Want to switch countries for a postdoc? Specifically, are you European, or are you non-European wanting to come to Europe? Now's the time to reach out to potential host labs!
(It's very normal to cold-email a PI about potentially hosting -- don't be shy!)
A great reminder that all in-person registrations include access to the virtual meeting, including giving a talk! Abstracts are due April 15. #Evol2026
a beetle glued to a point. Its head points left, with sausage-like antennae attached to large shielding scapes. The body is punctate, dark brown, and the elytra have gigantic, ear-like rounded bulges, with a golden fringe of setae along their inner edge (handles, we believe, for the ants to grab).
It is a unique pleasure to have someone send you pictures of a species you described. It's like a report that one of your kids is doing all right. This beauty is Orectoscelis westwoodi, a myrmecophile (probably with Pheidole) described back in 2005 from Queensland, AU. (photo by Jan Pražák)
For those of you in Austin, the UT insect collection is having an open house today, 10-3pm. 3001 Lake Austin Blvd.
No program officer rotators. No need for more than one external review. No more than a few sentences of feedback on rejected proposals.
"NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists"
www.science.org/content/arti...
Graduate student recruitment ad
Big news - I’ll be starting an #insect #systematics lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln this coming academic year! I’m looking to #recruit #PhDstudents to work in #wasp systematics, especially gall systems, to begin Fall 2026. Please help me spread the word — more details on the flyer below!
If you’re at #EntSoc25 stop by Portland Ballroom 253 now (2-5pm) for some (great) entomological collections talks, including mine!
In my off-hours from the annual Entomological Society of America meeting ( #EntSoc2025 ), I've been putting the finishing touches on a longer 'Value in nature' post on one of my favorite subjects, beer. Enjoy! #biodiversity #nature #beer 🌐
mscaterino.pika.page/posts/biodiv...
📢 Ento job klaxon!
Texas A&M University are advertising not one but TWO faculty positions in #Arthropod #Systematics and #Biodiversity 🪲
Full details and to apply:
➡️ apply.interfolio.com/175600
After almost 30 years, the Tree of Life Web Project has been retired as an actively growing site. It will be unavailable until we can build a static site that contains its final content. More details at subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
Just up on the 'Value in nature' blog, a look at how wild genetic resources can sustain and enrich the world of spices:
🌐 #biodiversity #nature
mscaterino.pika.page/posts/variet...
👀 Mesquite's adventure game has been discovered by @josephwb.bsky.social! BTW, for those of you teaching phylogeny of all life or a particular group of organisms, the adventure game is designed for students to test their knowledge of relationships. (Yes, we'll reveal how to access the game!)
Reposting my 'Value in nature' launch. The blog now has 5 entries ranging from wild diversity's importance to restoring American chestnut to fighting invasive species. Please share!
#biodiversity #nature 🌐
My job, and the jobs of 20 of my Faculty of Science colleagues at Queensland University of Technology, are under threat with a proposal to slash staff. Our work to protect #biodiversity is at stake. In Australia and beyond, please sign this petition to support us 🧪
www.change.org/Save-Our-Sci...
Banner image from mscaterino.pika.page. The background image is a pineapple growing at the tip of a bromeliad against a tropical forest backdrop. In the lower left is the caption 'Value in nature'.
Please check out my new blog: 'Value in nature'. I plan to feature the innumerable ways biodiversity benefits us - ecosystem services in the widest sense.
The punchline to nearly every post: our future flourishing depends on preserving as much biodiversity as we possibly can.
mscaterino.pika.page
Once again, a strong representation of @mizpas.bsky.social , this time at the 10th Immature Beetles Meeting, Prague 🔥
Great talks of @barsadas.bsky.social and Marcin Kamiński
#Coleoptera #Eodorcadion
OSU insect systematics chair!! This sounds like a DEEPLY cool job with a fantastic collection attached: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
🚨 Postdoc opportunities! 🚨
We’re looking for postdocs in 🌿 biodiversity science, 🧬 genetic indicator assessment, and 📊 ecological statistics.
Join us in unraveling the drivers & consequences of global change on biodiversity — and be part of a supportive & collaborative environment!
DL 24 September
Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529
Great to have you in the collection and looking forward to hearing about your Ecuadorian research tomorrow!
A short video with a Mesquite tip showing how to display chronograms from a BEAST divergence dating analysis. youtu.be/CvxX8GauqLo 🧪 #evolbio @waynemaddison.bsky.social
The two Mesquite logos. At left, a mesquite tree leaf is against a black background. At right, a leaf is against a blue sky and sun.
Mesquite 4.0 released! A major update — many new features, small and large (phylogenomics, visualizations, workflow management, &c). Check out the trailer video: www.mesquiteproject.org.
Come discuss in our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-project). @bembidion.bsky.social 🧪 #evolbio
A red flower on a green stem withe the words: BHL Call for support now open overlayed.
📢 The #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary is entering a bold new chapter – and we need your help! Today we release our official Call for Support. We’re seeking new hosts for BHL’s staff, infrastructure, and services. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/06/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
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oSTEM's 2025 Scholarship Program is offering $183k in scholarships for LGBTQ+ students in STEM. 41 scholarships ($2,500-$5,000) available for community college, undergrad, and grad students.
Applications open April 14, 2025 - May 18, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT.
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Apply now for the ASN Student Research Awards by March 14! Ten awards of $2k each will be given to research that advances the the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, or behavior. More info here: bit.ly/asn_grant_25
Are you an early career systematist needing a little extra funding for conferences this year? Check out SSB’s new Early Career Travel Fund!
www.systbio.org/early-career...
Deadline is coming up soon - March 31 to accommodate travel for summer meetings such as #Evol2025
