Hey #PopGen #EEB #PUI friends! Do you have a cool paper demonstrating the power 💪 of "modern" PopGen that would be exciting to upper-level undergrads? I feel like students leave the PopGen unit thinking it's some kind of dead science b/c we're limited to introducing simple models in Evol classes. 😢

The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

Make a Bond movie academic: From Russia With Love: Invasive properties of Russian Olive in North America

AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS? HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON? HOW??????????

"Her wit was as sharp as her convictions, and her honesty was refreshing and rare." A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...

I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026. jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...

I often say something similar - we’re one plant disease away from mass starvation, and protected by a ‘thin nerd line’ of plant pathologists

Does anyone have good "plant herbivory" or "inducible defenses" lab for an introductory-ish level biology class that doesn't involve invasive herbivores? 🌱🐛

Science academia folks (especially #PUIs): is your science building unlocked 24/7? Totally not asking due to a policy change.

We recently received this photo of two photosynthesis instrument "cousins" doing their work at Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. The photo is courtesy Carrie Wu (@carriewu.bsky.social) and posted with permission.

Our partners at the Virginia Department of Forestry are hiring an Invasive Species Specialist! This position will support the VDOF's invasive species initiatives in central and western Virginia. To learn more and apply visit ➡️ www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/invasiv...

“I would normally thank the NSF, but they terminated my fellowship” - Speaker who just earned some drinks from the audience.

Check out this interview with BSA member and BSA Director at Large for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Karolina Heyduk! botany.one/2025/06/karo...

Students attending #Evol2025 Stop by the University of Chicago Press booth to get a free year of American Society of Naturalists student membership and subscription to The American Naturalist. @asn-amnat.bsky.social

Got a new op-ed in LNC/LancasterOnline this morning, on the importance of the curiosity-driven science the National Science Foundation is supposed to support lancasteronline.com/opinion/colu...

We need you--every single one of you-- in the US to stand up, right now, and fight for NSF, NIH, USGS, NASA, USDA. Agencies Congress empowered to serve the public with impactful science and innovation. This is not a drill. This is our last stand. After this, there will be nothing left to fight for.

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

Advice needed 🌱🧬: How long have you used extra Qiagen Plant DNA extraction buffers with success? I've got lots of extras, and have purchased additional plastics in the past, especially for classes. But in light of tightening $$, hoping I can stretch this out further for lab, too.

If you’ve ever needed to rush your kid to ER, or wondered how crushing of science will hurt all Americans/ humans, my friend and colleague, Dr. Smith’s short thread story is what you need. Love your family. Protect the scientist. What freedom means.

Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF: Dear members: The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.

🌿 Join iDigBio on May 6 at 1 PM ET for a webinar on how advocacy helped save the Duke Herbarium—and what we can learn moving forward. BSA was proud to support the petition to save the herbarium—and now, we hope you'll help amplify this important event. Event Info: www.idigbio.org/content/spec...

Other Unis take note: stand up to these bullies in the #WarOnEducation

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'Irreversible damage': 400 Fish and Wildlife firings could lead to extinctions in Joshua Tree Not just as Joshua Tree, but a good story about impacts.

Plant evolutionary ecology has lost a very rare talent. Shu-Mei was a genuinely kind, whip-smart, reasonable, creative, bright light of a person. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/a...

Good to see an #herbarium study from @newphyt.bsky.social featured on NPR, with an assessment of what we stand to lose when herbaria are closed. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... www.kcur.org/news/2025-02... Includes quotes from @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Jordan Teischer, Lynn Clark.

Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park: Olympic National Park last summer

Today’s self care / procrastibaking: Kanelbullar (Swedish cinnamon buns — full of freshly cracked cardamom)…. …And still listening to REM’s “It’s the end of the world as we know it” 🫤

“This is truly a national tragedy and one that is being executed by people who do not understand the value of scientific research,” says molecular biologist Shirley Tilghman, former president of Princeton University and longtime adviser to NIH directors.”

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

🌸👃 #PlantReproductionWeek Effects of experimental warming on floral scent, display, and rewards in two subalpine herbs by Carrie Wu et al. in @annbot.bsky.social #openaccess article 👉 doi.org/n5p7 #PlantScience

You mean, this isn’t how you’re dealing with “it’s only / already February?!?” while listening to REM’s “It’s the end of the world as we know it”?

"Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she'd say, 'You look like the smartest person in your class.' The vice president would say, 'Let me hear you say, 'I am a leader,'' and even the youngest girls would say it back." slate.com/news-and-pol...

RVA folks: Come celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' 20th annual ChinaFest on Saturday Feb 8! Yu Dance Arts will be performing three times throughout the day.

"Women full professors are 19% more likely than men at the same career stage to leave academia, as compared with 6% for women assistant professors and 10% for associates."