Me, professionally: I’m so grateful that @mmmletsgo.bsky.social exists. The MMM team creates an amazing tournament-style learning experience that’s engaging and educational for people of all ages.

Me, Wisconsinly: All of the above, and YESSSSS!!! GO BADGERS!!! #TeamBadger #OnWisconsin 🦡🏆👐🏻

#2026MMM

Black and white portrait of a woman with grey hair and glasses, wearing a scarf and a botanical print jacket.

RIP Prof. Galdikas, an outspoken advocate for orangutans and the preservation of their rainforest habitat 🌿 www.vdu.lt/en/vmu-commu...

Yesterday, @uwmadison.bsky.social Women's Hockey won the National Championship. Tonight, the Honey Badger earned a spot in the @mmmletsgo.bsky.social Sweet Sixteen.

GO BADGERS! 🦡

Badgers are back-to-back champs UW women’s hockey overcomes a late scare from Ohio State to secure a record ninth national title.

IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR HOCKEY! Your Wisconsin Women's Hockey team are back-to-back National Champions. The Badgers overcame a late scare from Ohio State to secure their record ninth national title.

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

#TeamBadger #OnWisconsin #2026MMM

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I'm currently winning the @ucscscicomm.bsky.social March Mammal Madness tournament. Everyone else playing is new to @mmmletsgo.bsky.social, so they might think I'm headed to win the whole thing. Unfortunately, I know this only means my ranking will plummet in a round or two.

#2026MMM

There’s kicking a horse when it’s down...

…and then there’s drowning a St. Kilda house mouse when it’s extinct.

#2026MMM

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Time has NOT run out, & each of us can make an impact on recovering our ecosystems & reducing our use- through our time, through our effort, through our political engagement, and through our thoughtful conversations with loved ones. #2026MMM

I can now recognize the Moldova flag 🇲🇩 solely because there’s no mold emoji and the Team Mold members of our MMM group chat have been using the “Mold”ova flag instead. I suppose it should be flown at half-staff now? 💔

A block of text that says "Scientists at the University of Miami are carrying out a research study on trends in the field of science communication. For this survey we are defining science communication as work that is done: • by a technical subject area expert in some field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, • outside of classroom settings • aimed at the public If you are 18 years of age or older and work or recently worked in this field (full-time, part-time, or as a side project), please click the link below to complete a short survey. If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please e-mail us at Julia.wester@miami.edu. In the body of your email please provide your full name, and if you would prefer to be contacted by phone, your phone number and the best time to reach you. Contacting us for more information does not commit you to participating, and should you decide to participate you may terminate your participation at any time."

Attention Science Communicators!

We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences.

Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can.

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If nothing else comes of the @ucscscicomm.bsky.social #2026MMM tournament, at least we determined that if you keep choosing the losers, you have a bad...

wait for it...

preydar. 😏

@mmmletsgo.bsky.social, please consider this our formal (and collective) job application.

I've lost track of how many times I've participated in March Mammal Madness, but I can't wait to host the first @ucscscicomm.bsky.social March Mammal Madness Tournament!

🦡🐈‍⬛🐒🦔🐁🐅🦧🦏🦒🦇
Let the games begin!

#TeamBadger

Proud to be a @ucscscicomm.bsky.social slug!

As a scientist, I've traveled the world—from Puerto Rico to the Democratic Republic of Congo—studying monkeys and apes. I now draw inspiration from my time in the field, writing to share the sense of adventure and real-world impact science offers!

thank you @stellamayerhoff.bsky.social for covering our work in this article!

Laura Gwilliams (left), Jill Kries (second from left) and other members of the Gwilliams lab discuss the neuroscience of language. In the lab's latest paper, Kries, Gwilliams, and KU Leuven's Maaike Vandermosten investigated the underlying mechanisms of post-stroke aphasia. Image by Jess Alvarenga.

In stroke patients with aphasia, the brain spends too little time processing ambiguous sounds, suggesting new targets for precision therapies. (@lauragwilliams.bsky.social, @kriesjill.bsky.social)

Read the story by @stellamayerhoff.bsky.social here: neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/why-bra...

UCSC Science Communication Club Speaker Series Stella Mayerhoff Science writer, current SciCom MS student, PhD Candidate in Cognitive Psychology Tuesday Feb 24, 2026 12:00-1:30pm Biomed 300 All are welcome! Lunch will be provided Come for a short career talk and time for Q&A with our speaker!

Interested in a #SciCom career, but don’t know where to start?

I'll be giving a talk about how I got into SciCom for the UCSC Science Communication Club Speaker Series!

All are welcome, and lunch will be provided. I hope to see you there!

@ucsantacruz.bsky.social @ucscscicomm.bsky.social

Why the brain misunderstands speech after stroke In stroke patients with aphasia, the brain spends too little time processing ambiguous sounds,

Removing a mole and removing a molar differ by a single sound: /r/. One sound changes the word you hear—and maybe even which doctor you call.

Check out my article for @stanfordbrain.bsky.social to learn how these sounds cause confusion in the brain after a stroke.

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the story, even if it’s a tough one.

My true story about the magic and heartbreak I experienced while studying bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo is featured on the latest episode of the storytelling podcast, RISK!

You can find it at www.risk-show.com/podcast/how-..., or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

@riskshow.bsky.social

Power Over Parkinson’s: Learning to overcome “We want to provide support for people in Monterey County who are on the journey of Parkinson’s disease, which is quite a journey,” says Terrill Dahl, POP board secretary.

“If I could do anything for people with Parkinson’s, it would be to take away the inherent shame. Our studio and our community of people is a place where they can come and be who they are and be seen for the capable, wonderful, intelligent people that they are.”

Check out my latest story!

Monterey Peninsula’s Seal Team: ‘The Jane Goodalls of harbor seals’ These volunteers work tirelessly to protect one of the region’s most sensitive marine mammals, and have quietly built one of the most comprehensive databases of harbor seal behavior and population …

This is a story has a piece of my heart.

It was an absolute honor to meet members of the Seal Team, a group of community volunteers—mostly retirees—who have quietly built one of the most extensive databases of harbor seal behavior in the world.

www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/24/m...

Check out my latest story!

Saratoga High senior discovers link between whale songs and human sonatas Saratoga High School senior Lucy Zhang presented her research on the link between whale songs and human musical compositions to the American Geophysical Union.

Check out my latest article in @mercurynews.com to learn how a talented student used her musical ear to discover something familiar in whale songs! 🎵 🐋 🎹

I hope you have as much fun reading this story as I had writing it!

A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada Populations of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), playful animals that resemble large dolphins, stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, with each group of whales living year-round in a par...

Check out this story I wrote for @mongabay.com!

Northern bottlenose whales off the coast of Nova Scotia offer a rare conservation success story. These whales, once easily slaughtered due to their friendly and inquisitive nature, show promising signs of recovery.

#Conservation #Whales #Canada

This story is a devastating one, but I’m grateful for the opportunity to share it.

Thank you to The Story Collider’s team for your deeply meaningful work, and an extra thank you to Meisa Salaita for challenging me to tell a story with depth and heart.

You can listen to my story at the link below.

Happy #Wicked: For Good Week! 💖💚🍿

I miss working with these magical students!

#SciCom #3DGirlsInc #ScienceATL #WickedForGood #DefyingGravity

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Noel takes a photo after receiving the first place poster award.

Congratulations to our outstanding research assistant, Noel Kuebrich, for winning the First Place Poster Award at the Georgia State University Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference! 🏆🎉

Noel did a fantastic job creating and presenting their first poster!