"Ozone hole" in grant descriptions by year, with two regression lines over a scatter plot

Bergogram plot: line plot of money awarded by year by NSF. 2025 and 2026 trail other years

Table of grants by US academic semester by state. In Spring 2026, New York has received 37 grants in total, Florida only 24

Word cloud of words in "formicidae" grants at NSF. "Ants" is most promient, also "species," "specimens," "project," and "collections."

Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social & grant-witness.us, I've updated my rnsf #rstats package to include:

• Cache of public data on every #NSF grant (>500K)
• Info on every #GRFP

Tools for viz, examples of use, etc.

Blog post: brianomeara.info/posts/rnsf/

Pkg: bomeara.github.io/rnsf/index.h...

I suggest folks read my paper with @phylieu.bsky.social on this: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

We also have an #rstats package to detect and ~ correct for this artifact: github.com/bomeara/hype...

There still can be important time-dependency, but you can't just ignore this confounding factor

A phylogenetic classification of diatoms (Bacillariophyta) Diatoms are known for their extraordinary species richness, cornerstone roles in aquatic ecosystems, and immense contributions to the global cycling of carbon, oxygen, and silica. For nearly 2 centur....

Our phylogenetic classification of >400 diatom genera is now published in Journal of Phycology.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

John Cale!!

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

Very nice haul there! That Go-Betweens album is A+. Been looking for it here in Fayetteville for a very long time.

🤣🤣🤣

Last week I gave my promotion seminar. Today, I have to give a 20 minute presentation about what I do to my 11 year old son's science class.

Guess which one gives me the most anxiety?

Fantastic meeting! I had a great time and honored to have been able to give a talk.

Zenil-Ferguson. The importance of quantifying rate uncertainty YouTube video by Rosana Z-F

Unfortunately, I couldn't join in person #eseb2025, but the organizers kindly accommodated a video. Posted here in case you missed it!
youtu.be/n9Ls9-8p8x0?...

Congrats all around!

Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution | PNAS Evolution is often uneven in its pace and outcomes, with long periods of stasis interrupted by abrupt increases in morphological and ecological dis...

New paper on diatom phylogenomics from our lab. Ten years in the making, but it always took a backseat to student and postdoc papers.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Multiple transitions to high l‐DOPA 4,5‐dioxygenase activity reveal molecular pathways to convergent betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales Many specialized metabolic pathways have evolved convergently in plants, but distinguishing multiple origins from alternative evolutionary scenarios can be difficult. Here, we explore the evolution .....

Excited to share a new paper with Sandra Guerrero-Rubio and @docbroc.bsky.social on the convergent evolution of betalains, now published in @newphyt.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... A 🧵

Deadline tomorrow, April 4th at 5:00pm! Apply & share!

@phylojennatics.bsky.social and @rlsavage.bsky.social, botanists and PhD students with the @maribethlatvis.bsky.social Lab in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the @uarkansas.bsky.social recently taught students about botany, plant collecting, and biodiversity at the Holcomb Elementary STEM Night!

In recognizing that lots of students (undergrads and grads) are unaware of the dire situation created by the recent executive / DOGE actions, I am trying to compile a list of how these will impact folks so I can make materials and spread the word and get more advocates. 1/2

Hey! We’re looking for a woman in science who is actively promoted and supported women in biology to give a talk or lead a workshop. Let me know if you have any recommendations! #womeninstem

Does someone have a formal source on pauses on panels or funding for NSF?

Disability in ecology and evolution In this TrendsTalk series ‘Disability in ecology and evolution’ in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled or having a chronic condition an...

I guess I hadn't posted this yet and didn't even know it had come out-- I was interviewed for (and co-wrote w/Daniel Rabosky) a Trends in Ecology & Evolution "TrendsTalk" article on "Disability in ecology and evolution" -- www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #DisabledInSTEM #academicchatter #academia

Aronoff Lab at The Ohio State University

The Pease Lab in the Dept of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University is looking for a Postdoc interested in genotype-phenotype-environment evolution in plant and animal genomes. Details at osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar... and more info at www.peaselab.org

We begin reviewing applications on Monday!!!

Fantastic news!!! Congrats @tvasconcelos.bsky.social

Amen.

Some Thoughts on the Dylan Biopic I got the opportunity to see the new Dylan movie at an advance screening a couple nights ago. And I wanted to share a few thoughts about. I don’t know how to write a movie review. And I don’t know…

Some Thoughts on the Dylan Biopic talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/some-...

New paper with @snaildit.bsky.social❗

You can use paralogs to reduce long-branch attraction!
This will be especially helpful when there are no extant taxa that can be sampled to break up these branches.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

(Last one) David Ruffin’s 1973 self titled album. The opening song is an absolute banger: