It begins!

Marquette being gorgeous. Good job @lakesuperior.bsky.social too

Capturing plankton for teaching on a crisp fall morning. Chilly, but beautiful!

Some days, this is my job. Scouting for a field lab.

My car cloned itself while I was at work! But I’m confused as an evolutionary biologist bc I thought only hybrids did that, and it’s electric! Is my car a plant? Was it parthenogenesis, gynogenesis, or kleptogenesis? Mysteries abound!

Peer review ✍️, when done properly, remains an excellent mean to improve manuscripts ✔️. Special thanks to two anonymous reviewers that helped us put together this new version! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Still possible to apply to this #post-doc position at CESAB #Montpellier. Application closing date: September 15th 2025 (12:00 PM CET) How taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS #Biodiversity

Very cool! The more we learn about the biology of sex determination, the more interesting and complicated it gets. (I rescind my previous snarky comments that birds are "simple and boring" in this department.)

Shirley Chen's paper from my lab on the dilution and amplification hypotheses regarding the biodiversity-disease relationship. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This is a books recommendation thread. The air is smoky and things are dark right now, but I just finished a lovely book (“To Be Taught, If Fortunate”, by Becky Chambers). I’ve been really enjoying beautiful speculative fiction. What have you read recently that you love?

Today the air quality index where I live is 168 due to drifting smoke from wildfires. I canceled my trail run. My kid is mad at me for not letting her attend soccer camp, but really, we should all be mad at our leaders. We need climate science and clean energy policies, not cuts.

I'm thrilled to share more cool fish genetics, led by former MSc student Amanda Meuser, and with former student Amy Pitura and collaborator @erynmcfarlane.bsky.social. This one is about minnow hybrids! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Applications now open for the SSE GREG Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards! These grants provide up to $3500 to expand your dissertation work. Submit your proposal by September 15! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

It's easy! Save their numbers in your phone and make calling a habit. Call the ones you agree with and the ones you don't - positive feedback when they do the right thing is just as important as critical feedback when they're doing something you don't like.

Michiganders, I just called my Republican congressional representative to express my opposition to the budget bill, and got right through to a staffer. That's not right, his phone should be ringing constantly. If you're in the UP, represented by Bergman, and oppose the budget bill, give him a call!

Job alert! We have a postdoc position available in the Stelkens Lab at Stockholm University. Join us and apply experimental evolution and comparative genomics in the model system yeast to test for parallel climate adaptation. Apply through this link: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline 15 August.

Delighted to post some cool science - a collaboration with my former grad students Cassandre and Jill, and collaborator extraordinaire @erynmcfarlane.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/jher...

Minnow trapping by bicycle!

Guess Mikey’s distance and win QSC swag!!

A good reminder in this hectic world

The USGS coop units are so essential to fish and wildlife management/conservation. I have been so lucky to work with these talented and dedicated researchers over the years, and am beyond sad and infuriated about these proposed cuts.

I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!

Contact your Congress critters! Let’s make some noise.

📢New article: COVID-19 proved that Universities could make Post-Secondary Education more Accessible; They are just choosing not to #HigherEd 🧪🍁

3,000 people turned out today in Marquette! This is for a small city where the temp hovered around freezing with the wind whipping off Lake Superior. We put on our coats, hats, and snow pants and got out there.

We have a 4-year fully funded PhD position available! Research topics include but are not limited to 1) Parallel evolution of climate adaptation in Europe and South America 2) The genetic architecture of temperature adaptation 3) The evolution of pathogenicity su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

RNA xkcd.com/3056

Biology is so awesome and this is a very well-written and accessible article about just how incredibly complicated sex determination is in nature: www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-ba...

This Valentine’s Day it’s more important than ever to support and defend JEDI. Happy Valentine’s Day to all the rebels out there fighting to protect human rights, democracy, and science

I’m proud to be a member of SSE today! This is an important message.

Yes, I am totally countering my doomscrolling by reading escapist fantasy novels…

Good riddance January. Between all the horrible things happening in the world and having covid, one of the few bright spots was that I read a lot of good books. So I’m starting a 2025 reading thread.

Interested in attending #Evol2025 but need help with caregiving costs? Apply for the SSE Caregiver Award, which provides up to $500 for caregiving costs while attending virtually or in person. Deadline: March 15 https://buff.ly/4ayQxbG @evolmtg.bsky.social

Traveling from outside the US to attend the #Evol2025 meeting in Athens, GA, USA in June? You may be eligible for our International Travel Stipend! Apply by Jan. 31. Early meeting registration is now open for those needing visas. @evolmtg.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3ZEWUqe

I am still looking for a Master's student to join my lab at Northern Michigan University in fall 2025. Please get in touch if you are interested, and share with keen students interested in fish, genetics, or evolution!

It’s Pie Social day @bionmu.bsky.social ! When all the grades are in, faculty and staff feast on pies. Best end of semester tradition. (Made some extra treats for family taste testers for breakfast.)

Reposting as the deadline approaches - I'm recruiting a Master's student for fall 2025 to join my lab at Northern Michigan University! Please get in touch if you're interested and share this posting. Applications received by Dec. 20 will receive full consideration.

Even Yoopers get snow days sometimes

Two more days to apply for this awesome position in our department at Northern Michigan University! Happy to answer any questions.

I am currently recruiting a new Master's student to join my lab at Northern Michigan University - please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be interested!

Glad to see the chatter over here where the sky is bluer! I'm an evolutionary biologist and think a lot about how hybridization and anthropogenic disturbance affect fish populations.