Rosa M. McGuire

I'm looking for 1-2 PhD/Master's students to start in my lab in the fall of 2026.

Are you interested in studying plant interactions, species coexistence or community recovery after disturbance in arid environments? Details below!

Email me with questions and please share widely!!
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✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨

Please spread the word!

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#CSEE2025

EEB Mentor Match Visit the post for more.

EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

Get the word out far and wide. New opportunity from the Simons Foundation in the Eco-Evo space.

2026 Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology and Evolution Awards, due July 31, 2025, only for incoming PhD students who plan to start their PhDs in Fall 2026.

www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Know any soon to graduate or recently graduated undergrads interested in a full year, paid postbac research position in microbiome sciences? Have them join our zoom Q&A session on Friday, April 11, 11:30am-12:30pm PST. More info here: sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

📢 Attention students & developing country members!
@esalatamcarib.bsky.social @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

Our Chapter is offering two (2) registration awards for the #ESA2025 meeting in Baltimore! These awards cover early-bird registration costs.

📝 Apply by May 31st!
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Protect US racial affinity groups On its first day, the Trump administration released several executive orders terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory” (1, 2)...

Racial affinity groups are under attack. Now is the time to redouble our commitments to these vital organizations that make science better for all. Proud to pen this letter with @khadlily.bsky.social and many @wocineeb.bsky.social colleagues

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

Protect US racial affinity groups On its first day, the Trump administration released several executive orders terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory” (1, 2)...

Proud to be part of this awesome team! Thanks to @balachaudhary.bsky.social and @khadlily.bsky.social, unstoppable forces in EcoEvo 💜💜
@wocineeb.bsky.social has done a lot for me and other POC in EcoEvo so please help us protect groups like this www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The dire consequences of science without DEI "We are very much at risk of losing an entire generation of researchers."

“Even if I had the opportunity to alter this work to be in compliance, whatever that may mean, I can’t remove my identity in my story…And that being under attack hurts probably the most.” - a quote from me! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

1. When will the Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) be restored to allow disbursements on active awards? Access to ACM$ has been restored and the system is available to accept payment requests as of 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025. 2. On Friday, January 31, 2025, a Federal Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) directing Federal grant-making agencies, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to"..not pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate... awards and obligations." What is NSF doing to comply with this TRO? NSF has restored access to the ACM$ system as of 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025 and is in compliance with the TRO.

The National Science foundation has just updated their FAQ to say they are complying with the court order and has restored access to funds and the ACM$ platform new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

I am one of the impacted NSF postdoc research fellows. My funds remain frozen. I rely on these funds as my salary and payment to aid in my research efforts. I am currently without the funds I use to pay my bills, health insurance, etc. and to move my research forward. #NSF #postdoc

National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills

“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."

Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.

www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...

To update people on the NSF PRFB situation: despite the court challenge and rescinding the original memo, the NSF has continued to comply with the executive order. They have not communicated with us at all and our paychecks are still canceled indefinitely. I know people who cannot pay their rent.

To expand on this, right now ~200 postdoc fellows directly funded by NSF are locked out of their salary &research funds right before the first of the month. No doubt other NSF funded grads &postdocs are affected as well. All requests for funds put in before the freeze are slowly being cancelled

WOC IN EEB An online community of women of color and non-binary people of color in ecology, evolutionary biology, and allied fields

Hey there Blue Sky! We are WOCinEEB, an organization for women of color & non-binary people of color in ecology, evolutionary biology, & allied fields. We offer formal & informal mentorship programs for all career stages & a space for community positivity. Join us & find your people!

wocineeb.org

As of this AM, it is uncertain how NSF postdoc fellows will be impacted.

If you are on an NSF PRFB and not a member of the slack group, send me a message.

As a NSF PRFB postdoc it would be nice to know if I can pay rent next month (crazy, right). In the meantime, for no reason whatsoever, here are a few ‘wasteful’ things I’ve done as a postdoc: been a science pen pal, helped run a booth at a science center, mentored a high school lab intern.

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Hola! Podrías agregarme por favor? Gracias!!

Starterpack of WoC and non-binary PoC in EcoEvo.
Specifically, those of us who are members of the #WoCinEEB slack community.
I'll keep adding people in the next few days.
Please let me know if I missed you!
Happy to provide info on how to join our community 💜

Please share! 🙏🏽
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Hi! would love to be added, thank you!

Acabo de crear un starter-pack para ecologós en América Latina - !!! favor de sugerir más gente !!!!
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Why the mental cost of a STEM career can be too high for women and people of colour Under-represented groups face chronic barriers, creating psychological — and physical — effects. The scientific community must ease this burden. Under-represented groups face chronic barriers, creatin...

“There is a cost for success in STEM academia. The few minoritized people who seem to thrive might be doing what psychologists call ‘high-effort coping’”

True words by Jean King, and gosh, do I not feel it.

An informative article about the career, contributions, and ongoing saga of award-winning ecologist, Priyanga Amarasekare!

Nice write-up from Andy Dobson and Ottar Bjornstad.

doi.org/10.1002/bes2...