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Society for the Study of Evolution Site description

Proposals due March 2 for the Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach! This program awards up to $1,000 USD for a variety of evolution education and outreach projects, workshops, and events. Apply now! shorturl.at/I8HqO

Learn about science policy from experts in D.C.! Apply for AGU sponsorship to AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop, happening 12-15 April 2026. Apply by 22 February

Want to gain firsthand insight into the science policy process, network, and engage with fellow students interested in science policy?

Apply for @aguscipolicy.bsky.social sponsorship to the CASE Workshop!

Apps close 22 February at 11:59 pm PST! buff.ly/9FmkyCZ

Flyer for virtual pollinator steward certification workshops for spring 2026 for agricultural landowners, managers, producers, and affiliated professionals in Illinois and Ohio.

Do you work in agriculture and want to learn about pollinators? Join us this spring for the Pollinator Steward Certification workshop! We'll have great presentations and a chance to network with other Illinoisans in ag. Go register at www.pollinator.org/wingspan/ats... to secure your spot! 🐝 🌻

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Green Botanical Society of America graphic titled “BSA Awards with February Deadlines!” A list of awards appears in white text with leaf icons beside each item. • Corresponding Member Awards — Deadline Feb. 2, 2026 • $10,000 Donald R. Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology — Deadline Feb. 2, 2026 • $10,000 Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology — Deadline Feb. 2, 2026 • $1,500 Graduate Student Research Awards: J.S. Karling Graduate Student Research Award and AJ Harris Graduate Student Research Award — Deadline Feb. 16, 2026 • Public Policy Award — Deadline Feb. 20, 2026 At the bottom is the URL “www.botany.org/home/awards.html,” the Botanical Society of America logo, and a large green leaf image. A QR code appears in the lower right corner.

Several BSA award deadlines are coming up fast in February, including $10,000 dissertation awards, grad student research awards, and public policy awards.

Our new BSA Member Toolkit video shows you how to apply, step by step:
youtu.be/vRZdmrb-cFs?...

Apply today!
www.botany.org/home/awards.html 🌱

You can't reform this shit. This is a death threat.

Make a real impact on the future of the Botanical Society of America—join the BSA Board!

Current BSA members can learn more and submit a nomination at mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

Deadline is February 1, 2026

Staff Entomologist — Insect Welfare Research Society Work with Us

The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖

Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15.

Learn more and apply here:

When I see you “playing around with” ChatGPT “for fun” this is what I see you contributing to btw. It’s not cute, it’s not fun, it’s damaging. Just because you don’t personally see it doesn’t mean there’s no cost.

❗Decline in botanical education threatens response to climate action and food security

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Research reveals what inspires people to study plant biology, a subject essential for addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security.

#PlantScience 🧵1/2

Anywho, the main truth I know is that there's ALWAYS something that can be done. Always. You just have to find the things you can do.

It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.

Applications for 2026 Botany Travel Awards to support the resident study of collections in the United States National Herbarium are due on 15 February. This year, awards will
be for six weeks, with a stipend of $6,000! For more information, please visit: naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot...

Pow Wow Grounds

My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.

PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-

Venmo @powwowgrounds

www.powwowgrounds.com

THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises

Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact

ASHS Awards

ASHS Award Nominations due Feb 4th - nominate your outstanding colleagues for recognition of their accomplishments!
https://ashs.org/page/AwardsNominations
#horticulture #plantscience

Graphic announcing open committees for the Botanical Society of America. Left side lists open committees, including Committee on Committees, Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Early Career Professional Development, Education, Election, Financial Advisory, Information Technology, International Affairs, Investment, Public Policy, Publications, and Graduate Student Research Award. Asterisks indicate committees with student openings. Right side reads “Join a BSA Committee,” with a deadline of February 1, 2026, the website www.botany.org, BSA logos, botanical illustrations, and a QR code.

Get more involved with BSA!

We’re accepting applications for BSA committees, with openings across many focus areas—including opportunities for students and early career members.

Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
botany.org/home/governa...

Some Board positions are open too!
mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

Graphic announcing a call for nominations to join the Botanical Society of America Board. Text reads “Join the BSA Board” and explains that Board members help guide the Society’s direction, support the community, and advance botanical science together. A QR code links to more information. The nomination deadline is February 1, 2026. At the bottom is a group photo of the current BSA Board members, labeled “Our current Board,” with the BSA logo.

🌱We’re now accepting nominations for the BSA Board.

Board members help guide the Society’s direction, support our community, and advance botanical science together.

Nomination deadline: February 1, 2026
mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

Committee openings are also available:
botany.org/home/governa...

