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URGENT: Protect Mosquito Control in St. Tammany Parish

VOTE NO on Resolution C-7216 Let’s keep mosquito control local, professional, and accountable. Our health depends on it.

Submit public comment: council@stpgov.org (by 4PM Nov. 6)

Starting your job search or about to launch your first lab? 🚀 Join ✨Beyond the Degree: Thriving in Your Career✨ to hear from pros across different sectors on how to start strong and thrive in vector ecology!

🗓️Monday, February 2, 2026

⏰2:30 ET/11:30 AM PT

💻Register: shorturl.at/6gxlw

A really wise decision to organize this career panel during the 9th SOVE conference @esove-ecp.bsky.social It is really interesting to know how researchers started their careers and how they arrived here! @4sove.bsky.social

Interesting talks and announcements during the 9th international SOVE congress @4sove.bsky.social @esove-ecp.bsky.social in Chania, Crete 🦟🦟🪰🪰

Check out this networking event for early career professionals!

Science is under attack! 🚨 Join Bill Nye and thousands of science supporters in fighting back against this anti-science administration. Your voice matters!

➡️ act.ucsusa.org/41Eqmxm

Reskeet please. As the fall semester is upon us I'm reposting this. Looking for 1-2 students (US based only). The lab is open to interests in ecology, evolution, systematics, and taxonomy of mosquitoes. Work could take place in Puerto Rico, around the Gulf Coast, or could even involved museum work.

Here is another fun question for World Mosquito Day! To learn more about mosquitoes and how to prevent them, please visit our website!

How many mosquitoes are there in the world? And other buzzing questions - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog Kids often have the best questions, and mosquitoes — the world’s deadliest animal — hold so many secrets. Inspired by real questions from 7-year-olds, we dive into some fascinating facts and learn wha...

Did you know that malaria used to be endemic in the UK, and that there are still several species of malaria-capable Anopheles mosquitoes in the country?

Read more answers to #WorldMosquitoDay questions in this new @sangerinstitute.bsky.social blog post:
sangerinstitute.blog/2025/08/20/h...

World Mosquito Day 2025: Europe sets new records for mosquito-borne diseases - ECDC supporting Member States in adapting to ‘new normal’ ECDC has warned that record breaking outbreaks of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and chikungunya virus disease point to a ‘new normal’ in Europe.

"Europe is entering a new phase — where longer, more widespread and more intense transmission of mosquito borne disease is becoming the new normal."

www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

Leishmaniasis is 95% fatal if untreated — yet it’s still overlooked, and media coverage is low.

Our new report shows what gets decision-makers to pay attention ⤵️
wellcomeopenresearch.org/documents/10...

Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms

Dr Paula Vivili, deputy director general of the Pacific Community (SPC), said historically dengue outbreaks were seasonal.

“However, due to climate change, transmission seasons are lengthening, and some areas are experiencing year-round dengue risk,”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

🆕 Update on the next webinar: A new speaker has been added to the panel Dr. Marieta Braks 🆕

🗓 Date: August 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 1 PM CST / 8 PM CEST
🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/3Wg3M

Congratulation to the incoming Student Director for 2026 Megan Heineman!

Check out the full line-up for this amazing CV/Resume writing workshop!

📝 Webinar invitation: CV & Resume Writing workshop 📝

Expert tips from pros in academia, industry & govt (US/EU).
Interactive breakout rooms & live feedback #VectorEcology #EarlyCareer @4sove.bsky.social

🗓 Date: August 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 1 PM CST / 8 PM CEST
🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/3Wg3M

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Mark your calendar for this amazing webinar on CV and Resume Writing, August 20th at 1 pm CST! Scan the QR code or go to shorturl.at/3Wg3M to register!

Check out the preliminary program for the Latin American SOVE conference at lasoverelcov2025.lasove.org.

🦟 Dear Early Career Vector Ecologists! 🦟

The European branch of the #SOVE has launched a new #Education & #Development committee to support #EarlyCareer researchers through resources, training, and collaboration!

👉 I highly recommend following their page to stay connected! @esove-ecp.bsky.social

The abstract submission due date has been extended to July 31st! Take advantage of the extension and submit your abstract today at lasoverelcov2025.lasove.org.

Tentative agenda for 9th International Congress of SOVE! Early registration ends July 15, 2025. Due to the venue size, there will be a registration cap. Please register early.

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Hamer, the newly elected Vice President of SOVE for 2026! Check out the latest happenings of SOVE at www.sove.org

Send your statement of interest to admin@sove.org!

Society for Vector Ecology

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

Thanks to all for joining us to the BVBD 2025 @uidaho.bsky.social @ui-ihhe.bsky.social @gittacoaker.bsky.social @marobert.bsky.social @shirleyluckhart.bsky.social @edlewis.bsky.social @riehlelab.org