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Eukaryotic Plankton Ecology and Evolution | Assistant Professor
@uconn.bsky.social
|Hablo Español
Closing 2025 with a bang! Great experience working on this collaborative project. MetaZooGene Intercalibration Experiment (MZG‐ICE): Metabarcoding Marine Zooplankton Diversity of the Global Ocean - Blanco‐Bercial - 2026 -
@blancobercial.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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MetaZooGene Intercalibration Experiment (MZG‐ICE): Metabarcoding Marine Zooplankton Diversity of the Global Ocean
DNA metabarcoding of zooplankton biodiversity is used increasingly for monitoring global ocean ecosystems, requiring comparable data from different research laboratories and ocean regions. The MetaZo...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.70090
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The recent elimination of the Diving Safety Officer (DSO) position at UConn's Marine Sciences will halt critical research operations, jeopardizing active grants, and undermining future funding opportunities. Please sign this petition!!!
www.gopetition.com/petitions/pr...
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Protect Scientific Diving, Research, and Teaching at UConn: Reinstate the DSO and Restore TA Funding
To: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Leadership and the Board of Directors We,…
https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/protect-scientific-diving-research-and-teaching-at-uconn-reinstate-the-dso-and-restore-ta-funding.html#google_vignette
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World Association of Copepodologists
17 days ago
Digital copies for sale plus a few limited hard copies at:
www.copepodcabinet.com
If interested in a hard copy, use the “Ask a Question” button on the bottom of the website
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Luciana Santoferrara
15 days ago
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Microbiology Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial
16 days ago
Publication accepted!! so releasing the scripts deposited on
@github.com
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#NCBI
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Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cedx2p8gnx9o?at_ptr_name=instagram_publishing&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_type=web_link&utm_social_handle_id=17841400681780254&at_format=link&at_link_origin=bbcnews&utm_social_post_id=617368874&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=43C1D66A-D349-11F0-ADCE-ED30BFA9DCE5&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social
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Daniel Kim MD, DrPH
about 2 months ago
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years.
#AcademicSky
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Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty - Nature Human Behaviour
Studying socioeconomic backgrounds and intergenerational transmission in the US academia, Morgan et al. find that faculty have a parent with a Ph.D. degree a striking 25 times more often than the gene...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01425-4
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#nokings
@indivisible.org
2 months ago
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NPR
3 months ago
Just in from
@bobbyallyn.bsky.social
YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
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YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension
YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
https://n.pr/42jI1dY
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Long Term Ecological Research Network (United States)
3 months ago
Next step in a really nice bit of translational ecology, kick-started by a (very modest) bit of seed funding through the APEAL project (
lternet.edu/engaging-com...
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@johnbesley.bsky.social
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Successful 2 oral presentations and 3 posters of on going research at the
#BattaLonaLab
#icesasc2025
this wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of my coauthors and students. Was able to do some networking and learned a lot about topics outside my expertise even if I was sick for the entirety
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If you are interested in learning about : A) monitoring time series of zooplankton and detection of climate migrants, B) impacts of offshore wind structures in plankton and C) prey composition of juvenile Black Sea bass stomachs. Stop by the the poster session today @17:30
#icesasc25
3 months ago
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Last minute change, I was asked to give a presentation at the
#ICESASC2025
. Theme Session A - Global evidence on effects of offshore marine artificial structures to inform resource management decisions. Hope to see you tomorow (Tuesday 16th) @ 10:38am
3 months ago
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial
4 months ago
Three days left to register for
#OSM2026
in Glasgow!! If you are working on deep-sea communities, consider submitting your abstract to our session - we would love to see you there!!
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Super proud of the undergraduate and graduate student outreach activities @mysticaquarium. Sharing their findings and experiences during this summer @uconnmarinesciences on topics such as DNA metabarcoding, fish ecology, changes in hormones in belugas.
#nsfREU
#Batta-LonaLAB
5 months ago
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial
5 months ago
Are you going to OSM 2026 in Glasgow?? Are you working on the communities and processes of the deep layers of the ocean, from viruses to the charismatic megafauna?? The please consider submitting your abstract to our session at
#osm2026
“Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”, Due August 20th,2025!
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Join our session at
#osm2026
#DS005
“Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”. Abstracts due August 20th,2025 Our team includes
@blancobercial.bsky.social
(BIOS) and Jenn Questel (UAF).
#1stTimeChairing
5 months ago
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial
6 months ago
For proper monitoring of the oceans, we need to know what we have, and what we do not have. But, sometimes, it is very difficult due to taxonomic challenges. Here we review some of the major issues in the ICES and Mediterranean waters for zooplankton uncertainties
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
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Taxonomic uncertainty in North Atlantic and Mediterranean zooplankton limits species-level monitoring accuracy
Abstract. Taxonomic discussions often permeate the broader scientific community slowly, yet they may hold more relevance than typically assumed. In many zo
https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/82/6/fsaf077/8166648
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Join our session at
#osm2026
#DS005
“Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”. Abstracts due August 20th,2025 Our team includes
@blancobercial.bsky.social
(BIOS) and Jenn Questel (UAF).
#1stTimeChairing
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Science Friday
8 months ago
Today on the podcast, proposed budget cuts for NASA would jeopardize space research. Plus, an executive order could change the political tides for deep sea mining. Listen here 🎧:
pod.link/73329284/epi...
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Damn Interesting
8 months ago
Humans still haven’t seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
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Humans still haven't seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor
Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists want to change how they explore these regions.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5387502/deep-seafloor-ocean-mapped-rhode-island?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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This week has been a busy and productive one. Processing/prepping zooplankton samples for sequencing. Developing projects and working groups. Couldn’t have done it with out the support of my partner and family
#KeepOnGoing
9 months ago
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NRDC
9 months ago
President Trump and Elon Musk have already laid off about 10% of NOAA’s staff, and no one knows how far DOGE plans to go. These cuts have immediate and rippling effects on our ability to understand, manage, and respond to environmental crises. 🧵👇
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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB)
9 months ago
Southern Ocean
#Biooptics
Workshop in Nov. 2025 - get the details:
aappartnership.org.au/seminars/#bi...
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Kate Schapira
10 months ago
#PVDlocal
: Undercover DHS agents are driving the following vehicles: Silver Jeep 4x4, License 501240 Silver Nissan Murano License 1MF648 They arrested somebody today. If you see these plates around PVD/Pawtucket/CF, or see ICE/DHS harassments or arrests, call 401-675-1414, the RI ICE watch hotline.
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Dr. Katy Croff Bell
10 months ago
@noaa.gov
is due to cut another 1000+ employees as part of a "reduction in force" (RIF). NOAA was already underfunded and understaffed for what they do, and it's going to get so much worse for *everyone* Posted by RADM Gallaudet over on LinkedIn:
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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Yashar Ali 🐘
10 months ago
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
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Valerie Horsley
10 months ago
Please share:
@delauro.house.gov
is cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. They are looking for instances where the impoundment and restriction of NIH/NSF funds is having a negative impact. Submit examples here
delauro.house.gov/constituent-...
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2025 Federal Financial Assistance Freeze
On Monday, January 27th, 2025, President Trump issued an order to freeze virtually all of approved and legally required federal funding.
https://delauro.house.gov/constituent-services/2025-federal-financial-assistance-freeze
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Rosa Lafer-Sousa
10 months ago
As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots. If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Grad Admission Impacts Survey
It is grad admissions season and many postbacs are feeling the chilling impacts of the Trump administration's recent executive orders freezing and slashing extramural research funding. Dozens of gradu...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyFQdsjogbtTxrFDOQu5DI1UpLy1MrgSva5fe-mGl8-qZ1tQ/viewform?usp=sharing
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Valerie Horsley
10 months ago
Another great addition to our program
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦
10 months ago
The event sign up for the Stand Up for Science March in Hartford is open! Connecticut folks- See you on March 7!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
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Stand Up for Science 2025 - Hartford, CT
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-science-2025-hartford-ct-tickets-1256024155059?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD
10 months ago
If you're looking for a way to defy the tweet about not protesting on campus this is a good start
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Dr. Katy Croff Bell
10 months ago
These are Federal Advisory Committees (FACs), which are groups of outside experts that provide advice and support to agencies FOR FREE. I was Vice Chair of the Marine Protected Areas FAC until it was terminated by the first Trump administration in 2019 through Executive Order 13875.
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Alt National Park Service
10 months ago
You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
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Ashley Bulseco, Ph.D.
10 months ago
My REU in 2011 helped me understand I had a path in research. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring several REU’s, many of whom have gone onto grad school or scientific careers. The gutting of these programs will have a devastating impact for many years.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-downsizes-summer-research-program-undergraduates
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Katie O'Reilly
10 months ago
This is absolutely devastating. "The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo."
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
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Maine Sea Grant funding terminated as Trump administration makes cuts to NOAA
The move to discontinue the $4.5 million grant program leaves 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/maine-sea-grant-funding-terminated-as-trump-administration-makes-cuts-to-noaa/
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Andrew D Thaler
10 months ago
I worry that the focus on NOAA's weather predicting value is ignoring the millions of other ways NOAA researchers enrich communities and local economies. There are no oysters without NOAA. There are no blue crabs without NOAA. NOAA trains teachers. NOAA is the lifeblood of coastal communities.
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
10 months ago
AGU urges the Trump administration to immediately renew U.S. federal commitment to climate science. The U.S. must restore critical climate science leadership for a secure, prosperous future for the c
ountry and the world. Read AGU’s statement here: news.agu.org/press-releas...
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Jasmine Crockett
10 months ago
It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war! How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
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Todd Douglas
10 months ago
Connecticut friends -- we're one week away! I hope to see you at the Capitol in Hartford on March 7. Let's bring some light to these dark times and stand up for science.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@mcdb-yale.bsky.social
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Stand Up for Science!
10 months ago
We’ve shared a lot about everything going on lately. Let’s take a moment & shift gears. How are you taking care of yourself during all of this? Any tips that you think would be helpful to others?
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