Karolina Heyduk
@kheyduk.bsky.social
Assistant Prof UConn EEB | CAM photosynthesis keeps me up at night | made of cookies | She/her. Views my own.
Officially the Xmas season so, obviously, kicking it off with the finest Xmas movie: Die Hard.
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Officially the Xmas season so, obviously, kicking it off with the finest Xmas movie: Die Hard.
Our final #plantsgiving tally: 36 species, 24 families - a humble yet robust showing!
Most unique families: Pedaliaceae (sesame seeds in our tofu breading) or maybe Linaceae (flax seed in bread).
🦃🦃🦃
Most unique families: Pedaliaceae (sesame seeds in our tofu breading) or maybe Linaceae (flax seed in bread).
🦃🦃🦃
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Our final #plantsgiving tally: 36 species, 24 families - a humble yet robust showing!
Most unique families: Pedaliaceae (sesame seeds in our tofu breading) or maybe Linaceae (flax seed in bread).
🦃🦃🦃
Most unique families: Pedaliaceae (sesame seeds in our tofu breading) or maybe Linaceae (flax seed in bread).
🦃🦃🦃
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Big bluestem has been a lovely and complex system to work with for the majority of my PhD and will always have a piece of my heart! Very excited to share this work with the community.
Super proud of @alyssa-phillips.bsky.social 's paper, now out on biorxiv! She resolves the origin(s) of polyploid big blue-stem, a dominant species in the midwest tall-grass prairie. Her common garden analysis also informs on environmental adaptation and hints at the impacts of polyploidy.
The origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in a dominant prairie grass
Polyploidy is ubiquitous across North American prairies, which provide essential ecosystem services and rich soil for agriculture. Yet the mechanism driving polyploid abundance is unclear. Multiple hy...
www.biorxiv.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Big bluestem has been a lovely and complex system to work with for the majority of my PhD and will always have a piece of my heart! Very excited to share this work with the community.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Taxpayers have shelled out nearly $71 million for Trump's golf hobby since he retook office — and he's on track to exceed an eye-popping figure
Second-Term Tab For Trump’s Golf Hobby Tops $70 Million, On Track To Exceed $300 Million
The total would double the $151.5 million taxpayers shelled out for him to play golf during his first term.
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Taxpayers have shelled out nearly $71 million for Trump's golf hobby since he retook office — and he's on track to exceed an eye-popping figure
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47th New Phytologist Symposium: Extreme Heat – extending the thermal limits of life
2–5 June 2026
University of Córdoba, Spain
Travel grant and selected speaker application deadline: 2 February 2026
Poster abstract deadline: 2 March 2026
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
#PlantScience
2–5 June 2026
University of Córdoba, Spain
Travel grant and selected speaker application deadline: 2 February 2026
Poster abstract deadline: 2 March 2026
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
#PlantScience
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
47th New Phytologist Symposium: Extreme Heat – extending the thermal limits of life
2–5 June 2026
University of Córdoba, Spain
Travel grant and selected speaker application deadline: 2 February 2026
Poster abstract deadline: 2 March 2026
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
#PlantScience
2–5 June 2026
University of Córdoba, Spain
Travel grant and selected speaker application deadline: 2 February 2026
Poster abstract deadline: 2 March 2026
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
#PlantScience
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Is everyone ready for #Plantsgiving?!?!
Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱
Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Is everyone ready for #Plantsgiving?!?!
Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱
Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱
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They don't have to ban vaccines outright. They can just force people to jump through enough hoops to get vaccines that they eventually stop trying and give up.
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
They don't have to ban vaccines outright. They can just force people to jump through enough hoops to get vaccines that they eventually stop trying and give up.
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I'm teaching a new class in the spring, "The Herbarium: Research, Art & Botany"
I'm looking for your favorite herbarium-based research papers to fill out our reading list of peer-reviewed articles.
Please share your recommendations!
www.bennington.edu/curriculum/c...
I'm looking for your favorite herbarium-based research papers to fill out our reading list of peer-reviewed articles.
Please share your recommendations!
www.bennington.edu/curriculum/c...
The Herbarium: Research, Art & Botany | Bennington College
An herbarium is a museum of pressed plants, a record of flora following a system that dates back to the 16th century. Large herbaria at institutions like D.C.’s Smithsonian National Museum of Natural ...
www.bennington.edu
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm teaching a new class in the spring, "The Herbarium: Research, Art & Botany"
I'm looking for your favorite herbarium-based research papers to fill out our reading list of peer-reviewed articles.
