What an awesome and timely lesson! I can't wait to try it out in a future class.

We're so excited for SICB 2026 in Portland! We have an awesome line-up of events planned. Learn more and sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

So excited with this seminar! 🐜🐜 #RamalhoLab

Excited to read this review paper by @juehlz.bsky.social and Jenn Houtz! nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Come to join us! 🎉🫶 The Department of Biology invites applicants for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Biology position! Learn more about the Department of Biology here: www.wcupa.edu/sciences-mat..., and apply online at www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcup...

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

Taking a moment to celebrate our new paper out today in Nature Ecology Evolution, led by the amazing @jacanamama.bsky.social Sara Lipshutz. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

I'm heartbroken and so, so angry to say that my NSF grant that asks how we can make conferences better serve people doing environmental science in different sectors was terminated of Friday. Keep different back for science and let's hope for injunctions against these illegal actions.

My NSF PRFB on the genetics of female polymorphism in hummingbirds was terminated yesterday. I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further. If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.

#Butterfly declines across the USA www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...

I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

"There's nothing political about wanting students to learn. That's not social justice. That is simply giving all students an opportunity to get a good grade and be able to succeed in their future career." www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...

These are congressionally approved funds with congressionally mandated broader impacts.

I am one of these NSF postdocs. NSF has frozen everyone’s access to their salaries and research stipends (that were already awarded) with no information about when they might be expected to be unfrozen. It still appears like we are expected to continue doing our work though.

National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social

This has been a rough week and there is a lot on the line. As I wait to hear what will become of my funding (any news #NSF?), I have found clarity and confidence in what I do. Some things won't go back into the bottle, no matter how hard they try. Also, let's celebrate the good things. New paper 🚨

Still frozen out. We’re getting word that people getting Universities to reach out to NSF over this & broader freeze may put pressure on them & help resolve this. If folks could start contacting their uni admin with complaints to forward to NSF (hopefully you know who to contact) it’d help a lot

Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.

To update people on the NSF PRFB situation: despite the court challenge and rescinding the original memo, the NSF has continued to comply with the executive order. They have not communicated with us at all and our paychecks are still canceled indefinitely. I know people who cannot pay their rent.

NSF PRFB fellows: talk to your POs and transfer the remaining year’s balance of salary and research funds by 5pm today!! Dm me if you want to join the prfb slack where fellows are sharing info with each other #nsf #nsfprfb

New paper from alum Mary Woodruff. 🧪 #birds #climate dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Cornelians in West Chester, PA – what a wonderful evening of reunions! #Cornell ❤️🫶 @corriemoreau.bsky.social @juehlz.bsky.social

🧪🌎 Calling all Biology postdocs in the Mid-Atlantic! West Chester University would like to invite you to give a seminar in our series highlighting diverse early-career biologists. Register your interest here: forms.gle/WwT5DZJSvHTk... Please share widely!

Check out our new paper on migration and corticosterone! We used a global dataset of CORT measures to explore whether a bird's migratory status (migrant or resident) predicts its CORT levels during breeding. 🐦🐦‍⬛🦅🦆🦉🦜⤵️⤵️ academic.oup.com/icb/advance-... @sicbjournals.bsky.social

❓ for folks working with long-term ecological data 🐦🦋🌱🐟 🍄🦠 What is your favorite database management system? I'm looking for something similar to Microsoft Access, but that is Mac friendly and not reaching end of life. #newPI

Why are tree swallows so great for learning about biology? Check out our Frontiers for Young Minds piece, written for young learners ages 10 and up, to learn more! kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... This was such a fun project with an awesome group!

Wonder what USGS bird band size is appropriate for a Phillie Phanatic? 🤔 allphly.com/the-federal-...

Ever wondered if push probes are really the best way to collect soil samples? 🤔 Our study demonstrates this drill mounted auger is just as effective as a probe for soil carbon estimates! So excited to see this out in @sssajournal ahead of #CSA2023! acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...