I'm recruiting two PhD positions in my lab for Fall 2026. 1) evolutionary genomics that will focus on constructing and utilizing pangenomes; 2) conservation genomics focused on pop structure and adaptation of Pacific coast Am. black bears. Details: puckettresearch.org/people/posit...

☠️🧬 2-yr Postdoc in in Genomic Simulations and Extinction Risk Modelling! Let's figure out the Genomic signs of Extinction @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPD Reposts appreciated 😁

I didn't really like ChatGPT until it started helping me write polite emails asking students to explain why they cheated on the low stakes assignments.

Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this! The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems 📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!

This grizzly bear in Wapusk National Park is not aware that the species is actually extirpated from Manitoba.

The men in our dept complained when they found out the women had a Slack where we went to support each other/hype our successes. The Slack was taken down. That the guys couldn’t see their sexism was the kicker.

We must preserve the US Postal Service because UPS or FedEx would never do this.

Chancleta heard you were thinking about work. he posits, what if you didn't do that and instead did literally anything else

A great read on UChicago, arguing we’re seeing the result of decades of mismanagement: “The university’s trustees and leaders view it preeminently as a tax-free technology incubator, and its debt load is so great that it is abandoning ideals it once held dear in order to sustain that goal.”

Our latest preprint explores the evolution of the primate amylase locus, uncovering structural innovations, regulatory shifts and molecular convergence. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The idea of networking genuinely makes me want to die. I get that it's kind of expected, especially in this job market. But I'm a social anxiety-ridden introvert. LinkedIn is the bane of my existence. The world favors extroverts, and you cannot convince me otherwise. 😭

I am thrilled to share this paper outlining some ideas I’ve been thinking about for a little while on a simple but powerful approach for predicting risk of inbreeding depression from long runs of homozygosity and non-ROH heterozygosity. 1/n @klohmueller.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

It DOES happen, but not often enough. #Caturday

Come work at the UMich Biological Station as a Michigan Fellow (you don't have to be a biologist)! Apply today: societyoffellows.umich.edu/uncategorize...

Ember Jane has Opinions.

Three Asian history classes. First was a gen ed, took the other two b/c Dr. Otto was so great to learn from. And gymnastics. Which apparently was for the cheer team to get extra tumbling reps in. But damn I was proud I could land a front handspring by the end of the semester.

I want people in college to take a class on something interesting, and have an unexpected formative experience that in no way becomes their explicit undergraduate focus. And I worry – I know – that this happens less and less often.

I'm going to die on this hill: A big part of the problem our society finds itself in is that we reward anti-social behavior. Publicly lying should be the end of the career of any press-facing professional. Like data fabrication would end the career of a scientist. But it's not. So they lie.

Dr. Andrew Derocher (URSUS Editor & IBA member) has spent decades studying polar bears in Western Hudson Bay. This study tracks polar bear movements, body condition, and sea ice ecology to support conservation planning. @aederocher.bsky.social #bearconservation #polarbears #arcticresearch

In #GENETICS, Williams et al. present a novel statistics—haplotype score—for summarizing identity-by-descent (IBD) sharing that can distinguish half-sibling pairs from avuncular or grandparent-grandchildren pairs and assign individuals to ancestor vs descendant generation. buff.ly/SaZP3CA

In the last couple of months I helped biodesigner Chris Bellamy in a collaboration with fashion designer Iris van Herpen to make a bioluminescent dress for Paris Haute Couture week. And the outcome was absolutely stunning!!!! www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...

One of the most common science myths is that we need 10k steps a day...a number originating from a Japanese ad. In general, the more steps the better, right? However, several studies now identify inflection points around 7k as significantly reducing many health risks, from heart to dementia.

‪Study on black, brown & polar bears shows inbreeding & genetic load vary by population history. Isolated groups face higher risks, while mixed populations hold more diversity (even harmful variants). That's key for conservation! 🐻🐻‍❄️ doi.org/10.1111/eva....

