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

A fantastic experience working with the CBC as they produced a documentary for "The Nature of Things" on our annual large field research trip to study #bats. Now available to stream on CBC Gem or YouTube. Tune in for "Empire of bats" #WomeninSTEM, #academicSky 🧪 youtu.be/GhWKT2gUcks?...

🦇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/

Luna says, "good morning."

As if I needed another reason to worship the ground this man walks upon...

@botanist-robin.bsky.social and I are about to give back to back talks to University of Melbourne!

Yes! Several recent invited reviewers did this. Hugely helpful!

Totally stealing this!

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate at Murdoch to work on bat movement ecology 🦇 with a focus on predicting wind energy impacts 🌬️ www.nicholaswulab.com

Many #ibrc225 participants including myself have signed the letter calling out Aussie gov. These kinds of racist policies are wrong and damaging. Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If we're going for the moon shot, how about a vaccine against stupid?

I do not want your AI scam I do not want it Sam-I-Am I will not have it in my house I will not use it with a mouse I will not put it in my pocket Launch it to the sun in a rocket I do not want it in my life Using it would cause me strife I do not want your AI scam Stop making this shit Sam-I-Am

Ecotoxicology & Endocrinology starts soon! Come join me if you're attending The 20th International Bat Research Conference 2025. #ibrc2025 - via #Whova event app

Kicking off #IBRC2025!

Guess what I will NOT be watching!

'Housing-first' more effective than 'treatment-first' for addressing addiction & homelessness, according to a new #UofT study 🏡 uoft.me/bHX

New 🦇 paper alert! What do you do when COVID cancels all travel to work with wild neotropical #bats? You work with captive bats in far-away (next door) Quebec! Extra protein impacts frugivores' wound-healing! dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-... @canjzoology.bsky.social @utscbiology.bsky.social

Hey, let's not talk about THAT "BBB"! Let's talk about a new Big Beautiful 🦇 paper! Big Brown 🦇 given realistic daily dose of pesticide in food for just 3 or 7 days show big changes to plasma proteomes, including important immune system components! doi.org/10.1093/icb/... @utscbiology.bsky.social

Nice, short documentary about the Jamaica Flower 🦇. Most shots of the bats are as they are being held in the hand/measured. Those two hands belong to my fabulous two grad students, Phil and Jerrica! @utscbiology.bsky.social #bats

Even Mother Nature is done with Felon47’s bullshit.

In their recent Conversation, Doug Altshuler and Ken Welch discuss the biology of hummingbirds including their amazing ability to hover & how they manage to survive eating mostly nectar journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

The appearance of the #Measles rash on dark skin can look a lot different than the conventional signifiers on dark skin. The trademark rosacea of Measles may be lesser or even missing entirely, while blotchy patches of discolored skin known as macules may be found instead. #SciArt #MedicalArt

How do fish swim together in a school? Why do orcas wear fish hats? What is the smartest animal in the ocean? Check out Marine Biologist Support with @sternarchella.bsky.social ! youtu.be/2YquYkNcF7I?...

@giacometti.bsky.social and friend of the lab @tattersallg.bsky.social design clever chamber that keeps humidity constant while they change temperature to study how salamanders avoid drying out! Read more @jexpbiol.bsky.social.

Agreed! my dog is more protected than my daughter!

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

Cool work by colleagues including Alejo Rico Guevara and former MSc student Simon English showing that backyard hummingbird feeders have led to remarkably rapid changes in Anna's hummingbird bill morphology! 🌍🧪

what a weird hummingbird!

Cool new work by Rogers, @coryelowe.bsky.social, Stager, and Gerson! Build your own bird behavioural phenotyping system for a couple hundred 💵! doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... @jexpbiol.bsky.social

Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

Last chance to get your abstracts in for the 20th International Bat Research Conference (IBRC) in Australia in August! It's shaping up to be an exciting program, in an incredible world heritage location, with diverse workshops and field trips. Abstracts due this Wednesday 14th May!! www.ibrc.org