Dr. Austin M. Garner

Open Source, Open Science: New App Leads Data Reproducibility Open-source app "Paleopal" facilitates replication and sharing of information among researchers using data science tools to create workflows.

@syracuseu.bsky.social News just published a short piece about a new Shiny-based open-source webapp that I'm working on that is called paleopal!

It's still very much a work-in-progress, but you can check out a working prototype here: williamgearty.com/paleopal/.

news.syr.edu/2025/10/02/o...

We've already got hundreds of students and mentors here, sharing how the sudden policy change has derailed plans. We're looking at formally "delivering" results to NSF leadership tomorrow, please do keep sharing and spreading the word: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

The NSF GRFP is one of ever fewer multi-year funding opportunities for graduate students pursuing basic research. Please sign and share this petition to urge NSF to adjust or reverse their recent policy changes to the GRFP!!

Love this!

The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT!

Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889

Union: Austerity threatens SUNY ESF’s mission. NY can’t afford to lose it (Guest Opinion) "If SUNY’s approach continues, ESF will have fewer programs, fewer students, fewer partnerships and generate fewer jobs in Syracuse and across the state," write UUP leaders.

Third, read here to learn more about what we are facing: www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...

Gov. Hochul: Please invest in the future of SUNY ESF! Please send this e-letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to support an $10 million increase to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, which is needed to financially stabilize this vital ...

Second: send a letter to the governor of NY actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-...

First: share ALL posts that you see about this by ESF faculty, staff, and students. The more attention we can receive, the better. We really need media coverage! This can be hard sometime since we are such a small campus community.

This common fish has an uncommon feature: forehead teeth, used for mating New findings call into question one of the core assumptions about teeth. Adult male spotted ratfish, a shark-like species native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, have rows of teeth on top of their heads,...

New paper is officially out!
Ratfish have a second jaw on their foreheads - CT + histology show they’re real teeth, built from the same tissues and signals as oral teeth.

www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Of note: they tell you how much it costs for the government to run the free filing system, but they don’t tell you how much it would cost to have a private corporation do it. (Hint: it would cost taxpayers more to have a private corporation do it.)

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Bioacoustic Physiology - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet Ledig stilling ved Institut for Biologi - Zoofysiologi, Aarhus Universitet

See this cool TT position focused on the Sensory Physiology of Sound at Aarhus University in Denmark! www.au.dk/om/stillinge... @sicb.bsky.social @sicb-spdac.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Invertebrate #marinelife #herps 🧪

Omg that’s crazy! I was just at a restaurant on the coast that had BYOC (bring-your-own-catch)! It was a cool option and reasonably priced!

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Plot showing skewed distribution toward comp science and applied physics

The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems.
www.science.org/content/arti...

Social card featuring bird for the Canadian Journal of Zoology Call for Applications: Early Career Researcher Associate Editor.

@canjzoology.bsky.social is seeking #ECRs to join its editorial board as Associate Editors! Gain hands-on experience with #peerreview, contribute to journal development, and connect with leaders in the field.

Apply by Aug 15 ▶️ buff.ly/hpVApYd

#AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪 #AcWri #PHDSky #ScholComms

CLARIFICATION :

The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.

They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY

So spread this around

They can be texted. They can be called.

People keep saying this is a bad day for trans people. No, this is a bad day for all of us. We ALL receive gender-affirming care and it’s absurd that any of us should not receive it. The state making it illegal to get healthcare is bad news for all of us.

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

Taking a much needed R&R after 3 years of #NewPILife. Loving the ocean and breeze today

Donald Trump’s deployment of the military in Los Angeles over the objection of California leaders is an abuse of power and a dangerous escalation.

It’s what you would see in authoritarian states and it must stop.

Americans have the right to speak out and peacefully protest.

A sticker from ohmygollyembroidery on Etsy that says Trans Lives Are More Important Than Harry Potter.

NSF just cancelled ALL grants to Harvard researchers. That’s right - physics, astronomy, bio, CAREER - ALL. Professors won’t get paid. Postdocs won’t get paid. PhD students won’t get paid. This is insane!

If they can do this to Harvard, they can do this to your school.

"Imagine the auto industry without 3D printing. NSF funded that. Artificial intelligence? NSF. MRI machines that help doctors diagnose you? NSF. Doppler radar technology that makes aviation safer by conquering wind shear? NSF. Duolingo‘s underlying programming? NSF. The internet itself? NSF."

NSF is one of the most efficient parts of our government! Any cutting is obviously designed to dismantle the organization. This is obvious but still bears emphasis that they aren’t doing this to save money but solely to destroy the most effective parts of our federal government.

Friday Harbor Labs has a new marine genomics center! NSF supported facility that is ADA accessible. Great new place to access genomes right where you get the critters.

fhl.uw.edu/facilities-r...

I support trans rights; I recognise and respect trans people and their right to exist the same as others; I resent and object to the tired lies that bigots promote. Trans rights are human rights.

We are hiring a postdoctoral scholar to join us in the sometime in the next ~6 months. oliveriolab.org with a focus on microbial eukaryotes in extreme environments.

Please email w/CV if you'd like to chat. Official ad soon.

#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky #ProtistsOnSky

The front end of a vehicle stopped at an intersection, held up by a salamander in a tiny safety vest and stop sign. Behind it is a large group of yellow spotted salamanders crossing the road.

Amphibian migration season is coming this spring. Remember to drive slow!

Please enjoy this adorable picture of a marine sculpin taken by collaborator @emilykane.bsky.social to break up your doomscrolling! Excited to debut the first paper resulting from our collaboration on this cool topic