The mantra “location, location, location” isn’t just about real estate. For life scientists, more than 50% of their productivity can be attributed to the institution where they work, according to a new study. scim.ag/4kKs1YO

Very excited to see Heather’s first dissertation chapter published in Evolutionary Applications! She makes nuanced arguments about how to best generate genomic resources for species based on demographic history by looking at three very well resourced bears. 🐻🐻‍❄️

Really excited to share this paper! We show that the threat of genetic erosion doesn’t just come down to diversity, genetic load, population size, or even inbreeding— it has to do with the evolutionary context in which those patterns arise and contemporary demographic changes doi.org/10.1111/eva....

there should be more synonyms for schadenfreude

The House committee for NSF/NASA/NOAA is meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon ET. Now would be a good time to call anyone on this list & tell them to keep science funding at full 2025 levels. You can remind them that 75% of voters want tax-funded science and they're concerned about the impact of cuts.

🧪 CRITICAL UPDATE: The House draft version is now out. ✅ Like the Senate's version, there's no cut to NASA's budget. ❌ There's a 23% proposed cut to NSF's budget. 8-page summary: appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su... Draft bill: appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Under the category of things you don’t see everyday. We came across a black bear foraging in one of the rocky intertidal sites that we study in British Columbia. #bear

We have the power! talyarkoni.org/blog/2018/10... No, it’s not The Incentives—it’s you – [citation needed]

“NIH will introduce a cap on allowable publication costs starting in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, ensuring that publication fees remain reasonable across the research ecosystem. The policy aims to curb excessive APCs & ensure the broad dissemination of research findings w/o unnecessary financial barriers”

Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science! The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic

Apply for the 2026 UCLA La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellowship, focusing on innovative conservation science. Deadline: Sept 15, 2025. More info: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/lakretz/ #postdoc

#popgen community- Which simulator would you use if the goal is to get a vcf out to push through PSMC downstream?

Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie. One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears. They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.

Happy Canada Day to our fellow Canadians! Fun Fact: Canada is home to roughly 60% of the world's polar bears. 🇨🇦 P.S. — #DYK that Polar Bears International is a registered nonprofit in Canada?

you want to run on this? on rexy bed? that dos not making sense

The new Ursus Index lets you search every article published in IBA’s peer-reviewed journal, Ursus, all the way back to 1968! This is a great resource to access over 1,000 articles on bear research. Head to our website to try it out! bearbiology.org #BearConservation #WildlifeResearch #BearBiology

We have a new training page with updated tutorials covering our most popular tools. Each includes an annotated screenshot, guided walkthroughs, and an interactive click-through tutorial. See our news for more: bit.ly/genomeBrowser...

And others of us have colleagues who report us to HR.

have been confused for days about insane cats invading our yard and destroying the plants for no reason only to find out I have accidentally planted fucking catnip all over the place, I am this neighborhoods feline drug lord, ive devasted their society

Learn about the different ecoregions and polar bears’ strategies: pbears.org/seaiceecoreg...

What are polar bears up to right now? It largely depends on where in the Arctic they live, as sea ice behaves differently around the Arctic. The bears in each sea ice ecoregion adopt different strategies for the summer season. 🌎🐻‍❄️ youtu.be/iaT2SssKc2Q

HUD has been touring the building for months. NSF says nothing…”nothing to see here”. I’m quite sick of gaslighting, bullying, and lack of respect for science and academia. It’s getting harder and harder to take.

i have no ambitions for power, great wealth, or crazy luxuries. just like animals and clothes. i appreciate that the audience i've built has allowed me to raise money for animals, but ive also received so much hate for a guy who just wants to read, walk, and pet cats.

all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard

There are three reasons to do this and both are evil but none are "dumb." 1. They will do literally anything to show off their power and make people feel helpless. 2. They don't want people seeing and using the superior product that hurts oil. 3. It will cost the postal service money.