Hongmei Li-Byarlay
@libyarlaybeedr.bsky.social
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Associate Professor
Please join us at this exceptional symposium and learn about STEM mentorships!
@entsocamerica.bsky.social
@iussi-nas.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social
#Entomology
#STEM
#ENTSOC25
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Our new paper - Developmental and environmental stability of candidate reference genes in the wild bee ceratina calcarata- has been published online Scientific Reports. Here is afull-text access to our paper by using the following link:
rdcu.be/eOLPa
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Developmental and environmental stability of candidate reference genes in the wild bee ceratina calcarata
Scientific Reports - Developmental and environmental stability of candidate reference genes in the wild bee ceratina calcarata
https://rdcu.be/eOLPa
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Entomological Society of America
11 days ago
Entomology 2025 presenters and organizers: Share your session(s) on social media and invite colleagues to join. Download the
#EntSoc25
Speaker Toolkit to find customizable images and templates, and to spread the word!
www.entsoc.org/events/annua...
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As you prepare your
#EntSoc25
, check out our lab's student talks!
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🙏🙏🙏 mourning for the loss of
#JaneGoodall
#animalbehavior
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
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‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/science/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-career.html?smid=url-share
about 1 month ago
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Our new article “Impact of chronic exposure to field-level
#glyphosate
on the
#gut
microbiota of 🐝 Apis cerana and Apis mellifera” is now available online. The URL link:
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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0147-6513(25)01419-8
about 2 months ago
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#NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek
Thank my postdoctoral
#researchers
for their hard work on
#bees
!
about 2 months ago
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The USDA ARS Bee Lab in Beltsville may be closed soon. We ask you to support this bee lab! The USDA Secretary has announced the opening of a 30-d public comment period. Everyone can submit comments to
[email protected]
emphasizing the vital importance of keeping the Bee Lab in Beltsville.
3 months ago
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SICB journals
4 months ago
"Honey robbing is beneficial to
#bees
because honey is a high-quality and abundant food resource, but it may have drawbacks on the health of the colony. " a blog on ICB author Dr. Clare Rittschof by Audrey Friestad, Ohio University
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/h...
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Cornell campus is beautiful ! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝@cornelluniversity.bsky.social
#campustour
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@princetonupress.bsky.social
#evolution2025
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Stand Up for Science!
5 months ago
A tizard study led to a drug now used by millions. Yet federal cuts threaten that spark—and with it future innovation. Don’t destroy the seeds of change & growth. Protect public research.
zurl.co/QhSRQ
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Research funding has unexpected benefits. A lizard study led to Ozempic
In a new weekly video series, STAT's @HoganAlex examines the stakes of ongoing court battles over NIH grant funding.
https://zurl.co/QhSRQ
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Cute picture of black footed cat
#evolution2025
#genomics
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See you tomorrow!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Jeffrey Keese
5 months ago
Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
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A fascinating talk by
@corriemoreau.bsky.social
#evolution2025
#evol25
🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜 society of systematic biologists
#SSB
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
5 months ago
Come one come all—-I learned yesterday that faculty and other non-ECP folks are welcome!
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Attending
#evolution2025
? Check out my poster on the 23rd at 5:45 pm! 🐝🐝🐝
5 months ago
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#evolution2025
@danielbolnick.bsky.social why fund curiosity? Plenary talk 🐟🐟
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Royal Entomological Society
6 months ago
Wondering what insects have ever done for us? We've put together some examples of how insects have inspired human innovation. Learn about how the little things have inspired technology for engineering, medical devices, pharmaceutical research & more 🔽
buff.ly/BYpbPHA
#RHSChelsea
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What have insects done for us? - Royal Entomological Society
A few examples of how insects have inspired human innovation: Insects are known for their essential pollination and decomposition services and are a vital part of the global food chain, but how have…
https://buff.ly/BYpbPHA
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actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
stop Ohio HB1
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Stop Ohio's Discriminatory Alien Land Laws - H.B. 1
Ohio lawmakers are pushing a dangerous new bill — H.B. 1 — that would expand existing bans on land ownership by certain foreign individuals, businesses, and communities near military bases and infrast...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-ohios-discriminatory-alien-land-laws-hb-1?source=direct_link&
6 months ago
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Our new paper is published
@sicbjournals.bsky.social
! Integrating Intermediate Traits in Phylogenetic Genotype-to-Phenotype Studies, Nathan L Clark , Chris Todd Hittinger , Hongmei Li-Byarlay , Antonis Rokas , Timothy B Sackton , Robert L Unckless, Integrative and Comp Biol
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Integrating Intermediate Traits in Phylogenetic Genotype-to-Phenotype Studies
https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaf037
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Our new paper is published on Integrative and Comparative Biology!
academic.oup.com/icb/advance-...
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A Social Web to Stimulate Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Abstract. Interdisciplinary collaborations are essential for addressing complex global challenges, yet forming and sustaining such teams is often hindered
https://academic.oup.com/icb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/icb/icaf033/8128012
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Full article: Standard methods and good practices in Apis honey bee omics research
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Standard methods and good practices in Apis honey bee omics research
In the past decades, COLOSS members have joined forces multiple times to develop and condense standard methods related to research on honey bees, their pests, pathogens, and colony products. This l...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2025.2455852#abstract
7 months ago
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Stand up with us!
#OSU
#Ohio
#STEM
7 months ago
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#NationalPoetryMonth
What
#poem
will you write today?!
