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A dark-haired woman with an upturned nose, a white shirt, a ribbon and a plaid skirt holds up a piece of carboniferous plant material from her work desk, where she's been painting it with clear varnish to preserve it

A 1950s news article about Maxine Abbott's NSF grant, which notes that she was previously conducting her paleobotany research as a volunteer while at Cincinnati and working in a local department store office three days a week to pay research costs.

A black and white photo of a young Maxine Langford in the 1930s at Texas Tech, smiling at the camera from a bench. She's wearing a knee-length dress, a plaid short sleeved shirt, and glasses. She's clearly very small.

A photo of undergraduate Maxine Langford posing climbing in through the window of an abandoned stone building new Mexico, wearing field pants, boots, and a short sleeve shirt. It's a great look, honestly.

Dr. Maxine “Max” Abbott (née Langford) is an oft-forgotten paleontologist of early 20th century Texas. Born in the 1920s, this pint-sized paleobotanical powerhouse worked on the Carboniferous swamps of North America and the Cretaceous jungles of Texas.

(All photos from her papers at Sul Ross.)

This graphic introduces BCEENET's upcoming community hour. The talk is titled, "Breaking Barriers: How BCEENET Supports Community College Research Experiences," presented by Noah Courtney, a PhD Student at Texas Tech University and Biology Education Researcher. The graphic also includes a headshot of the speaker and the BCEENET logo.

#BCEENET invites you to this month’s Community Hour with Noah Courtney, PhD student and biology education researcher at Texas Tech University. We look forward to hearing from Noah and hosting a meaningful community discussion!🌿
Register here: bit.ly/bceenetregis...
#UndergraduateResearch #HigherEd

Are you a mammologist whose research involves natural history collections? Apply to be my colleague!

Assistant professor position with the Department of Biological Sciences and the Natural Science Research Laboratory at Texas Tech University.

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JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.

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We are hiring for a postdoc in STEM education research to join us at Chapman University! The postdoc will join a team researching STEM course office hours and ways to improve office hours. Please RT - more info here! saberbio.mcjobboard.net/jobs/197483

Herbarium Manager - Biology The Department of Biology invites applications for a full-time Herbarium Manager position to begin as soon as September 2025. We seek an exceptional candidate with expertise in plant systematics, taxo...

My department is hiring a herbarium manager: www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/...

It's a great place to work with a close knit botany group 🙂

If you work on climate change and health, but are striking out in the current funding landscape, this might be the job for you. We're looking for someone who can do a lot of work in one year to launch something big. If you think that's you, take a look at our lab website, and then drop me an email:

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

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An anole extends its dewlap, which says "call for scientists!"

Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.

1) Are you an Assistant Professor studying evolutionary biology?

2) Are you in the US?

3) Would you like to give a research seminar in Iowa?

4) Are you available to travel September 4-6?

If you can answer YES x4, please DM me ASAP, or comment below.

Careers At Butler Careers Welcome

We're hiring TWO (two!) tenure-track assistant professors in my Biology department: cellular/molecular biology and plant biology. Within those categories, we are very open to research focus. Come work with me! And please spread the word! fa-exer-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

“Asking for help feels like a weakness”: factors shaping first-year students’ expectations of STEM course office hours - International Journal of STEM Education Background Office hours are one of the most ubiquitous resources for students in STEM courses. However, there has been only limited work examining what students think of STEM course office hours, and ...

What do first-year students think about STEM course office hours? How do these perceptions change over time? So excited to share a new paper in the International Journal of STEM Education where we conducted a longitudinal study to find out! 1/7 stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....

Comic. Bad Map Projection #194: Interrupted Spheres. To avoid the distortion inherent to a single flat world map, each continent is projected onto its own globe. [spheres of different sizes with a single continent on each]

Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres

xkcd.com/3122/

A poster with a bunch of scratch off spots that reveal eel facts. Its title is eel facts and advent calendar. It has 5 species of eel on it, with morays, garden eels, ribbon eels, and American and European eels

They’re here!!!!!!!!

Ahhh!!

Art by @ehrenenglish.bsky.social

Get one here!
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Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

Post announces the following: "BCEENET is attending Botany 2025: Botany without Barriers. Come support our undergraduate presenters in Palm Springs, CA!" The vibrant green graphic also includes a BCEENET purple loosestrife logo, as well as additional conference details: July 26–30, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

BCEENET is heading to #Botany2025 in Palm Springs, CA!🌿
From July 26–30, join us at the Palm Springs Convention Center as we support our outstanding undergraduate researchers and connect with the botanical community!

