Ah, ok I just have bad timing then. When I looked at it yesterday/today there just was no information about open applications (see Scholar Awards link here: fulbrightscholars.org/us-scholar-a...), and then this status page seemed a bit dire: fulbright.org/status

Can anyone explain the status of the Fulbright Scholars Program to me? I am just now looking into it as a possibility for a future sabbatical, and it seems like... funding has been pulled and it is likely no longer a possibility? If it were still an option, roughly when would applications open?

But yes, Eurasia can keep the Eurasian ones, please

Centaurea diffusa and Chorispora tenella. Mayan-stylized glyph art by Monarobot.

Oh no, it's me, I'm a Centaurea pendant!

... But ok, I got a cool lab logo, though.

Skinner meme: Am I out of touch? No, it's the reviewers who are wrong.

Responding to reviewer comments:

Tiny asparagus sprout

So I'm trying to grow asparagus from seed. Look at this tiny perfect baby

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!

But...good news and bad news.

👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.

👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%

(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)

See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

What natural populations do they actually or potentially interbreed with??? Inquiring minds want to know!

a close up of a man wearing a blonde wig making a funny face . ALT: a close up of a man wearing a blonde wig making a funny face .

yes of course exactly

Look at this lil' guy!

"Ovicula, meaning “tiny sheep,” refers to the thick, white hairs that cover the plant’s leaves and honors a more iconic endangered species in Big Bend: the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)." 😍

@jeopardypodcast.bsky.social Emily! Grow your own fatallis! They are charming. shop.seedsavers.org/fatalii-pepper

Productive day?

Alas.

Ignorance is bliss?

Me last night. Cuz I needed that email at 8:30 pm.

ecoevojobs.net 2024-25

📣 📣 📣 Still lots of TT jobs being advertised: The 2024-2025 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Seeking public comment on proposed critical habitat for rusty patched bumble bee | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Once common across much of the eastern and upper midwestern U.S., populations have declined due to habitat loss, pesticide use, disease and

If you have an opinion about critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee, now is the time to speak up. Also, Story tip for #ScienceWriters! www.fws.gov/press-releas...

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.

Touché.

https://cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0169-5347%2820%2930134-8 This figure compares the stages of emergence and spread of zoonotic viruses (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) with the stages of biological invasions (e.g., invasive species like wild boar), highlighting parallels in their processes of expansion, impacts, and management.

SARS_CoV_2 maybe the most important biological invasion of our lifetime

But infectious human diseases are rarely treated as Biological Invasions

Collaborations between medical researchers & ecologists are vital to preventing future outbreaks

#bioinvasions
#biosecurity
#onehealth
#covid

Because in grants you can imagine a world where it all works out... Unlike in papers, where you have to explain your low sample size through cow-based destruction.

I also have a lcWGS proposal in... So I have some thoughts. But haven't done it yet myself. Could be fun to learn together?