Check out our new publication in Ecology and Evolution! This paper was led by @umich.edu PhD student, Cheyenne Graham, and focuses on the effects of hybridization on the immune response in animals. #gobluemammalogy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We are hiring a full time plant mounter to join our U-M herbarium team. The person will mount specimens from around the world and train students in the plant mounting process. Cool botanical job! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Michigan's #UMMZ Reptiles and Amphibians Collections Manager position is now open. Join a great museums group and help manage the world's second largest herpetology research collection. Please share! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Check out the museums and Emerging Pathogens' new website! Join us to learn about how working with museums might benefit your research! #research #science #evolution

2/N Many of these individuals are part of @mepa-social-media.bsky.social. The paper provides data on existing genetic resources from mammals available to researchers to study emerging infectious diseases, such as hantaviruses, arenaviruses, and other zoonotic pathogens. #collectionsareessential

1/N Check out our recent publication on South American mammal voucher and tissue collections!!! This paper was led by Marcelo Weksler, Guellermo D'Elia, and Pablo Teta, but it included contributions from over 100 scientists. #mammalogy #collectionsareessential #onehealth

My lab had the pleasure of collaborating with colleagues from @texastech.bsky.social on a joint field expedition in Kansas and Nebraska! In total, 4 students, 1 postbac, and 3 PIs participated on the trip. We even had the opportunity of crashing at the Thompson Ranch for an evening...

Y’all, big news, I found out where they’re keeping them all

"Save The NSF" - a little blogpost I wrote to amplify the #SaveTheNSF mission. The National Science Foundation is one of the world’s premier funders of basic science research; proposed federal cuts would derail how we do science in the U.S. aguidetoacademia.blogspot.com/2025/07/save...

In today’s Health Alert, a warning for anyone planning to enjoy the outdoors this holiday weekend. Ticks are active, and the risk of Lyme disease is real across Michigan.

Check out the new MEPA (Museums and Pathogens in the Americas) @bsky.app page!!! bsky.app/profile/mepa...

The University of Michigan crew is in full force at the Annual Meeting of the @mammalogists.bsky.social!!! It’s been great to bring so many current and former students together. #gobluemammalogy #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential

Natural history museum collections may contain key data for predicting and preventing future pandemics, according to a new @umich.edu-led study analyzing how preserved biological specimens can support global disease surveillance. #science news.umich.edu/worlds-natur...

Communicating our #pandemicpreparedness conversations with #graphicfacilitation. Thanks #NSF for seeing the potential in our work to harness the power of natural science collections and cross-domain expertise.

See @codythompson51.bsky.social's take on "What can NHC's do to be part of the pandemic preparedness solution?" graphic credit doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

@debpaul.bsky.social @jcolella.bsky.social @mikecove.bsky.social @katderieg.bsky.social @lexifrank.bsky.social @dannyibaneziv.bsky.social @drfirefly.bsky.social @klphelps.bsky.social @speer.bsky.social @n8upham.bsky.social @omys-omics.bsky.social @soltislab.bsky.social

Check out our new paper in #BioScience!!! If COVID taught us anything, we very much need to be doubling down on our scientific structure and not regressing, and we need to improve collaborative networks that transcend geopolitical boundaries. #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential

"the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight NSF directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced. The current directors and deputy directors...might be reassigned to other positions at the agency or elsewhere in the federal government."

Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Some of the #ummz mammal division students got in on a little moose antler cleaning today!!! The antlers were part of a donation to our collection, but needed a little TLC before going into the cabinets. #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential #gobluemammalogy

Science and R&D has traditionally received strong bipartisan support in the US Congress. But the White House is supposedly pushing cuts of 55% (NSF), 44%(NIH), 27% (NOAA), 50% (NASA), 100% (USGS ecosystems). Meanwhile China INCREASED their R&D spending by 8.3%

Why is the U.S. National Science Foundation important? Please share your stories! Use the hashtags #WithoutNSF or #WithoutScience

So much this👇🏽

All wildlife research at USGS will be eliminated. All research and science centers. All coop units. BBS, BBL…. gone. www.science.org/content/arti...

Here's a collage of specimens scanned and segmented at the UMMZ for the bluesky community to enjoy!

We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

U of Michigan @umich.edu set aside funds from central to support researchers with unexpected disruption in federal funding for up to 6 months. Are any other institutions doing this? Seems like a good move. #Medsky #NIH #federalfunding #researchfunding 🧪 record.umich.edu/articles/uni...

Fellow Mammalogists, Along with many other prominent scientific societies, ASM has signed on to this letter coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Best, Felisa Smith President, American Society of Mammalogists ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/science-netw...

Fellow Mammalogists, Along with many other prominent scientific societies, ASM has signed on to this letter coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Best, Felisa Smith President, American Society of Mammalogists ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/science-netw...

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

Felisa A. Smith, Ph.D. President, American Society of Mammalogists John L. Koprowski, Ph.D. President Elect, American Society of Mammalogists

Moreover, the American Society of Mammalogists urges continued public support of – and trust in – scientific inquiry and the use of science-based data as the foundation for decisions and policies affecting life on Earth.

ASM will continue to offer scholarships and grants to promote mammal conservation, recognize diverse mammalogists for their important contributions to the field through scholarships and awards, maintain the operations of the IDEA Committee, and pursue other efforts central to our core mission.

national origin, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, or political affiliation. Science is enhanced when diversity is enriched.

to promote science as the basis for managing and conserving mammals, to diversify the field of mammalogy, and to advance the scientific understanding of mammals globally. This means we stand committed to supporting all members of our scientific community regardless of ancestry, color,

The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) is the world’s largest and oldest professional organization devoted to the study of mammals. As a global leader in the science of mammalogy, it behooves us to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to our core mission:

Fellow Mammalogists. As many of you are aware, science is in a state of turmoil in the United States. Recent efforts to drastically reduce government workforces and research funding for science will lead to many adverse consequences for Earth’s remaining natural ecosystems.

Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology issues statement on the recent Executive Orders and their impact on the SVP community.

Here's my bit on @npr.org morning edition talking about indirect costs. www.npr.org/2025/02/12/n...

The #universityrecord published a great article today regarding the #ummz CT core lab and our 10,000th scan!!! This article was a related to one that was published recently on @mlive.com. If you are interested in our CT core, please contact @nagesanr.bsky.social. record.umich.edu/articles/mil...

As I shared last week, the US's first National Nature Assessment has been shut down: but the authors, led by @phillevin.bsky.social, are determined to continue. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...

Registration for Evolution 2025 is now open! Come join us virtually from May 29-30, and/or in-person in Athens, GA from June 20-24. @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social #Evol2025 www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

Nice summary of the illegal changes to indirect costs by UM law professor and former general counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and former general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...

Attack #2 in Trump's war on science. We cannot let this stand. www.science.org/content/arti...

UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x

Here's our story from @davidmalakoff.bsky.social on the NIH indirect bombshell. Hang in there, everybody. www.science.org/content/arti...

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...

@drfirefly.bsky.social and I are hitting up the STEAM night at a local elementary!!! #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential

Devastating to all the hard-working folks at NSF and all the incredible, critical science and people doing it 💔