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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 7d

Do peeps have suggestions for where to advertise postdoc positions broadly?

Have done eco-evo, and evo-dir, but would welcome applicants from all sorts of fields (maths, physics, computer science).

Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 22d

The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)

No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!

(no jerks, plz)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks! (can I do a PhD in YOUR lab???)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 22d

link to advert: drive.google.com/file/d/1p52h...

Smith Bee Lab recruiting postdoc grad students 2025.pdf

drive.google.com

Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 22d

The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)

No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!

(no jerks, plz)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 27d

Why have ONE party tent, when you can have TWO?!?

(thanks Andrew for snapping the pic!)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 29d

Cientifico Latino is an awesome program, AND yes, you should definitely apply for the NSF GRFP (even if it's a tight deadline!)

Cientifico Latino, Inc. @cientificolatino.com · 29d

Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?

We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨

🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks

#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship

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Daniele Carlesso @danielecarlesso.bsky.social · Aug 12

In humans, bigger teams often mean less effort per person — the #Ringelmann effect. Weaver #ants 🐜 flip the script: #teamwork makes them superefficient!

Video + paper out now in Current Biology!
@cellpress.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/44yrvp6m
tinyurl.com/3jnnevfn

Superefficient teamwork in weaver ants / Curr. Biol., Aug. 12, 2025 (Vol. 35, Issue 17)

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

tinyurl.com

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Jay Evans @jaydevans.bsky.social · Jul 31

A week ago we were told via YouTube that USDA-BARC and our Bee Lab will be closed. BARC has had a productive 90 years but is aging and I trust there is a longterm vision behind this decision. The largest loss will be the people, who are 100% devoted to bees, beekeepers, science, and this country.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear this.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Jul 23

Yes, good idea! Please add me, if possible.

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Erica Maul @ericamaul.bsky.social · Jul 8

Made it to Baltimore for #ABS2025 !! Come to my talk in the Dietary Decisions section Thursday at 3:00 (spoiler: it’s not about dietary decisions!!), and message or find me if you want to chat about research or my experience in @smithbeelab.bsky.social (recruiting grad students!).

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Jun 19

ONE LIKE!!!

...Jay Falk, it's you and me...

Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Jun 18

Current google search:

"Will I have any friends at #Evolution2025 in Athens, GA?"

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Perfect day for beekeeping. 10/10.

(Thanks to Erica and Andrew for keeping it cool!)

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Erica Maul @ericamaul.bsky.social · May 3

PhD wins can feel few and far between, so I’m thankful for this week! Not only did I finish my quals and become a candidate, but I also was awarded a Wellesley College Graduate Fellowship! Had to celebrate in @smithbeelab.bsky.social tradition.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Mar 2

Any chance anyone gets hard copies of Current Biology?

(looking to get a copy from 16 Dec 2024)

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Peter Marting @aztecacecropia.bsky.social · Nov 16

Check out this wild resin forager in her natural tree nest. She has tree resin packed on her back legs where pollen is typically stored. It will be made into propolis to coat the cavity for antimicrobial protection and water sealing. Shot with the Laowa 24mm macro probe.

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Peter Marting @aztecacecropia.bsky.social · Jan 5

Come learn how honey bees organize their nests in 3 dimension across time today at 11:30 in salon 10 #SICB2025

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Jay Jinsing Falk @jjinsing.bsky.social · Jan 5

@aztecacecropia.bsky.social has developed incredible techniques for watching the change in time of every cell of a honeybee nest. Cells are specialized, clustered, and polarize their function!

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Jan 5

How much?

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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · Dec 18

Friends, plz repost and share! We are hiring a lab technician with exp in mol biology and general lab management. BS or MS degree and good org skills are required. Deadline Feb 1, 2025. We are a welcoming and equitable lab community. Details at link below. 🐸🐢🐍🦎

zamudiolab.org/2024/12/18/k...

KZLab is Seeking a Lab Technician!

The Zamudio Lab (zamudiolab.org) in the Department of Integrative Biology at UT Austin seeks a highly motivated and detail-oriented laboratory technician to play a key role in supporting the resear…

zamudiolab.org

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Peter Marting @aztecacecropia.bsky.social · Dec 17

Our architectural symmetry paper made the cover of Current Biology! Congrats to @smithbeelab.bsky.social and the team. Check out the form, function, and evolutionary origins of honeybee nest symmetry here: www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Dec 17

So excited to see BEES (and their beautiful nest) on the cover of Current Biology!
@currentbiology.bsky.social

This work wouldn't have been possible without a super team of researchers, and the cover wouldn't have been possible without the phenomenal Peter Marting! @aztecacecropia.bsky.social

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Dec 15

But it's better than winter beekeeping.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · Dec 14

I probably should have mentioned this a while ago, but I'm at the Wiko (@wiko-berlin.bsky.social) this fall, on a College for Life Sciences Fellowship!

As you can tell, I've adopted the "Berlin Fashion" particularly well...

(Many thanks to Hannah Darabi for taking the photo)

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