First paper from our program is out 🎉 Our pub in BSSB shares outcomes from our postbaccalaureate training model, demonstrating how research & mentorship can build confidence & career readiness in STEM. Huge thanks to our SREC partners for making this work possible. 🔗 ssbbulletin.org/article/id/6...

Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs xkcd.com/3204/

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Today is the last day to apply for the Undergraduate Community at Evolution program at #Evol2026! Join other undergrads in Cleveland to present your research, learn more about the field, and make lasting connections: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/educ...

Proud graduate of this awesome course in 2000- Highly recommend!

Applications are now open for the 2026 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE)! www.mbl.edu/education/ad... Claudia Solis-Lemus and I will be holding an informational session on Zoom next Wed (1/21) from 10:30-11:30 AM Central for those interested: lsu.zoom.us/j/4968115684 Deadline to apply: 1/26

One of my highlights at #ssb2026 meeting last weekend was reconnecting with my amazing friend Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social of #BrainScoop and seeing her outstanding keynote presentation on her career path and the importance of museum collections @systbiol.bsky.social #CollectionsAreEssential

Systematic Biology’s January 2026 issue (75.1) is out! It launches our 75th anniversary series, debuts the new Invited Review article category, features a Tillandsia Spotlight, along with a nice mix of empirical & methods papers. Check it out: academic.oup.com/sysbio/issue... @systbiol.bsky.social

Had a great post-SSB hackathon with the RevBayes crew! Got tons of work done on both RevBayes and RevGadgets! Special thanks to @trayc7.bsky.social @jembrown.bsky.social for organizing and hosting!

It's not too late. Apply now to our Advanced Training Research Courses: go.mbl.edu/courses

Thanks @bruno-soares.bsky.social @kzutaustin.bsky.social and Valeria Ramirez Castaneda for presenting and bringing your insights during this weekend's @systbiol.bsky.social symposium and panel "Creating Meaningful Collaborations Across Communities and Natural History Collections"

“What would our world look like if all natural history collections disappeared?” Loved #SSB2026! Organized by @jembrown.bsky.social. Great workshops, talks, panel discussion, and collections tours, plus an awesome social hosted by @prosanta.bsky.social. Great to meet some more fishy folks as well 🐠

Had such a great time hosting the Future of Natural History Collections panel at the #ssb2026 meeting this weekend. Big thanks to @jembrown.bsky.social sky.social for organizing the meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social and for all the amazing panelists who shared so much knowledge and great ideas!

Proud mentor! @dlfwiley.bsky.social rocked her first conference talk at #SSB2026 discussing the importance of museum collections for her dissertation work and for her career trajectory

The great @jembrown.bsky.social closing out #ssb2026 It was a wonderful meeting thanks to the hardwork of Jeremy and funding from @lsu.bsky.social and other sources. Systematic biology is alive and well. Especially proud of all the Global South who attended.

Strong @lsu.bsky.social contingent at #ssb2026 - LSU alumni and current folks

#SSB2026, just a reminder that today we're moving down the street to the Manship Theatre. @systbiol.bsky.social

We have a few items in the #SSB2026 lost and found. Let us know if you're looking for anything you misplaced.

Museum and Herbarium tours are now underway. Next bus will depart around 5:00 PM. All tours should finish by 7:15 and Biodiversity Trivia Night will start at 7:30. #SSB2026 @systbiol.bsky.social

Interested in trying to use RevBayes for the first time? Need help planning or debugging a phylogenetic analysis? Check out the RevBayes Office Hours! In the University Room this morning and the King Room this afternoon. revbayes.github.io @systbiol.bsky.social #SSB2026

Registration continues this morning in the Hilton lobby for #SSB2026! We've got name tags, lanyards, meeting stickers, and buttons for everyone. Be sure to let us know if you're a first time speaker at a scientific conference!

All in order for the #SSB2026 meeting in Baton Rouge!

#SSB2026 is officially getting underway! We're set up in the Hilton lobby for registrations until 8. If you haven't found us yet, swing on by. @systbiol.bsky.social

Fun fact for #SSB2026: the original Raising Cane’s- the mothership- is in Baton Rouge, right next to the LSU campus. Come for science and community, and stick around for chicken fingers!

