Want to get more involved with SSE? Consider applying for a committee! Access, Inclusion, and Community; Education & Outreach; Graduate Student Advisory (@ssegrad.bsky.social); International; and Public Policy are accepting applications - deadline August 21! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

New this year: the Environmental Impacts and Sustainability Committee, which will develop guidelines and recommendations to reduce the environmental footprint of SSE activities and to support sustainable research practices across the field. Apply now! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

Interested in what being an Editor in Chief entails? Or just curious about the inner workings of the SSE's flagship journal, Evolution? Check out this discussion with Jason Wolf, EiC of Evolution! (No video this time bc, well, I am not an expert at video production and mistakes were made! By me!)

Tagging my favourite co-authors @maurineneiman.bsky.social, @jotlovell.bsky.social @clively.bsky.social

This was such an inspiring and illuminating project for me! There are so many amazing scientists doing incredible science all over the world.

This Special Feature from #ProcB showcases research from scientists, countries and regions underrepresented in the scientific literature, while addressing inequities in publishing and "helicopter science". Discover the collection: buff.ly/RjnbPC7 | #Ecology #GlobalSouth

I’m recruiting a PhD student to join our lab in the fall of 2027. If you’re excited about phylogenetics, comp bio, paleobiology, stats theory, macroevolution, etc. please get in touch! Folks at #Evol2026, you can talk to @brpetrucci.bsky.social & @sigournie.bsky.social to learn more about our lab

As everyone's winding down on #evol2026 we want to share our survey link with you again. Whether you work in reproductive biology specifically or not, please take a minute to help us understand how the scientific community uses reproductive terms in research! And hope to see you at #SMBE!

#Evol2026 was such an engaging, interactive, and inclusive meeting! My students and I had a fantastic time. I have been asked about where my IDEA talk from the virtual meeting can be viewed. Here is a link to the talk on the @sse-evolution.bsky.social YouTube channel: youtu.be/xHdZnGNkTLw

I know it seems like a heretical idea, but one way to figure out if a preprint is really interesting (to you) is... to read the preprint. Then, in the spirit of sharing, send a note to authors: a simple kudos or a more detailed question. I do this a dozen times a year. It's awesome. Try it.

If you're at #Evol2026 and want to talk about publishing a review in Proc B, come find me. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/pages/r...

Bummed to miss #Evol2026. For all those students looking for a position, we're recruiting MS students (polyploid genomics) and a PostDoc (conservation genomics) for next year. Shoot me an email!

New data reveals that New World Screwworm, a severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot, is spreading throughout Texas. This comes months after Ken Paxton supported cutting Screwworm monitoring programs.

I’m used to saying ”male” or ”female” flowers, or calling anthers the male part and pistil the female part of a flower. But accurate scientific vocabulary is so important! I agree with the argument that plants are much more complex than the binary categories we borrow from human perspective

I love this illustration and the sentiment on diversity by the wonderfully talented Dr. @dorotdesigns.bsky.social! 🌈❤️🐌

I'm very grateful to @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social & @systbiol.bsky.social for this award and opportunity to share. 🙏

Diversity and policies promoting DEI, including affirmative action ---> $$$. It's good for everyone. rdcu.be/fj2pa

Did you know SSE is running a fundraiser to expand our graduate student research awards? If you can donate, any amount helps!

This Friday at virtual #Evol2026, hear from the ASN/SSE/SSB IDEA Award winner Maurine Neiman on "Evolution in Practice: Supporting and Empowering Science and Scientists." Tune in at 8 am Eastern (12 pm UTC)! @maurineneiman.bsky.social

Want to support graduate students in uncertain times? Consider donating to our Graduate Research Excellence Grants program, which provides research funds – and a vote of confidence – for students in evolutionary biology. www.gofundme.com/f/support-st...

Head's up SSE members: Virtual Evolution is next week! Join us for the SSE Presidential Symposium on May 21 for talks from SSE leaders and past presidents on sustaining research, supporting trainees, navigating funding uncertainty, and strengthening evolutionary biology. Pls RT!

I just did an 18-part X thread that starts below, too tired to copy paste it all for BlueSky but if someone would do that I would be appreciative

SSE is raising funds to support more students through our Graduate Research Excellence Grants program! These awards provide not only funds for impactful research but also a boost for students just starting their careers. Donate today and help us reach our goal! www.gofundme.com/f/support-st...

📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net

@iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social's 2026 celebration featured a reading of this book by authors Beth Yale and Jim Costa @prairielights.com. Yale and Costa did a remarkable job of providing historical, philosophical, and scientific context for this fundamentally important book.

"The fact that there is no current consensus of biological sex is not antithetical to science... However, the field urgently needs an ethical and reproducible approach for discussing sex" There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

What are the guidelines for AI use in scientific publishing? I talked with @judithmank.bsky.social, Head Editor of Evolution Letters, about how journals are navigating LLMs in a new episode of The Evolution Exchange. Short, practical, and very timely: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...

I'll be there! Can't wait to see everyone!

@iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social member Peter Nitsche, a @uiowabiology.bsky.social student in my lab group, created this lovely graphic novel about the fascinating biology of sex. We hoped to print it time to sell @ICDD 2026, but it won't be ready yet...but you can buy online! a.co/d/0blNjMjL

I am so very honored to receive this award from @sse-evolution.bsky.social, @asn-amnat.bsky.social , and @systbiol.bsky.social !!!

We @iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social celebrate science each year, in 2026 showcasing vaccines w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social , @aetiology.bsky.social & support from @vaxyourfam.bsky.social, @uiowabiology.bsky.social, etc. We made 🔥 shirts w/ @raygunsite.com; buy & support ICDD! tinyurl.com/3jtpyj3w

I am so honored to partner with this amazing and impactful vaccine advocacy organization to share JJ’s story. 💉💜💉

Former Ph.D. student Dr. @briante-najev.bsky.social worked incredibly hard to develop new methods for our snail system, revealing fascinating differences in resource investment between snail babies and moms. 🐌 Co-authors include multiple undergraduate students supported by @uiowaour.bsky.social. 🙏

Nice highlight of new genome paper. ❤️ emphasis on leadership of ECR Potamomics team members @kylemcelroy.bsky.social @chelseahiggins.bsky.social @jsharbro.bsky.social Genome Duplication in a New Zealand Snail Holds Clues for the Persistence of (A)sexual Reproduction: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

I am so proud & happy to see our Potamo genome assembly finally out there in the world! The process ended up being way more challenging than expected, but for some really cool reasons. ❤️🐌🧬 TLDR: Surprise! A VERY recent WGD. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... Photo: C. Böck, ILIM, Mondsee, Austria)

🚨 Just over one week left! Apply for GSA’s Peer Review Training Program by Sept 30. Gain hands-on experience, learn what editors look for, & build skills to boost your research career. 🔗 buff.ly/MHmDxEF

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Guns kill kids, and state firearm laws make a difference: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The J.J. Neiman-Brown Academic Caretaking Fund was established in memory of UI Biology Professor @maurineneiman.bsky.social's son J.J., a kind & inquisitive child who brightened the day of everyone he met with his smile. The fund supports child or other caretaking costs for UI faculty...

Preprints in comparative physiology – a guide for the preprint curious url: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

The recording of my IDEA talk is up on the #Evol2025 YouTube channel, and I've thrown that together with a PDF copy of the slide deck and a bibliography: lab.jbyoder.org/2025/06/21/a...

Excellent resource for engagement with vaccine hesitancy, with concrete and actionable advice: 💉❤️ What I’m learning from MAHA open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Genome size is surprisingly variable even WITHIN species. Dunja Lamatsch, Martin Haase, Maria Pilcher, and I use flow cytometry to show a nice example of this variation in this new paper, perhaps connected to a resolving whole-genome duplication, in our snails. 💜🐌🧬 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

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 Please repost

New genomic & genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes, including previously uncharacterised alleles 159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist) 🧪 @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How did the #COVID-19 pandemic shape scientific productivity? Stephanie Meirmans, @maurineneiman.bsky.social, Shalene Singh-Shepherd @royalsocietypublishing.org and I crunched the submission and acceptance data for 25 journals in #Ecology&Evolution: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... @uniexecec.bsky.social

US measles outbreaks & abysmally low vaccination rates in some communities motivates recommendation to give infants 6-11 months old at risk of domestic exposure early first dose of MMR vaccine. I’d be first in line if I had a child in this age group. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How & why do we celebrate science, especially when it’s under attack? Check out discussion featuring Iowa City Darwin Day keynote speaker Tyrone B Hayes on @iowapublicradio.org! www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...