Excited about this paper led by Katja Poveda & Heather Grab! We use SEM to show natural habitat at large scales improves biocontrol. But, locally, it can decrease yields, perhaps due to edge effects or areas of lower agronomic quality. Check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I heard rumors about this but devastating to see it happening.. “the PPFP faculty hiring incentive is sunsetting as of fall 2025” 💔 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Ok #bird people- can anyone ID my daughter's Halloween costume? Hint the key is the feet and the tail... (Also this costume was 100 percent kid driven)

Time for an intro! Hi everyone, my name is Mike, and I recently started grad school in the Safford Lab at UC Davis where I’ll be working towards a PhD in the Grad Group in Ecology researching avian ecology for improved conservation efforts and ecosystem management, primarily in forested systems.

Congrats to the absolutely incredible @rachaelabay.bsky.social !!!

Eclipses fool birds into thinking it's morning! Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work! Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New paper out today led by Prof. @dskarp.bsky.social Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries

Stoked to share our new paper, just out in @amornith.bsky.social, that explores the traits that predict which species that appear in Costa Rican bird itineraries! (open access link below, thread to follow) academic.oup.com/condor/advan...

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...

Yo #teamfish, major dream job alert!

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Come join our amazing department!!!!

NSF GRFP solicitation is finally up. Life Sci deadline extended to Nov 10 but 2nd year grad students no longer eligible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

The amazing Karen Gallardo-Cruz is looking for a field technician to study Barn Owl responses to tractor noise! The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here: karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...

New paper 🚨 We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Ok bird people. The neighbors cat keeps hunting birds in our yard and just killed one (LEGO) right in front of the kiddo. Beyond nicely talking to the neighbor (which I've done), anyone have suggestions for best sprays, deterrents, etc? Thanks so much!

our paper on how light pollution affects bird vocal behavior is out today in Science!! w/ @brentpease.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Absolutely amazing afternoon in the Galapagos with the kiddo's favorite bird! Courtship displays, weird behaviors jockying for mates, and babies. Magical!

Analysis of data on 971 bird species in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale, suggesting that extrapolations from local studies will severely underestimate biodiversity losses www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

Great morning out with Julian Tattoni helping out with his molt study in SF!

Amidst all the heaviness out there, so fun to share a wonderful story about our record-breaking big day a month ago! Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this! caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...

Anya Brown - @dranyabrown.bsky.social, marine scientist at @ucdavis.bsky.social & Nat Geo Explorer, studies how coral microbes shape reef resilience. “It’s the kind of thing that unites so much of life on Earth,” she says. 🌊🪸🐠 Read more in Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/artic...

Fun day at the Cosumnes River MAPS station... Caught and got to handle my first Red-shouldered Hawk! (With all necessary permits and permissions)

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

The goal is plainly and literally to cut the number of people involved in basic science in the US by 70%

Just absolutely devastating

@ucdavis.bsky.social faculty do so much important research! @dskarp.bsky.social #academicsky #ucdavisresearch #goaggies

Karp’s work helps farmers adopt win-win practices that support biodiversity, food safety and sustainable agriculture. Learn more about Karp's USDA-funded research, visit ucdavis.edu/labs-to-lives. #FromLabsToLives | #SaveResearch

At UC Davis, Daniel Karp leads studies on how we can protect wildlife while growing abundant, healthy safe food. His USDA-funded research shows that removing natural habitat from farmland—often done to reduce foodborne illness—can actually make things worse.

Thanks so much to @ucdavis.bsky.social for organizing the 'Labs To Lives' initiative, explaining the importance of federally funded research. I was thrilled to go on and talk about some of the federally funded work that has supported my lab: youtu.be/sw97KYR7JNE?...

Job alert: Ian Grettenberger and I are hiring a postdoc to work at UC Davis and study conservation biocontrol in CA lettuce. Apply by June 1, with a late summer or early winter start date. The job ad is here: dkarp.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u.... Feel free re-post!

In these crazy times, I'm thrilled to share this paper, led and developed by the amazing Kees Hood (as an undergrad!), exploring interactions between birds and mistletoe in urban and seminatural environments. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What really gets me about the 'dire wolves' isn't whether or not we brought back an extinct species (we didn't). But that this is being spun as conservation. Scrolling down colossal.com, you see these screen grabs. In no world is de-extinction the solution to these issues!!!!!

Been meaning to share this sooner, but with everything going on the timing has felt horrid. But, it doesn't look like that's going to change, so... In February, I launched my lab as a new Asst Prof in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota! jhemberger.github.io/ibug_lab_web...

In the midst of all this madness in the world, pretty happy about this honor- truly a testament to my incredible lab, department, and collaborators!!! Thanks @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for the write up! www.ucdavis.edu/news/meet-20...

“In the absence of natural wetlands, rice has become essential surrogate habitat for an incredible diversity of California wildlife,” said @dskarp.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social via @katkerlin.bsky.social

Loving this @ucdavisnews.bsky.social effort to highlight the incredibly important work that federal funding enables at @ucdavis.bsky.social! This work is improving human wellbeing, precipitating new discoveries, spurring economic activities, and so much more! www.ucdavis.edu/research/lab...

Wonderful day draining rice fields to collect all our 🐟🐟🐟! Now we get to see how they are affecting rice yields and greenhouse gases :)

🐦 Austin Spence and Daniel Karp were highlighted in a UC Davis article discussing how smaller birds pose minimal food safety risk on farms. Research shows pathogen survival is linked to fecal size, supporting conservation-friendly agriculture. ▶️ www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news... #AgScience #FoodSafety

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

Weeks of devastation, watching our scientific enterprise unravel. Scientists/practitioners at NSF, NOAA, USGS, USDA, NPS, NIH, CDC... are tackling the greatest challenges, improving the lives of so many, protecting nature, and unraveling the world's mysteries.

This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise! Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters? Journalists: COVER THIS!

New in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Birds in cities can be both good & bad for human well-being, but their impact is under-studied and likely varies across groups & cityscapes 📄Bird-mediated ecosystem services and disservices in cities and towns doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Effective today, new regulations on #NIH grants will gut UC research funding by hundreds of millions of dollars annually. The University strongly opposes this directive and has submitted a declaration in support of California Attorney General Rob Bonta's suit to block these cuts. bit.ly/3QfhNTv

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NIH just changed their indirect rate to 15%. Higher ed in the US is, in effect, toast. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh