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Heather Kelly
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Botanist, allotment gardener, natural historian and lover of all reasons to be outdoors. Teacher of plant science at Durham University.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20d
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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This looks incredibly useful! 👇
alexsteffen.bsky.social Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · Sep 25
If you get the urgency of planning for escalating climate risks in smart and engaged ways, this 30-day workshop is for you.

Check it out:

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The Personal Climate Strategy Workshop
30 days to get ready for a planet in crisis. Starts October 7th!
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September 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I would’ve loved this job, back in the day
sebastiansoyk.bsky.social Sebastian Soyk @sebastiansoyk.bsky.social · Sep 17
Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p
September 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

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he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens, plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems. The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors. Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.
September 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
ohnstadio.bsky.social
I’m just back from a wonder fortnight in the Chiquibul forest reserve in #Belize - what a place! heatherkelly.blog/2025/09/22/p...
Project days and time for mooching in the jungle
Jonathan and I sorted the kit into piles for the students first thing Wednesday morning, then waved off little groups after breakfast, heading off into the forest on the various trails, like they w…
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September 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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More from the wonderful Swiss alps.... Unbelievably diverse!
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Life in all its fullness…
One of the main reasons our trip to Pontresina has been so fantastic for budding ecologists is the incredible biodiversity of the area. Kieran has ticked off many of the 115 or so birds on the list…
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July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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In last day: Pakistan flood deaths passed 270, Turkey hit 50C & Tampa 100F for first time, study found climate change will increase UK food prices at least 25% in 25 years. Meanwhile, Tories & Reform planning to scrap climate action.
July 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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I just sent this out.

The Jewish people have moral frameworks for this moment.

It is a choice not to heed them.

Please let us meet this moment, let us see the shattered Temple around us, right now, and our responsibility to it.
to Jews, on the Gaza famine
an open letter: we have been commanded
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Still new species for find in our wanders around Pontresina - this time in the lovely Val Roseg. Masterwork, Field Gentians and Chalkhill Blue butterflies in abundance #NaturePhotography #Switzerland
July 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Some of the beautiful #alpine #flowers we’ve seen around Pontresina this week
July 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Lucky enough to be teaching on an Ecology field course with #DurhamUniStudents at the moment….
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Lessons from a glacier
One thing we wanted the students to learn about in Switzerland is the process of primary succession, in which newly-exposed bare ground is gradually colonised by successively larger and more comple…
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July 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Can't think of anything lovelier than the mix of garden and wild flowers (aka weeds) growing around my pond at the moment #wildflowers #wildlife gardening
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Saves nothing. Costs everything.
bobkopp.net Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · Apr 25
State Department eliminates Office of Global Change, which has led US involvement in UNFCCC, IPCC, etc
Rubio eliminates office that oversees climate talks
The Office of Global Change was notified Thursday that it would be shuttered.
www.politico.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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📣 Calling all nature lovers!

Join TNC as we take on the City Nature Challenge from April 25–28. Download the iNaturalist app to snap photos of the plants, animals and insects you see, then upload these observations to your city’s iNaturalist project. 📱🦋🌼

Get involved here: nature.ly/3RyIy61
April 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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We are hiring 2 PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Daily supervision by myself, @dominic-martin.bsky.social @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer. Details & application here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
PhD position - Resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes
www.wur.nl
April 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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"For more than six weeks, no shipments of food, medicine, tents or any other form of aid have entered the Strip. It's not Hamas members who are paying the price, but rather hundreds of thousands of children, mothers, the elderly and the poor."

gift link: www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
April 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
ohnstadio.bsky.social
Some excellent #food in our latest trip to #China
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Sichuan Feasts
We’re just back from my fourth visit to China in two years and what once seemed a very alien place is starting to feel strangely familiar, despite my minimal grasp of the language. Of course it hel…
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April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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More #SignsOfSpring in High Wood, Durham. I suspect they'll be finished by Easter, when we get back from China, so making the most of them now @bsbibotany.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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The lovely bursts of sunshine which are Coltsfoot, at this time of year #SignsOfSpring
April 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Very happy with how the front 'lawn' is looking right now 👌
March 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Can’t make this up.
A tweet from "Covie" (@covie_93) that reads: "Speaker Mike Johnson from the great state of 'Louisnana' wants to get rid of the Department of Education." Below the tweet is an image of a large blue curtain featuring an emblem with a pelican and the words "SUPREME COURT" and "CONFIDENCE." The word "LOUISNANA" is prominently misspelled instead of "LOUISIANA." The mistake is highlighted with a red circle. In the foreground, three judges in black robes are seated at a table.
March 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Help your local British herbarium to join in the digitisation journey! My blog post in BSBi News bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/help... with a plea to express interest in the DiSSCo UK programme engagementhub.ukri.org/ahrc-infrast...
Help your local herbarium!
Volunteers mounting specimens at Univ Leicester Image: L. Marsh Regular readers of this blog will know that we have a passion for herbaria ....
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March 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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If you’re in Philly and want to get more involved with protecting our immigrant neighbors (regardless of immigration status), the New Sanctuary Movement has been fighting on this front since 2007.

They have upcoming trainings and other opportunities so please subscribe to their newsletter
New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia – Interfaith Immigrant Justice
www.sanctuaryphiladelphia.org
March 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM