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Please RT!

I'm hiring a postdoc to work in my new lab at UCSB (!) on an NSF-funded project investigating the phenotypic consequences of WGD for photosynthesis and respiration.

Check out the full posting here:
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02986

And more info about the lab here:
sharbroughlab.com

These women dedicated almost 50 years to science. Their efforts may soon be trashed | CNN Nurses in the US provided biological samples for decades to help study women’s health. Here’s what they think of President Trump’s actions that may end its funding.

Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples is like ‘burning the Library of Congress’ www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/h...

Congressionally mandated climate reports have disappeared from their federal websites | CNN The National Climate Assessments can no longer be found on their government-hosted websites.

Congressionally mandated climate reports disappeared from their federal websites. www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/c...

As someone who has been directly impacted and continues to be inspired by your work, I am delighted to congratulate you on your promotion! 🌿✨

🚨 I’m thrilled to share that I am starting as an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University this Fall!
👀 Opportunities coming soon as I re-root my research program in plant ecophysiology and evolution at Wake 🌿 🌲🌱
#NewPI #plantecophys #botany @wfubiology.bsky.social
@wakeforest.bsky.social

We decoded the genome of #Boechera falcata, the only Eurasian species in a mostly North American plant group. It helps us understand how it evolved and how it reproduces.

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@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social

Caiti Smukowski Heil @caitismuheil.bsky.social tells us about th domestication of yeast in bread 🍞

Humans have made a profound impact on the genome of S. cerevisiae

And commercial baking strains are super weird!

#Evol2025 #Evol25

Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence. Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions.…

#ICYMI: In April, we reported that at least a dozen members of Congress wrote to the Trump administration with questions about citizens detained, questioned and even held at gunpoint by ICE agents.

None of them received an answer.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social‬

Promotional flyer for Botany 2025 Swag, announcing that the order deadline has been extended to June 15, 2025. The flyer features the Botany 2025 logo with the date July 26–30 and location Palm Springs, California, and the tagline “Botany Without Barriers.” Images show a khaki hat, black tote bag, black hoodie, purple t-shirt, tie-dye t-shirt, and an olive green women’s cut t-shirt. The text notes that more colors are available and all items will be delivered directly to the customer. A QR code is included for ordering.

🌴 Deadline extended! There’s still time to snag your #Botany2025 swag—now available through June 15!

Get ready for Palm Springs with t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and totes in a range of colors. Everything ships straight to you, so you’ll be stylish and conference-ready.

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Really proud to have worked with my 14-year-old, Anjali, on this new and free kids' book on #evolution.

Published in time for the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial. Please check it out and share!

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UNC Asheville administrator out of job after she was filmed in undercover DEI video The former employee’s remarks in the video “do not represent the practices of UNC Asheville,” a spokesperson said.

#AcademicSky and all #UNC system academics: www.heraldsun.com/news/local/e...

@knecessary.bsky.social

Declaration of Conscience - Wikipedia

Just read about Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican who spoke out against McCarthyism.
According to @wikipedia.org, "She stated the basic principles of "Americanism" were:

The right to criticize;
The right to hold unpopular beliefs;
The right to protest;
The right of independent thought.

Opinion | Will America’s National Parks Survive Trump?

Will America’s National Parks Survive Trump? He plans to close 350 of our parks, monuments and historic sites
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...

Excited for the first day of virtual #evol2025? The workshop day is always important for our community, especially early-career members.

Think you might want to organize a workshop someday? Now is your chance - The SSB standalone is coming up in January! #ssb2026

Respect!!!

@harvard.edu 😍

The link to the FREE GOVERNMENT COURSES is ...

pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

A comprehensive illustrated protocol for clearing, mounting, and imaging leaf venation networks Premise Leaf venation network architecture can provide insights into plant evolution, ecology, and physiology. Venation networks are typically assessed through histological methods, but existing pro...

A comprehensive illustrated protocol for clearing, mounting, and imaging leaf venation networks 🌾🧪 bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Introducing "Clades in Focus": A New Article Series in Systematic Botany — American Society of Plant Taxonomists Systematic Botany , the flagship journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, is pleased to announce a new article format: Clades in Focus . These expert-authored review papers will provide ...

I am really excited about this new article series in Systematic Botany. It's a great opportunity to draw attention to plant biodiversity and natural history, plus rally communities around clades that need more work or have particular ecological / economic significance.

www.aspt.net/news-blog/20...

The Mesquite icon shown, as a Mesquite leaf against a black background, and as a leave against the sun and a blue sky.

Mesquite 4 beta released! Many new features, esp. phylogenomic. Check out the trailer and longer video on the home page: www.mesquiteproject.org, and use the download link there to get a copy.

Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).

I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school

BIG NEWS for Botany 2025 STUDENTS!🌴

We’ve got a brand-new student hotel block at Courtyard Palm Springs—just for YOU! It’s the perfect place to rest, recharge, and connect with your fellow plant science enthusiasts.

Deadline to book is JULY 4TH—so don’t wait!

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A graphic announcing the episode of A Botanical Podcast with Jordan Dowell.

🌼The 2nd episode of the BSA's new podcast---A Botanical Podcast!---is now available on all major streaming services!🌼

In this episode, Jordan Dowell explores how #plants communicate through #chemistry.

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#botany #plantscience @volatileorganic.bsky.social

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

I commented today. Please y'all, chime in and make sure these proposed Schedule F rule changes are called out for what they are. 🧪🔬🥽🧬👩‍🔬🏥

PLANTS scholars and PLANTS Advisors during Botany 2024 (Grand Rapids, MI)

PLANTS scholars and PLANTS Advisors during Botany 2023 (Boise, ID)

PLANTS scholars and PLANTS Advisors during Botany 2022 (Anchorage, AK)

PLANTS scholars and PLANTS Advisors during Botany 2018 (Rochester, MN)

Help BSA raise funds to support the PLANTS program! NSF terminated our award, but our community is stepping up!

Donate today to support a leadership & mentoring program that supports the next generation of plant scientists!
#SupportPLANTS

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Release RAxML-NG v2.0-beta2 · amkozlov/raxml-ng Main new features Adaptive tree search heuristic (Togkousidis 2023) , (Togkousidis 2024) Multiple fast branch support measures Integrated model testing Full Changelog: 1.2.2...2.0-beta2

RAxML-NG v2.0 beta is here

github.com/amkozlov/rax...
Features
1. Difficulty prediction
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2. Adaptive search academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
3. Early Stop
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4. Model selection
5. Rapid bootstrapping academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

#WithoutNSF, it will be more challenging to train the next generation of scientists & entrepreneurs in #agriculture #Soil #Crop #plant #biology #genomics #teamscience & more; #NSF supports training of students & that is in our national interest #SupportNSF #SaveNSF #AgSky #AcademicSky #highered 🌾🌱🧪

The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them. An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring…

The Drug Enforcement Administration has quietly ended its body camera program barely four years after it began, according to an internal email obtained by ProPublica.

By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social

Travel 400M years in a flip. FERNS explores the evolution, survival, and modern ties of Earth’s most adaptable plants. By @fernway.bsky.social & Jacob Suissa, illustrated by Laura Silburn. Out May 6: go.btiscience.org/ferns #FernsBook #PlantScience

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.