Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are

Fieldwork highlights from Italy: to understand what a species is PhD student @rlsavage.bsky.social is taking a integrative approach using morphological, genomic & ecological data to determine what a species is in Rhinanthus @maribethlatvis.bsky.social and Emily Carter helped with the fieldwork

We have several exciting events lined up for the 150th anniversary of the UARK herbarium! Check out all the events with this link: biology.uark.edu/herbarium/ev...

Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation. I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

Fieldwork in Brazil to understand how new plant species evolve? Pedro Pezzi @pedropezzi.bsky.social and Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social are taking a multi-pronged approach in Agalinis to understand morphological shifts and species interactions during rapid diversification

Any suggestions on bringing back pressed plant specimens thru customs?

Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature. https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V

Chilling report from Brown University. Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities. Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.

As a curator at a natural history museum, I'm gutted to learn about the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If anything, we need to fund, protect and preserve museum collections and uphold institutions of scientific and cultural knowledge now more than ever.

@phylojennatics.bsky.social and @rlsavage.bsky.social, botanists and PhD students with the @maribethlatvis.bsky.social Lab in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the @uarkansas.bsky.social recently taught students about botany, plant collecting, and biodiversity at the Holcomb Elementary STEM Night!

Science is for everyone! #StandUpForScience

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

Hey! We’re looking for a woman in science who is actively promoted and supported women in biology to give a talk or lead a workshop. Let me know if you have any recommendations! #womeninstem

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.

Native prairie plant valentines for your friday I originally made these for www.plantlovestories.com ages ago!

CFPB - closed USAID - closed Medicaid - under attack NIH cancer funding - frozen Department of Education - under attack But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today? SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk

Today, we celebrate the incredible contributions of women in the botanical sciences! From groundbreaking research to mentoring and leading the next generation, women have shaped science in countless ways. 💬 Join the celebration! Tag a woman in science who inspires you or share your journey!

UARK is bustling today! Volunteers @dgwalt.bsky.social @auxarcwildflowers.bsky.social @staymoreark.bsky.social and grad student @arisaemaguy.bsky.social mounted plants and worked on insect mgmt, while local artist (and recent UA grad) Riley Moore came in to draw grasses.

We should all be using our best SciComm skills to talk about the impacts of these cuts. Many students in my class this morning had not heard this news, and none understood how indirect costs worked (because who does, outside of academia?) Several came up after class to thank me for the explanation.

A few mosses we saw growing on Ozark sandstone outcrops during a recent hike. UARK has uploaded all of the nearly 3,000 preserved #bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) in its collection to bryophyteportal.org.

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

Reminder - Don't forget about our grants! We offer #grants for undergrads & graduate students doing research, going to symposia or workshops, and more, and the deadline for submission is coming up soon - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/ #botany 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾

mvh: An R tool to assemble and organize virtual #herbaria from openly available specimen images New in #AppsPlantSci by @tvasconcelos.bsky.social & @jboyko.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @r-foundation.bsky.social @gbif.org #botany #biodiversity #iamabotanist

I started gathering a list for REUs/Summer research opportunities for undergraduate students in Ecology/Conservation/Evolutionary Biology. Feel share to share with any undergraduate students who may be interested in participating in *PAID* research. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔

Cancellation of NSF review panels for today is confirmed by Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

@arisaemaguy.bsky.social and I might change our career paths to becoming florists #ripnsf

First Plant Taxonomy lab of the semester!! Starting off with vegetative morphology basics Quote from student: “I didn’t realize plants were so complex”

Did you know showy mistletoes are incredibly diverse, with host diversity varying by genus? Australia is a hotspot for mistletoes! Check out the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of hosts for Australian showy mistletoes. 🌿 #Mistletoes #Australia bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

My fan phylogeny from my thesis now ready for the club

The botanists are inviting YOU to Plantsgiving 🌱 On Thurs we'll be documenting the plant species in our Thanksgiving meals, and we'd love it if you do, too! Follow along & join in using #Plantsgiving 🌱 THANKYOU @martinebotany.bsky.social for starting this wonderful tradition! #plantscience #botany

Are you interested in parasitic plant research? I made a Starter Pack of researchers focused on this amazing group of plants. If you are interested in joining send me a message and I'll add you to the list. go.bsky.app/BBFi7qX