Welp, I'm officially promoted to (full) professor as of today! I am deeply grateful to my mentors, my colleagues, and my trainees. I am here because of them.

Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...

@romtoronto.bsky.social opens today, May 16th, Bees: A story of Survival, an immersive exhibition using art & science to help you imagine life from a 🐝's perspective. From the National Museums of Liverpool & Wolfgang Buttress. I'm bee-side myself that my image was chosen for the ads #bees 🐝1/2

🧪 A stunning photo and a new record of vertebrate predation in Waterhouse's leaf-nosed 🦇! Fantastic work by all involved! What a great natural history note! * Also, should be considered for wildlife photo of year competitions! doi.org/10.18475/cjo...

RIP Professor Jodie Holt, academic supervisor to many, including my wife @botanist-robin.bsky.social. I am very glad I got to know her a little and can consider her a friend. cnas.ucr.edu/news/2026/05... #FuckCancer

Just heard abou this on @kjzz.org: www.notaweddingcrasher.com What the actual f*ck?!

Hello old friend! Bring on the #bats

Happy #BatAppreciationDay!

Understanding how animals perform bouts of physical activity involves integration across scales & physiological systems. In their Commentary the Guest Editors of the Integrative Biology of Exercise SI highlight 5 themes, bridging fields & scales of study doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Kitty is helping 😹

New review article from the lab! In addition to discussing relatively easily studied hovering animals (hummingbirds, nectar bats), we call for further work studying energetics/fuel use in other nectar and fruit-feeders! With @giuliarossi.bsky.social @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca 🦇🧪

Overwintering bumble🐝 queens can survive submersion for days and can even breath (a little) under water. @jexpbiol.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/s...

Great work by Alejo Rico-Guevara and team! Though, even the slender-tongued, specialized nectar 🦇s take insects regularly as part of their diet. Gotta get that protein somehow!

Opening remarks of the annual meeting of the #ontariobatnetwork from Toronto Zoo CEO Dolf DeJong.

Sunbirds are red. Hummingbirds look like jewels. Birds can eat tons of sugar With the right DNA tools. www.sciencenews.org/article/bird...

Damn straight they did.

New Faculty Positions opening up at Wilfrid Laurier University! Integrative Organismal Zoologist: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... Microbial Systems: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... Computational Ecology/Modelling Biologist: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... Biochemistry: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo...

I am hiring a research assistant (vampire bats), a Panama fieldwork coordinator (vampire bats), and also considering postdoc apps (social behavior, any species): socialbat.org/2026/02/19/h...

There’s a wolf in LA for the first time in 100 years. A collared gray wolf entered the mountains of north Los Angeles County yesterday. Known as “BEY03F” she traveled hundreds of miles from her pack in Plumas County crossing highways, mountains, creeks and valleys. www.latimes.com/environment/...

The Toronto Zoo is hiring a seasonal research assistant in their Nutrition Science group. Experience with wild animal feeding/handling is preferred! DM me for more details or questions. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

🤣🤣🤣 Not related to the current news, thankfully!

Universities embracing generative AI be like:

Who has made this 🤣

Cripes?! How did this get through the review process in the first place?

Join our wonderful #PeerReview team! We’re looking for a Scientific Editor to help uphold rigorous peer review and support our editors, reviewers, and authors. Applications are now open. Apply now 📚▶️ https://ow.ly/1ziL50XulU8#PeerReview #ScienceJobs #NowHiring

In 1996, almost thirty years ago, Stephan Clemens & Wolfgang Barz described a methylenedioxy bridge formation reaction, converting calycosin to pseudobaptigenin. Today, we have identified the enzyme catalyst from red clover! 🍀 @UTSC @UtscBiology www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

@utoronto.ca announces funding for 100 new PDFs across the university. @utsc.utoronto.ca get 3/year. CAD$80K/year + CAD$10K/year in research funds. Read more here: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/grad-edu/res...

Regular registration ENDS on November 12th for the @cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025

Check out our latest research on how ocean acidification affects marine sticklebacks from former postdoc Dr. Rex Yoon. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... @utscbiology.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social

Didn't get to see the broadcast premier of "Empire of Bats'?! Well, you're in luck! See it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhWK... @utsc.utoronto.ca @utscbiology.bsky.social

🦇How do vampire bats get the energy to find their next meal? One lab set out to find the answer. Read more in The New York Times: https://ow.ly/6nmr50X4AI3 #ISpyPhysiology #ComparativePhysiology #Halloween #FridayPhysiologyFact #HalloweenCountdown CC: Ken Welch#ISpyPhysiology🧪 📷: iStock

Very proud of the work done by former PhD student Natalia Sandoval-Herrera!

Happy Halloween! My treat is a conditionally accepted manuscript! Can't wait to share more! Fingers crossed for zero tricks.

Amazing profile of the new facilities at @ksrjokershill.bsky.social designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects. azuremagazine.com/article/koff...

ICB's #BatWeek spotlight - more on @aigverte.bsky.social (co author on #Bat Dentitions: A Model System for Studies at the Interface of Development, #Biomechanics, and #Evolution doi.org/10.1093/icb/... Watch Bat Vision Evolution youtu.be/rnbhtN6Iui0?... & www.ted.com/talks/alexa_...

There's bats everywhere this time of year -- but they are not as scary as claimed! Check out our lovely new documentary on CBC Nature of Things. It will make you love bats! gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-o...

It's true. 🦇 are sweet. www.cbc.ca/documentarie...

Excited to see the new CBC Nature of Things episode, "Empire of Bats" is now streaming on CBC Gem (singup is free): gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-o... Episode features Jerrica Jamison flying 🦇 as well as running vampire bats, of course! @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca

We thank @giuliarossi.bsky.social for submitting her story. We are delighted this was such a pivotal experience, especially during the early-career stage. If you would like to share your story, you can send us a message in a bottle at www.biologists.com/100-years/me...

It's officially out (in print, if you're feeling nostalgic)! Congrats to Dr. Oelbaum and the whole team!

Read the full research at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

ICB From the Evan's lab! Developmental and Functional Interactions Structure Patterns of Variational #Modularity in the Lunar #Wrasse Skull by Hugi,& @sternarchella.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1093/icb/... Evans lab koryevans.weebly.com/people.html

I love that in both English and Ojibwe, the word for chickadee is very onomatopoeic.

Had a wonderful time at the North American Society for Bat Research meeting. So proud of the work done by my students Jerrica Jamison and Dr. Phil Oelbaum (now at York U). Here's a pic of Jerrica. Didn't get one of Phil at his talk because I was busy chairing session! @utscbiology.bsky.social

A gift from my grad student! I will wear it proudly.

🚨 Call for Nominations: @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social PDF Chair 🚨 Interested in standing for election? Send me a short blurb (~200 words) about yourself and why you'd like to be elected! Deadline is Sept 30. Don’t miss the chance to get involved!

Opinion piece by @utsc.utoronto.ca @utscbiology.bsky.social prof @jscottmacivor.bsky.social and PhD student Sisley Irwin! 🧪🌎

A correction - science working the way it's supposed to https://www.welchbiology.com/2025/09/09/a-correction-science-working-the-way-its-supposed-to/