Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center is a wonderful nonprofit that rescues and rehabilitates AZ wildlife. They are currently caring for 12 black bears, including several underweight cubs rescued in recent days. Please consider donating: southwestwildlifeconservationcenter-bloom.kindful.com

Rest in Peace Jane Goodall

Interested in using the Institutional Grammar to code non-policy documents, like interview transcripts, etc.? Come join us for the Oct 7 IGRI research seminar when the IGRI informal rules working group led by the fab Irene Perez Ibarra will showcase a rules-in-use IG coding protocol.

Join our next IGRI Research Seminar on Tuesday, 7 October 2025 from 12-1PM EDT! Ute Brady, Ismael Lare David, Daniel Detzi, Irene Pérez Ibarra, and Alicia Tenza Peral will present their IGRI Working Group Report: Grammar of Rules-In-Use. RSVP: lnkd.in/e_3ppb6p #research #policy #seminar

Pretty sure all dog lovers will be in agreement niallharbison.substack.com/p/a-positive...

Latest news! North Carolina Reps. joined together to propose a bipartisan resolution for continued Red Wolf repopulation and recovery effort support, including building wildlife corridors. With only 18 known Red Wolves left in the wild, every step forward is vital. Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4mDSqZC

Looks like @projectcoyote.bsky.social is still building its presence on BlueSky. Here’s a link to their website: projectcoyote.org.

Great video by @projectcoyote.bsky.social on how to co-exist with coyotes. It’s youth-oriented but includes messages useful for adults, too. Share widely and check in with the wonderful experts @projectcoyote.bsky.social for more tips on nurturing the wild in our cities. youtu.be/MAOu1lCrQDI

Pet dogs transfer veterinary medicines to the environment Diepens et al 2023

Happy Friday!

NEW: We (mostly @noamross.net) launched a website to shine a brighter light on terminated NIH and NSF grants. grant-watch.us It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon. Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.

Arizona Republic advances story I broke yesterday www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

With @ethzurich.bsky.social colleagues & friends, we decided to #StandUpForScience this afternoon to express our support for our US colleagues. Science is a common good. Thanks to all those who joined so spontaneously! @usyseth.bsky.social @eth-eaps.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

The next 4 years are going to be a rollercoaster. I’ll share most of my running commentary and analysis via my newsletter. Sign up if you’d like to follow along. stephaniekelton.substack.com

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Second that. Just amazing work that highlights the often overlooked contributions of natural history collections. Absolutely gutwrenchimg, too.

go.bsky.app/LjV86zg A work-in-progess starter pack for the IPBES stakeholder community

Hurry! There's ONE DAY LEFT to apply for the 2025 IGRI doctoral student workshop, which will be held February 9-12 at Arizona State University. Applications are due by 11:59PM Eastern U.S. on Friday, November 15th! @theigri.bsky.social For more information and to apply, visit: lnkd.in/dXS2d6KJ