I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics! My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026. We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems. #Postdoc #EcoEvo Pls RT!

Putting solar panels on farms sounds like a possible win-win, but the mixed use of space can create competition for access to sun. A modeling study identifies semiarid places in the Midwest where the panels would help by mitigating heat and water stress. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/HJmF50YrTTu

“The University of Illinois Just Released a Popcorn So Good It Doesn’t Need Butter A crop scientist and two brewers spent nearly a decade breeding a better popcorn — and you can taste the difference.” Excerpt From: apple.news/A-iMFrAidRDS...

Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.

Are you a researcher seeking to relocate to Canada? UBC is currently recruiting through the new Canada Impact + Research Chairs Program. UBC Okanagan is seeking researchers in sustainable agriculture, especially tree fruits and viticulture! Shoot me an email! research.ubc.ca/federal-rese...

A new interpretable #MachineLearning approach to identify plant traits associated with #PlantAdaptation to divergent ecoregions New in #AppsPlantSci by Sambadi Majumder & Chase Mason (@plantevoecophys.bsky.social) bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ecophysiology #Helianthus #botany

In the July/August 2025 @ijpsjournal.bsky.social From the Archives: The Stress-Tolerant Tortoise and the Competitive Hare: ‘Fast-Slow’ Plant Ecological Strategies and The Legacy of Reich et al. (2003) @plantevoecophys.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.... #PlantScience #Botany

UBC Okanagan is seeking a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) Assistant Professor in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...

🧪 Tip: You have the right to contest a grant termination, even though NSF says you don't. 🧵 On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE). The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases: "not subject to appeal"

Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: [email protected] and [email protected] youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4

UBC Okanagan is seeking a Canada Research Chair (Assistant Professor) in Human-Centered Explainable Artificial Intelligence, broadly defined. The position is restricted to members of underrepresented groups (HPSM). Deadline has been extended to Feb 23rd - please share widely! tinyurl.com/8w8d7hvj

UBC Okanagan is currently seeking a Canada Research Chair (Assistant Professor) in Climate Resilience + Water Resources, broadly defined. The position is restricted to members of underrepresented groups (HPSM). Deadline has been extended to Feb 23rd - please share widely! tinyurl.com/ycftnwvb

Thank you, Canada!

JA and OA @ijpsjournal.bsky.social From the Archives: The Stress-Tolerant Tortoise and the Competitive Hare: ‘Fast-Slow’ Plant Ecological Strategies and The Legacy of Reich et al. (2003) @plantevoecophys.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.... #PlantScience

Neat paper!

Finally, some media coverage in Australia on the mass mortality of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in 2024. The government’s cover-up is crumbling. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Every synthetic biologist, every biochemist, when they dream, will sometimes hear a voice calling A whisper on the wind, as impossible as infinity, as sweet as the ambrosia of the very Gods "...engineer RuBisCo..." And this paper takes us one step closer www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Last few days to apply!

If you love the Forest Ecology Starter Pack, you might also love the Plant Ecophys Starter Pack! #plantecophys #botany go.bsky.app/Pbq39H7

Do you know these three Russian agronomists? If you're interested, you're in for a real #ScienceDrama in four acts! 🧪🎭 Their story is the central piece of my Short History of Vernalization, but let me tell you about them here: 👇🧵🧵🧵🧵 #PlantScience #ScienceHistory

Ladybug picnic under mushroom umbrellas. Sonoma, CA

Congrats to @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al on publication of "Ancient structural variants control sex-specific flowering time morphs in walnuts and hickories" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Support botanical science students this year-end with a gift to the Graduate Student Research Award Fund! Your donation helps us give more $1500 awards in 2025, impacting students by recognizing them and their research. crm.botany.org/makeadonation

🎄 Philipp Zerbe and his team are working to uncover the optimal combination of scent molecules to deter pests and provide the traditional fragrance consumers expect. ▶️ www.ucdavis.edu/news/christm... #PlantBiology #PlantScience #Holidays

🌵🌴 Big news! Botany 2025 is now heading to sunny Palm Springs, CA (July 25-31, 2025)! While plans shifted from Tucson, we're excited to stay in the Southwest. See you there! More information will be coming in early January at www.botanyconference.org #Botany2025

Here's my favorite from this semester - a meme about why we grow old and die.

The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at UBC Okanagan is seeking a new Dean to implement our strategic goals over the next decade - please share widely! boyden.thriveapp.ly/job/2678

Hello all - I've migrated from the bird website. Reconnecting with as many followers as I can find on here.