I am co-hiring a postdoc w/ Buanafina Lab. Projects related to herbicide resistance diagnostics and functional characterization of cell wall-related genes. PD here: bit.ly/4sH29kk **Do reach out w/ Qs!** Apply by April 30. Start ASAP! @pennstateuniv.bsky.social

In the AI's defense, I misspelled the herbicide. But even so, it "highly recommends" adding an adjuvant (ammonium sulfate) that is explicitly prohibited. If you add AMS to dicamba (Stryax), it increases volatility, and increases potential for off-site injury.

Dunno who needs to hear this, but before your start writing your reviewer comments, eat a cookie. Only you can prevent rude reviews.

Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41... A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

This post from Sudanese crop scientist Tilal Abdelhalim describes amazing efforts to generate resources for research to combat the devastating parasitic plant Striga www.linkedin.com/posts/tilal-...

The Dept of Plant Science at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social is hiring a new department head. This is an incredible opportunity to lead a vibrant, collaborative group doing cutting-edge research across plant bio, horticulture and agronomy. Position description: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

🌿 Today at 12:00 PM ET: International Weed Genomics Consortium webinar with Dr. Leonardo Galindo González — “Omic & Molecular Strategies for Detection of Weeds & Invasive Plants.” 🔬🧬 👉 Register: psu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#NSF DEB Virtual Office Hour: How to Write a Great Proposal, Sept. 9, 12-1 pm. Even if you don't plan to submit to DEB, this is likely to be helpful for any NSF PI: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d... MCB is having one the next day from 2-3, topic not yet announced: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-m...

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring! We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Something that might help: change the culture where editors are expected to make decisions on resubmissions based on a revised manuscript & cover letter. Most ms are sent for re-review, and if the original reviewers are unavailable (or fatigued), it gets new reviewers... and new objections.

While researchers agree food security is important, they say scrutiny of foreign collaboration could hurt U.S. innovation.

"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...

Grant proposal submitted!

A key Senate committee has rejected deep cuts that Trump administration proposed for research at USDA. They approved a 2026 USDA budget that maintains current funding—$1.7 billion—for ⁦‪NIFA‬⁩, approved $1.8 billion for ⁦‪ARS‬⁩ www.science.org/content/arti...

Today is @pennstateuniv.bsky.social FREC Grower Field Day. We are sharing with 120+ farmers some of our herbicide resistance research. We are studying how to delay resistance evolution with proactive measures.

HUD has been touring the building for months. NSF says nothing…”nothing to see here”. I’m quite sick of gaslighting, bullying, and lack of respect for science and academia. It’s getting harder and harder to take.

Excellent new paper out this week led by former postdoc (now NC State Assistant Professor) @aceraceae.bsky.social. "Local adaptation of both plant and pathogen: an arms-race compromise in switchgrass rust." nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@pennstateuniv.bsky.social wrote a story about our work on developing assays to quickly detect herbicide resistance. We are leveraging what we know about the genetics and physiology of resistance to develop tools so farmers can improve weed management. www.psu.edu/news/researc...

I had a fantastic time attending the #Evol2025 meeting this weekend. Many incredible projects with real impact on natural resource conservation, land management, and policy across the US. I have to leave a bit early, but am definitely coming back next year.

If you're planning to apply for an #NSF CAREER this year, I highly recommend attending (even if you don't plan to apply to IOS): www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-i...

President Donald Trump today fleshed out his vision for a previously proposed 56% cut in the $9 billion budget of the National Science Foundation, and it’s not a pretty sight. scim.ag/3HhGa1D

Proposed cut to NSF Biology budget is 70%. 70%. Seventy. Call your senators & reps nonstop. Give them numbers on NSF impact for state/district. tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyN... explain this will decimate the economy if their districts, especially if it has a major research univ. 🧪

Starting in 1h!!!

Reminder that SSE members in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, India, and 152 low-income countries around the world can still get FREE registration for the virtual Evolution meeting! Please share with your colleagues: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

🚨 The International Weed Genomics Consortium 2025 Webinar Series kicks off soon! 🗓️ May 30 | 12 PM EST 🎤 Dr. Diana Gamba 🧬Local Adaptation to Climate Facilitates a Global Plant Invasion 🔗 Register: psu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Please share!

New Forbes story about the economic consequences of science cuts. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... Thoughtful and thorough analysis. 1/n

Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe. On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe. This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!) europa.eu/!6Vdgmp

Dr. Mariangela Hungria will receive the 2025 World Food Prize for her extraordinary scientific advancements in biological nitrogen fixation, transforming the sustainability of soil health and crop nutrition for tropical agriculture. #foodprize25

"Imagine the auto industry without 3D printing. NSF funded that. Artificial intelligence? NSF. MRI machines that help doctors diagnose you? NSF. Doppler radar technology that makes aviation safer by conquering wind shear? NSF. Duolingo‘s underlying programming? NSF. The internet itself? NSF."

The dismantling of NSF on its 75th birthday has deep ramifications for the US economy -- in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Looking for a posdoc grant? Willing to come to São Paulo and work with us at Mackenzie University? FAPESP calls are always open - feel free to drop a message #AcademicSky #heliophysics fapesp.br/en/postdoc

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire. By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social

Out today in Molecular Ecology, check out Victor Ribeiro’s (my former grad student) final dissertation chapter: doi.org/10.1111/mec..... Congrats Victor!

SaveNSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the NSF. The mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation. Join: www.savensf.com

Beautiful day for field research at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social FREC.

Trump administration draft budget cuts to USDA research programs: -$602 million cut to NIFA -$159 million cut to ARS NIFA = National Institute of Food & Agriculture ARS = Agricultural Research Service www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

I am happy to see this one out - it’s been in the works for years. doi.org/10.1111/mec....

The NYT wants you to think universities became dependent on government. This is false. The government invested in the national research infrastructure by competitive grants to universities. The taxpayers built this. It got us to the moon. Won the Cold War. Created Silicon Valley. Made the McRib.

This is bad. Read the updates. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

Are you a professor or assistant professor level researcher in the US or elsewhere outside of Finland? Looking for new opportunities in an inspiring and well-connected research environment? Finland might be just the place for you. Reach out to Finnish universities to explore what’s possible.

Retaliatory tariffs from China are adding uncertainty for crops that relies heavily on exports. Planned soybean acres are down about 4 percent nationally.

Imagine this: the Amazon and other tropical forests are like nature’s lungs 🌎 But those lungs? They’re wheezing A new study shows these forests aren’t adapting fast enough to climate change. They're struggling to keep up It’s not just trees at risk - it’s all of us 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“…science is the only way to generate the foundational knowledge that enables technology, medicine and an understanding of how the world works. The extraordinary success that has been American science makes it especially distressing to now witness its destruction.”

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NEW: BOSTON HAS TURNED OUT! Thousands join the #HandsOff protest against Trump & Musk on Boston Common. #FiftyFiftyOne #Resist @youranoncentral.bsky.social handsoff2025.com (🎥 Activism Works)

Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc. Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight? scienceimpacts.org H/T to Prathima !

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

Something that I had for a long time as low priority on my to-do list is a lab website. With everything that is happening in the US nowadays, I am trying to highlight the impacts of my lab more often. This website is a work in progress… sites.psu.edu/weedlab/

Fewer students will be able to attend college because of Donald Trump. All while his friends at Mar-a-Lago use that money to enrich themselves.

China has announced its tariff retaliation—15% tariffs on US chicken, wheat, corn & cotton, plus a 10% tariff on sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, & dairy products. China also added several US firms to unreliable entity/export control lists.