I am excited to share that I will be joining Morehouse College as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department. I am incredibly honored to join the esteemed faculty and researchers at Morehouse! I'm excited to build an invertebrate biomechanics lab with the phenomenal undergrads at the AUC!

#whaleontology At some point I'll finish this, but: a few years ago I wrote a reasonably exhaustive guide for amateurs and professionals for the identification of dolphin/toothed whale inner ear bones (periotics) in the fossil record. Check it out here: coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/01/bobb...

@invertebabe.bsky.social 's first ever SICB summer Zoom talk is happening in one week! www.megmindlin.com June 26th 7 pm EST Email [email protected] to reserve a spot #science #biology #cephalopods #biologists #oceanlife #WorldOceanMonth

If you're a new PI within 5 years of your first faculty position, here are two fantastic grants to help develop your research: the Kickstart Travel Grant and ECR Visiting Fellowships Find out more at biologists.com/grants/#jeb The next application deadline is 6 June

😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Williams et al. found that dancers use a landing strategy with more knee flexion, less knee abduction, lower ground reaction force, reduced in-phase motion, and increased exclusive thigh movement compared to controls. 👀 buff.ly/FJVVygy #BiomechSky

A huge and awesome Dinogorgon skull for #FossilFriday

For #FossilFriday, we're sharing a favourite fossil of our editor-in-chief, Mark Young. Below is a photograph of a Dodo skeleton (Raphus cucullatus), specimen number: NHMUK S/1988.50.1 (PV A 3302). A famous extinct flightless bird from Mauritius, this is a mounted composite skeleton.

Going for a spin with our juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social! Now with Fun Facts about sturgeon!

Here is my conversation with @LKrauss1 on the Origins Podcast. We talk finding a career in science, evolution, Tiktaalik, polar science, and more...🧪 lawrencekrauss.substack.com/p/neil-shubi...

Congratulations to Madison Thompson, who advanced to MS Candidacy today! Her project is "Everything GUD happens after dark: The effects of moonlight and artificial light on risk management in kangaroo rats." Shoutout to the Integrative Movement Science Institute (IMSI) @birdbiomech.bsky.social

😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Nijmeijer et al. critically evaluates and summarizes the effects of implicit and explicit motor learning on selected biomechanical variables while executing sport-specific tasks. 👀 buff.ly/L6R65Xg #BiomechSky

People sometimes say hello by raising an arm—cuttlefish may raise a pair or two (which kind of makes sense, given they have so many). That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Applications are now open for our Z-SCHOLARSHIPS! MarAlliance offers #scholarships for dedicated students in Mexico, Honduras, Belize, and Panama, especially focused on traditional fishers and their children, who are studying or want to study marine science, conservation, or environmental fields.

📢Save the date! UW Aquatic Sciences Open House returns on Sat 17 May to bring science to life. 🐋Wondered where narwhals swim? 🐦What does a seabird feel like? 🪸How do corals react to warming oceans? ↪️See you 🔜 for a fun, free day for the family at the #SEASOpenHouse fish.uw.edu/aquatic-scie...

Had SO much fun presenting to five classrooms of enthusiastic second graders about seabirds today for @skypeascientist.bsky.social ! They asked such great questions and it made my heart happy to see how keen they were after to keep learning about seabirds and how we can protect them!

We are recruiting a postdoc for an exciting multi-disciplinary project that explores the use of quantum sensors to measure muscle behaviour - looking for someone with skills in ultrasound, mocap, and EMG - funded by QLD Government's Quantum 2032 Challenge uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...

🚨 Now recruiting 2 PhD students @ MSU! Join a funded study investigating early arthritis after knee surgery using: – 🖥️ Ultrasound imaging – 🦵 Movement biomechanics – 🧠 Psychological & hormonal factors 📍: East Lansing, MI 📩: [email protected] | [email protected] 📸 Flyer below 👇

The groups findings of Egyptian fruit bat flight muscles can be viewed in #3D, #VR or #AR at skfb.ly/p7QZV, with the full @journalofanatomy.bsky.social paper at doi.org/10.1111/joa....

#FishADay Hoplisoma noxium, Noxium Armored Catfish. Newly described species from Amazon Basin. Under stress, releases a powerful toxin that can kill it or other fish kept in same container during transport (known in aquarium trade as "cory transport toxin")--hence the name. doi.org/10.1590/1982...

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When I was a young fossil fan, I loved dinosaur fact cards. Imagine my joy at being asked to write a set of my own! The Dinosaur Deck is out now, featuring 52 dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles that span the Mesozoic, including some new friends in addition to classic creatures.

CAUTION: Urchin at work

These specimens all come from the Pragian-Emsian Beartooth Butte Formation of the western US. This deposit captures the flora and fauna of an early fluvial ecosystem, wonderfully reconstructed in this diorama in Prehistoric Journey at @denvermuseumns.bsky.social

Our in-depth review article on the functional #morphology and mechanics of #sloth suspensory locomotion out as a preprint. The manuscript will appear as a book chapter in forthcoming book on #arboreal #locomotion. BIG thanks to all the contributors to this piece. dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG....

I am looking for a PhD candidate to work on the morphological and functional evolution of the head shape of limbless squamates. The project will involve evolutionary biology, experimental and computational biomechanics, and a lot of scaly animals!!! More info here: adum.fr/as/ed/voirpr...

Reach out to [email protected] with any questions regarding this position!

Unlike a lot of other universities right now, we are still hiring for new faculty here at Imperial in London 🎉🚨🇬🇧🫖 If you want to come and run a research group in the theme of bioengineering then apply to be my colleague before the end of April. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Assistant professors in Organismal Biology and Systems Biology needed! FAU is hiring two assistant professors, applications are due April 30th. Please find the ads here: fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/de... (Req 19892) and here: fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/de... (Req 19893)

Like morphometrics, micro-CT scanning, and morphological evolution? Then please consider applying for our 18 month postdoc position at the university of Southampton! Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMF402/r...

Hey Bluesky! @sicb.bsky.social 's Divisions of Comparative Biomechanics and Vertebrate Morphology are here! We're here to share any position opportunities and keep you updated on DCB and DVM activities. Give us a follow and feel free to send any postings our way.