The Clifton Institute is hiring a Grassland Steward to manage remnant grasslands in the Virginia Piedmont
🌾 knowledge of flora
🗣️ charismatic people-person
🎓 related bach. pref'd
⌛ 12 mo. position, ext. possible
📅 target start: feb. 17
📍 Warrenton, VA
💸 $55k/yr
cliftoninstitute.org/about-us/emp...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in my lab to study threatened plant species responses to drought and heat. This is part of mu recently funded DECRA fellowship.

Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."

uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...

intern measuring plant

restoration site

plants in the nursery.

We are hiring at California Botanic Garden! The Restoration Intern will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects involving out-planting, seed collection, plant propagation and monitoring. This is a full time temp position (6 months) that can be extended. Please share! lnkd.in/gaNuNGxA

Over half of all people entering the Cook County Jail system are caregivers to children under 18, and over 60% of caregivers provide support to children under the age of 5

Incarceration of a parent is a recognized as a significant trauma, causing anxiety, depression, PTSD, academic struggles, physical health problems, poverty, and social stigma.

The median annual income for people in prison, before conviction, was 41% less than non-incarcerated peers. The disparity is even greater for Black and women prisoners.

Your donation is more than a toy or a gift for a teen. It’s a tangible connection kids take home as we work to reunite families.

We're about 75 toys & teen gifts to our goal for parents at Cook County Jail. Thank you! Info & ways to donate:

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A green and white graphic titled “BSA Awards.” On the left, the BSA Emerging Leader Award description reads: “Recognizing early-career BSA members whose creative and influential scholarship—and clear promise for future impact across basic research, education, public policy, or service—signals the next generation of leadership in the botanical sciences.” A QR code for more information appears below. On the right, the BSA Mid-Career Excellence in Research Award description reads: “Honoring mid-career BSA members—typically eight to sixteen years post-Ph.D.—whose sustained scholarly achievements, positive impacts in research and education, and significant service and outreach strengthen and advance the botanical community.” The words “NEW AWARD!” appear above the QR code to highlight that this mid-career award is new for 2026. A black banner at the bottom says “Deadline – March 15, 2026.” Botanical illustrations decorate the lower background.

The Botanical Society of America is excited to invite nominations for the BSA Emerging Leader Award, and–NEW IN 2026–the BSA Mid-Career Excellence in Research Award!

Nomination Deadline: March 15, 2026

To learn more about these and all BSA awards, visit: botany.org/home/awards....

#BSAawards

This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program | REU | The Morton Arboretum Learn more about Center for Tree Science research experiences for undergraduates at The Morton Arboretum.

Are you an #undergrad interested in #phenology, #trees, #herbarium & #livingCollections? Join our @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Herbarium / Systematics Lab as a summer NSF REU participant for a great project with my staff & me!

Apply today: mortonarb.org/science/oppo...

Message w/ Qs, & pls share!

The UC Davis Ecology and Evolution in Working Landscapes REU provides undergrads with research experience in ecology and evolution in natural and managed landscapes. Apply now through Feb 15 via etap.nsf.gov

Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!

A green-toned flyer titled “Let’s Botanize Science Communication Internship Program Spring 2026.” At the top, a large stylized “Let’s Botanize” logo appears with a small leaf accent. Below, the internship is described as a program for undergraduate students interested in botany and science communication, running February 2–May 22, 2026 for about 12 hours a week. Sections include bullet lists for Key Responsibilities (media management, SciComm content creation, data and analytics), Qualifications (enrolled undergraduate in botany or related field, strong communication skills, familiarity with social media, teamwork, U.S. work authorization), and Benefits (experience in science communication, mentorship, nonprofit insight, flexible schedule, $1,500 stipend or course credit). The application process lists required materials such as proof of enrollment, resume, cover letter, and two references. At the bottom, candidates are instructed to email materials to letsbotanize@gmail.com with the subject line “Science Communication Internship Application [Your Last Name].” The background includes faint botanical illustrations in soft green.

Looking for SciComm experience? 👀🌿

Check out this Spring 2026 internship from Let’s Botanize — great opportunity for undergrad students in botany! $1,500 stipend or course credit.

Apply via: letsbotanize@gmail.com

two people are standing over a table covered in fossils in a sunny open space in a museum lobby

a museum display is showing a variety of large spiral shell fossils in a blue frame that seems to show them in progression

a screwdriver rests on a bed of elongated spiral snail shells embedded in mud all facing longs ways as if they are a fossil deposit

We're hiring! 👉 Invertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager
This position will manage the IP collections, conduct fieldwork, participate in public outreach & pursue external funding.

🔸 Full info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/inver...

🔸 Apply via @ufl.edu: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

✳️ We are delighted to announce a new editorial internship scheme for #EarlyCareerResearchers! ✳️

Interns will gain experience of:
✅ manuscript handling
✅ peer review
✅ editorial decision making

Full details and how to apply here: academic.oup.com/conphys/page...

#Publishing #ECR #PeerReview