Megan Frederickson

#PhD Position: Interested in the evolutionary and ecological impacts of whole genome duplication?

Join Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman @drtialynn.bsky.social
and I at the U. of Pittsburgh, to test what drives the competitive outcomes between diploids and #polyploids

Details: shorturl.at/nQ8UW

I'm the incoming SSE president and am behind this idea -- if you're interested in putting together an app and have questions, pls reach out!

And now for an update on my office window. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Junior, Assistant, or Associate Specialist – Xue Lab University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

The Xue lab at UC Irvine is looking for a staff scientist to support our work investigating how microbes interact and evolve in the gut microbiome! Open to a wide range of previous experience levels, see ad for more.
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09601

Demographic information questionnaire, with boxes checked indicating "Do not wish to provide"

First year I've felt like reporting information to my government science funding agency is potentially... risky. I'll probably still report, now that I have the protections of tenure, but it makes me sad for both science and the study of science.

A blue poster describing opportunities to join the Bernhardt Lab -- for more information please see https://www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us

✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨

Please spread the word!

www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us

#CSEE2025

Apply for a Radcliffe Fellowship!
Applications in humanities, social sciences, & creative arts are due Sept 11, 2025
Applications in science, engineering, & math due Sept 30, 2025
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fe...
(I hear they'd especially welcome projects related to climate change)
#HPS ⚒️

Staff scientist position (computational):

I am looking for a computational scientist to join my genomics lab at Stanford. They should have an outstanding skillset in ML/statistical methods for genomic applications, postdoc experience and a strong publication record.
#sciencejobs

My bluesky feed is mostly bad news these days, but every so often I see a post that makes me cheer. Congrats on the promotion Jeannette!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Also, @nytimes.com, Con Hall is not normally reserved just for graduations. I teach my 2000-student course on Biodiversity and Adaptation there. Many other intro science courses, like physics, are taught there too.

Canada’s Trump-Fueled Brain Gain

Neat story on Canada's brain gain, but @nytimes.com should correct a mistake. @timothysnyder.bsky.social's new history course, cool as it sounds, will NOT be U of T's largest ever. I teach intro bio to 2000 students every fall, going back years. @uoft.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...

Wasn't sure it was possible for something to compare to my love of corn t-shirts. From www.stempotential.com/mission

"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT.

I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up."

Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!

A very powerful message from NIH staff

I signed, as did alums from graduating classes of every single year from 1950 to 2025

It is only a "pivot penalty" if citations measure the value of the pivot. Citations are, at best, a deeply imperfect measure of the worth of the work to the field, or to the scholar who pivots

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

Get the word out far and wide. New opportunity from the Simons Foundation in the Eco-Evo space.

2026 Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology and Evolution Awards, due July 31, 2025, only for incoming PhD students who plan to start their PhDs in Fall 2026.

www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

YouTube video by Dj Molteni Pika Freddie Mercury - Ay.Yo, All Right! [LIVE AID]

Those who stick with bio into 2nd year will have me, more pikas, and this awesome remix of a pika covering Freddie Mercury. (Megan and I do teach biology other than pikas).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zpf...

a small animal sitting on a rock with national geographic wild written in the corner Alt: a pika sitting on a rock with national geographic wild written in the corner

Incoming life science students at U of T will have me as a prof for first-year biology this fall, and there will be pikas

U of T is considering late applications from prospective undergrads for Sept 2025 "to support students who are newly exploring U of T and facing unexpected challenges in their post-secondary education."

US student visas being one "unexpected challenge," I imagine

future.utoronto.ca/apply/applyi...

As a former international student, I'm proud of my alma mater for fighting to protect the current generation of international students and scholars. I would have stood and clapped too

Last chance! Our webinar survey closes this Friday. 💡Got ideas for future topics? We’d love your feedback! Link below.

not sure if they're reading this feed. but if you're an international student at harvard please drop me a line. i'm at asteinindc.09 on signal. dms open too

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

"This means Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students, and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status."

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Wait, what?

First time in my life I've thought of Harvard as the underdog

Canada is lovely this time of year

This is bad. I'm not an immigration expert, but from having been an international student and scholar there, I think this affects not just undergrads, but grad students, postdocs, and even visiting professors on sabbatical.

Absolutely. How nice to hear BC Premier David Eby express a commitment to science and the evidence that science directs us to. I hope Canada can welcome, with open arms and grateful hearts, not just American health care professionals, but American scientists more generally

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

CSEE Friends - If you are a current member, please vote now! Having an active engaged Council is vital to our society. Please consider all aspects of diversity - and the make-up of our current Council (csee-scee.ca/contacts/) - when voting. #CSEE