Derek Denney

I was excited to travel without having to take my shoes off but apparently I was randomly selected to take them off. So I was the only person in the security line with my shoes off, looking like a weirdo in TSA.

Screenshot of scene from the old game Oregon Trail. There is a green graphic on a black background. The graphic is of an ox pulling a wagon and below it is says YOU HAVE LISTENED TO RFK Jr.

@ibramxk.bsky.social thank you for stopping in Lansing!

I enjoyed listening to Dr. Kendi last night in Lansing as he discussed his newest book, "Malcolm Lives!" It was a great discussion about a great book. I highly recommend checking it out!

Adaptation and gene flow are insufficient to rescue a montane plant under climate change Climate change increasingly drives local population dynamics, shifts geographic distributions, and threatens persistence. Gene flow and rapid adaptation could rescue declining populations yet are seld...

Even common plants with broad-scale distributions are going to feel the effects of climate change. We modeled plant responses using species distribution modeling and demographic surveys to find that B. stricta is at risk of decline. @science.org

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes, featuring a QR code and the logos of the 10 organizing universities. The text says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, the Lansing Center, Lansing, MI. Registration Open! Research.msu.edu/glpsc2025, Abstract submissions and travel grant applications are due by April 30, 2025! Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. Hosted by Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute."

🚨Submit your abstract and apply for a travel grant by April 30 for the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference from Sept. 12–14 at MSU! All are welcome to attend. 🌍🌱 Learn more at: natsci.msu.edu/news/2025/20...

Register on the #GLPSC2025 website: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

I'm excited to attend Evolution 2025 and return to Athens! I didn't realize that AthFest is happening June 19-22. If you've never been to Athens before, consider coming early to @sse-evolution.bsky.social so you can check out this cultural phenomenon! athfest.com

Great talk on industry careers by Rishi today! Thanks for demystifying the process and hyping start-ups and St. Louis businesses
@rishimasalia.bsky.social @39northstl.bsky.social

A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves in the background and an outline of the Great Lakes. The text says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, the Lansing Center, Lansing, MI. Travel Awards Available! Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. Hosted by Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute." The logos of the following participating institutions are at the bottom: Michigan State University, Plant Resilience Institute, Indiana University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of Chicago, University of Guelph, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Big news for #GreatLakes region plant scientists! Travel awards are available now for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! Trainees can apply for a $300 travel grant to support their trip to Lansing, MI! #GLPSC2025

🚗➡️ Learn more and apply by April 30: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

It's such a good movie!

reminding myself endlessly that they hate education so much because it’s good and important

Viewpoint: Scientific research is not waste. Funding cuts will harm Michiganders, economy In 2024, over $1 billion in NIH funding went to Michigan, supporting $2.57 billion in economic activity, according to United for Medical Research.

Science funding is not government waste - see my opinion piece in the Lansing State Journal about why cuts to science funding are bad for Michigan. @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinio...

There were many great speeches and a huge showing today in Lansing. Now, let's carry that momentum to fund science! #StandUpForScience

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

All NSF panels have been cancelled until further notice.

I took a plant anatomy course with John Sperry and loved every minute of it. It led me to study plant biology for my PhD

Here's the view now that we have landed. The game was in its final moments of the quarter so no one was rushing for the door.

Flying into DTW while the Lions are playing is a treat. The plane collectively cheers (and boos) while watching the game live.

Elevated [CO2] and temperature augment gas exchange and shift the fitness landscape in a montane forb <em>New Phytologist</em> is an international journal owned by the New Phytologist Foundation publishing original research in plant science and its applications.

Yay! Our paper is out! We evaluated the effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on ecophys and fitness in Boechera stricta. We found increased CO2 augmented gas exchange but this didn't translate to a fitness increase. We also saw a shift in fitness landscapes!

doi.org/10.1111/nph....

I'm so excited come work with you and everyone else at the PRI!

I see pictures of cats on laps when people are trying to work. I don't have a cat, but I do have a coloring Kindergartner.

Once, one student went off about how he was the most likely of his friend group to commit medical malpractice. He then explained all the ways he had been sliding through his classes. I made a mental note to never see him as a doctor haha

I just joined Blue Sky and am excited to join the plant sciences conversation! #HelloWorld #IAmaBotanist