The 10 stations whose March 2026 average temperature was higher than their record April average temperature. Prior to 2026, none of the 385 NWS ThreadEx stations had achieved this feat. Note: a previous version had Oxnard mislocated.

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Major grant writing hurdle overcome! Only took a week longer than it should have...

"Data centers...are creating 'heat islands,' warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and making life hotter for more than 340 million people." www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/c...

HHS and OMB have stopped them. They have mandated the new NOFOs also be written in “simple” text. While NOFOs are being reduced, IC staff are working to get topics in place for parents. NOFOs are being written but they’re being rejected or just sitting in HHS & now OMB offices….

Grant writing/getting at a PUI/SLAC is way harder than it needs to be. If you're not fighting through your own administrative load, you're fighting through your Administration.

Welp, apparently 45yo = bifocal contacts.

Fabulous OT birthday win for the Sabres!

It's all good in the Sabrehood! #BuffaloSabres #HBD

The Env Sci dept at WWU (my department!) is hiring a TT forest systems scientist. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/677245/a...

Decided to continue to stay home and fully indulge in the healing process (I hate that this feels like an indulgence, but that's a different skeet). For now, I'll be entering the weekend at Inbox <5 and that's a win!

Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/d...

job alert. 🧪👩‍🔬🌍🌐🌱🐞🦠🦔

Today is the first day this week I've woken up not feeling sick. Now I actually have to decide whether I'm going to work or not

FACT OF THE DAY. 26 March 1953. In a huge medical breakthrough, US medical researcher Dr Jonas Salk announced that he had created the first polio vaccine. Polio cases fell from 58,000 per year in 1952 to 6,000 by 1958. Salk’s vaccine was replaced by a new one developed by Albert Sabin in 1962.

Laundry tales: This is the 2nd to last meeting under the "NABS" name, and the only NABS/SFS shirt I own with a diatom on it. I also got altitude sickness during this "fun run" and had to miss the banquet.

A gallery of agricultural ants.

An afternoon repost. Please help our science students conduct research and attend scientific meetings!

NEW: Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes @worldwildlife.org www.worldwildlife.org/publications... “Vital freshwater fish migrations are collapsing; hundreds of species need urgent, coordinated cross-border action” Please share!

Hubs has loaded me up with day-quil and ginger ale. Feeling nearly human again.

It's Daemen's Day of Giving today! The NatSci dept is raising funds specifically for our students to conduct research. If you are able, our department would greatly appreciate a donation to help supply our students with materials and travel to conferences fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Daemen26/...

Our #GIS Analyst Bryce Larson created a kick butt storymap for the Driftless Area Restoration Effort @trout_unlimited #driftless . storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9f37...

Many freshwater fish populations are collapsing, according to the most comprehensive assessment to date by the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, which found freshwater fish populations worldwide have crashed by about 81% since 1970.🐟🧪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fish. Insects. Birds.

​​We gave Amazon a $17.5 BILLION tax break last year. Meta got $13.7 BILLION. Citigroup didn't pay a penny—we gave them a tax REFUND. Those tax breaks didn't do anything to create jobs, let alone save them. We have got to stop with the corporate tax giveaways.

Today's Old Tasks -Process fatty acid samples Today's New Tasks -Set up new laptop -Bake biscuits ...this is the second time I've been sick this sabbatical. I think my body is trying to tell me something.

It's happening! #GIS

Looks like it's finally time to set up the new laptop I bought myself last year before the tariff kerfuffle...My old laptop (circa 2019) is refusing to charge :-(

🚨 We're hiring! Postdoctoral positions in modeling of development and evolution at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social & @scilifelab.se Focus: dynamical systems, time-series, phylogenetics, dimensionality reduction 📍 Stockholm 🕒 2+1 years 🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Please share!

Very happy with this month's Cousin Bake! The Dutch Apple Cake, basically an upside-down cake

Did you know what causes Ice Ages? It is the Earth’s orbital cycles, known since Milanković computed them in the 1920s. When you drive a climate model with these cycles, it will correctly reproduce the sequence of Ice Ages as we know it from paleoclimate data. www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

🆕 Excited to share our new Comment in Nature Climate Change. A multidisciplinary effort analysing Spain’s pioneering experience with climate shelters, linking climate science, public health, urban planning, and governance. A constructive perspective on what works and what is still needed.

Hubs tortures me with adorable pictures of my puppy. Here she is with her teddy bear in her office bed ❤️🧸

Great morning as I joined others at the Buffalo Museum of Science to mark the halfway point of construction of its new exhibit the Science of Sport. Erie County is proud to have invested $15.8 million in the Museum since 2012 and this will add to one of the great institutions of our region. 1/2

Omg, what am I even doing to myself? -Embarking on new grant attempt -Going to start re-teaching myself ESRI -Still processing samples -Analyzing data for a presentation Some sabbatical!

Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day! Taxonomists are the folks who discover and name new species, identify species, and document the diversity of life on Earth both past and present. Learn more about why taxonomy and natural history remains a vital part of science in the era of big data in our paper🧪

I've finally given in and started wearing readers/cheaters at my computer. But why does it feel like the transition from wearing/not wearing the readers is more damaging to my eyes than not wearing them at all..?

The president's announcement last week that he's working to save the #GreatLakes from invasive carp comes as his administration has paused funding already appropriated by Congress for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project that aims to stop their spread www.wpr.org/news/trump-w...

I have re-made this graph several times. Only the orange points are correct......Why. Won't. You. Behave?!

My data are not looking pretty.....

Great to see the important work of Bella Oleksy highlighted in @sciam.bsky.social ! www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

The Essentials of Stable Isotope Ecology is not: – A chemistry refresher – A software demo – A light overview It is about thinking with isotope data, and applying these data to your research If you use isotopes but don’t always feel 100% confident explaining them

Sitting down to read a new grant RFP

So proud of this future doctor! She is gonna change the world!

Habitat variability is key to supporting consistent life in braided rivers. New research led by Holly Harris has shown that different parts of the river fluctuate at different times, which smooths out the boom‑and‑bust cycles of insects and fish across the whole river ‘braidplain’.

Jeffrey and Joseph are live in one hour. Come chat about St. Patrick's day traditions, favorite vacation spots and more. Join here: buff.ly/XIjKg4R

The US National Academies of Sciences refused to remove a climate change chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, despite pressure from Republican attorneys general.

Tonight is our first seminar in our special Alumni Seminar Series! #TriBeta We have so many wonderful alums who I'm so thrilled are willing and able to come back and speak about their experiences post graduation!

We just released the tickets for Upwell 2026. If you'll be in DC June 2-3, I hope you'll join us. We also have a virtual option for June 3. www.eventbrite.com/e/register-t...