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Empowering Women in Agriculture: Breaking Barriers for a Thriving Future On March the 8th, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This year’s theme was “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment” and called for actions that aim to unlock power and opp...

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@estherngumbi.bsky.social from Illinois writes about how #regenerativeagriculture can help mitigate the effects of climate change. Americans need a healthy planet and healthy farms.

#VoteClimate

Latest Piece. Op-eds can be an effective way for scientists to communicate urgent messages of today, including talking about the importance of their fields and why federal agencies must keep functioning. www.ipsnews.net/2025/02/scie...

Sorry that Dr @estherngumbi.bsky.social couldn't make it in person, but so grateful she's got up super early to join us virtually and give her talk on building climate resilient agriculture.

#biologists100

OpEds have their own legs--

Latest Piece. Op-eds can be an effective way for scientists to communicate urgent messages of today, including talking about the importance of their fields and why federal agencies must keep functioning. www.ipsnews.net/2025/02/scie...

Enjoyed giving this talk to a virtual audience of over 40 attendees. #scicomm

Loved spending a day at The Field Museum of Chicago. Two things that came into my mind. @NKWhiteman book -Most Delicious Poison should be featured - there was a section it fit perfectly. Second. I so hope to see the power of chemistry in mediating plant-insect interactions highlighted.

y Chemical Ecologist friends- What reviews or papers have you enjoyed reading list. Want to catch up on exciting recent publications and reviews. Happy Wednesday!

Memories! I keep them close!

Wonderful 2019 memories. Giving one of the plenary talks at the British Ecological Society. I enjoyed being there. Happy Saturday!

Standing Up for Science with Science Communication Science communication is a vital part of the scientific process, as discoveries and solutions addressing the world's greatest challenges cannot be understood or adopted by the public without clear and...

Latest piece that got published. Happy Friday! #scicomm ipsnews.net/2024/12/stan...

Happy Thursday! The skyline lit 🔥 up this morning. Have a fantastic day ahead!

Turning To Regenerative Practices and Soil Microbes To Fight Effects of Climate Change Adopting regenerative practices has been documented to bring multiple benefits including building soil health and quality, improving biodiversity, all while helping to mitigate the effects of climate ...

Latest Oped. Happy Thursday! Adopting regenerative agricultural practices brings multiple benefits, including building soil health and quality, improving biodiversity, and helps mitigate the effects of climate change. www.ipsnews.net/2024/12/turn...

Ahh the beauty of Graduate Schools Admissions Deadline. Who else is writing recommendation letters? Stopping here to appreciate the privilidge to brag about students I have worked with. Ahh....

Happy Tuesday! I am thankful for caterpillars. Have a wonderful day!

Invest in Flooding Research Today To Protect Tomorrow Investing in flooding research is crucial for enhancing climate resilience, protecting agriculture, and mitigating future disaster impacts

Funding flooding research would help to cut down the devastating impacts flooding has on crops and the financial burdens that come about after flooding, including government and insurance payouts to those that are impacted, writes
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Awwwww....

Happy Tuesday!!!

Thank you, to my new followers. I am so glad to be here and I look forward to growing the network..

Soil volatile organic compounds.... Yay..

Recent OpEd - Highlighting the need to invest in flooding research. #climatechange www.ipsnews.net/2024/11/inve...

Happy Monday!! Have a fantastic day!!

I am here!!! Thanks to colleagues and friends. Happy Sunday!! Loved ESA 2024!!