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#NewPI Colby College (PUI🔋) | Postdoc @uga_plantbio | PhD @uconneeb | Evolutionary Ecologist & Botanist. I ❤️ plants #PlantJoy, my cats #BayesCats, & women's bball #EveryoneWatchesWomensSports. she/her
Register by Mar 21 to be considered for partial fee waiver!
And if you're a grad student, postdoc, or PI supporting them, don't forget the Gordon Research Seminar on the theme of "Space Versus Time: A Dialogue of Eco-Evolutionary Scales in Changing Environments" : www.grc.org/unifying-eco...
I am SO THRILLED to share our first fully-lab lab paper!!!!!! Led by @hybridzones.bsky.social & @hagarsoliman.bsky.social, w/ a major assist from @pfschwarz.bsky.social!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more below, if you're curious (you should be- it's AWESOME!!!!!!!)
link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Such an awesome program supporting undergrad engagement at the annual Botany conference. And I’m so glad BSA figured out how to keep it alive. It’s not too late to apply for #Botany2026 in Tucson (1-5 Aug)!!
#plantpeopleFT
Studied species grouped according to root-system type (tap-rooted vs adventitious-rooted).
Plant root architecture shapes underground resource-use strategies
Cristian D. Torres, Pirén López-Alaniz, Amaru Magnin and Javier G. Puntieri
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/E8FH7W...
#PlantScience
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.01.033
[New Paper] @currentbiology.bsky.social presents our population genomics study of the iconic Scaly-foot Snail: 125 genomes from 8 Indian Ocean hot vents! Deep currents drive South→North gene flow, while transform faults act as dispersal barriers.
READ FOR FREE: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbW73QW8S...
🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics!
My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026.
We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems.
#Postdoc #EcoEvo
Pls RT!
I mean... This is clearly the VERY scenario where the "30 sec elevator pitch" will not suffice.... So, the entire thesis must be laid out!
This Brazilian frog might be the first pollinating amphibian known to science Nectar-loving tree frog likely moves pollen from flower to flower
It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant, researchers reported in 2023.
Learn more on #WorldWildlifeDay: https://scim.ag/4riUU1G
When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
Intrigued? Join us Friday at 5:30 for a lecture titled “Phylogenomic Methods Reveal Ancient Hybridization in North American Royal Ferns” by Dr. Weston Testo.
This presentation will occur in person at Harvard University and live over Zoom. Non-members please register. rhodora.org
Jsyk, crying during your audiobook walk is therapeutic.
Small round tufts of bright green moss like tiny umbrellas among the forest floor litter
While we're at it, how about these glorious umbrella mosses that carpet the forest floor on the sanctuary island of Ulva (off Rakiura Stewart Island)?
Exquisite bark of an unknown (to me) tree species on Ulva, off Rakiura Stewart Island.
All I need is a fountain pen ink that captures the tones and shading of this New Zealand tree bark. Is that really so much to ask?
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Presenting at #Botany2026 in Tucson? Apply for a BSA Travel Award!
March 15 Deadline: Developing Nations, Professional, and Students & PostDocs Travel Awards
April 1 Deadline: Sectional Student Travel Awards
Applicants must be current BSA members.
Learn more & apply: botany.org/home/awards....
Square graphic featuring a close-up pink and purple flower background. The Botanical Society of America logo appears at the top. Centered text reads “BSA Impact Award” and “Deadline May 1, 2026.” A description states that the award honors a BSA member, group, or institution for impactful work that builds a more inclusive and engaged community in botanical research and education, including efforts that influence practices and policies or expand access to knowledge and resources through research, teaching, or outreach. A link to www.botany.org/home/awards.html appears at the bottom.
Nominations are open for the BSA Impact Award!
This award honors a BSA member, group, or institution whose work expands access, strengthens community, and improves practices in botanical research and education.
Nomination Deadline: May 1, 2026
Learn more, here: botany.org/home/awards/...
When the topic of your senior sem at 1pm Friday last was the evolution of virulence vs transmissibility...& 14 hrs later you wake to the full effects of norovirus 😭 I know we prioritize experiental learning at Colby, but this was NOT what I was looking for...Keep safe friends. Be kind to each other.
These are “low enrollment” majors but the classes are regularly at capacity. They changed the funding structure a few years ago here, switching the allocation from course enrollments to majors then blamed these departments for a structural, top-down change. This is entirely a political choice.
UMaine is doing this right now, but instead of enrollment they're using grants as the income, which effectively puts theor thumb on the scales. Meanwhile, humanities do the heavy lifting when it comes to required courses and gen eds.
(Never mind that these fields matter and should exist anyway!)
once your email storage is full you should be allowed to graduate from it. no more emails for you. you’ve seen enough emails. you’re free now
Students feel like they can’t enroll in majors like Af-Am Studies and WGSS because they’re getting messages from all sides that they’re not remunerative. And yet they desperately want the knowledge, so classes are full. That seems to be the situation everywhere.
#FindThatLizard is back !
I appreciate all of your patience and support as I worked through some life challenges.
There will be a few changes and a restoration!
#FindThatLizard will be returning to being posted on Wednesdays. I’ll be posting to my Patreon, Instagram, and Bluesky.
This week you’re searching for a western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis.
A fan favorite because they have very big personalities! In urban areas they’ll let you get pretty close, observing you as you observe them.
Can you #FindThatLizard?! Let me know in the comments with #FoundThatLizard!
Excited to share our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com We synthesize causal discovery & inference approaches across traditions (regression adjustment, quasi-expts, SEMs, Granger causality, convergent cross-mapping, and more) into a unified workflow for ecologists. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Promises to be poppin (🍿)
BUT SRSLY PLEASE REGISTER, WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so dang excited for #PEQG26 I've already started my talk. Registration and poster abstract submission open through March 10.
These dogs are having the time of their lives following this week's historic blizzard in the Northeast. Please enjoy. 14/10 for all
New work from the lab: Miles @milesroberts.bsky.social tried out machine learning to estimate sweep times to fixation and (spoilers) it didn't really help www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... As always, we'd appreciate any feedback!
Gahhhhhhhh, so cool 😎😎😎😎😎
Photo of a woman wearing a hoodie, with the hood up, standing in front of a Welwitschia plant and a licor 6400.
Awesome morning tracking photosynthesis in a Welwitschia population.
(It was cold in the morning, for like 30 minutes, before the sun made it a furnace.)
