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Greg Watkins-Colwell

@gregwc.bsky.social

Collection manager of ichthyology and herpetology at Yale Peabody Museum. Co-founder ZooMu (zoo/museum network). President Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC).

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Communicating the Importance of Natural History Collections Agency Dept of Administration Division Youth Advocacy , Involvement Office Job Classification Title S-Education & Training (S) Position Number 60014051 Grade TS About Us The NC Department of Admin...

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05.12.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anybody else get a grant termination notice from IMLS today?

10.04.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 1 of ZooMu CyberInfrastructure at Duke Lemur Center

19.03.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Annoying room-mate.

09.03.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sounds like potato chips.

06.03.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today stuff

14.02.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The things that greet you at work sometimes. Good morning birdies.

12.02.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders : Shots - Health News

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28.01.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that a Tony Romo quote? Ha

26.01.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

26.01.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 30657    πŸ” 9225    πŸ’¬ 713    πŸ“Œ 454

It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the β€œGulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this changeβ€”Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali

25.01.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 32582    πŸ” 4506    πŸ’¬ 1712    πŸ“Œ 491

That’s awesome!

11.01.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jed Burtt was my undergrad prof, my friend and sometimes travel companion.

03.01.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What species?

29.12.2024 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#OnThisDay in 1831, the HMS Beagle departs on its second voyage with an unknown young naturalist aboard. The ship will eventually visit the Galapagos Islands where the scientist, Charles Darwin, will begin to formulate his theories on evolution. #HistoryOfScience

27.12.2024 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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a cartoon says show me what you got with skulls flying around ALT: a cartoon says show me what you got with skulls flying around
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Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
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14.12.2024 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10067    πŸ” 3734    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 154
ZooMu RCN Kickoff Webinar
YouTube video by ZooMu ZooMu RCN Kickoff Webinar

For those who could not attend Monday's webinar, here is the recording. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c624...

11.12.2024 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s really cool!

08.12.2024 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that a specimen tag strung through the mouth on the left side of the image?

06.12.2024 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice hornbill!

06.12.2024 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you do with the files from that? Would you be interested in sharing them through a data aggregator for such files?

05.12.2024 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just deleted my account. That could be more transparent. Lol

04.12.2024 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool. But seems to mix up institutions a bit.

29.11.2024 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. But is white=zero on the map? Or is it a range like zero to three species or something like that?

25.11.2024 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this based on lethality? What about Sisturus around Lake Erie? Not hot enough?

25.11.2024 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you enjoyed it. It was a lot of work for the entire staff.

25.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Add me please

25.11.2024 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0