International Hibernation Society

Make sure to join Science on Tap on next Tuesday (3/10) to hear about the secret lives of blue spotted salamanders from Dr Jill Leonard!!

First pilot study of the Northern Michigan University Energetics Lab on black bears across the Michigan Upper Peninsula! The ultimate project’s goal is to study the unique adaptations, e.g. thermoregulation & body protein sparing, during the hibernation fast & inactivity of the American black bear.

Save The Date! Science on Tap on Tuesday March 10th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery. Come to listen to Dr Jill Leonard talking about her latest research on “The Secret Lives of Blue Spotted Salamanders". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments.

105th ASM Annual Meeting

SAVE THE DATE!

The 105th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists will be June 12 – 15, 2026 in Norfolk, Virginia
Come back soon for announcements, updates, and more specific information! mammalmeetings.org

Science on Tap on Tuesday February 10th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to Dr Libby Ives talking about his research on “Advances and Retreat, Rise and Fall: How glaciers reshaped the Upper Peninsula". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments.

Screenshot of first page of the PDF of the Research Article, Seasonal increase in blood serum osmolality reflects environmental harshness in the striped mouse: a decade-long field study, by Carsten Schradin, Aurelie Vinot, Neville Pillay, Antoine Stier and Lindelani Makuya. The publishing information (top line) states: © 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2025) 228, jeb251392. doi:10.1242/jeb.251392. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: 'Animals in arid environments must maintain water balance despite persistent drought, heat and low food availability'.

Read this month's Editors' choice paper, Seasonal increase in blood serum osmolality reflects environmental harshness in the striped mouse: a decade-long field study by Carsten Schradin & co

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Statistical Ecology and Evolution Postdoctoral Researcher in Statistical Ecology and Evolution

Postdoc in statistical ecology & evolution! Develop models bridging evolutionary theory with empirical data on sex differences in immunity and life history. Apply now!
#postdoc #statistics #evolution #academicjobs #ecology jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Roberto Nespolo IHS seminar January 2026 YouTube video by International Hibernation Society

Check out the last IHS research seminar by Dr Roberto Nespolo from Austral University of Chile. Insightful lessons from a South American hibernator on heterothermic adaptations to climate change.

Unfortunately Science on Tap has to be cancelled this month. Next Date on February 10th. Stay Tune & Happy New Year!

« Le rôle des scientifiques n’est pas d’arbitrer entre les « pour » et les « contre », nous devons apporter des connaissances » Alors que s’ouvre la COP30 à Belém (Brésil), l’intégrité de l’information entre pour la première fois dans le programme d’action d’une COP.

#COP30 🌍 Face à la désinformation sur le climat, le CNRS se positionne comme garant de l’intégrité de l’information scientifique et de la lutte contre la manipulation du débat climatique.

The International Hibernation Society is happy to release the Seasonal Hibernation Highlights for the Winter 2025-2026.

Enjoy reading the latest research on Torpor & Hibernation as Seasonal Adaptative Strategies and as Biomimicry Inspiration!

@sicbjournals.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social

First post intro:

We are the largest concentration of seasonal Chronobiologists in the world based above the arctic circle in Tromsø.

We address:
- How animals time changes in their Physiology using the daylength
- What is the impact of arctic, and, human light in health and physiology

c-fos induction in the choroid plexus, tanycytes and pars tuberalis is an early indicator of spontaneous arousal from torpor in a deep hibernator Highlighted Article: Three non-neuronal sites previously linked to control of metabolic physiology over seasonal and daily time scales show a peak in c-fos expression at the initiation of arousal from...

Our latest work on the earliest events in the brain of an hibernator:
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Perspective: rheostasis revisited—hibernation and tanycytes - Journal of Comparative Physiology B Mammalian hibernation is a physiological and behavioural adaptation that permits survival during seasonal periods of energy shortage via a combination of pre-hibernal energy storage and hibernal metab...

A perspective piece on the role of tanycytes in hibernation: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @woodlab-arctic.bsky.social @inthibsoc.bsky.social

Science on Tap on Tuesday January 13th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to Dr Forrest Toegel talking about his research on “Go to Your Room: The History and Basic Science of Timeouts". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments.

Mandeville Lab Fish are so delightfully weird. We study the evolutionary genetics and ecology of freshwater fishes, plus a few more things, at Northern Michigan University

I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.

Newly Accessible!

The Proceedings of the 17th International Hibernation Symposium: Life in Changing Winters is now released as Special Issue in The Canadian Journal of Zoology. Make sure to check the latest publications of the Torpor & Hibernation field!

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Make sure to attend Science on Tap at Blackrocks Brewery on Tuesday 12/9 @7pm to listen to the awesome research from Dr Maris Cinelli talking about his research on “Potions & Poisons: The Alkaloids All Around Us". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments.

Today is #WildlifeConservationDay and it comes as #CITESCoP20 is nearing a close in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. There, we have seen exciting gains for species in protections from international trade. Get the latest: wcs.org/cites 🌏

Looking out over frozen lake, the orange ball of the sun is just clearing the low clouds that skirt the horizon. The ice is purple blue with very little to mar the surface except for a few small ridges that are starting to form.

It is -20°C this morning. The lake is locking up, but not thick enough to walk on yet.

Screenshot of the first page of the research article, 'Dehydration alters sprint speed capacity more than maximal endurance in a terrestrial lizard', by Jean-François Le Galliard and colleagues. The publication information states: © 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2025) 228, jeb250472. doi:10.1242/jeb.250472

Read the full research at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Next #WilhelminenbergSeminarTalk: 10.12. | 2:00 PM with Radoslaw Karpienko / @wuvienna.bsky.social
📍@fiwivienna.bsky.social 1160 Wien or online 📷→ vetmeduni.ac.at/fiwi/seminar...
@klivvvienna.bsky.social

Still time to send your application to this amazing Graduate Assistantship to work on the cardiac physiology/proteome of hibernator! We are especially looking at candidates from North America - U.S. 🇱🇷 and Canada 🇨🇦

The Energetics Lab is looking for applications from North American candidates to work on a Master project on the cardiac physiology of hibernating species. If interested make sure to apply as soon as possible! The selection is under way.

www.energetics-lab.com/in-the-news

Save The Date for Science on Tap!

Science on Tap on Tuesday December 9th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to Dr Maris Cinelli talking about his research on “Potions & Poisons: The Alkaloids All Around Us". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments.

Make sure to attend Science on Tap at Blackrocks Brewery on Tuesday 11/11 @7pm to listen to the awesome research from Dr Ben Tumolo on "Underwater Architects: Stream Insects Engineer an Ecosystem". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments

Science on Tap continues!

Save The Date: Science on Tap on Tuesday November 11th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to Dr Ben Tumolo talking about his research on "Underwater Architects:
Stream Insects Engineer an Ecosystem". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments

Next #WilhelminenbergSeminarTalk: 5.11. | 2:00 PM with Marcus Clauss/ University of Zürich
📍@KLIVVWien, 1160 Wien or online 👩‍💻
→ vetmeduni.ac.at/fiwi/seminar...
📢 Tip for students: The participation is recognised as an elective! (KV 128 804) @fiwivienna.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University

Uppsala University seeks a postdoc in Molecular Ecology to study antimicrobial resistance in urban invertebrates. Position lasts 2.5 years, starting Feb 2026. Application due by Dec 5, 2025. More info: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=867654 #postdoc