Check out the schedule for the upcoming #ssb2026 meetings for later this week Thanks to @jembrown.bsky.social for organizing all this for @systbiol.bsky.social ssb2026.github.io

For those of you coming down to Baton Rouge for #SSB2026 know that it is warm now (still lizard friendly) but will be cooler during the conference (9th-11 this week). @systbiol.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing old and new systematist friends!

Really looking forward to #SSB2026 in Baton Rouge and catch up with folks at LSU @systbiol.bsky.social

Very excited for this incredible lineup of talks at #SSB2026! ssb2026.github.io/talks.html For those giving talks, more instructions will be sent shortly. @systbiol.bsky.social

THE Indiana University

Let's go, Hoosiers! #IU

If you’re registered for #ssb2026, you should have an email from the meeting with a survey. Last chance to fill it out!

A quick reminder for everyone registered for SSB2026: please take a moment to complete the survey to submit lightning talks, sign up for workshops, and indicate your interest in other meeting activities. If you haven’t filled it out yet, today’s the day! We're excited to see you all in January!

Ok, we're down to the last 10 (!) spots available to register for #SSB2026 in Baton Rouge in January. Who's in? ssb2026.github.io @systbiol.bsky.social

Reminder that this meeting is filling rapidly! If you need travel funding to come, make sure you fill out the travel award application by Sept. 30! www.systbio.org/early-career...

We're thrilled to see such an enthusiastic response for SSB 2026! 111 spots are already claimed, with a cap of 200. Be sure to register soon, if you're planning to join us! ssb2026.github.io #SSB2026 @systbiol.bsky.social

48 confirmed attendees already for #SSB2026, within a week of registration opening. Remember that the meeting attendance cap is 200. Register today to join us in January! ssb2026.github.io @systbiol.bsky.social

My whole lab is going - who else will be there?

Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology! Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions. (Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.) lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...

Calling all natural history/museum collections folxs The theme of the @systbiol.bsky.social breakout meeting in Baton Rouge is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections' The LSU Museum of Natural Science will host some events. Hope to see you there, Jan 9-11, 2026. ssb2026.github.io

Registration is now open for #SSB2026! I'm so excited to see many of you here in Baton Rouge in January! We're going to hear great talks, discuss the immeasurable value of natural history collections, and continue to strengthen our scientific community. ssb2026.github.io @systbiol.bsky.social

Another exciting #SSB2026 workshop to highlight: A Primer for Phylogenetic Causal Inference with @oschwery.bsky.social & @pseudacris.bsky.social Also, lots of new info on the website and more soon: ssb2026.github.io Follow for the latest updates! @jembrown.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social

Today's featured #SSB2026 workshop: the Open Tree of Life with @snacktavish.bsky.social and @mtholder.bsky.social! opentreeoflife.github.io Registration opening soon. Keep an eye here for updates: ssb2026.github.io Hope to see you in Baton Rouge in January! @systbiol.bsky.social

Job alert! Sam Noble Museum (OU) seeks a Collection Manager for the Recent Invertebrates collection (insects, mollusks, arachnids & more). You’ll team up with the incoming Curator (👋 me). Apply via jobs.ou.edu, Job # 251244. DM questions. #museumjobs #arthropods #collections

A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation

Registration for the SSB breakout meeting in Baton Rouge, LA in Jan. 2026 will be opening soon! Registrants need to be SSB members, so make sure to check on your membership today and join/renew if needed: www.systbio.org Check here regularly for updates: ssb2026.github.io @systbiol.bsky.social

We're excited to kick off another year of LAGNiAppE! 🎉 Welcome to our new cohort — we can't wait to see how they grow as researchers and individuals. Stay tuned as their journey unfolds! @tropicalbotany.bsky.social @invertevoeco.bsky.social @jembrown.bsky.social #postbacc #RaMP #training

🎉 Congratulations to Our Amazing Scholars! 🎉 What an incredible year of research, growth, and achievement! ☀️ Thank you for your contribution. Looking forward to see you shine. Wishing you all the very best! #postbacc #NSF #RaMP #proudofyou❤️

Another day testing the limits of resilience. The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels. Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels. The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.