Dr. Jocelyn Woods

Hi @askaboutanimals.bsky.social ! Can I be added please?

Can the term doom scrolling be applied to the LinkedIn job board? Because I think that’s my latest addiction

Please share & follow the new MPIG account! 🐒 🦍 🦧

ASAB Important Upcoming Dates Logo of animals crossing the street as in the Beatles Abbey Road 2025 Asab SPRING MEETING Liverpool, UK Apr 23-25 Feb 1: ASAB travel grants due Feb 12: Abstracts due Apr 1: Registration ends Logo of a stylised tiger looking up at a tree and sun Behaviour Kolkata India 2025 Aug 25-30 Jan 31: Abstracts due Feb 28: Early bird registration ends Apr 1: ASAB travel grants due Apr 30: Regular registration ends

There’s a lot of important dates coming up for #ASABSpring2025 & #Behaviour2025

ASAB Grants: asab.org/grant-overview
ASAB Spring: asabspring2025.github.io
Behaviour: behaviourindia2025.in

Make sure you also follow @asab-spring-2025.bsky.social & @behaviour2025.bsky.social for updates 😄

Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls When fed peanuts, red squirrels in Britain developed weaker bites — showing that food supplements to threatened animals could have unintended side effects.

We often think when we feed animals we're doing an unqualified good.

But are we? Feeding squirrels peanuts, it turns out, changes their very SKULLS, giving them weaker bite force. www.sciencenews.org/article/hand...

Bagels

Partially frozen river surrounded by trees. Bridge in the background

Made #vegan bagels on a gloomy Wisconsin Sunday. This is the first time I’ve made bagels and I have to say, they turned out pretty good! 🥯

The negative ones seem so much louder!

📢 Abstract submissions for talks and posters at the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference close on 10 February.

🔍 We’re particularly interested in abstracts featuring novel and innovative approaches to #AnimalWelfare science.

🔗 Don't miss out! Submit your abstract here: ufaw.org.uk/conf25

Nearly 30,000 wild species identified in US trade data International research involving the University of Adelaide has found almost 30,000 wild species have been traded in the United States, according to data captured by U.S. wildlife trade monitoring org...

2025. Nearly 30,000 wild species identified in US trade data phys.org/news/2025-01...

I am so happy you said this! I received my first ever evaluations and had no idea how to deal with them. Some of them are ruthless. Glad to know I’m not alone in not knowing how to deal with them 😂

I have a right to be here A year of running in 2024

"There are bodies that America believes should not be unhindered....It’s a freedom our neighbors begrudge us, peering out the windows, posting on social media when they see us."

This post is about running, but it's about so much more. lyz.substack.com/p/i-have-a-r...

Please share –
The Jensen and Pfeifer Labs at Arizona State University are searching for a joint postdoctoral researcher to study the evolutionary genomics of non-human primates, supported by NIH MIRA and NSF CAREER awards.

More details on our lab webpage: spfeiferlab.org/positions/

Most zoo animals live long lives due to individualized care. However part of this care is controlling breeding. Is this sustainable? Should animals breed naturally in zoos? What happens to surplus animals?

See below on how breed-and-feed programs in zoos may improve animal welfare & conservation 🧪

Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...

🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Funding & awards A list of conservation-related scholarships, fellowships, funding, and awards.

Happy New Year!

I updated my webpage of envirionment-related scholarships, grants, & awards: www.aerinjacob.ca/funding--awa...

It includes:
* science
* action & policy
* communication
* travel awards
* international tho' emphasis on N Am, Africa, & women

Please share.

#ConservationFunding

Jocelyn WOODS | Ph.D. Candidate | Bachelor of Science | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison | UW | Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences | Research profile I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Animal Sciences department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am assessing the impact of tail docking on the sociality, health, and welfare of sheep. I am trained ...

Hi there! I would love to be added. I study animal behavior and welfare in farm and zoo species!

www.researchgate.net/profile/Joce...

Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? We would rather talk about literally everything else.

So many good points in here.

When women begin to enter fields, first people cheer the pioneers. Then women do it more...and men get nervous.

And then men run.

And then they declare they NEVER wanted to do it anyway. Education is for GIRLS. celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-d...

Yep, #VaccinesWork

Peter Hotez: "Covid mortality rates. No surprises: Well-vaccinated Northern European nations, Canada, Northern U.S. had lowest mortality; less vaccinated Southern U.S. fared worse; poorly vaccinated regions Africa, Russia the worst."

See www.healthdata.org/research-ana...

It’s simple. Many of us share #science. Please join up.

go.bsky.app/H3qcvgP

Please add your name below and expertise and you’ll be added!

#scientistswhocommunicatescience #scicomm #womeninsciencw

Hi there! I’m a PhD candidate at UW Madison studying animal welfare & behavior. I’d love to be added ☺️

a man wearing a sweater with a bird on it says i love making connections Alt: David from Schitts creek wearing a sweater with a bird on it says i love making connections

We’ve listed a few starter packs that we thought might be interesting to our members/researchers in animal behaviour. Feel free to add on to the thread if you have more suggestions! 🦍🦒🐐🐕🐑🐋🐍🦗

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We have a very exciting line up of plenary speakers for ISAE 2025, so make sure to submit your abstracts for the congress before 15 February 2025(isae2025.exordo.com/login)! The info on the plenary speakers can be found here: isae2025utrecht.nl/plenary-spea...

@animalopps.bsky.social

Trying to gather a long list of ideas for a masters student in animal welfare. Who out there with a masters degree is in an animal welfare-related role that is financially feasible for the long term? Thanks in advance for sharing here or by DM. #hivemind #animalwelfare

We could be losing a lot of scientific evidence due to it being published in non-English languages. Also likely to be reflected for species with no English language evidence.
An incredibly important topic from Tatsuya Amano.
#ASABWinter2024

Want to make beautiful scientific figures? Easy!

The NIH released a library of 2000+ free scientific illustrations called *BioArt*.

Check it out! bioart.niaid.nih.gov

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧠🟦 🧪

Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Application The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is committed to building and strengthening efforts to share the agency’s mission with youth through outreach and education programs to increa...

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 The NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador program provides a new level of engagement for youth aged 13-18 committed to ocean conservation and stewardship of our blue planet. links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2...

Final seminar presentation ☑️

Next stop - defense!

Sums up the last semester of my PhD 🫣