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santiago salinas
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associate professor at kalamazoo college // evolutionary ecology, plasticity, pedagogy. also trying to study soccer with a bio lens // 🇦🇷
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smwadgymar.bsky.social
Wow! In the ~1.5 years since we launched the EEB section of microPublication Biology, we have published 69 articles with another 10 in review or revision. 🎉 🧪

Thanks to authors and reviewers for supporting the effort! 🙏🏼
smwadgymar.bsky.social Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · Apr 15
📣 Introducing 📣

microPublications in Ecology and Evolution!

Please help support this effort by spreading the word and submitting and reviewing papers!

#evolution 🌎 🌍 🌏 🧪 #PlantScience #conservation
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an Ecology and Evolution section of microPublication Biology! Please support this new venture as an author, reviewer, and/or promoter! microPublication Biology publishes single, validated findings that may be novel, reproduced, negative, or are the result of small projects that may not fit into a larger article. The major goal of microPublication Biology is to rapidly place research findings into the public domain. microPublication Biology only accepts original, high-quality data and work, independent of perceived impact. Review and publication standards align with COPE ethical guidelines. All published articles are published in English and are peer-reviewed by at least one expert reviewer. Articles typically include a short abstract, a main section approximately 1000 words in length, a methods section, one figure (which can have multiple panels), and tables if appropriate. What types of papers are suitable for microPublication? - Exciting new research findings or methods that you want to publish rapidly in the public domain. - Experimental findings derived from small projects. - Preliminary data to cite in grant proposals. - Findings included in an existing publication as “unpublished observation” or “data not shown”. - Publishing results instead of burying them in supplemental materials. - Nature notes and natural history observations. - Successful or unsuccessful replication of published work. - Cautionary information. - Negative results. - If the amount of your data does not fit within one microPublication, you can prepare several submissions, each focused on an independent result, and tie the articles together with an Integrations article, which serves as a summary narrative article (see here for an example). mock microPublication logo depicting a cardinal, orb weaver, oak leaves/acorns, anolis, and shelf fungi.
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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acastroaraujo.bsky.social
laTiN amEriCA iS uNdErdeveLoPed beCaUsE it DOesN't hAVe sTrONg DEmocRaTic iNStiTUTioNs
peoplefor.bsky.social People For the American Way @peoplefor.bsky.social · Aug 18
Texas Republicans have locked Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier inside the state house chamber and refuse to allow her to leave.

They are requiring Democrats to sign “permission slips” and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
August 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
ssalinas.bsky.social
career milestone unlocked: frantically finishing my conference talk hours before my presentation
June 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
It may not be much, but @kalamazoocollege.bsky.social is the only Michigan SLAC on this list...
aacu.org American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) @aacu.org · Apr 22
Edit, 5:00 p.m. ET on April 22: Thank you to everyone for amplifying this statement! Since its release, we now have nearly 250 signatories in total.
April 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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smwadgymar.bsky.social
🎉microPublications EEB is looking for new editors!

-Editorial load is extremely light (but we work quickly)
-Awesome format and journal, serves the EEB community well IMO
-We cover all of EEB so we're looking for breath/generalists/complimentary expertise
-DM me if interested (or suggest someone)!
smwadgymar.bsky.social Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · Apr 15
📣 Introducing 📣

microPublications in Ecology and Evolution!

Please help support this effort by spreading the word and submitting and reviewing papers!

