

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Robert Calderon @rhcalderon.bsky.social · May 1

Pretty cool to see @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social get profiled by the Indiana Daily Student! @iubiology.bsky.social @idsnews.bsky.social #plantsky #PlantScience

Bigger, better plants: an IU researcher’s endeavor to understand photosynthesis

This research lab wants to decode the fundamentals of plants and photosynthesis.

www.idsnews.com

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · Mar 8

Thanks @standupforscience.bsky.social for organizing! @nytimes.com please report on this, the public deserves to understand how decreasing DEIA and funding in Science will impact them. Thanks @nature.com for live reporting! @goodtroublein.bsky.social @indivisible.org @iubiology.bsky.social

People gathered in front of the state house in Indianapolis on March 7th 2025 to protest the funding cuts and destruction of DEIA measures. Signs say for examples: « You know it’s bad when that many introverts rally » « Science not silence » « what makes America great? Science »

People gathered in front of the state house in Indianapolis on March 7th 2025 to protest the funding cuts and destruction of DEIA measures. A woman is wearing a shirt that says « humanity needs science ». Approximately 200 people of a range of ages stood up for science and listened to speakers highlighting how we should not remain silent and we should instead listen to our inner voice that does not agree with the measures taken in these past 46 days.

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Robert Calderon @rhcalderon.bsky.social · Mar 5

Congrats Tamara!

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Feb 10

I'm incredibly proud of the work the broad plant science community has done through the ROOT&SHOOT initiative.
Given its nature, our future funding is uncertain.
Please give us a boost by sharing this announcement and joining us for the event, we'd love to have a big turnout. Thanks! 💚 #PlantSci

ROOT-SHOOT RCN @root-shoot.bsky.social · Feb 10

February 25th, 11AM EST.
Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas.
rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w...
Open to all, come be a part of it!
#BlackHistoryMonth

An online, student-led symposium.
Perspectives from BlackProfessional in the Plant Sciences.
Dr. Margaret Young, Associate Professor of Biology , Elizabeth City State University. Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Together We Grow, and National MANRRS President, Dr. Jason B. Thomas, CEO and Founder, The Pennycress Company.
February 25th, 8 - 9 am PST, 11am - noon EST. Open to all, come be a part of it! ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network. Symposia Series, Corteva.

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Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social · Jan 21

We’re looking for a postdoc in plant bioengineering to join an exciting interdisciplinary ERC project @UPSC! Work in a vibrant, international environment alongside top researchers, pushing the boundaries of plant science. Apply here: shorturl.at/smdwD

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · Nov 7

“It's no wonder the public is losing trust in . . . universities and funding agencies. . . They hide behind legalistic excuses & crafted statements that say little . . . prioritize their reputations & budgets over the interests of their less powerful constituents.”

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Time to take stock

The reelection of Donald Trump for a second, nonconsecutive term as US president—mirroring only Grover Cleveland’s 22nd and 24th presidencies after the Civil War—underscores a reality: Although his su...

www.science.org

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Nov 2

SOQ1 functions as a methionine sulfoxide reductase in the chloroplast lumen for regulation of photoprotective qH in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.01.621559v1

Photosynthetic organisms must balance light absorption and energy dissipation to prevent photo-oxida

www.biorxiv.org

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Robert Calderon @rhcalderon.bsky.social · Oct 25

Happy to report that at least one squirrel in Bloomington is taking a break from the all-you-can-eat jack-o’-lantern buffet

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Robert Calderon @rhcalderon.bsky.social · Sep 13

An ode to the door stops which were kindly returned to the 3rd floor of Myers Hall:

Hello door stop, my old friend
I can walk through doors again
Lab equipment softly beeping
Arabidopsis seeds in tubes sleeping
And the fume hoods which vent out some methane
Still remain
Within the sound of science

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Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social · Mar 5

Please RT: Calling all #microprotein enthusiasts! Dive into cross-kingdom communication with our postdoc fellowship @umeauniversity mentored by @microProteins & @CavaLab_MIMS. Apply now: CROSS-COMM #Postdoc #Research project #10: shorturl.at/clxXZ

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