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Putting a face to what you read in the news. Until last Friday, I served our nation working as a Research Ecologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS). As a federal scientist, I provided robust, defensible information to support good decisions in natural resource management.

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Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

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My favorite President of the United States of America eats peaches all day and sits alone in a boggy marsh

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Gotta take the silver linings where you can get them

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A Direct Hit, by @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/doi/full/10.... "This is a moment to unite."

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1/n Please see our new paper in Nature Communications! We used 1,851 tree-ring fire-scar sites and contemporary fire perimeters to quantify the prevalence of wildfire from 1600-1880 compared to 1984-2022. 🧪🌍🔥 Our key findings are as follows ...

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I dunno y'all - this corruption doesn't look like my limited, narrow definition of it from the history class that I got a C+ in 35 years ago so I think you're just overreacting

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Billionaires are waging war on higher ed and all working people, putting our healthcare, research, education, & jobs at risk. Join us this Thursday at 8pm ET for a National Higher Ed Strategy Call as we coordinate for a nationwide Fight Back. ⏬⏬⏬

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Posted with alt text 🧪

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Does reverse therapy exist? Like, can I pay someone to tell me how great their life is going? I desire to hear good news.

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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order: "It does nothing" "It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach" Will not comply.

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Haven't given this a "full read" yet, but enjoyed a "skim read" so far. Interesting work! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Don't be fooled federal workers www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...

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New research on how non-native honeybees alter visitation networks in a peri-urban environment. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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I hate phone calls, and I have GOP reps, but I made the calls: "It's unconstitutional--Congress has the power of the purse. I urge Senator Curtis to oppose this power grab. Even if he agrees about certain funds, it's not worth abandoning the checks and balances at the foundation of our republic."

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It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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Mapping the roots of saguaros at Saguaro NP. The DBG is partnering with SNP and the U of Wyoming to map the roots of saguaros. Knowing the distribution of saguaro roots reveals how sensitive they are to droughts, and to what extent these iconic plants engineer the water cycle of desert ecosystems.

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Let's go back to COVID protocols and just know that starting an email with "I hope you are doing well..." is offensive. :P

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Can we not get local food trucks on campus instead? (is CSU not on Bsky yet?!)

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I could have _sworn_ I saw a recent paper about how instead of upslope shifts, some species are moving into forests instead to track cooler temperatures. But I cannot find. Anyone have this paper or similar papers?

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Join me in donating to Wikipedia to protect it from these fascists!

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Climate change is accelerating drought frequencies, threatening biodiversity. Large increases in annual and prolonged (3-year) drought frequency are expected for terrestrial vertebrates of the USA by 2050–2080. The vertebrate-rich southwest may be hit hardest.🌍 @zacksteel.bsky.social rdcu.be/d0n5l

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A nice summary of this recent research about that other ecological disturbance in the west and its rising impact on wildlife phys.org/news/2024-12...

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It's odd/sad that movie soundtracks aren't really a thing anymore. That as a major way I discovered music as a youth. This is the first in a series of posts in the theme of "algorithms ruined media curation"

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By strange chance, any bee/ecology people in London Saturday and want to grab a drink?

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Semester teaching reviews are in - or my twice-a-year reminder that for every 20 flattering comments I'll find a way to hyper-focus on the one negative one. <3

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Ecology is in the house!

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For our final lab meeting of the year, we each picked out our favorite paper of 2024... and had holiday cookies! Here are our picks (in no particular order):

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STOP SUBMITTING COOL PAPERS I AM TOO WILLING TO REVIEW Science is neat Reading fresh science is very neat Good alternative reviewers to me can be found here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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www.fws.gov/press-releas... Time to find this bee!

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I have funding available in my lab at NC State for a graduate student interested in plant evolutionary genetics, especially in weeds. Please email me by Dec 20 for full consideration. Details and contact info on the lab website: avanwallendael.github.io/#joining-the-lab

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Surely it would be more efficient if multiple cells approached at the same time

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