#evolution 🌎 🌍 🌏 🧪 #PlantScience #conservation
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an Ecology and Evolution section of microPublication Biology! Please support this new venture as an author, reviewer, and/or promoter! microPublication Biology publishes single, validated findings that may be novel, reproduced, negative, or are the result of small projects that may not fit into a larger article. The major goal of microPublication Biology is to rapidly place research findings into the public domain. microPublication Biology only accepts original, high-quality data and work, independent of perceived impact. Review and publication standards align with COPE ethical guidelines. All published articles are published in English and are peer-reviewed by at least one expert reviewer. Articles typically include a short abstract, a main section approximately 1000 words in length, a methods section, one figure (which can have multiple panels), and tables if appropriate. What types of papers are suitable for microPublication? - Exciting new research findings or methods that you want to publish rapidly in the public domain. - Experimental findings derived from small projects. - Preliminary data to cite in grant proposals. - Findings included in an existing publication as “unpublished observation” or “data not shown”. - Publishing results instead of burying them in supplemental materials. - Nature notes and natural history observations. - Successful or unsuccessful replication of published work. - Cautionary information. - Negative results. - If the amount of your data does not fit within one microPublication, you can prepare several submissions, each focused on an independent result, and tie the articles together with an Integrations article, which serves as a summary narrative article (see here for an example). mock microPublication logo depicting a cardinal, orb weaver, oak leaves/acorns, anolis, and shelf fungi.
February 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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muellershewrote.com
If you haven't read this scathing email from an EPA fed to Lee Zeldin yet, do yourself a solid and check it out: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Email from a Federal Worker at EPA to Lee Zeldin
I have obtained a copy of - and permission to publish - an email sent from Jason Poe to the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Jason has asked me to share this email, along with his name, with the public.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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edsbs.bsky.social
I will vote for the first candidate who tells me they're going to make the biggest government possible. Reacher-sized agencies. Braun Strowman-level social benefits. Government so big it starts belching out National Parks and free healthcare. Chungus State.
February 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
ipbes.net IPBES @ipbes.net · Feb 12
The 2025 @tylerprize.bsky.social has been awarded to Sandra Díaz & Eduardo Brondízio for their stellar bodies-of-work. Not only are they the 1st recipients from S. America, but they were also 2/3 co-Chairs of @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment. 🌍🧪

Congratulations!

Read more: www.tylerprize.org
An image of Sandra Díaz & Eduardo Brondízio with the Tyler Prize logo. Overlay text reads "'Nobel Prize for Environment' awarded to two powerful voices from the Global South."
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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neilshubin.bsky.social
Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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gbaucom.bsky.social
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
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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cbo.bsky.social
"One thing is certain: The changes we make ourselves will be healthier than the ones our adversaries demand."

New work for @undark.org:
undark.org/2025/02/06/o...
The End of Science’s Peacetime
Opinion | Defending the practice of science from its adversaries will require dealing with some uncomfortable truths.
undark.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
This is such an astute observation
johnbrownstan.bsky.social JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · Jan 30
Republicans always agree with Democrats when it comes to their extremely narrow area of expertise, should they have one. It's key to understanding their view of the world.
ddiamond.bsky.social Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Jan 30
Striking moment between GOP senators after Rand Paul questions childhood vaccines like Hep B vaccine

Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, defends Hep B vaccine — sparking back-and-forth with Paul, sitting next to him

Cassidy: A vaccine on day one of life prevents chronic hepatitis B 95% of the time.
January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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felixjavier.bsky.social
I started gathering a list for REUs/Summer research opportunities for undergraduate students in Ecology/Conservation/Evolutionary Biology. Feel share to share with any undergraduate students who may be interested in participating in *PAID* research.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
REUs/Summer Research 2024 List (Ecology and Evolution)
docs.google.com
October 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
To all my Kzoo peeps
threnody.bsky.social emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Nov 21
if your rep is GOP, try the script below. it’s timed to 45 seconds with bail out points. you’ll get an intern. be polite.

different issues motivate these fools, but they can be manipulated. at the very least, it can’t hurt to try.

by all means, rewrite or improvise.🧵
My name is and I'm one of [representative namel's constituents. I'm calling to ask [him/her] to stop wasting time and taxpayer money on things like Nancy Mace's trans bathroom bill. [representative name] needs to vote no on this kind of nanny state nonsense. [stop here at 00:15 if you want] None of this stuff does anything for hardworking Americans and it makes congress look like clueless freaks to normal people. Just let people use the bathroom and move on to something that matters— handle inflation or get the price of milk under control. Please tell [representative name] to vote no on this nonsense. Stop wasting taxpayer money on witch hunts. Thank you.
November 21, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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smwadgymar.bsky.social
Reminder: There is a venue for microPublications in Ecology and Evolution!

Don't bury results in a supplemental file. Publish them as a micropub!

#Evolution #PlantScience 🌍 🧪 #Conservation
smwadgymar.bsky.social Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · Apr 15
📣 Introducing 📣

microPublications in Ecology and Evolution!

Please help support this effort by spreading the word and submitting and reviewing papers!