Please share your recommendations!
www.bennington.edu/curriculum/c...
I'm looking for your favorite herbarium-based research papers to fill out our reading list of peer-reviewed articles.
Please share your recommendations!
www.bennington.edu/curriculum/c...
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Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!!
1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
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1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
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Student Research Award
<p>The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!!
1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Big news, two sleeps until #plantsgiving ARE YOU READY?!
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Big news, two sleeps until #plantsgiving ARE YOU READY?!
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Sen. Kelly responds: "If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution."
Breaking:
Just days after Sen. Mark Kelly participated in a video asking service members to ‘refuse illegal orders,' the Pentagon now says it's opening an investigation into Kelly for "serious allegations of misconduct."
Just days after Sen. Mark Kelly participated in a video asking service members to ‘refuse illegal orders,' the Pentagon now says it's opening an investigation into Kelly for "serious allegations of misconduct."
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sen. Kelly responds: "If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution."
Me: *sends reminder email to myself*
Outlook: message!
Me: I swear to god who - oh.
Outlook: message!
Me: I swear to god who - oh.
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Me: *sends reminder email to myself*
Outlook: message!
Me: I swear to god who - oh.
Outlook: message!
Me: I swear to god who - oh.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
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Serial section videography (SSV): A low-cost protocol for generating 3D reconstructions of internal plant structure
New in #AppsPlantSci by Jacob Suissa & Giselle Reyes
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #plantanatomy #plantdevelopment #microCT #PlantScience
New in #AppsPlantSci by Jacob Suissa & Giselle Reyes
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #plantanatomy #plantdevelopment #microCT #PlantScience
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Serial section videography (SSV): A low-cost protocol for generating 3D reconstructions of internal plant structure
New in #AppsPlantSci by Jacob Suissa & Giselle Reyes
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #plantanatomy #plantdevelopment #microCT #PlantScience
New in #AppsPlantSci by Jacob Suissa & Giselle Reyes
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #plantanatomy #plantdevelopment #microCT #PlantScience
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I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
careers.msu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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Please apply to join the Diversity Committee of the American Society of Naturalists!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
www.amnat.org/announcement...
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Please apply to join the Diversity Committee of the American Society of Naturalists!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
www.amnat.org/announcement...
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You may have heard that the UC decided to cancel the Presidential Postdoc program, a decision which lots of folks found incredibly short-sighted. But we just got an email from UC Pres Milliken that the fellowship program is back, baby! (at least for the time being, but hey, it's something)
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
You may have heard that the UC decided to cancel the Presidential Postdoc program, a decision which lots of folks found incredibly short-sighted. But we just got an email from UC Pres Milliken that the fellowship program is back, baby! (at least for the time being, but hey, it's something)
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Climate and hybridization shape #stomatal trait evolution in #Populus
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Zavala-Paez et al.
@WileyPlantSci @michellezavala.bsky.social @jillahamilton.bsky.social
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Zavala-Paez et al.
@WileyPlantSci @michellezavala.bsky.social @jillahamilton.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Climate and hybridization shape #stomatal trait evolution in #Populus
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Zavala-Paez et al.
@WileyPlantSci @michellezavala.bsky.social @jillahamilton.bsky.social
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Zavala-Paez et al.
@WileyPlantSci @michellezavala.bsky.social @jillahamilton.bsky.social
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omg
Trump: I’m very proud of the job he’s done. What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
omg
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Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...
Resumption of Operations at NSF
Information for NSF staff and the research community regarding the agency's resumption of operations after a lapse in appropriations.
www.nsf.gov
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...
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“No one respects women more than I do. No one.” — Trump, 2016 when confronted with the numerous sexual assault allegations.
"When an off-camera female reporter... began to ask if there was anything 'incriminating' in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger in her face. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,' he said menacingly."
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“No one respects women more than I do. No one.” — Trump, 2016 when confronted with the numerous sexual assault allegations.
I really don't understand the point of the ai cute animal/prank/funny videos that are now all over my social media. Who wants this?!
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I really don't understand the point of the ai cute animal/prank/funny videos that are now all over my social media. Who wants this?!
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"Let others wallow in Watergate, we are going to do our job." Richard Nixon, before being totally consumed by Watergate
Trump: "What I just don't want Epstein to do is detract from the great success of the Republican Party ... don't talk about it too much, because honestly I don't want it taking away from us. It's really a Democrat problem. The whole thing is a hoax."
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Let others wallow in Watergate, we are going to do our job." Richard Nixon, before being totally consumed by Watergate