1/How do maladaptive responses to novel environments influence trait evolution? With field & lab studies, we (@jpvelotta.bsky.social & @mstager.bsky.social) explored this in deer mice along an elevational gradient. And...it's complicated! 😱 academic-oup-com.silk.library.umass.edu/evolut/artic...

Please spread widely and quickly - the more signatures we get the better chances we have of cajoling NSF into changing course on this small but very impactful item

We created an updated, urgent petition focused on the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can! bsky.app/profile/jaso...

If you are a grad student in their second year, hoping to apply for a GRFP, the eligibility requirements have changed. You are now ineligible. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo.... This is an outrage. The government willy-nilly changes the way things are done and it hurts students.

Check out our new deer mouse paper @sse-evolution.bsky.social! A truly collaborative effort with @drgodwit.bsky.social, @mstager.bsky.social, and Zac Cheviron. academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

Check out our new perspective on homeostasis and stress! Led by @evoecoalex.bsky.social with me and @cam-g.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/icb/advance-....

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

AOC: Do you know which coloradans did vote to cut medicare and jack up health care cost? Every single Republican representative from Colorado. Don't you worry, I was just at Gabe Evans' district, and 11,000 of his constituents would like a word

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Our YouTube premiere starts in just a few minutes! youtu.be/Dx0ewmmMjnQ

For the first time in 10 years, a child has died from measles in the United States. Vaccines prevent measles. Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.

#standupforscience Denver! Thank you @ssenese.bsky.social for being lead organizer and @emma-glenn23.bsky.social @peteromyscus.bsky.social @etarnawa.bsky.social @rileymcorcoran.bsky.social for organizing and volunteering! ✊ #proudmentor

@erinwelsh.bsky.social and her crowd at #standupforscienece Denver! Science saves! Get vaccinated. @tpwky.bsky.social

Standing up for science now! #colorado #denver @bennet.senate.gov

Be part of this movement! Today in #Denver at 1pm at the capitol! Come #standupforscience

COME STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!! TOMORROW!!

The Scott Lab at McMaster is currently recruiting graduate students to examine the physiological and molecular mechanisms of high-altitude adaptation in small mammals. Details at scottlab.ca/opportunities/

SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎

And #MATH because you can’t do science without math so I’m (also) gonna #standupformath2025

BREAKING: Federal judge issues prelim injunction blocking NIH from cutting indirect cost rates for research. This extends the temp restraining order that's been in place the past few weeks. Big win for health. Big loss for disease and cancers. Especially political ones.

On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone. Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️

Colorado— Looking for a @standupforscience.bsky.social sign/poster making event? Look no further! Golden—3/3 @6 Boulder—3/5 @5 Aurora/Denver—3/6 @6

Stand with us #Denver! ✊ @standupforscience.bsky.social @ssenese.bsky.social. I will be speaking on academic freedom, drawing inspiration from MIT scientist Vannevar Bush's "Science the Endless Frontier," and @biologycarly.bsky.social recent @chronicle.com article: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025

SEE YOU IN ONE WEEK ☀️ March 7th, 2025! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org! #standupforscience2025

SAVE OUR SCIENCE! There's a war on science happening right now, and we're trying to win—for the sake of our families, our friends, and our communities. Want to support #StandUpforScience2025? Show up in DC, locally, call your representatives, or visit www.caaps.co/caapsstandup... ☀️

I got mad and wrote an article.

Are you a grad student or postdoc who would like to attend in-person #Evol2025? SSE offers registration waivers for those who need additional funding to attend the meeting. Complete the short application form by March 15: buff.ly/4gSSKk5 @evolmtg.bsky.social

First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people apnews.com/article/meas...

Stand up for Science with us!

🚨CO Scientists🚨 Have you or someone you know been fired from a federally funded position? If so—contact me! Looking for speakers/stories for the Stand Up for Science rally in Denver, CO.

🚨Anyone in CO🚨 if you are open to volunteering—I need you! Please reach out to help organize at our capitol in Denver. We need you! Science needs you! Stand up for science!

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

☀️📣 Looking for VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in Colorado! Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #colorado

HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen

www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 ・ #sciencenotsilence ・ #scienceforall

Field Techs wanted! Join me, @ssenese.bsky.social, @drgodwit.bsky.social, and others this upcoming field season! Apply here: jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...

Registration for Evolution 2025 is now open! Come join us virtually from May 29-30, and/or in-person in Athens, GA from June 20-24. @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social #Evol2025 www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...

So excited to announce my new hosting role on the Advances in Care podcast! Tune in for fascinating conversations with the physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who are on the cutting edge of medical research. Check out the first episode in the newest season: go.pddr.app/aic-smith-erin

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I am a federally-funded scientist. People on this amazing effort were supported by federal grants. We must keep it that way. Shoutout to all the work of the folks who helped build the genome of the "Founding Fish", the American shad. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt. The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho... This is very disturbing