Hey quick somebody go buy this suuuuuper cute New Orleans shotgun house! (full disclosure... it's my house) www.realtor.com/realestatean...

Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Remember X-Labs? Without transparency, and in defiance of Congress, a new memo to NSF directs “program managers to stop seeking funding for any proposals, even those that received the highest marks from outside reviewers and program staff, “until we are able to provide more details.”

Written by early career scientists from @snapcoalition.org who understand precisely what is at stake if politicians decide what and who gets funded. If this group of MS & PhD candidates (and a few recent PhD grads) can speak up publicly... then so can *you*. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/05/w...

Scientists! SSE members! Everyone! Reminder to comment on OMB's proposed rule, sign the SSE letters, write your congresscritter, and alert EVERYONE in your network! 👇👇👇👇👇

Asst Professor - Plant or Fungal Genomics // University of Wyoming jobs.chronicle.com/job/37995586... The Department of Botany and the School of Computing invites applications for a tenure-track position in Plant or Fungal Genomics at the rank of Assistant Professor. #BotanyJobs

The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

ICYMI: Application review starts July 1, so there's plenty of time. We have up to three years of funding for a really cool project. The team includes folks at UVM, Bennington College, and the University of Hawaii. If you love mountains and plants, check it out! Please share with your networks.

I rarely say “major breaking” and rarely put out these video hits, but this is pretty major.

Cool, so NSF is now going to be used to essentially launder money to tech bros because universities are just too cumbersome and disciplinary oversight and regulations and accountability are all just too stifling for innovation. $1.5B for “X-Labs.”

Earth science has been archived: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Developmental Biology // University Of Sydney www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list... The research will focus on flower development using the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, as part of a project by Dr Marcus Heisler & colleagues. #BotanyJobs

Stable ecology jobs are few and far between at the moment, but the team I'm on is actually hiring! Come coordinate the third Ohio Bird Atlas! This'll be a 5+ year role, based at Ohio State. Bachelor's degree required (Master's preferred). Please share! osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

I talked to @insideclimatenews.org about Trump’s firing of the NSB, what that means for climate science in the US, and why publicly funded basic science matters.

I cried a bunch and you need to also. 💙💙💙💙 #ArtemisII youtu.be/HacpRDfCbnw

Today @jillmlove.bsky.social have an amazing talk in her public dissertation defense on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in #Mimulus . Jill, you’ve accomplished so much. I’m so proud of you. #ProudPI #Mimuluspropaganda

I am shocked to see this language from the NSF. “The U.S. National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request reflects a strategic alignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment while eliminating woke and weaponized grant programs that previously funded radical DEI projects.”

Becoming a parent is much worse for women in academia vs men, because women do 5 times (!!!) the amount of childcare than men www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NO KINGS: New Orleans.

New Orleans No Kings! #NoKings #NK3 #NK3Nola #NolaSky

Thousands of protesters showed up for the No Kings 3 March in New Orleans, LA. The rallied before and after the march, with music and speakers. #NoKings

Leona Tate gives a brilliant talk at New Orleans No Kings. A reminder of what has been accomplished in a human lifetime and what is left to do.

No Kings NOLA

No Kings NOLA

THE DEATH OF US SCIENCE ☠️

The president of Tulane makes $3,000,000 in salary while some non-tenured faculty make $55,000. Solidarity with the non-tenure track faculty union. tulanehullabaloo.com/73587/news/t...

NSF Update Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit. Now by Directorate... 1/11

I won Tulane’s 3 Minute Thesis competition today! Woohoo! A big win for my campaign “Make Phenotypic Plasticity Easy To Understand” - next stop, regionals in Baton Rouge!

This all women, all early career team is officially on its way to the Wedell Sea, Antarctica to study sea ice and plankton!! Wish us luck in the dreadful Drake Passage 🤞🌊🐧🇦🇶 #oceanography #iceXplankton Krill pun shirts were gifts from co-I Tricia Thibodeau 💗

The past few years I've given my students assignments to create Wikipedia pages on various topics. This semester's Fisheries Management students were assigned to write about an ichthyologist/fisheries manager that didn't have a page, with emphasis on women or POC encouraged. I'm sharing them here:

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

fungi adapted to the Chernobyl ionizing radiation environment open up potential use as a cosmic radiation shield in space stations. Nature is amazing.

Science Illustration internships (2) at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. $700/week, relocation funds for travel to and from SERC; and onsite dormitory housing available. Anticipated start date 02/26 but can vary; duration is 11 weeks. Location Edgewater, MD.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

PhD position available in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics (hoehnalab.github.io/job_adverts/...). Topic: analyzing gene expression evolution across several firefly species and linking expression changes to genomic architecture. The position is jointly supervised with @anaevolcatalan.bsky.social

Are you looking for a #postdoc? with #seabirds or #raptors? at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social & @csic.es? Please send me an email and consider applying for a #JldC fellowship #ornithology Requirements: completed PhD within the last 2 years & competitive CV. www.infosubvenciones.es/bdnstrans/GE...

Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology! Please apply no later than 31 October! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

The University of Arizona says, "No!" www.kvoa.com/news/top-sto...

We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT

PhD studentship Come help us understand the wheat rhizosphere at the Earlham Institute 🦠 Working at the interface of fungal antagonists & pathogens (@rowenahill.bsky.social @neilhall.bsky.social ), host genetic diversity (Simon Griffiths -JIC) and bacterial community diversity (Jacob Malone -JIC)

If you want to help those fired from CDC over the weekend, the CDC Mutual Aid Network is helping folks with emergency rent, groceries, etc. altCDC gets no funds from donations, but we can verify they are legit and funds go directly to those impacted.

This is the way www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

In the first half of 2025, renewables became the biggest source of global electricity for the first time, as wind & solar growth exceeded global demand growth Shocking that it's China & India leading - EU & USA have fossil power growing ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Resistance by a professor. When there is a will, there is a way to fight fascism.

Rutgers Newark is hiring multiple new profs who work in microbial pathogenesis, structural bio, human/microbial genetics, genomics, biochemistry, or computational biophysics. I loved doing my PhD at Rutgers and I LOVE New Jersey. Reach out if you’re applying and have questions about the school/area.

Ugh don’t let Kyanite get short changed again! Deserves a win finally!

i'm glad it's posted now, but damn that's a gut-punch for any 2nd year students planning to apply this cycle

#MinCup25 Quarterfinals 3: It's a showdown between Team Green and Team Blue for #kosmochlor vs #kyanite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...