I hope all faculty nationwide, but especially those at campuses in NC, join us in posting comments on the OMB proposal, which, if implemented, will have a devastating effect on all forms of federal funding, including that for science 2/2

Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

So excited to announce our search for 4 postdocs (funded by the Simons Foundation) who will use genomics to "test how ecological interactions, natural selection, natural enemies, hybridization & environmental gradients shape...tropical tree communities" in Panama: stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... ...1

Thousands of biomedical studies are stuck in limbo as NIH drags out renewals months after annual budgets expire. Since 2025, the rate of overdue renewals has TRIPLED. This leaves scientists unable to plan, keep staff employed, or maintain long-term research. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NIH 🧪

Exclusive: The National Science Foundation is trimming this year’s budgets for hundreds of its traditional basic science programs by roughly 20% to 30%, even though its overall budget is down just 3%. https://scim.ag/4xY2KCm

Just submitted my comment! Saw that there are currently only 12,400 comments on this. Those are rookie numbers folks, we gotta pump those numbers up. We have til July 13th!

Good to see @ascbiology.bsky.social stepping up. Other scientific societies and other organizations that depend on science need to do likewise.

Vought is trying to destroy American science as we know it. Here's what you can do to stop him: 👉 Visit our action center: zurl.co/NXVak 👉 Donate to Fuel the Fight for Science: zurl.co/PHtGH

The comment period is open! Make your voices heard!! www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2...

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

This functionally ends science in the United States.

This is North Korea level bullshit, and a total fucking disaster for science and for the United States alike. It doesn't matter whether it fails to pass; this kind of thinking is already penetrating NIH, NSF, NASA, etc and causing severe harm. NASEM, AAAS, AAUP, etc must condemn unequivocally.

Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.

The National Science Foundation is terminating and suspending grants again, and at Grant Witness we need you to help to track them! 🧪 We can only identify research being suppressed by under-the-radar suspensions directly from researchers. Please report! grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF

Many of these excellent scientists are our alumni, colleagues, and collaborators. Thank you for all that you do! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The NIH is funding significantly less new research compared to years prior. Those delays are stalling thousands of projects, exhausting lab budgets, and disrupting the careers of even scientists who are leading their fields’ most cutting-edge work. https://chroni.cl/4dwIW0z

On NSF’s postdoc page, the biology and earth science fields have been completely eliminated; the only remaining fellowships are in math, astronomy, engineering, and “entrepreneurship.” Weird choice not to support research on the life support system for 8 billion people. www.nsf.gov/funding/post...

Interested in a postdoc #evolutionary ecology? #ecopysiology? #molecular ecology?#ecotox? #birds? My group studies many aspects of responses to #environmental change. Happy to host MSCA applicants, we have 3 successful ones🙂 marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/whats-new/ne...

We're hiring! As part of the #InterPOLL project funded by @researchireland.ie we are recruiting two #PhD positions in bee ecology, and a #postdoc in bee molecular ecology. For more details and how to apply see here: www.stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd #phdlife #academicjobs

New opportunity for PhD fellowships at interface of ecology & evolution from the Simons Foundation. Application deadline June 30, 2026. My interpretation is that this applies to prospective PhD students & those accepted/not yet matriculated. Full details: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

A great way to remember a super colleague. www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

I just learned that the artist behind this iconic comic, a copy of which hung in my apartments off Hope for a decade and still hangs in my faraway house today, died in March. Godspeed.

Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure. www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

Field botanist job with Virginia Natural Heritage, based in Roanoke, VA. $55-65K pay range. Please share widely! www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/field-b...

My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com

POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California 2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin. ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program sent free books every month to more than 18,000 children in Clark County. In November, those books will stop coming, after the program lost state funding. Learn more about the program here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/pare...

From a buddy: No Kings Rally in Reno Nevada today #NoKings #NoTyrants #NoFascists

A fall tradition returns! Join us Oct 18th for @unevadareno.bsky.social 's Day at the Museum! The bees, butterflies, and snakes at the Natural History Museum are always a big highlight! #reno #northernnevada #renotahoe www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest! knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

@unevadareno.bsky.social Biology Assistant Professor Misty Riddle featured in this career profile in @dev-journal.bsky.social! (We love the shout-out to former Biology Facilities Manager Lou Christensen!)

The rumors are true, "Nevada Plants: An Annotated Checklist of the State’s Botanical Diversity" is now out! This represents the hard work of Jerry Thiem and Jan Nachlinger and all sales benefit the @unevadareno.bsky.social Museum of Natural History! 🌱 shopbritpress.org/products/nev...

The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

Congratulations Biology Prof. Dr. Misty Riddle on her new #NSF CAREER award! 🦠+ 🐟 = 🎉 www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

We are hiring! Tenure-track position in Neurobiology in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno @unevadareno.bsky.social. 🧪🧠 #neuroscience #neuroskyence jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/a...

Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social

NSF is seeking a permanent Program Officer in the Population and Community Ecology cluster, Division of Environmental Biology. If you are a mid-career academic ecologist still in love with science, but not so much with academia, this could be a great position for you! 🌎 www.usajobs.gov/job/759052000

I am looking for a postdoc! Please share with Evo-devo-neuro-sensory people who might be interested. We have multiple projects available so don't feel like you are not qualified to apply if you don't check every single box on the job ad! Apply here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

We're hiring! Tenure-track position in Neurobiology at UNR jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/a...

🚨🚨🚨PUI TT Job Alert!! My dept at TCNJ is hiring a tenure track cell and molecular biologist. Come join my supportive colleagues, helpful staff, & fabulous students! We're surprisingly well resourced w/excellent equipment (confocal, SEM etc) and research w/students counts towards our teaching load!

Sad news from UNR Biology @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social: longtime faculty Dr. Jeanne Zeh has passed away. An impactful #animalbehavior and #evolution researcher, she created popular courses on #epigenetics. To help fund a scholarship in her honor: tinyurl.com/mv9suehw Obit: tinyurl.com/269844jf

I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff. "Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)

Now out in @royalsociety.org Open Science! Anna Tatarko explored how site of origin affects wild bumble #bee responses to pesticide combos! Collaboration with Rachel Vannette and Steve Frese allowed her to also look at the gut #microbiome 🐝🦠🧪 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

It's not going to "vanish," it's going to be eliminated by the current administration. 🌿🌎