#evolution 🌎 🌍 🌏 🧪 #PlantScience #conservation
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an Ecology and Evolution section of microPublication Biology! Please support this new venture as an author, reviewer, and/or promoter! microPublication Biology publishes single, validated findings that may be novel, reproduced, negative, or are the result of small projects that may not fit into a larger article. The major goal of microPublication Biology is to rapidly place research findings into the public domain. microPublication Biology only accepts original, high-quality data and work, independent of perceived impact. Review and publication standards align with COPE ethical guidelines. All published articles are published in English and are peer-reviewed by at least one expert reviewer. Articles typically include a short abstract, a main section approximately 1000 words in length, a methods section, one figure (which can have multiple panels), and tables if appropriate. What types of papers are suitable for microPublication? - Exciting new research findings or methods that you want to publish rapidly in the public domain. - Experimental findings derived from small projects. - Preliminary data to cite in grant proposals. - Findings included in an existing publication as “unpublished observation” or “data not shown”. - Publishing results instead of burying them in supplemental materials. - Nature notes and natural history observations. - Successful or unsuccessful replication of published work. - Cautionary information. - Negative results. - If the amount of your data does not fit within one microPublication, you can prepare several submissions, each focused on an independent result, and tie the articles together with an Integrations article, which serves as a summary narrative article (see here for an example). mock microPublication logo depicting a cardinal, orb weaver, oak leaves/acorns, anolis, and shelf fungi.
November 13, 2024 at 2:30 AM
ssalinas.bsky.social
Published in 1963.
November 6, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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stacyfarina.bsky.social
Do you work in ecology/evolution? Did you do a study that is too small to publish as a full manuscript? Negative results? Part of a larger effort? Consider publishing in microPublication Biology: EEB!

www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...

Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
microPublication - Get Your Data Out, Be Cited
www.micropublication.org
June 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
This is also painfully true at an international level
katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Apr 21
If the economic damages of climate change are at least 6x > the cost of mitigation (and probably much more imho), why aren’t we acting like it?

Because it’s not about economics: it’s about injustice. Those who hold the balance of power + wealth are not those who bear the brunt of the impacts.
The economic commitment of climate change - Nature
Analysis of projected sub-national damages from temperature and precipitation show an income reduction of 19% of the world economy within the next 26 years independent of future emission choices.
www.nature.com
April 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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smwadgymar.bsky.social
📣 Introducing 📣

microPublications in Ecology and Evolution!

Please help support this effort by spreading the word and submitting and reviewing papers!

#evolution 🌎 🌍 🌏 🧪 #PlantScience #conservation
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an Ecology and Evolution section of microPublication Biology! Please support this new venture as an author, reviewer, and/or promoter! microPublication Biology publishes single, validated findings that may be novel, reproduced, negative, or are the result of small projects that may not fit into a larger article. The major goal of microPublication Biology is to rapidly place research findings into the public domain. microPublication Biology only accepts original, high-quality data and work, independent of perceived impact. Review and publication standards align with COPE ethical guidelines. All published articles are published in English and are peer-reviewed by at least one expert reviewer. Articles typically include a short abstract, a main section approximately 1000 words in length, a methods section, one figure (which can have multiple panels), and tables if appropriate. What types of papers are suitable for microPublication? - Exciting new research findings or methods that you want to publish rapidly in the public domain. - Experimental findings derived from small projects. - Preliminary data to cite in grant proposals. - Findings included in an existing publication as “unpublished observation” or “data not shown”. - Publishing results instead of burying them in supplemental materials. - Nature notes and natural history observations. - Successful or unsuccessful replication of published work. - Cautionary information. - Negative results. - If the amount of your data does not fit within one microPublication, you can prepare several submissions, each focused on an independent result, and tie the articles together with an Integrations article, which serves as a summary narrative article (see here for an example). mock microPublication logo depicting a cardinal, orb weaver, oak leaves/acorns, anolis, and shelf fungi.
April 15, 2024 at 1:22 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
Eduardo Galeano, Los hijos de los días
October 12, 2023 at 6:57 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
Agreed, cool job. The department and the students are even cooler
October 10, 2023 at 4:26 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
All the cool kids are doing it so here's mine
September 23, 2023 at 12:58 PM
ssalinas.bsky.social
My department (Kalamazoo College in MI) is looking for tenure-track invertebrate biologist! What you'll find here: a close-knit, supportive group of colleagues, dedicated and passionate students, research support, and more*
📣 Please spread the word 📣
biology.kzoo.edu/tenure-track...
September 12, 2023 at 4:18 PM