Erica Larson
@ellarson.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biologist, Associate professor, University of Denver
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Congrats! Early Career Award winner
americanornithology.org/aos-announce...
Co author Maria Stager of ICB's
Recent Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of #Avian Responses to #Environmental Challenges
Gerson , Elowe , Maria Stager
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ornithology #birds #science
americanornithology.org/aos-announce...
Co author Maria Stager of ICB's
Recent Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of #Avian Responses to #Environmental Challenges
Gerson , Elowe , Maria Stager
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ornithology #birds #science
June 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Congrats! Early Career Award winner
americanornithology.org/aos-announce...
Co author Maria Stager of ICB's
Recent Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of #Avian Responses to #Environmental Challenges
Gerson , Elowe , Maria Stager
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ornithology #birds #science
americanornithology.org/aos-announce...
Co author Maria Stager of ICB's
Recent Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of #Avian Responses to #Environmental Challenges
Gerson , Elowe , Maria Stager
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ornithology #birds #science
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The bottom line with the proposed cuts to NSF is to cut the number of working scientists and disappear opportunities to train new scientists.
This is a PROPOSED budget to Congress. Call your reps.
This is a PROPOSED budget to Congress. Call your reps.
May 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The bottom line with the proposed cuts to NSF is to cut the number of working scientists and disappear opportunities to train new scientists.
This is a PROPOSED budget to Congress. Call your reps.
This is a PROPOSED budget to Congress. Call your reps.
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In case you couldn't bear to read all the way to the end (understandable), here is the proposed picture for the BIO Directorate.
May 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In case you couldn't bear to read all the way to the end (understandable), here is the proposed picture for the BIO Directorate.
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How bad will it be? Catastrophic.
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Join us in the evolution tri-societies Week of Action for NSF!
Call/write congress, engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
Scan the QR code on the attached image for instructions and scripts.
We must make noise! Pls RT!!!!
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
Call/write congress, engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
Scan the QR code on the attached image for instructions and scripts.
We must make noise! Pls RT!!!!
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
May 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Join us in the evolution tri-societies Week of Action for NSF!
Call/write congress, engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
Scan the QR code on the attached image for instructions and scripts.
We must make noise! Pls RT!!!!
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
Call/write congress, engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
Scan the QR code on the attached image for instructions and scripts.
We must make noise! Pls RT!!!!
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
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Reposted by Erica Larson
Join us at the Mountain Research Station this summer!
UNDERGRAD SUMMER FIELD COURSES at CU Boulder's Mountain Research Station
🌱 Vegetation
🦅 Birds
🧬 Bioinformatics
🦠 Microbes
🚣♀️ Lakes+streams
🌲 Forests+fire
Each 2-3 wks, 3 transferable credits, 15 students/class, lodging&food included w tuition
ENROLLMENT STARTS 10 MAR
www.colorado.edu/mrs/student-...
🌱 Vegetation
🦅 Birds
🧬 Bioinformatics
🦠 Microbes
🚣♀️ Lakes+streams
🌲 Forests+fire
Each 2-3 wks, 3 transferable credits, 15 students/class, lodging&food included w tuition
ENROLLMENT STARTS 10 MAR
www.colorado.edu/mrs/student-...
February 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Join us at the Mountain Research Station this summer!
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Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Join Denver Stand Up for Science on March 7!
February 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Join Denver Stand Up for Science on March 7!
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"It is absurd to mindlessly decimate the workforce that has led the world in science over the past 75 years, and to willingly give up excellent scientists and talent," Beyer wrote.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US science agency reclassifies hundreds of workers as probationary, US lawmaker says
National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"It is absurd to mindlessly decimate the workforce that has led the world in science over the past 75 years, and to willingly give up excellent scientists and talent," Beyer wrote.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
There’s no shortage of ways to take action, but keeping track of them is another story. That’s why we built Action Lab—so you can cut through the chaos and find a way to act that fits your time, place, and energy. Thank you @cewagnerlab.bsky.social for your hard work to put this together.
Action fatigue is real, but so is our power to create change. We built Action Lab to make it easier to find, track, and contribute action items that move science and policy forward in the midst of the news firehose. Try it out now, and stay tuned for a bigger launch! airtable.com/app3mMFCCzpp...
February 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
There’s no shortage of ways to take action, but keeping track of them is another story. That’s why we built Action Lab—so you can cut through the chaos and find a way to act that fits your time, place, and energy. Thank you @cewagnerlab.bsky.social for your hard work to put this together.
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Action fatigue is real, but so is our power to create change. We built Action Lab to make it easier to find, track, and contribute action items that move science and policy forward in the midst of the news firehose. Try it out now, and stay tuned for a bigger launch! airtable.com/app3mMFCCzpp...
February 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Action fatigue is real, but so is our power to create change. We built Action Lab to make it easier to find, track, and contribute action items that move science and policy forward in the midst of the news firehose. Try it out now, and stay tuned for a bigger launch! airtable.com/app3mMFCCzpp...
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Inside the lobby at NSF…
February 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Inside the lobby at NSF…
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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
February 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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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.
February 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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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Amid the chaos of federal workforce cuts, here’s one action you can take: Find state-specific stats on NIH funding at bit.ly/NIH_bystate & call your reps. De-funding science hurts us all—our health, economy & future depend on it.
February 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Amid the chaos of federal workforce cuts, here’s one action you can take: Find state-specific stats on NIH funding at bit.ly/NIH_bystate & call your reps. De-funding science hurts us all—our health, economy & future depend on it.
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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
democrats-science.house.gov
February 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
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Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
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Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu.
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Resource Center
What is "bird flu" and why is it in the news so much lately?Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as "bird flu," is circulating now in the United States and much of the world. This stra...
www.vet.cornell.edu
February 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu.
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
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For state-specific NSF info cards, find your state here: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For state-specific NSF info cards, find your state here: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
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FWIW, North Carolina is #5 in the list of states most economically impacted by cuts to the NIH! Only four other states have us beat (CA, NY, MA, and TX).
@500womensci.bsky.social
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
@500womensci.bsky.social
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
February 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
FWIW, North Carolina is #5 in the list of states most economically impacted by cuts to the NIH! Only four other states have us beat (CA, NY, MA, and TX).
@500womensci.bsky.social
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
@500womensci.bsky.social
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NOAA Information
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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