Our Annual Reviews article is finally out!
We aimed to capture a lot of comparative genomics in mammals, while pointing out challenges and new directions.
With @ekopania.bsky.social

Thank you!

So excited to have received a Catalyst award in support of outreach! I'm looking forward to teaching others about the evolution of vision!

Thank you to @gregschwartznu.bsky.social and @richkramerlab.bsky.social for organizing, and to all the great faculty and TAs who made this course possible!

Emily standing in front of the Marine Biological Laboratory sign.

I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the @mblscience.bsky.social Visual Neuroscience course these past two weeks! The MBL is an amazing place to do science and I learned so much to support my vision evolution research.

Lab on NPR!
High Altitude Mammals Have Reduced Senses of Smell
nclarklab.org/wp-content/u...

Functional and phylogenetic convergence of winter and breeding bird communities in the northeastern US Around the world, ecological communities are becoming more similar to one another in a process known as biotic homogenization – an increase in similarity among communities over time. While biotic hom...

I’m excited to share a new paper with @shannoncurley.bsky.social in Ecography! Winter & breeding bird communities in the NE USA have become more functionally & phylogenetically similar to one another over time. Check out which functions have changed!

doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

#Macroecology 🌎🦃🦆🦅

What happens when NIH is under threat?
📉 Fewer clinical trials.
💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases.

And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research.

NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death.

Stand with them here⬇️
zurl.co/OArEE

Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges.

📣PRESSURE WORKS!📣

The Trump administration has reversed its termination of thousands of students’ U.S. visa registrations, reinstating their legal status after legal challenges and court orders deemed the mass cancellations unlawful.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, DORKS!

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS

We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.

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Whale you call Congress? | #shorts YouTube video by Monterey Bay Aquarium

Do you love the ocean? It needs your voice now more than ever!

Calling Congress is one of the most powerful ways to protect our blue planet—and it only takes a few minutes! 📞

www.youtube.com/shorts/-X2_N...

NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks. We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential. These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84). THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨

We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!

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A powerful ocean scene shows waves crashing against a row of buildings under a dark, stormy sky. Overlaid in bold white text: “How much would you pay to protect your coast?”

A square graphic with an aerial view of swirling ocean currents in teal and blue. Bold white text reads: “Only $21/year from the average taxpayer helps fund NOAA.”

A square infographic with a dark stormy ocean background. The white header text reads: “Your $21 funds these essential services.” Below are six dark blue boxes, each with a white icon and label: 1. Coastal Mapping – Detailed charts of shorelines, navigation hazards, and more 2. Weather Monitoring – Vital data for tracking storms, extreme heat, and drought 3. Marine Resource Management – Conservation of ocean life and sustainable fisheries 4. Coastal Resilience – Infrastructure that withstands storms and rising seas 5. Storm Research – Studies of severe weather patterns and impacts The graphic uses clean lines, oceanic tones, and emphasizes the small taxpayer cost for these vital environmental services.

Last one for Tax Day – NOAA 🌊

The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $21/year to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

💡 NOAA turns science into safety — for coasts, communities, & the climate. It helps safeguard lives, property, and ecosystems from rising seas and extreme weather.

NATIONWIDE CAMPUS ACTION STAND UP WITH US because science, higher ed, and democracy are for everyone. Where: YOUR COLLEGE CAMPUS When: YOUR LAST DAY OF CLASSES StandUpForScience2025.org It’s time for a Summer Send-Off Stand Up, Fight Back - TOGETHER!

📣 GET IN, DORKS!
We are going protesting...AGAIN! 📣

This time we are standing up for our core value of academic freedom and asking university leadership to STAND UP WITH US against Trump's attack on higher ed ✊

#StandUpWithUS

Register/find an event: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

List of Stand Up for Science events—official events in red, solidarity events in blue.

SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!

To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎

Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?

Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!

#standupforscience2025

🚨PA colleagues:

"Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania."

"If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC

Get out your Other Support and share that info!

Today is Day of Remembrance of the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. It's more important than ever to remember this history and defend the rights of immigrants and minorities.

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

DEI efforts benefit science!

I'm excited to share the first paper from my current postdoc work with @nclark.bsky.social on the evolution of the visual system, now out in Evolution Letters! I also wrote a blog post summarizing our findings and featuring some fun museum photos: evolutionletters.net/looking-forw...

NIH funding in Pittsburgh: What does it look like? As federal funding to scientists across the country remains in limbo following White House directives, the ripple effects are already being felt in Pittsburgh. One...

Why the NIH matters and why weakening it would weaken us all.

Call For Papers: Undergraduate Research as the Stimulus for Scientific Progress in the USA | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog This Special Issue will highlight the significant research activities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) in the United States and their unique focus on fostering student engagement in STEM...

Happy to announce I will be guest editing a special issue highlight PUI research! Please share

axial.acs.org/cross-discip...

Unearthing the secrets of Australia’s most enigmatic and cryptic mammal, the marsupial mole The marsupial mole’s genome unearths their phylogenetic status and insights into convergent evolution in subterranean mammals.

New lab pub:
Our part, led by Dr. Sarah Lucas, argues that Marsupial mole eyesight degraded stepwise over millions of years...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Great opportunity to work with an awesome PI and do very cool evolutionary genomics research!

Our paper on the evolution of male reproduction in murine rodents was selected as the editor's choice article in the January issue of Evolution!

Very proud to share this outstanding work by @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social - now out in Genetics!

Starterpack of WoC and non-binary PoC in EcoEvo.
Specifically, those of us who are members of the #WoCinEEB slack community.
I'll keep adding people in the next few days.
Please let me know if I missed you!
Happy to provide info on how to join our community 💜

Please share! 🙏🏽
go.bsky.app/9iCneeT

Thank you!