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Evolutionary biology lab in the EEOB Department at UCR. We study adaptation and speciation in flowering plants! ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ”ฌ Posts by Kate Ostevik and guests.

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Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF:

Dear members:
The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a โ€˜Week of Action for NSFโ€™. Your engagement is crucial.

05.05.2025 11:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 182 ๐Ÿ” 159 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
Flyer for the March 5, 2025, Polyploidy Webinar that will take place at 11 AM PST. This webinar feature's Maya Wilson Brown from Michigan State University presenting "Genetic variation of allotetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris in introduced range" and Nomar Waminal of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research presenting "The Crocus panrepeatome: duplication, dynamics, and dysploidy".

Flyer for the March 5, 2025, Polyploidy Webinar that will take place at 11 AM PST. This webinar feature's Maya Wilson Brown from Michigan State University presenting "Genetic variation of allotetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris in introduced range" and Nomar Waminal of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research presenting "The Crocus panrepeatome: duplication, dynamics, and dysploidy".

Join us on Wednesday, March 5, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month features Maya Wilson Brown on Capsella genetic variation and Nomar Waminal on the Crocus panrepeatome! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb

01.03.2025 02:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The SSE logo. A silhouette of a person giving a virtual talk with a microphone and laptop. Text: Virtual Evolution 2025 W. D. Hamilton Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation, Register and apply by April 15.

The SSE logo. A silhouette of a person giving a virtual talk with a microphone and laptop. Text: Virtual Evolution 2025 W. D. Hamilton Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation, Register and apply by April 15.

Are you a grad student attending #Evol2025, virtually or in person? Submit your talk for the SSE Hamilton Award! Finalists will present during the virtual portion of the meeting on May 29-30. Apply during registration by April 15! https://buff.ly/3QI1ZJj @evolmtg.bsky.social

19.02.2025 19:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...

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

07.02.2025 22:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 562 ๐Ÿ” 426 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
A drawing of Calochortus obispoensis by Emma Fryer with the date of the symposium

A drawing of Calochortus obispoensis by Emma Fryer with the date of the symposium

Announcing the 30th CalBotSoc Graduate Student Symposium on April 5, 2025 at Cal Poly SLO!

A great opportunity for grads and undergrads to present research in a friendly setting. Plus, field trips to local wildflower displays!!

Registration and info at calbotsoc.org/graduate-stu...

24.01.2025 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I made a starter pack of speciation researchers. Please let me know if you or someone you know would like to be added. I am particularly sad that so far there are not many speciation researchers from the Global South represented.
go.bsky.app/J7qDY56

07.12.2024 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 122 ๐Ÿ” 52 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Inversions contribute disproportionately to parallel genomic divergence in dune sunflowers - Nature Ecology & Evolution Analysis of habitat data, quantitative trait locus mapping of seed size and selective sweeps show parallel selection acting on inversions in two independent dune ecotypes of the prairie sunflower, Hel...

Excited to see this paper out! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

07.12.2024 17:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our entire lab visited University Heights Middle School to teach evolution with STEMivate! We had a fabulous time and look forward to returning soon! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“๐Ÿงฌ

Thank you to Mr. Guido and the entire STEMivate team (stemivateriverside.wixsite.com/stemivate)!

01.12.2024 00:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Kreiner and Carley Labs at @UChicago E&E are co-hiring a Lab Manager/Research Technician position in Plant Evolutionary Ecology & Genomics!

Please see the link for more details and instructions on how to apply: bit.ly/UChiPlantTec...

29.02.2024 06:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 35 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One more week to apply - anyone who works on ecology of diseases. UCR is a great place to work

14.01.2024 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please help spread the word! I made a feed for ecology evolution ECR on all things career-related :) Feed + more details here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿงช #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #PhDChat

09.01.2024 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I am recruiting a manager/tech for our plant evolutionary genetics lab, looking for someone interested in learning ancient DNA techniques
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

07.12.2023 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at the University of California Riverside is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01846

Come join us! Riverside, UCR, and EEOB are great!

28.11.2023 03:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0