For more information, visit @botsocamerica.bsky.social
#BCEENET #Research #STEMEd

Are there any folks in science journalism space in NY, or the US in general who would be interested in doing a story on the Paleontological Research Institution? They are one of the 10 largest fossil museums in the US and desperately need ~1-2million dollars by December to pay off their mortgage 🧪

This graphic greets new implementers with a warm welcome, titled: “Welcome 2025 BCEENET CURE Implementer Fellow!” in bold text. Below, it reads: “We are thrilled to welcome you to the BCEENET community! See you at our Implementer Fellows Workshop!” The BCEENET logo and an illustration of the Pieris rapae are also displayed.

🎉 Welcome 2025 BCEENET Implementer Fellows! 🎉
We’re excited to have you join the #BCEENET community! Looking forward to connecting with you at our upcoming Implementer Fellows Workshop!
#CURE #StemEducation #NaturalHistory #StudentSuccess

Though our recent #NSF grant was terminated, the @datanuggets.bsky.social program still continues through support from the @kbslter.bsky.social and other sources! We're searching for future funding opportunities and will continue to help share authentic datasets and science stories with students!

Just ordered the binaries poster for my lab!!!

Office Hours: An Old Tool for New Challenges (opinion) Rethinking office hours and how we talk about them can unlock new opportunities for improving student learning, Jeremy Hsu writes.

New piece out in @insidehighered.com, examining office hours and providing suggestions for improving OH! I draw upon research our group and collaborators have done in investigating student and faculty experiences in OH. Check it out and please share! www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Squirrel-Net is a community of student, instructors and researchers alike. To join and learn more about how we integrate research-based learning into higher education, keep swiping!

#SquirrelNet #STEMSquirrels #squirrels #CUREs #researchbased #highereducation

A chocolate cake with red and white decorations and lit candles shaped as the number 75. Bold text reads: ‘The NSF Turns 75 Today. What has it done over the past 7 decades?’ The background is a celebratory red with a spray-paint texture.

HAPPY 75th, NSF!

We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.

Read on 🧵(1/11):

This post introduces a BCEENET CURE titled “A cure for invasions: Mobilizing digitized natural history collections to track invasive species.” The objectives include tracking invasive species and comparing their adaptability to new environments. The text reads: “Students will select a pair of invasive species with similar ecological roles, develop hypotheses about mechanisms affecting their dispersal, and analyze distribution changes over time using digitized natural history collections data.” The image also features a graphic of the Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and the BCEENET logo.

Introducing #BCEENET CUREs! 🌿
Implemented at 16 institutions, this #CURE engages students in tracking invasive species using digitized #NaturalHistory collections. Facilitate #UndergraduateResearch in your classroom—compare species adaptability, test hypotheses, and analyze distribution over time!

This image introduces a BCEENET CURE titled "Exploring species distribution changes and their drivers using digital natural history data." It features an image of Lycorma delicatula (the spotted lantern fly) along with the following objectives: "Species Distribution: Exploring factors that influence a species' geographic range over time; Students will: compare present and historical species distributions, investigate how climate change, invasives, and urbanization impact species distribution, and explore tools like iNaturalist and natural history databases." The BCEENET logo is also included.

Introducing #BCEENET CUREs!
Explore species range shifts, driven by climate change and urbanization, using tools like iNaturalist! 🌍
Implemented across 21 U.S. institutions, this #CURE brings real-world ecological research into classrooms!

Access the published CURE here: doi:10.25334/FSR4-MQ46

National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards (Gift Article) The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/s...

A welcoming graphic with text that reads: "Welcome to BCEENET on Bluesky! Follow us at @bceenet.bsky.social. Join our network of educators, curators, and researchers to stay updated on current and upcoming projects!" The graphic features the BCEENET logo alongside a blue sky-like background with the Bluesky logo, inviting new followers to connect.

🌟We’re on Bluesky!🌟

Join our network of educators, curators, and researchers in integrating digitized collections into #CUREs in ecology and evolution!📚🔬

Follow us at @bceenet.bsky.social to connect, collaborate, and stay updated!

#BCEENET #UndergraduateResearch #NaturalHistory #STEMEducation