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Professor of Biology at UF; evolutionary genetics, mostly of bryophytes, with a side of tundra ecology
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Thinking about my pals in St Louis, remembering the tornado sirens, hope everyone is ok

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Looks like the Florida summer surge is starting to hit.

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You want to hear what "return on investment" means in relation to NSF funding? I know you do...

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Hector loves bananas

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🧵🧪”Paying taxes can feel like money lost. In truth, it is money shared. When we fund the NIH, we are betting on ourselves and on one another. We are saying that every American life is worth saving, whether that life sits next door or across the country.”

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Great intro to soil’s role in the nitrogen cycle

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🚨We're Hiring!🚨 UF Geology is searching for an Associate or Full Professor with tenure with a research program in the very broadly defined area of globally significant geoscience relevant to subsurface or sedimentary geology for the endowed Thompson Chair of Geological Sciences! ⚒️🧪🔭🌊 Link below:

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#Florida

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1. There’s a remarkable grassroots revival of anti-monopoly law underway. States across the country are moving to check corporate power and rebalance markets in favor of workers, small businesses, and consumers. It's a welcome bit of good news, as I write in @promarket.bsky.social:

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🧵 You might have seen a post urging you to donate to Harvard, a wealthy university that needs no financial reward for doing the bare minimum. Instead, I'd like to tell you about some organizations that are working to protect academic freedom and at-risk scholars and deserve your support 1

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Columnist Scott Maxwell writes of serious charges thrown at Gov. DeSantis from members of his own party. Republican House members suspect criminal activity and have vowed subpoenas for the gov's former chief of staff, now the state attorney general. Gift link: www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/15/h...

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These stories should start with framing about the broad #WarOnScience, not technical details

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Pretty good haul from the CSA this week

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Sheesh, no wonder my kids are all smarter than me

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This is delightful

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Amy Angert and I are recruiting a postdoc in Plant Population Ecology. More info here seemasheth.weebly.com/postdoc_oppo... and you can apply directly here jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/216... Please share!

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This last one here when Clayton takes a beat and dribbles back out for the three, love to see it www.ncaa.com/video/basket...

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More great historical info from @somssich.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/soms...

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1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world. 
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.

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I'm a humanities prof, & I'm coming to realize that many colleagues accustomed to the steady erosion of admin support for us don't realize that now it's the sciences that are on the frontlines facing the fascist assault. They need our solidarity. I've been too slow myself. Going to catch up. 1/

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Plant evolutionary ecology has lost a very rare talent. Shu-Mei was a genuinely kind, whip-smart, reasonable, creative, bright light of a person. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/a...

submitted 64 days ago • 9 comments

If you haven’t read it yet, this is essential for understanding the economic situation universities find themselves in as federal funding gets cut off.

submitted 68 days ago • 2 comments

For any REI members who may not realize there is a Board election, or that it is contentious, see this. I ended up supporting one and not supporting the other two. do your research, make your call and VOTE.

submitted 76 days ago • 7 comments

NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb! NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

submitted 77 days ago • 8 comments

Here’s the next paper from out NSF sponsored GoFlag project

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I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

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Attention scientists! Wondering what else can you can do to advocate for research funding? Let's all submit Programmatic Requests to Members of Congress next month, and flood the zone in a show of public support for #NIH and #NSF! ! #SciComm #Science #Medicine #MedSky 🧬🔬🧪 Details below⤵️ 🧵 1/n

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Great thread on the very personal impact of NSF

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A moss petting zoo? How cool! www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...

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My. God. These people are idiots.

submitted 98 days ago • 21 comments

And who moves here vs who moves out is important billytownsend.substack.com/p/florida-is...

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I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council

submitted 102 days ago • 35 comments

QUELLE SURPRISE. www.alligator.org/article/2025...

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

Let’s remember that when we rail against “NSF” we mean “NSF’s most senior leadership” and not “Program Officers that are miserable with what is happening”.

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Looks like the following programs in #NSF BIO have been 'archived': BRC-BIO - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... BIO-LEAPS - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... PRFB - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

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