Robin Tinghitella
@robinmting.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof at Univ of Denver. Evolutionary biology, islands, behavior. Mom of 3. She/her
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Are you teaching for the first time? Running your first grant? Just became Chair? In charge of a new thing of any kind?
Don’t downplay your structural power over others. Be sincere and humble about your authority, because your students/mentees/employees take your power over them seriously.
Don’t downplay your structural power over others. Be sincere and humble about your authority, because your students/mentees/employees take your power over them seriously.
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are you teaching for the first time? Running your first grant? Just became Chair? In charge of a new thing of any kind?
Don’t downplay your structural power over others. Be sincere and humble about your authority, because your students/mentees/employees take your power over them seriously.
Don’t downplay your structural power over others. Be sincere and humble about your authority, because your students/mentees/employees take your power over them seriously.
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Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social
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The University of Toronto's Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department invites postdoc applications. Salary: $70K; start: July–Dec 2025. Deadline: April 25, 2025. More: https://eeb.utoronto.ca/employment-2/ #postdoc
Employment - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Employment - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
eeb.utoronto.ca
March 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The University of Toronto's Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department invites postdoc applications. Salary: $70K; start: July–Dec 2025. Deadline: April 25, 2025. More: https://eeb.utoronto.ca/employment-2/ #postdoc
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Nature review article: Long-term studies provide unique insights into evolution
https://go.nature.com/3Rjd1ol
https://go.nature.com/3Rjd1ol
Long-term studies provide unique insights into evolution - Nature
Long-term studies provide insights into the complex interplay between evolutionary process and pattern across multiple systems and timescales.
go.nature.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nature review article: Long-term studies provide unique insights into evolution
https://go.nature.com/3Rjd1ol
https://go.nature.com/3Rjd1ol
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Be part of this movement! Today in #Denver at 1pm at the capitol! Come #standupforscience
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Be part of this movement! Today in #Denver at 1pm at the capitol! Come #standupforscience
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Looking for a postdoc with expertise in genetics and neuroscience. Experience in Drosophila a plus. Get in touch!
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
www.uwo.ca
March 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Looking for a postdoc with expertise in genetics and neuroscience. Experience in Drosophila a plus. Get in touch!
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
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Flies from the genus Ormia parasite crickets which they localize by eavesdropping. Cricket songs have therefore rapidly diversed, in Hawaii . A new study @currentbiology.bsky.social gives insights into the rapid evolution in sensory tuning of an eavesdropper.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Neural and behavioral evolution in an eavesdropper with a rapidly evolving host
The diversification of animal communication systems is driven by the interacting effects of signalers, signal receivers, and the environment. Yet, the…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Flies from the genus Ormia parasite crickets which they localize by eavesdropping. Cricket songs have therefore rapidly diversed, in Hawaii . A new study @currentbiology.bsky.social gives insights into the rapid evolution in sensory tuning of an eavesdropper.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb!
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
March 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb!
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
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Colorado—
Looking for a @standupforscience.bsky.social sign/poster making event? Look no further!
Golden—3/3 @6
Boulder—3/5 @5
Aurora/Denver—3/6 @6
Looking for a @standupforscience.bsky.social sign/poster making event? Look no further!
Golden—3/3 @6
Boulder—3/5 @5
Aurora/Denver—3/6 @6
March 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Colorado—
Looking for a @standupforscience.bsky.social sign/poster making event? Look no further!
Golden—3/3 @6
Boulder—3/5 @5
Aurora/Denver—3/6 @6
Looking for a @standupforscience.bsky.social sign/poster making event? Look no further!
Golden—3/3 @6
Boulder—3/5 @5
Aurora/Denver—3/6 @6
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The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
March 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
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Stand up for Science with us!
It’s official!
Stand Up for Science with us on the east steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, CO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Stand Up for Science with us on the east steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, CO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Stand up for Science with us!
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When young scientists see programs disappearing, funding in flux, and no clear path forward, many will walk away from STEM entirely—not because they lack passion or talent, but because the system is failing them.
February 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When young scientists see programs disappearing, funding in flux, and no clear path forward, many will walk away from STEM entirely—not because they lack passion or talent, but because the system is failing them.
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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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This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
NEW: The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep funding frozen at the NIH - a move that some legal scholars say is illegal.
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)
Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.
Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/
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This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.
February 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?
Journalists: COVER THIS!
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This is absolutely devastating www.wired.com/story/nation...
National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is absolutely devastating www.wired.com/story/nation...
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Where can we donate to the legal fund for NSF employees fired without cause today?
DOGE hits NSF
NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
February 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Where can we donate to the legal fund for NSF employees fired without cause today?
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Firings happening right now at the NSF.
February 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Firings happening right now at the NSF.
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NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
February 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.
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Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so!
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
www.commerce.senate.gov
February 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so!
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
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Your kid’s tuition is about to go up.
February 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Your kid’s tuition is about to go up.
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Since I have way more non-academic followers than I ever would have imagined: a short explainer.
TL;DR: Substantially cutting indirect costs will either mean raising tuition and fees, or laying off a bunch of mid- and low-salary staff and students.
TL;DR: Substantially cutting indirect costs will either mean raising tuition and fees, or laying off a bunch of mid- and low-salary staff and students.
February 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Since I have way more non-academic followers than I ever would have imagined: a short explainer.
TL;DR: Substantially cutting indirect costs will either mean raising tuition and fees, or laying off a bunch of mid- and low-salary staff and students.
TL;DR: Substantially cutting indirect costs will either mean raising tuition and fees, or laying off a bunch of mid- and low-salary staff and students.
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Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender
President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...
www.evolutionsociety.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
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Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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Here's a good infographic from AAUP on what indirect costs fund. It's a lot of important things!
February 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM