Have you nominated someone for the BART #award? sicb.org/awards/georg... All this week #SICB is spotlighting past winners and we begin with Kate Wilsterman www.thewilstermanlab.com #science #biology #ecology #evolution #PhD

Aidan Bedford "Interspecies interaction between humpback whale and bottlenose dolphins."

Wow. An anemone at 4283 m! #okeanos #saveNOAA WESTedge North Pacific

If you know a postdoc or graduate student that's had their future trajectory cut due to federal BS and they're looking for alternative paths point them towards a PUI with undergrad research. We do some great things with students and it can be very rewarding.(An ITYSL gif thread 1 of 5)

My NSF PRFB on the genetics of female polymorphism in hummingbirds was terminated yesterday. I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further. If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.

Now that I've had tenure for a year I'm not sure if I'm complaining about things more because I have tenure or that things have gotten annoyingly worse? (Not worse as in bad here, but AI, student/faculty apathy, admin grumbles etc.).

If you use standardised feedback for student evaluation of teaching, it disadvantages women, the global majority, and other marginalised groups. Even if you add an "unconscious bias" statement. + link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I am very slowly refinding the scientists I loved on the bird site. If you found me but I did not find you ping me! I am looking for good science to follow.

‘Maybe Hot Dog Will Make Wife Feel Better,’ Thinks Husband No Closer To Fixing Things theonion.com/maybe-h...

Hi folks, we have a full time lecturer position in our department at BU! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29783 We are a fun group of people, dedicated to creating an inclusive space! Consider joining us! Please share widely!

“The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency,” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

I sit on a committee for the Excellence in ScComm awards. This afternoon, I wrote to my fellow members that unless & until @nationalacademies.org “actively combat political censorship instead of capitulating to illegal, racist demands, I will not participate in any further service on their behalf.“

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

@matthewherron.bsky.social is an amazing person and #scientist. What happened to him and other federal employees is #terrible and seriously damages #science and the American people!

You asked, we got busy — ditch the ads on iOS (If you’re into that): apps.apple.com/us/app/mapqu... *mumbles to self* OK...SO: - Ads feedback? ✅ - Ridic but fun Gulf name generator? ☑️ - Fix annoying navigation voice? NEVER

Only 3 days left to submit an application to this summer's #REU - BLINKS program! We're excited to have so many awesome projects lined up.☁️ Diversity VALUED! Please pass this along and check out our website for project descriptions and application info: fhl.uw.edu/research/sum... 🧪 Please boost!

Happy Darwin day, everyone! Charles is 216 years old today. He is not here anymore, but his theory is still alive and well!

Take a 2 second break from panicking and give the "Gulf of America" a review on Google: maps.app.goo.gl/XEqnKRFtJ7d6...

Just received an NSF panel availability request…

If you are preparing to talk to people about the economic impacts that the budget cuts to NSF will have on your states, consider reading through the relevant NSF fact sheets first. new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s...

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

America is the country where I was trained to do science, and I’m proud of all that we’ve accomplished. I’m not going to let one man, who is trying to dismantle so many of our scientific institutions, claim our flag. It doesn’t belong to him. It belongs to us. 🇺🇸

SICB and its members have had a great relationship with NSF for decades. Our members have pushed US science into new frontiers and trained new scientists to work in public and private sectors of the "bioeconomy." We have helped prepare the nation for the future. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Continuing to screen existing (and new) grants to comply with the EOs appears to be in direct violation of the restraining order. Funding agencies should instead be using this window to award as many grants as possible. What am I missing?

SICB is back! Please follow the society's new BlueSky account: @sicb.bsky.social SICB recognizes that the scientific enterprise is only successful because of the people performing that science. Without those people, science and all of the political and economic strength that it provides, stops.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

We will never stay silent. We are so proud to have joined thousands of marchers from across the nation at the People's March in Washington, DC to send an important message to our elected leaders: You work for the people. ALL the people. Take action! Learn more: www.peoplesmarch.com/act

Just bought $60 worth of @benandjerrys.bsky.social. Who knew fighting fascists was so delicious?

First post on a new social media platform (as everything else seems to be sinking like the Titanic)!