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J Friesner

@jfriesner.bsky.social

Plant science supporting, Arabidopsis, community, manatees, vegetarian, trying to be kind to others

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Big festival after the march in the small-ish town of Corvallis, Oregon! It ended with a dance party… many people are still on the streets with their signs- 3 hours later!

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@radiolab.bsky.social I loved Soren’s reframing & it happens to provide clarity on something I’ve been trying to articulate:
Jane Goodall:
β€œI don’t like to talk about animal rights. I prefer to talk about human responsibilities.”
Me: β€œwhat are OUR responsibilities to each other? To our community?”πŸ₯°

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a group of men are sitting in a car and laughing . ALT: a group of men are sitting in a car and laughing .
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Ribbit! Resist! Repeat!

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Ready!

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I’m ready!

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Ready for today’s march for Democracy!
(With a nod to my neighbors to the North in Portland! 🐸πŸ₯°)

18.10.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

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⏰ Don’t forget – applications for the JXB 2026 Editorial Internships closes next Tuesday (30 Sept)! 🌱✍️

⚠️ Don’t leave it to last minute – the application takes some work:
πŸ“„ CV
πŸ“ Cover letter
πŸ” Commentary (Insight style, max 1500 words, based on a JXB paper β‰₯ July 2024)

Apply now: bit.ly/jxbinterns

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Idiocracy (2006) Trailer | Luke Wilson | Dax Shepard
YouTube video by Film Trailer Channel Idiocracy (2006) Trailer | Luke Wilson | Dax Shepard

I’m officially starting the call for this movie to play EVERYWHERE in 2026- in honor of the USA’s 250th anniversary (and the film’s 20th) It was amazingly prescient
youtu.be/6lai9QhBibk?...

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we should refer to him from here on out as Gavin β€œBig Balls” Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov

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The GOP are the biggest cheaters. Fact check here: independentvoterproject.org/voter-stats/tx

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Ruby heard me discussing taking a walk before it hit 90° and wanted to register her interest in participating 🀣

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In defense of funding foundational plant science Abstract. Plants are essential for life as we know it on Earth. They oxygenate the atmosphere, regulate the climate, and comprise much of the primary produ

πŸ“œ In defense of funding foundational plant science

πŸ§‘β€πŸ”¬ @jfriesner.bsky.social, @cargueso.bsky.social, @plantteaching.bsky.social, Shuang Wu, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al.

πŸ“” @theplantcell.bsky.social

πŸ”— academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...

#️⃣ #PlantScience

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Lots of fun to make this and work with Catherine, Adrienne, and Arif!

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This was fun to make!

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Promotional postcard to advertise the JXB 75th Anniversary Symposium, to be held in Edinburgh fro 17-19th September 2025. The invited speakers are listed, as well as some highlights from the program. The images show an oak tree, leaf and acorn.

Promotional postcard to advertise the JXB 75th Anniversary Symposium, to be held in Edinburgh fro 17-19th September 2025. The invited speakers are listed, as well as some highlights from the program. The images show an oak tree, leaf and acorn.

Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
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There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
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Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75

#plantscience πŸ§ͺ

21.03.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Maybe why they’re dismantling US Universities ?

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😡

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#WI #highered #academicsky

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Protest- international women’s day- Oregon πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Protest- international women’s day- Oregon πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Bringing expansion microscopy to plants Biologist Kevin Cox, in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.

Big paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...

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This suppression of first amendment rights by the U.S. government is utterly shocking

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