'The NSF has only committed $500 million of the $8 billion it was appropriated for the fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1. The NSF will lose the billions of remaining funding if it does not spend it by Sept. 30.' thehill.com/homenews/adm...
I am hiring a popgen postdoc!
Looking for a creative scientist to join us at USC to investigate recessive variation and complex traits in model or non-model species. The project is funded by a multi-year NIH grant, contract can be renewed.
Job add & details 👇🏽
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This paper is so cool and so important. Rex took a verbal model seriously and showed that it just doesn't so what people say it should do, and it opened up a ton of questions
This is the stupidest timeline
Asking your employees to donate to your fundraising drive while you're threatening to cut a bunch of their positions or greatly reduce their institutional support because of fiscal mismanagement is...a choice.
The incredible irony of this vote happening on earth day.
URGENT: The US House is expected to vote on the ESA Amendments Act on Weds., Apr 22. The bill would gut the wildly effective Endangered Species Act to serve mining, logging, oil/gas and other corporate interests. Earth’s species are facing huge declines and even extinction due to human-caused...
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Hah I also got this comment once and it has stuck with me FOREVER.
Washington Post article on STEM cuts at federal agencies. NSF tops it at -42%!
“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.”
OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.)
NSF at -42%!
I don't know who needs to read this, but you can simply say "use." You don't need "utilize." You really don't.
(Yes I know they have slightly different meanings, please resist the urge to "well actually").
You have a little under two weeks to apply for BSA's @botsocamerica.bsky.social Impact Award! Deadline 5/1. Reach out with questions or with nominations, and apply! 💚
Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.
A black-and-white studio portrait photograph of Emma Lucy Braun, the pioneering American botanist and plant ecologist widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists in the study of eastern North American forests. Shown from the shoulders up against a soft, neutral gradient background, Braun appears in her later years with a calm, intelligent gaze directed straight at the viewer. Her white hair is neatly styled and swept back from her face, and she wears delicate round wire-rimmed glasses. A gentle, knowing half-smile softens her expression, conveying quiet authority, warmth, and scholarly poise. She is dressed in a light-colored, pleated blouse with a gathered neckline and a prominent dark floral brooch pinned at the center of her chest; the visible sleeve features subtle decorative patterning. The tight, centered composition focuses entirely on her face and upper torso, creating an intimate and dignified mood that emphasizes intellect and dignity over ornamentation.
Botanist/plant ecologist E. Lucy Braun is one of the most influential ecologists in North American history.
+ First woman President, Ecological Society of America, 1950
+ Helped establish plant ecology as a rigorous academic discipline
She was born #OTD in 1889. #WomenInSTEM #conservation #ecosky
WANTED: Lead Collections Manager. Smithsonian NMNH Botany is looking for a Supervisory Museum Specialist to manage the United States National Herbarium and a top-notch collections team. For more information, visit USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov/job/864499200). Applications due in two weeks (1 May 2026).
That time of year again! If you'd like an example of job apps in academia or industry, here's a good resource. If you got a job in industry or academia in the last few years, please consider adding yours! github.com/RILAB/statem...
Isn't that just "pants" for y'all?
The algorithm finally figured me out. It's showing me ads for hyper functional pants with pockets for my tape measure and snack and permanent marker and take my money already!
Lol I think I very intensely said hi to you this morning. Sorry!
Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Coaker group University of California, Davis We are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join our research program focused on immune receptor engineering and spatial analyses of plant pathogens interactions using computational and imaging approaches. The position will involve integration of molecular, imaging, and computational approaches. Relevant publications from the laboratory include Nature Plants (2025, PMID: 40721669), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024, PMID: 38814867), and Cell Reports (2023, PMID: 37342910). https://www.coakerlab.org/ Qualifications: • Ph.D. in plant biology, molecular biology, genetics, computational biology, or a related field • Strong background in genomics and/or computational biology • First author publications in peer-reviewed journals • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment • Experience in plant innate immunity is preferred Application Instructions: The position is initially available for two years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. Salary is based on the University of California postdoctoral salary scale (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-oct-2025-scales/t23.pdf). The salary range for this position is $69,073-$82,836 US Dollars/year. Review of applications will begin June 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a CV, a brief statement of research interests (~1 page), and contact information for three references to glcoaker@ucdavis.edu. The research statement should describe your previous work, how your expertise aligns with ongoing research in the lab, and potential future research directions.
We are hiring! We’re excited to recruit a postdoc to our lab at UC Davis to work on plant immune engineering and single-cell analyses of plant pathogen interactions. Apply by June 1. Please repost. www.coakerlab.org/postdoctoral...
Fellow northeastern organismal types, I hadn't heard of this conference before but it's really great. Seems especially friendly for students, and lots of conservation/non profit folks are here for networking, etc. Also a big teaching/pedagogy representation!
So cool to see our work highlighted here! Thanks @botany.one ! And, re: the question “were you one of the observers in our dataset,” besides in the paper supplement, there’s a full list of them here: github.com/pmckenz1/mon...
“NSF Plant Biology Act.”
H.R. 7949
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
This bill would expand NSF funding for plant and microbial biology grants with $150 million authorized each year from FY2026 through 2031.
Reach out to your representatives.
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I’m looking for an automated way to read others’s scientific data without giving credit or acknowledgement, and also claim full credit for insights from it. And I want it to have a fitting name
OAI: say no more
These fuckin chuds
Naming your biology LLM after Rosalind Franklin is… hell is not hot enough
A headline reads: "Senate Votes to Allow Mining Near Minnesota Wilderness." Aerial view of a frozen, blue lake. Brown trees are in the background. Photo by Tim Gruber for The New York Times.
The Senate voted on Thursday to allow mining upstream from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of the largest and most visited expanses of federally protected lakes and forests in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/c...
Well done to PhD student Connor Nehls, @ecarmosilva.bsky.social and @doug-orr.bsky.social on new work out in @jxbotany.bsky.social on Rubisco dark inhibition. See the release here by @ripeproject.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/ripepr...
Exclusive: One in seven people who signed up for Affordable Care Act plans failed to pay their premiums in January, indicating millions of people might lose insurance in coming months.
AHHHH Congrats!!!!
It's really that the people in the lab are doing the awesome research!