Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge
@jeffinerca.bsky.social
Mom, mentor, microbial ecologist. Soil biogeochemistry, climate change, CDR, roots-microbes-minerals, stable isotope probing metagenomics, NanoSIMS. Lead of LLNL Carbon Initiative, Roads2Removal.org, Microbes Persist SFA, & Terraforming Soil Earthshot Ctr.
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"Long-term research carries an intrinsic paradox: its true value emerges only after decades, whereas political agendas often demand short-term results. This mismatch makes sustained monitoring one of the easiest targets when public budgets come under pressure."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Safeguarding long-term research in ecology and evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Long-term research projects are essential for predicting the ecological and evolutionary responses of species to global change, yet their continuity is often threatened by uncertainties over funding. ...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Long-term research carries an intrinsic paradox: its true value emerges only after decades, whereas political agendas often demand short-term results. This mismatch makes sustained monitoring one of the easiest targets when public budgets come under pressure."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"A growing body of evidence that the ‘Gadgil effect’ is not universal, even in the N‐poor litter of temperate pine forests where it was first described"
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besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
More exceptions than rules: Variable effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi on leaf litter decomposition in temperate pine forests
The results add to a growing body of evidence that the ‘Gadgil effect’ is not universal, even in the N-poor litter of temperate pine forests where it was first described and is often invoked. Further...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"A growing body of evidence that the ‘Gadgil effect’ is not universal, even in the N‐poor litter of temperate pine forests where it was first described"
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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The NYTimes article on Mamdani at Bowdoin is "a wreck, but of a form so pure, so purely Timesian, you almost have to admire it. It certainly is instructive." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The NYTimes article on Mamdani at Bowdoin is "a wreck, but of a form so pure, so purely Timesian, you almost have to admire it. It certainly is instructive." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
What a beautiful agrivoltaics facility Majdi Abou Najm and @ucdavis.bsky.social colleagues have built. Thanks for the fantastic workshop and tour!
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What a beautiful agrivoltaics facility Majdi Abou Najm and @ucdavis.bsky.social colleagues have built. Thanks for the fantastic workshop and tour!
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Why is it always so tough to log into Editorial Manager to do a peer review. If journals want me to do a peer review, they should make the process as seamless as possible. I shouldn't have to track down a login that was created for me despite already having four for the same website...
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Why is it always so tough to log into Editorial Manager to do a peer review. If journals want me to do a peer review, they should make the process as seamless as possible. I shouldn't have to track down a login that was created for me despite already having four for the same website...
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Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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A great opportunity to Join Harvard Forest as a Senior Scientist to lead eddy flux work with your very own towers in a place that is deeply connected to ecosystem ecology!
@fluxnet.bsky.social @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social @cznews.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
@fluxnet.bsky.social @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social @cznews.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
We're hiring for two full-time, permanent positions: a Senior Scientist (to lead our eddy flux work) and a Director of Administration and Finance. Unfortunately we can't host international visas for these positions. More info here! harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/about/employ...
October 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A great opportunity to Join Harvard Forest as a Senior Scientist to lead eddy flux work with your very own towers in a place that is deeply connected to ecosystem ecology!
@fluxnet.bsky.social @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social @cznews.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
@fluxnet.bsky.social @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social @cznews.bsky.social @uslter.bsky.social
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My colleague @sarahhird.bsky.social has been fighting for family care leave for over a year now. So impressed with her leadership!
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My colleague @sarahhird.bsky.social has been fighting for family care leave for over a year now. So impressed with her leadership!
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
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No image has ever spoken so succinctly about the current situation in the US.
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
No image has ever spoken so succinctly about the current situation in the US.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
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Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
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This is solidarity!
October 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is solidarity!
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GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
www.yahoo.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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New paper: Dried soil bacteria enter dormancy with "frozen" RNA & metabolite profiles—but water vapor alone can wake them up!
#Microbiology #SoilScience #Dormancy #ClimateChange #MicroSky
#Microbiology #SoilScience #Dormancy #ClimateChange #MicroSky
Transcriptional and metabolic stasis define desiccation-induced dormancy in a soil bacterium until water vapor initiates resuscitation. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.16.681527v1
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New paper: Dried soil bacteria enter dormancy with "frozen" RNA & metabolite profiles—but water vapor alone can wake them up!
#Microbiology #SoilScience #Dormancy #ClimateChange #MicroSky
#Microbiology #SoilScience #Dormancy #ClimateChange #MicroSky
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Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
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As authoritarianism takes over, I guess this make sense 🙃 retractionwatch.com/2025/10/10/s...
Soil scientist previously named in citation scandal appointed to editor role at Elsevier journal
Artemi Cerdà A soil scientist who resigned from several journals in 2017 after being linked to manipulated citations has been appointed to the editorial board of a journal copublished by Elsevier a…
retractionwatch.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
As authoritarianism takes over, I guess this make sense 🙃 retractionwatch.com/2025/10/10/s...
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📣 New PhD student position opening in my lab!
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📣 New PhD student position opening in my lab!
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
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We are looking for photos or videos of microscopy images and microbial ecologists at work! The winning photos and videos will be used to promote the ISME Society and our publications. Submit your entry by 11 November! More information: isme-microbes.org/call-for-mic...
#MicrobialEcology #microbes
#MicrobialEcology #microbes
October 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are looking for photos or videos of microscopy images and microbial ecologists at work! The winning photos and videos will be used to promote the ISME Society and our publications. Submit your entry by 11 November! More information: isme-microbes.org/call-for-mic...
#MicrobialEcology #microbes
#MicrobialEcology #microbes
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My life changed when I first read "The Sea Around Us." Rachel Carson's words captured my 13-yr old sense of wonder for a place I barely knew but felt for so deeply, the ocean. Honored to speak to her legacy @agu.org and grateful to my colleagues for the nomination 🌊💙
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the American Geophysical Union
WHOI’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the AGU
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October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My life changed when I first read "The Sea Around Us." Rachel Carson's words captured my 13-yr old sense of wonder for a place I barely knew but felt for so deeply, the ocean. Honored to speak to her legacy @agu.org and grateful to my colleagues for the nomination 🌊💙
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
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Very excited to announce that Chris Topp will be joining us here at MSU in the Plant Resilience Institute (@msupri.bsky.social) and Plant Biology Department in 2026. Dr. Topp was hired along with Dr. Andrea Glassimire in the most recent PRI search. plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
Chris Topp Puts Down Roots at MSU, Joins PRI
Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his root biology expertise to Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute.
plantresilience.msu.edu
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Very excited to announce that Chris Topp will be joining us here at MSU in the Plant Resilience Institute (@msupri.bsky.social) and Plant Biology Department in 2026. Dr. Topp was hired along with Dr. Andrea Glassimire in the most recent PRI search. plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
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Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404
October 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404