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@emilycfarrer.bsky.social

Associate Prof at Tulane. Plant-microbe interactions, community ecology, invasive species.

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PhD position available in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics (hoehnalab.github.io/job_adverts/...). Topic: analyzing gene expression evolution across several firefly species and linking expression changes to genomic architecture. The position is jointly supervised with @anaevolcatalan.bsky.social

11.11.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Gannet entangled in a fishing line. Photo: Beneharo RodrΓ­guez
More info at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.003

Gannet entangled in a fishing line. Photo: Beneharo RodrΓ­guez More info at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.003

Are you looking for a #postdoc? with #seabirds or #raptors? at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social & @csic.es? Please send me an email and consider applying for a #JldC fellowship
#ornithology
Requirements: completed PhD within the last 2 years & competitive CV.
www.infosubvenciones.es/bdnstrans/GE...

04.11.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology!

Please apply no later than 31 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

22.10.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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University of Arizona chooses to not agree with White House compact TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella shared insights on the university's involvement with the U.S. Department of Education's Compact for Academic Excellence in Highe...

The University of Arizona says, "No!"

www.kvoa.com/news/top-sto...

21.10.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT

15.10.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Combatting wheat take-all disease with in-field and synthetic microbial communities

PhD studentship
Come help us understand the wheat rhizosphere at the Earlham Institute 🦠

Working at the interface of fungal antagonists & pathogens (@rowenahill.bsky.social @neilhall.bsky.social ), host genetic diversity (Simon Griffiths -JIC) and bacterial community diversity (Jacob Malone -JIC)

13.10.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

If you want to help those fired from CDC over the weekend, the CDC Mutual Aid Network is helping folks with emergency rent, groceries, etc.

altCDC gets no funds from donations, but we can verify they are legit and funds go directly to those impacted.

13.10.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 313    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

10.10.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 11299    πŸ” 2335    πŸ’¬ 180    πŸ“Œ 98
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In the first half of 2025, renewables became the biggest source of global electricity for the first time, as wind & solar growth exceeded global demand growth

Shocking that it's China & India leading - EU & USA have fossil power growing

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

07.10.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Resistance by a professor. When there is a will, there is a way to fight fascism.

06.10.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 969    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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Open Rank Faculty Position on the Tenure Track - Newark, New Jersey (US) job with Rutgers | 12844885 MULTIPLE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Dept. of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Rutgers Newark is hiring multiple new profs who work in microbial pathogenesis, structural bio, human/microbial genetics, genomics, biochemistry, or computational biophysics. I loved doing my PhD at Rutgers and I LOVE New Jersey. Reach out if you’re applying and have questions about the school/area.

03.10.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh don’t let Kyanite get short changed again! Deserves a win finally!

01.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm glad it's posted now, but damn that's a gut-punch for any 2nd year students planning to apply this cycle

26.09.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Vote in Quarterfinal 3 β€” Mineral Cup Click here to vote in Kosmochlor vs Kyanite Photo credits: Knut Eldjarn and Harold Moritz

#MinCup25 Quarterfinals 3: It's a showdown between Team Green and Team Blue for #kosmochlor vs #kyanite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

27.09.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 49
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

24.09.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 23777    πŸ” 11317    πŸ’¬ 487    πŸ“Œ 476
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Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

23.09.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 889    πŸ” 509    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 22
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

08.09.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 344    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 18
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Science is under attack! 🚨 Join Bill Nye and thousands of science supporters in fighting back against this anti-science administration. Your voice matters!

➑️ act.ucsusa.org/41Eqmxm

08.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
A skewed distribution

The National Science Foundation (NSF) tilted heavily toward computer scienceβ€”and ignored the life sciencesβ€”in selecting its latest round of 500 graduate research fellows from a pool of 3000 students given honorable mention status in the first round.

A skewed distribution The National Science Foundation (NSF) tilted heavily toward computer scienceβ€”and ignored the life sciencesβ€”in selecting its latest round of 500 graduate research fellows from a pool of 3000 students given honorable mention status in the first round.

Going to give a talk to LSU undergrads about NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP).

Are there still 0 awards in the Life Sciences?

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02.09.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This week brought wins on all fronts: Catelin Drey flipped a Trump district in Iowa and broke the GOP’s supermajority in the state senate. A federal judge protected Kilmar Abrego Garcia from deportation. And yes, even β€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ is about to be empty. Not bad for one week.

31.08.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2111    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 9
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Louisiana Will No Longer Defend Map in Supreme Court Case on Future of VRA Read more here.

This is very bad news. Louisiana won't even defend its own map in SCOTUS. It abandoned its own Black voters.

Those of us committed to defending the VRA are now entirely on our own. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

27.08.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10952    πŸ” 4574    πŸ’¬ 426    πŸ“Œ 227
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Deep In Virginia, When The Light Hits Just Right, A "Rainbow Swamp" Appears Swamps typically bring to mind an array of mushy greens and murky browns, but in Virginia, they do things differently.

OH GREAT NOW THE SWAMP IS WOKE

www.iflscience.com/deep-in-virg...

26.08.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 17282    πŸ” 2376    πŸ’¬ 579    πŸ“Œ 268
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Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! β€” STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

This is very good.

www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...

25.08.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lizards in New Orleans have highest blood-lead levels ever recorded, study finds Brown lizards in New Orleans carry more lead in their blood than any other animal on record β€” levels that would kill humans β€” yet they seem unfazed, according to new Tulane study.

Super high lead tolerance in brown anoles. Props @basicbiologist23.bsky.social for your exciting findings!
#Womeninstem

www.nola.com/news/healthc...

22.08.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Park ranger fired after helping drape a transgender pride flag on Yosemite's El Capitan The ex-ranger said they plan to fight the decision, citing an executive order issued by President Trump that protects Americans’ free speech rights.

NEW: I spoke to SJ Joslin, a park ranger and wildlife biologist who was fired by Yosemite National Park last week for helping to raise a transgender pride flag on the park's iconic El Capitan rock face.

For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

18.08.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1340    πŸ” 397    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 38
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2025 - Hypoxia PhD job ad The Moore lab at the University of Colorado Denver is searching for 1 Ph.D. student to study the elevational limits of dragonflies in Colorado (http://moore-evo-eco.weebly.com). This position is fully...

Are you looking for a PhD position and want to spend your summers in the Rocky Mountains?

My lab @cudenverclas.bsky.social is looking for 1 PhD student to work on a NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts in Colorado! πŸ§ͺπŸŒπŸ™

Apply by Nov 1!

Details here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

18.08.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Support Scientists Who Stand Up Researchers should not have to endure death threats or public attacks when they engage publicly and try to combat misinformation.

Scientists who speak up against #misinformation and intimidation deserve our supportβ€”not threats. We must stand behind those who courageously defend evidence and public trust. Read more on protecting scientific integrity.
www.americanscientist.org/article/supp...
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17.08.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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UCLA πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ‘ŠπŸ»πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

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Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria Archaea regularly interact with bacteria but reports of archaea killing bacteria are very rare. This study shows that many archaea encode peptidoglycan hydrolases, which specifically target bacterial ...

This first-author publication is my… first! Archaea kill bacteria by targeting their Achilles’ heel: peptidoglycan. Big shoutout to @ahocher.bsky.social‬, @valeriesoo.bsky.social‬, Pauline Misson, @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social‬ and MRC LMS Proteomics. A thread πŸ”½
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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Scientists’ role in defending democracy The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

14.08.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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