New this week! Female birds sing — and new Vanderbilt research explains how social behavior shapes that evolution. Dr. Kate Snyder analyzed 1,000+ songbird species and found cooperative breeding & female song reinforce each other over evolutionary time. 🐦🎶 Read more >> https://wp.me/pbblkY-116

We are holding our annual Rising Stars in Genetics and Genomics Postdoc Symposium on September 24-25, 2026! Please nominate postdocs who are conducting cutting edge, creative work, and are likely to be a leader in their field. Please nominate by April 30, 2026: forms.gle/85NZaxFezUk8... (1/2)

Excited for this. Teaching popgen is one of my favourite parts of my job and I've wondered about doing an online version of the class for sometime. Teaming up with @jrossibarra.bsky.social to do this is wonderful.

NIGMS R35 Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA) for Outstanding Investigators new NOFO is available!! Submission dates starting in January 2026 through May 2028. See link below: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...

We are thrilled to announce the first official release (v0.1.8) of #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿, the successor to one of our flagship tool, #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀! Based on ideas we conceived of long ago (!), this was achieved thanks to the dedication of Brent Pedersen. 1/n

My book, An Intuitive Primer on Effective Functional Genomics Study Design, is published! I’d really appreciate it if you could help spread the word, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. I hope people will find it useful. It’s available on Amazon: tinyurl.com/mx2hewen

Interested in learning more about PhD programs in computational biology and genomics at UCLA? Join our virtual Open House on Monday, Nov 3 at 1:30pm. More info: bioinformatics.ucla.edu/event/gpb-vi... (1/3)

How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities? Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation. 🧵(1/n) @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515

One month before SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER is released! A prelim copy just arrived. I’m in Bolivia but my son opened the shipment and it appears that he approves. Preorder now (30% discount code: PUP30): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Sudmant lab at UC Berkeley is seeking a postdoc to work on a fully funded NIH project to understand differences in DNA repair and somatic mutation across the primate tree of life. Please spread widely to those who may be interested aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05052

Pleased to present our new preprint on sleep and circadian rhythms among the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia. This is a fascinating system for exploring sleep biology. Lots of variation in light exposure, housing type, and subsistence. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 below.

New paper by Luke O'Connor @lukeoconnor.bsky.social and Guy Sella @gs2747.bsky.social

Your next Fall read, my new book: SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER Longevity is shaped by our evolutionary past—imagine aging as opportunity rather than burden. Out Sept 16, preorder w/ code PUP30 for 30% discount: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @princetonupress.bsky.social

Announcing our 2025 Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet award recipients! These awards are presented annually to a select few whose efforts to support NCSE and advance its goal of defending the teaching of evolution and climate science have been truly outstanding. ncse.ngo/friend-darwi...

Get the word out far and wide. New opportunity from the Simons Foundation in the Eco-Evo space. 2026 Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology and Evolution Awards, due July 31, 2025, only for incoming PhD students who plan to start their PhDs in Fall 2026. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Now published in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tomorrow (Tues May 20) I'll be giving an online talk to the Radical Anthropology Group on our new preprint about the Meaning of Man the Hunter. All are welcome! 130pm EST ZOOM only ZOOM ID 384 186 2174 passcode Wawilak www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-meanin...

Last call—hiring for my lab moving to UCLA!

Congratulations to the new members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences including in evolution and ecology: Anurag Agrawal (@anurag-asclepias.bsky.social), Graham Coop (@gcbias.bsky.social), and Jennifer Martiny, among others! www.amacad.org/new-members-...

Hey PhD grads - join our group as a postdoc at Harvard! Focus will be analysis of genome wide methylation data from Cebu - measured at ages 21 and 40 years in the full birth cohort (n-1500). 40 yrs of data allow endless possibilities. Circulate widely! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14854

Our newest paper is out in Science! This riddle took 5 years to solve. Genome annotation and AI missed it. Manual inspection and serendipity still have advantages for cracking nature's secrets! With @science.org @evolutionvu.bsky.social @rokaslab.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Preliminary injunction in nationwide indirect cost rate case. This means that the judge found that the plaintiffs (AAMC, et al.) are likely to win on the merits when the ruling is finalized. www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n...

INBOX: March 7th — NASHVILLE + nationwide #StandUpForScience rallies as Trump & Musk dismantle the federal government while enriching themselves even further with taxpayer money. More info: standupforscience2025.org/our-policy-g...

The Atlantic story on the situation at NIH is sobering. We are so screwed. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

I am not going to call this a Bluetorial, because I do not want to sully that term (which, at least I, find joyful). Let’s call it a Orwellial.

New York Times article now up on Federal Register stuff. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s... 1/n

I am hiring a lab technician! If you know anyone who has experience with field studies, enjoys working with plants, and is a good communicator and hard worker, pls pass this along! The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Please re-skeet! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

"I don't know what NSF is going to be now, but it's not more efficient. It's just a mess." My story on today's firings and their impact. www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...

Excited to share a couple of new items (links below): 1. Our work on gene-environment interactions in the UKBiobank is up at the American Journal of Human Genetics 2. Our work on modeling ancient human population size history is up at Molecular Biology and Evolution

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US

Use the Human Microbiome Compendium data! We made the data and code available, & created a website and R package to navigate the compendium. Links: - Website: microbiomap.org - Data: zenodo.org/records/1373... - R package: blekhmanlab.github.io/MicroBioMap/ - Code: github.com/blekhmanlab/...

🚨 JOB ALERT!! We're looking for a PhD student to join our group! Are you interested in evolutionary medicine / anthropology? Already have a master's? Apply with your own project ideas! See link: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... #EvMed @bioanth.org @ehbea.bsky.social Please RT!

Just a reminder! We are hiring an assist/associate prof in the Integrative Anthropological Sciences at UCSB!! Come for the endless science, stay for the endless summer 😎 Deadline is approaching! 1/06/2025

Just 3 more weeks to apply for the Princeton EEB Fellows Program! 🌵🦥🦩🦠🧫🌻Please identify at least 2 faculty collaborators, craft your research program, & apply here: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app... @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social Please repost &/or apply!

On this #GivingTuesday, please consider our Onward & Upward initiative. We're dedicated to empowering indigenous learners in the Amazon & southern Africa by providing the essential educational resources they require to prosper and guide their communities.

Hey, senior grad student! I see you there, trying to hide. You're probably thinking: "That @CSHL symposium sounds cool, but I'll never be invited because my research is lame" Wrong! Tell your impostor syndrome to take a seat and apply now! Deadline extended to Dec. 15 cshl.edu/research/pos...

Postdoc #job! My lab is hiring an in-person postdoc to help with our newly funded NIEHS #R01 longitudinal study to examine the effects of drinking water salinity & heat stress on hydration, kidney function, & BP in N. Kenya! Job link: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Woman the Hunter? Female foragers sometimes hunt, yet gendered divisions of labor are real https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.23.581721v1

I'm delighted to release the first half of my new textbook in human genetics: web.stanford.edu/group/pritch... "An Owner's Guide to the Human Genome: an introduction to human population genetics, variation and disease"

UC Davis is hiring an assistant prof in Biological Anthropology recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05997 #BioAnth #Anthropology #HBES #Evolution