For anyone who came to see my talk this morning at #JMIH2025 (thank you!), if you are interested in my work in more depth, keep an eye out over the next few months! Eric Gangloff and I have been hard at work on our manuscript, and we hope to submit to Functional Ecology later this month!

Great first day at #JMIH2025! So many incredible presenters. Feeling very lucky to be in a position to attend a conference like this. Having a scientific community really is something special.

If you’re here, catch my talk tomorrow morning in Physiology I about eastern red-back thermal bio!

💥 🍃 US Senate Appropriations Committee Initial Vote Today Holds NSF & NASA Funding at Current Levels for 2026
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The endorsement is appreciated! 🙏🏻

Declaration To Defend Research Against Government Censorship Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship, V.1.1 Drafted by Lisa Schiff (@lschiff.bsky.social), Alice Meadows (@alicemeadows.bsky.social), Catherine Mitchell (@camitchell.bsky....

Joanna/Margaret - the ASM, AGU, ACS debacles show that we have to stand up for ourselves. Wondering if you'd SIGN/share our open declaration to #defendresearch against govt censorship? We are looking to go viral with signatures #academisky #academichatter #sciencesky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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“science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“
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Flyer with details about the SPARCnet RaMP positions. See here for more information: sparcnet.org/sparcnet-ramp/

Check it out! The Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network is looking to hire *10* postbaccalaureate mentees for the second cohort of our NSF RaMP program. I'll be hosting one here at OWU!

Details in flyer below and at sparcnet.org/home/sparcne....

The National Park Service Has Removed the Word “Transgender” From the Stonewall Monument Website The letter “T” was also removed from instances of the acronym “LGBTQ+.”

Know our history. Keep telling our history. We can’t trust the government with it. Keep sharing our history so we can hold on to what the bastards try to take from us.

I suppose I should actually get started on here! My name is Dellen, and I’m a zoologist, currently researching a widespread Plethodontid salamander in the Midwest!

Hoping to stay connected to science and the rest of the world in getting active here!