Sunday scaries hit differently when they’re before a 6 hour drive & the last week of the semester (they start on Saturday). 🥶 #AcademicSky

Thankful for time at home & with the fam! 🌊

Faculty plan out our grant writing MONTHS if not YEARS in advance - having programs suddenly disappear like this is utterly demoralizing and completely destructive for everyone’s productivity (including students!)

Also @hannahgreich.bsky.social shared this great resource with me for anyone else on the hunt: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Hey #microbialsky - anyone looking for a good PhD student this cycle? Ugrad from my lab is looking but no luck with the PIs she has contacted (no funding, no response). She worked in my lab for 1.5 years, now is a research tech at the FWC research institute. Excellent at the bench & super smart!

Every semester our kickoff lab meeting is updating our sharpie mark & recapture meeting. #newPI

Yay @micromaresca.bsky.social !!! @sunyesf.bsky.social

It’s Friday: a new episode of #MattersMicrobial! This week, Dr. Julie Maresca joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss microbes and concrete and road salt! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord? @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound @microbe.tv youtu.be/3JpbySeOO20?...

Fridays are a bit challenging. Next, recording a fabulous #MattersMicrobial podcast session with Dr. Julie Maresca about microbes and concrete! Holler to @mostlymicrobeshost .

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...

I write because I love writing. I love writing even when I'm struggling with a writing problem that is killing me. Finding a way through that problem is both intensely rewarding and also helps me become a better writer. There is no reason for me to ever outsource that.

If a tiny fraction of the resources deployed towards AI was invested instead in actual artists we'd be enjoying a renaissance rather than drowning in a sea of garbage

📣 🧪 Update: #GRFP petition went to #NSF and OSTP (w/ the growing* comments list) yesterday. We are now working to get these impacts in front of Congress, so PLEASE keep signing/sharing the petition! *nearly 900! @danielbolnick.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social

There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition. Feel free to sign and share this open petition: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Help advance water research in CNY! Participate in SHARCS on Sat Oct 4, a community science project led by SUNY ESF researchers! Collect a quick water sample, snap a photo, fill out a short survey, and return the sample. Adults 18+ welcome! No experience needed. More info: bit.ly/CNYSHARCS.

The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

God this makes me want to cry. Increasing enrollment while cutting staff and placing blame on a staff increase and staff: student ratio shows a fundamental misunderstanding of his higher ed works. SUNY has implemented *several* unfunded mandates across campuses in the last few years.

Anyone else having a really hard time talking to students about careers in science? I talked to an undergrad, technician, & grad student about careers today & floundered when comparing industry to govt to academic positions, how to prep for any of them, or what those jobs will look like in 5 years

Today is World #AlzheimersDay A note of optimism @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉 Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life. Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

Second: send a letter to the governor of NY actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-...

Third, read here to learn more about what we are facing: www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...

Translational research is digging for gold. Basic research is learning where and what to dig. The more funding is diverted to translation, the more we deplete the research ecosystem, driving the supplies of "gold" - immediately translatable findings and innovations - to unsustainably low levels.

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

My biochemistry I class has an ongoing project known as “my enzyme is the coolest” in which the students compete for their enzyme to be selected as the SUNY ESF Enzyme of the Year. I am putting together my list of nominees for the students to pick from. Please comment with your nominations!

This is something I think about sometimes #newPI

Hey wild immunologists of blue sky… do you work on a non-model taxa??? Would you have 15 min to spare to zoom in and share your research with my comparative immunology class? I’m looking to spotlight real research this semester. Please spread the word and reach out if you’re interested!

🚨🚨We’re hiring a postdoc!🚨🚨 Min two year contract; start in 2026 (flexible) & contribute to this project focused on understanding the link between bleaching recovery and disease in cnidarians!! Opportunities to work on side projects too! Deadline Nov 1! Info here: tinyurl.com/y2abjsem

PSA roomie dream team! 🇵🇷 ☕️ @hannahgreich.bsky.social @raemariew.bsky.social

Great first social night at #PSA2025 in Puerto Rico! 🇵🇷@psaalgae.bsky.social

Its that time again - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2026 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/2XTHBP6CZGEn... Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share! 🧪

youtu.be/RZeIaUqdnCg?... a feature of one of the Goff lab undergrads talking about his transfer+undergrad research experience at ESF! (Also guest starring some other Goff and @hannahgreich.bsky.social Lab members 🐆)

Advice distilled from an NSF PO: Apply for NSF funding this year. Because NSF's current policy is to forward-fund active projects (e.g. pay down their mortgage on the future years of funding), there are plausible budget scenarios where NSF has a LARGE budge to spend next fiscal year (on your grant)

Stoke to announce that I will be joining the Department of Biology @txst.edu this coming Fall semester as an Assistant Professor! Looking for grad students with interests in #Symbiodiniaceae, #corals 🪸, microbial #symbiosis 🦠, comparative #genomics 🧬 and #phylogenomics soon. Feel free to reach out!

I am working with ASM to re-launch the Central NY ASM Branch! 🧫🦠 We have funds allocated for us and now just need 25 signatures from ASM members in the geographic region in support of this branch. More info is in the form and also I’ve attached a FAQ sheet. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

*Representation matters* 🙃

Celebrating our 2025 graduates alongside Onondaga Lake! (We also saw some 🦅 🦅 hunting!!) @micromaresca.bsky.social @hannahgreich.bsky.social

I can't really describe how heartbreaking it is to be a scientist in America, especially an early career one. So many of us did everything right to set ourselves up for success, only to watch our career path crumble.

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Looking ahead to an unpaid summer that I planned to write 3 NSF grants (2 pending) as my lab runs out of startup funding. Hearing about other dramatic cuts at NIH where I have a grant pending. USDA barely has any grant instructions up. And struggling to not just say “what’s the point” 😞 #NewPI

You want to hear what "return on investment" means in relation to NSF funding? I know you do...

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

Are there resources circulating about how to proceed if a #NSF grant is terminated? Thought I saw stuff the other day… Posting on behalf of a colleague who had a #NSF grant axed yesterday.

On behalf of the Northeast Algal Society (NEAS): NEAS 2025 registration and abstract submission closes on March 5th! Please register and submit your abstract at northeastalgae.org/future_ac.php - we also have an online option if you cannot make it in person.

Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com

Microbe Girlie Funland fairies (@hannahgreich.bsky.social) delivered our hoodies today!!