7 months ago
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Royal Entomological Society
7 months ago
What services do insects provide, and what would the world be like without them? 🪲 Watch the interview on pesticides and
#InsectDecline
with
@paneurope.bsky.social
and
@davegoulson.bsky.social
🔽
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
#Entomology
#SaveOurInsects
#InsectScience
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Pesticides threaten the bulk of life on Earth - Interview with Prof. Dave Goulson
Insect and other arthropod populations are rapidly declining. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. After all, what would the world be like if children grew up without the jo...
https://www.pan-europe.info/blog/pesticides-threaten-bulk-life-earth-interview-prof-dave-goulson
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Stand Up for Science!
8 months ago
Hey SUFS Community! If you fall into one of the following categories and are willing to talk to press (on or off the record), please comment/DM us: 1. Had a funded grant revoked 2. Are considering moving abroad to continue your research 3. Have been impacted by the stoppage of a clinical trial
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Dr. Liz Kirby
8 months ago
Columbus Ohio stood up today. At the peak, we counted 2800 people!
#standupforscience
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Kevin M. King
8 months ago
I was happy to
#standupforscience2025
yesterday. And of course, I have been thinking about things I didn't have a chance to say. Like because of the chaos at NIH (and the freezing of funding), how my team has been waiting for NOAs for two non-competing renewals since mid-January. 1/
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WIRED
8 months ago
When Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.” But WIRED has learned that some DOGE staffers are drawing six-figure salaries from the agencies they’re dismantling.
wrd.cm/3XA0IHP
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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
https://wrd.cm/3XA0IHP
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Margaret Adelle
8 months ago
Happy Amazon Boycott Week! Remember to shop for your indie ebooks on places like Itchio, Kobo, Smashwords, and B&N!
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standupforscience - Twitch
Stand Up for Science
https://www.twitch.tv/standupforscience
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Check out "Stand Up for Science 2025 - Columbus, OH"
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
@eventbritehelp
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Stand Up for Science 2025 - Columbus, OH
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-science-2025-columbus-oh-tickets-1260252311589?aff=estw&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=tw&utm-term=checkoutwidget
8 months ago
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Carl Zimmer
8 months ago
“In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change.” Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy (Gift Article)
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/climate/trump-us-climate-policy-changes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.004.caaE.lD7NtXMZrq9N&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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@eventbritehelp
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Stand Up for Science 2025 - Columbus, OH
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-science-2025-columbus-oh-tickets-1260252311589?aff=estw&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=tw&utm-term=checkoutwidget
8 months ago
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Association for Women in Science
8 months ago
Tomorrow, February 28 is the deadline to apply for an AWIS scholarship, which include awards for undergraduate students, doctoral students, and women re-entering the STEM workforce after a one-year leave. Learn more:
buff.ly/3Ga7sUu
#WomenInScience
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Dave Goulson
8 months ago
Bad news from Bumblebee Conservation Trust:
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Carl Zimmer
8 months ago
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots. Story by
@sherylnyt.bsky.social
&
@by-cjewett.bsky.social
Gift link:
nyti.ms/438WGdc
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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
https://nyti.ms/438WGdc
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
8 months ago
Dr. Ernest Harris earned his PhD in
#entomology
after already having a vibrant in a career researching the impact of Mediterranean
#fruit
#fly
on crops.
academic.oup.com/ae/article/6...
#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/66/3/64/5909262
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Entomological Society of America
8 months ago
As
#BlackHistoryMonth
nears its close, ESA celebrates the work and contributions of Black entomologists to insect science. 🧵
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Beehive sensors offer hope in saving honeybee colonies
A UC Riverside computer science team has developed a sensor-based technology that could revolutionize commercial beekeeping by reducing colony losses and lowering labor costs.
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/02/21/beehive-sensors-offer-hope-saving-honeybee-colonies
9 months ago
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Carl Zimmer
9 months ago
How Trump’s USAID freeze halted the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine in Africa
www.statnews.com/2025/02/26/t...
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Q&A: How Trump’s USAID freeze halted the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine in Africa
Glenda Gray, program director of a research consortium, talked with STAT about the impact of the funding freeze on an HIV vaccine trial and other HIV-related research in Africa.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/26/trump-usaid-freeze-halts-hiv-vaccine-trial-in-africa-qa-glenda-gray/
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Hi
@entsocamerica.bsky.social
@jessicalwarelab.bsky.social
@lmdiepenbrock.bsky.social
and all ento educators, what are good insect books for kids of 4th-5th grade to read?
9 months ago
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
9 months ago
Dr. Samuel Milton Nabrit earned a BSc from Morehouse College and a PhD from Brown Universiry studying
#marine
#biology
! His thesis work focused on fins and regeneration in
#fish
.
#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
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Nabrit, Samuel Milton
The Handbook of Texas is your number one authoritative source for Texas history. Read this entry and thousands more like it on our site.
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/nabrit-samuel-milton
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Carl Zimmer
9 months ago
CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health. Story by
@joshtpm.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-s...
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CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a federal data collection...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-shutters-prams-program-on-maternal-and-infant-health
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call your senators and house representatives!!! Stand up for your health, for science, for education.
9 months ago
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Association for Women in Science
9 months ago
Dorothy J. Phillips, PhD, is the first African-American woman president of the American Chemical Society.
https://awis.org/historical-women/dorothy-j-phillips-phd/
#WomenInSTEM
#BlackHistoryMonth
@acs.org
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
9 months ago
Dr. Willie Hobbs Moore was born in Atlantic City NJ, and went on to study protein spectroscopy and work on polymers. She was the African American woman to earn a PhD in physics!
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Willie Hobbs Moore (1934 -1994) •
Willie Hobbs Moore has the distinction of being the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in physics, granted to her from the University of Michigan in 1972. Moore was born in Atlantic City...
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/moore-willie-hobbs-1934-1994/
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Stand Up for Science!
9 months ago
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone
#standupforscience2025
on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall
#sciencenotsilence
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