Question for academics: do you receive e-holiday cards from unaffiliated departments, centers, etc?

I’m not anti-AI. It’s just so insulting when someone sends you a message, a picture, a suggestion, this is just laughably bad and AI. I’d rather you not spend any effort thinking of me than have to act like your AI-generated “thoughts” are actually helpful.

They can’t keep me out of this place. This time I was lucky enough to get two extra tickets to the show!

Wow

Good morning, UNH!

Auburn Fisheries is looking for a PhD scientist with genomics expertise to help with the Southeastern Cooperative Fish Genetics Project auemployment.com/postings/57168 The scientist will collaborate with agencies to genotype fish & manage natural resources better. Come help grow this thing!☝️🐟🎣

Our new study: light and nutrients interactively shape the thermal traits of phytoplankton -> Interactions matter! #phytoplankton #light #nutrients #temperature #traits Led by @alheinrichs.bsky.social and in cooperation with Miriam Gerhard #bestteam doi.org/10.1038/s415...

notre dame has had the ball for only 7 minutes and 41 seconds. they have a 56-point lead at the start of the 3rd quarter.

Notre Dame leads Syracuse 21-0 and the Fighting Irish offense has not taken the field yet.

Are you working with #OpenData to advance #freshwater #biogeochemistry? Consider submitting an abstract to share your science in our special session at #2026SFS! Organized by Ashif H Abir, Wil Wollheim, me, & Kelly Aho @kellyaho.bsky.social. Abstracts due 16 Jan 2026. www.sfsannualmeeting.org 💧🌎🧪

There’s a lot of terminology out there when discussing water quality. This new UF/IFAS publication explains “concentrations” and “loads,” what they are, and why we should care: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...

Question for academics? What do you do if a paper cites you in a completely inaccurate way? I don't always check papers that cite our work but a google scholar alert came across my email this morning and the topic of the paper citing our work was VERY different than the paper they cited...

Jeremiyah Love scores on this play

New audio story in Eos today! Ditches and moats are subbing in for witches and ghosts this Halloween. 🧙‍♀️👻

Justice for ditches! Researchers are seeking to raise the profile of research into canals, dikes, moats, conduits, and gutters, also known as ditches. eos.org/articles/the... 🧪

Check out our new paper, led by @abagaelpruitt.bsky.social, quantifying whole stream/river denitrification rates in an ag river and its tributary across seasons. Abagael did a great job leading this work and its a really great application of the open-channel N2 method! dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Does anyone know of 13C data for invertebrates at NEON sites? Thank you!

Are you interested in an MS position in Stream Ecology? My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) is recruiting a Master's student to join us at Northern Michigan University. 🐛🧪🕸️🍂🌊 Please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be! Apply by Dec 16

Freshwater science researchers: Join the #ASLO_ECC and the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) for the virtual networking event "Building Bridges in the Aquatic Sciences" on 28 Oct (1:00 PM ET). Learn more about funding opportunities, research pathways, and more 🔗 www.aslo.org/building-bri...

Looking for a way to support the #2026SFS Annual Meeting? Take the #2026SFS survey bit.ly/3Wbxmi3 This helps us project meeting attendance and better understand barriers to attendance. We will use these results to plan SFS events and programming to meet the needs of all of our members.

💧 Used alum in your lake or pond? We want to hear from you! Your experience helps us understand alum use across Florida. 🌊 📧 Contact Dr. Lescord: [email protected] | (352) 846-6313 📞 Or call your coordinator: 1-800-LAKEWAT

💧Calling all hydrologists💧Montana State University is hiring an assistant professor of water systems science, broadly defined but with connections to groundwater/subsurface processes. Please spread the word! jobs.montana.edu/postings/48829

Just finished a first draft of an ecological power analyzer app. Been watching students struggle to figure out sample sizes. Hope this helps. Fork it, steal it, use it. Mostly accurate. Work in progress. ufduttonlab.github.io/peep-power/

Prior, likelihood, posterior

Women are better at playing Magic, it’s not called Magic the Huntering

Anyone in NC-proximity need a $10 flume? www.govdeals.com/en/asset/355...

The Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma is hiring a tenure-track freshwater ecologist. This is a great opportunity at a wonderful place to work. Please spread the word and encourage folks to apply: apply.interfolio.com/174472

Currently arguing with my three year old about whether or not her classmate has a mustache. How’s your Friday going?

New faculty position in the University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences for an assistant or associate professor of agroecology: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree.... Position closes October 31st. Happy to answer questions about the dept / university / town.

He started the same year as Charlie Weis!!!

Return flight: Brisbane -> Orlando with an 18 month old and a 5 year old, ending with our luggage being stuck in the conveyor belt for 3h and the rental car company (that we use for the final 2h drive home) not having a vehicle large enough for all of our bags despite our reservation…

UF just posted a call for applicants to our Ewel Postdoctoral Fellowship: postdoc.aa.ufl.edu/current-post.... The fellowship focuses on tropical/sub-tropical ecology and env. science. Great opportunity to join our ecological community at UF. I’d love to chat with folks that may be interested.

They’re ok ☺️

New Mountain Goats?

We've got 35 sets of these posters left. This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms. Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc! squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie...

Worlds colliding. @jasonkirk.fyi, @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and @themountaingoats.bsky.social oh my

I have a regular order here now. Congrats Dr. Harris!!!! Way to go Casey!

I’m sure this will come across as “old man yells at clouds” but a lot of really smart people that I greatly admire are relying on AI for entirely too much. It can be a great tool, but I feel like we are missing out on a lot of innovative ideas in the pursuit of efficiency and productivity.

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Dinner time conversation: Kid1: what’s your favorite animal? Me: moose Lindsey: cuttlefish Kid1: bats Kid2: horses Me: dear god no

This would be a great opportunity for a post grad or someone who finished their MS and wants to stick around in research. A lot of opportunities to develop independent research while also helping out others in the lab. Gainesville’s a great college town to live in, too!

Do you like playing in the mud or floating a river? Do you want to help us learn about how human actions affect water quality? Then you should join the UF Urban Ecosystem Ecology Lab! We are looking for a full time biological scientist to join our team. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53.... #jobs

🫵 Are you the next Society for Freshwater Science Communications & Media Specialist? 💡Assume primary responsibility for managing internal Society-wide and external public communications through the Society’s media channels 💻Remote position, 8-10 hours per week on a regular schedule (1/4)

…and so it begins. We’ll be sampling treatment wetlands and natural wetlands to answer questions related to how chronic vs acute exposure to wastewater affects microbial and biochemical dynamics, how nutrient limitation differs across wetlands, and when is treatment wetland water really treated?

📣SFS members in the last year of your terminal degree or within 5 years graduation ⭐Apply for the 2025 cohort of the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday, June 30th 🎯 Join a pipeline for Society leadership through mentorship, networking, service, and professional development opportunities

This sounds like a bit but I’m being serious: kids using chat gpt for their homework are denying themselves the invaluable experience of learning how to bullshit their way through a problem. You drink some caffeine the night before and figure it the fuck out. That’s a skill. You need it in life.