Caro Deimel

I am wondering if in German kids books, the gendering follows the genus the animal's name has in German. Like are bears more often Male because "der Bär" is masculin?

Disability in ecology and evolution In this TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

#AdriftLab's newest article isn't about islands or plastics (well, maybe a little). It's about the challenges of being a scientist while having a #disability. Please take a moment to consider what your lab can do to make life a little more inclusive www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

"academic culture, which prioritises and celebrates relentless productivity and competitiveness, creates barriers that prevent full participation of those who cannot consistently adhere to these narrow standards"

Although my work has often involved brains, I haven't often talked about how my own unruly brain (migraine) affects my work. Thanks to @carodeimel.bsky.social for suggesting we and another colleague contribute to this inspiring TREE series on disability in EcoEvo: dlvr.it/TLShPk

@cvq.bsky.social, another colleague and I contributed to this great series by TREE. We talk about our experiences with neurological disorders, the effects on our careers, and give some suggestions on structural changes that would help researchers with invisible disabilities like ours in EcoEvo.

Wie der DFB 1955 den Frauen-Fußball verbot Lange bestimmten Klischees das Bild vom Frauenfußball in Deutschland. In der Bundesrepublik führte das sogar zum Frauenfußballverbot. Etwas anders lief es in der DDR. Zum EM-Auftakt eine Spurensuche.

🇩🇪 will bei der Fußball-EM der Frauen den Titel. Im DFB-Jahrbuch 1955 hieß es noch: »Im Kampf um den Ball verschwindet die weibliche Anmut, Körper und Seele erleiden unweigerlich Schaden und das Zurschaustellen des Körpers verletzt Schicklichkeit und Anstand.«

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Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power

paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122

press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249

Thank goodness the people of Indiana will be spared the indignity of math teachers who got their Bachelors of Education from the flagship state school, the country's best collegiate program for ballet, and an astonishingly strong set of African language instruction.

IU is also cutting Gender Studies, Geography, and Statistics

Purdue is cutting Comp Lit, Art History, and Health Sciences

Ball State is cutting PhDs in English and Educational Studies

This is an academic massacre.

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A great article on a topic that is too often ignored (or not even recognized) by people in power in academia. Wealth determines the activities you can participate in (which determines your career prospects) and if you can stay in academia long enough to maybe have a career. #DEI #STEM

SoS 242: Pablo Nepomnaschy on Equity in Maternal Health Research Chris and Cristina interview Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. Originally from

New Sausage of Science episode! Chris and Cristina interview Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...

Warming stripes Vienna

The warming stripes from Vienna... #ShowYourStripes showyourstripes.info

Supporting safe and equitable access to field research To celebrate Pride Month 2025, we are excited to share a series of blogs and podcasts highlighting useful articles and resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and researchers. In each post, the authors b…

Field work is often seen as a rite of passage in biology and anthropology, but it is not equally accessible to everyone. Great blog post about the exacerbated safety risks for scientists from marginalized communities.

A screen shot of an email reading: Dear Dr. Gill, Jacquelyn, I am writing to let you know that given the current budgetary projections and recent adjustment of NSF’s over-arching priorities, NSF/BIO will not be making any new awards through the Biology Integration Institutes Program. Therefore, the solicitation has been archived, and NSF has returned your proposal without review so you can re-submit it, or portions of it, to appropriate BIO programs that currently are receiving new proposals, if you wish. Sincerely, Jim Deshler Division Director (Acting) Division of Biological Infrastructure

Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed.

With a form email.

The 21st Century Resurgence of Eugenics

Eugenics is back: short video and blogpost about the 21st century resurgence of the discredited ideology of eugenics www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/the...

Das da am Boden ist ein US-Senator. Sein Verbrechen: er hat bei einer PK Fragen an Kristi Noem gestellt.

Da geht es übrigens vor allem darum Bilder zu produzieren, die die Masse am Johlen hält. Alles ist erlaubt, wir können alles machen, ihr könnt alles machen, keine Grenze. Faschismus.

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Disability in ecology and evolution In this TrendsTalk series ‘Disability in ecology and evolution’ in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

Love this article/series, particularly this quote from Hella Péter:

"Just because me and the other featured ecologists are still in the field, it does not mean ecology is an accepting and accommodating place for disabled people in general."

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Masking, distancing and quarantines by researchers keep chimps safe from human disease, study shows Long before COVID-19 forced most of the world behind masks and into isolation, viral diseases had been persistently jumping from humans to primate species, with drastic consequences.

Implementing measures such as masking, distancing, and quarantines has been shown to significantly reduce the transmission of human viruses to chimpanzees at research and conservation sites. doi.org/g9nmvn

Examples of scientists being arrested for taking biological samples across borders without permits. It's always a bad idea, but right now it's a SUPER bad idea. Top post is a story of a postdoc who got in trouble for this

Masking, distancing and quarantines by researchers keep chimps safe from human disease, study shows Long before COVID-19 forced most of the world behind masks and into isolation, viral diseases had been persistently jumping from humans to primate species, with drastic consequences.

2025. #AnimalEthics - Masking, distancing and quarantines by researchers keep chimps safe from human disease, study shows phys.org/news/2025-06...

We talk about scientists in the US leaving the country. Many will leave science altogether, and many more will never become scientists. This is an old post I made about how grad school sucks.

Check out the Lord Howe Island stick insect on the June cover of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social featuring our article about integrating animal welfare into conservation decisions. PDF available here: www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

“The tools that feminist science studies has developed are **critical to the sciences** because they ask new questions, & develop new methodologies that help science account for gender & racial bias. Who is doing science? Who decides on the research questions? Who offers analysis & who benefits?”

FB post from BoT member Vivian Wilson, with a photo of a letter she received from Gov. Mike Braun, informing her, in one sentence, that she has been removed from her position effective immediately.

Indiana's governor fired all the elected members of Indiana University's Board of Trustees. Given a recent policy change, he'll be able to fill those seats with appointees. Which means he'll basically have unilateral control over IU decisions, including who gets hired, tenured, and fired.

Was das ganze „Spitzenforscher“-Gequatsche auch verdeckt: Dass Wissenschaft 1 Gemeinschaftsprojekt ist, das immer auf Arbeiten anderer aufbaut & vielfach in Teams organisiert ist. Hinter jedem „Spitzenforscher“ stehen zig Leute, die gute & wichtige Arbeit machen — nur halt ohne das ganze Prestige.

Birds as pride flags, meticulously researched by my wonderful student Griffin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Rainbow flag: Eastern Rosella

📷 David Irving, eBird

Marie Curie Fellowships are open (tinyurl.com/bdewf876) - if interested in studying how wild Barbary macaques are adjusting to human impacts (tinyurl.com/5n6hxwwz), please get in touch! We're particularly keen for someone to work with all the metagenomic data we have!

Mauerseglerliebe.

Es bleibt dabei: Angesichts der faschistischen Bedrohung von Wissenschaftler_innen in den USA ist „Wie könnte Deutschland davon profitieren?“ 1 überaus hässliche Frage. Wie wär‘s stattdessen mit Hilfe & Solidarität, & zwar uneigennützig? Ah ja, geht natürlich nicht, denn Wissenschaft ist WETTBEWERB.