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Learn about seed dispersal, enjoy a cash bar, free desserts, visit informational booths all at our FREE Dessert with Discussion event, Nov. 6. Doors open at 6:30. Register today!

The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath

The SSE logo. Three Evolution journal covers. Text: Open Call, Associate Editors, deadline September 30, evolutionsociety.org.

Now seeking associate editors for 2026! AEs receive free membership in SSE and free registration to the annual Evolution meeting. Indicate your interest in this short form by September 30: forms.gle/JwAmeM4YV9Fv...

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YouTube video by Ndlovu Youth Choir Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Music Video) isiZulu version

This just might be the coolest thing you see today. And without @npr.org, I may have never known it existed. Give it a spin, then check link in the comments for the backstory.

#Queen #Zulu

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MSU Plant Bio is hiring a new herbarium director! Our herbarium is a wonderful resource on campus and I'm excited to have the opportunity to make it even better by bringing in a new director. Details here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...

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Sophie did do a lovely job! Dedicated to our late friend and co-author Steve Tonsor @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social @xavierpico.bsky.social @gbradburd.bsky.social @quercus62.bsky.social @avawobbles.bsky.social

@datanuggets.bsky.social origin and home base: @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social

Well deserved, congrats Christine! And you do have a great lab, almost as cool as mine @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social

Good. This is an honor roll.

A chart showing cancelled NIH grants

“I would like to cure brain cancer. I think that's not particularly controversial.” Be that as it may, the NIH terminated that scientist's grant. Here's a huge survey of the 2,500 grants that NIH has killed or delayed...so far. Gift link: nyti.ms/43Jz1yJ

Technical Aide - In State, Michigan, United States Position Summary(Basic Job Function) This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides technical support. Responsibilities may include computer programming or operations; research support; medical…

We're hiring a field research technician! This position involves work on the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) projects at KBS.

Learn more and apply: careers.msu.edu/jobs/technic...

Nature-based climate solutions can help mitigate the radiative forcing that follows deforestation - Communications Earth & Environment Nature-based climate solutions such as conservation agriculture and forestry can partially offset the global warming caused by deforestation, while natural forest regeneration is capable of a complete...

🌳Nature-based climate solutions such as conservation agriculture and forestry can partially offset the global warming caused by deforestation, while natural forest regeneration is capable of a complete offset

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Read more here 👉: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Though our recent #NSF grant was terminated, the @datanuggets.bsky.social program still continues through support from the @kbslter.bsky.social and other sources! We're searching for future funding opportunities and will continue to help share authentic datasets and science stories with students!

Welcome to our first @kbslter.bsky.social Artist in Residence for summer 2025 - Mikayla Thompson! Mikayla is with us at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social this week. Mikayla explores grief, love, and joy through her poetry depicting relationships between herself, her loved ones, and the natural world.

Journal subscriptions for The American Naturalist from the University of Chicago Press website. Journal subscriptions for The American Naturalist from the University of Chicago Press website.

At @asn-amnat.bsky.social it now easy for faculty to buy a gift membership for a student. Go to the member subscription page:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/journals...
select "Student Member Gift" - only $25/yr. Includes access to student research and travel grants, discounted registration & more

How many trainees were supported by your award? Enter your answer 14.What was the reason given for your grant’s cancelation? Enter your answer 15.Is there anything else you would like to share with the Committee? Enter your answer 16.Are you comfortable with the Committee publicly sharing the information you provided? If you select “ask me first,” please be sure you have provided an email address or phone number. Yes No Ask me first

🧪 Attention those with terminated grants, including for NSF, NASA, EPA, NIH, etc:

Let Congress know about the impact of terminations via this form: democrats-science.house.gov/grantcancela...

Only Dem staff on the House Science Committee will have access (unless if you explicitly state otherwise).

Text: Virtual Evolution 2025. Society for the Study of Evolution Hamilton Award Symposium. Thursday, May 29, 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM Eastern (GMT-4). 2025 Finalists: Meaghan Clark, Dylan DeBaun, Devon DeRaad, Simon Innes, Josh Knecht, Kip Lacy, Gina Lamka, Prothama Manna, Gemma Martinez-Redondo, David Peede, Gabriel Preising, Jeremy Summers, David Tian, Matthew Treaster, and Amanda Vieira da Silva.

Congratulations to this year's Hamilton Award finalists! 🎉 Join us Thursday, May 29 to hear these outstanding student talks. See the full schedule on the meeting website: www.evolutionmeetings.org/program-over... @evolmtg.bsky.social

Flyer for "Meet the Scientists of West Michigan" event, held 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at Bronson Park and presented by Kalamazoo College.

Fun event coming up in Kalamazoo this Saturday. KBS researchers Kadeem Gilbert, Alisha Shah and Lauren Sullivan will be among the local scientists featured. Join us for a kid-friendly morning of doing experiments and increasing our scientific literacy!

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

New Forbes story about the economic consequences of science cuts.

www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Thoughtful and thorough analysis.

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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Economists warn: Trump’s science cuts threaten the U.S. economy.

Slashing funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA hurts every American. These cuts are killing jobs, stalling innovation, and shrinking our economic future.

We all pay the price when science is defunded.

www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...

We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)

We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.

Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Why is the U.S. National Science Foundation important?

Please share your stories!

Use the hashtags #WithoutNSF or #WithoutScience

The Second Annual Food Grade Grains Field Day to be hosted at @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social June 10th! During this event, we will discuss the agronomic, processing, and end user quality needs and considerations of various grains. The event will specifically highlight wheat, rye, barley, and dry beans.

Collaborative study with Michigan DNR to support agriculture and conservation | KBS LTER Investigators at the KBS LTER are working with Michigan DNR staff to study replacing under-yielding areas of croplands with native perennial plants.

Last week was a big one for our #prairiestrip collaboration w/ Michigan DNR! This experiment will test fundamental ecological questions and questions important to farmers adopting the conversation practice of adding prairie to their operations.

More on our blog!
lter.kbs.msu.edu/2025/04/coll...

Congratulations to KBS Faculty Member @nickhaddad.bsky.social!