Stephen A. Smith
@blackrim.bsky.social
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Our new commentary on @blackrim.bsky.social et al's fascinating work in @newphyt.bsky.social, using simulation and analysis of empirical data to scale microevolutionary process to macroevolutionary patterns. Punchline: death rate and max age are driving.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Our new commentary on @blackrim.bsky.social et al's fascinating work in @newphyt.bsky.social, using simulation and analysis of empirical data to scale microevolutionary process to macroevolutionary patterns. Punchline: death rate and max age are driving.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Sad to be finishing up as a postdoc in @blackrim.bsky.social 's lab. I've had such a great time there! Also excited to be about to start as an Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University College Dublin.
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sad to be finishing up as a postdoc in @blackrim.bsky.social 's lab. I've had such a great time there! Also excited to be about to start as an Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University College Dublin.
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When I built nQuack, I wanted to be able to capture both allopolyploids and autoployploids - which differ in expected proportions of heterozygotes. Specifically, we expected autopolyploids to look like cats or dogs (2/n)
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When I built nQuack, I wanted to be able to capture both allopolyploids and autoployploids - which differ in expected proportions of heterozygotes. Specifically, we expected autopolyploids to look like cats or dogs (2/n)
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New paper just posted with @rschley.bsky.social et al: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (1/n)
The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations
The presence of two or more copies of the genome in an organism, termed ‘polyploidy’, is a crucial force in plant evolution, generating genetic, phenotypic and ecological diversity. The Amazonian tr...
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New paper just posted with @rschley.bsky.social et al: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (1/n)
fun paper with a lot of great folks @tomacarruthers.bsky.social @willweaver.bsky.social @phylieu.bsky.social @jamesbpease.bsky.social @gbradburd.bsky.social and more nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Longevity in plants impacts phylogenetic and population dynamics
Phylogenies of long-lived plants often exhibit short molecular branch lengths and high levels of gene-tree conflict. However, the biological mechanisms underlying these patterns remain unclear. We e.....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
fun paper with a lot of great folks @tomacarruthers.bsky.social @willweaver.bsky.social @phylieu.bsky.social @jamesbpease.bsky.social @gbradburd.bsky.social and more nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Congrats to (newly graduated) Dr. Ellen Weinheimer for her new publication in @theplantjournal.bsky.social on drought responses in the iconic umbrella acacia of the African savannas using a "differential gene reaction" analysis developed for this project onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/....
Differential gene reactions reveal drought response strategies in African acacias
We studied the genetic basis of drought response in two well-known and widespread species of African acacia by analyzing gene expression reactions across a water deprivation experiment using a newly ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congrats to (newly graduated) Dr. Ellen Weinheimer for her new publication in @theplantjournal.bsky.social on drought responses in the iconic umbrella acacia of the African savannas using a "differential gene reaction" analysis developed for this project onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/....
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Longevity in plants impacts phylogenetic and population dynamics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660758v1
June 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Longevity in plants impacts phylogenetic and population dynamics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660758v1
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In the grand tradition of Gould, I love when papers use analogies (and art!) to frame their questions. This first line (on the age of angiosperms) from @blackrim.bsky.social and @phylieu.bsky.social is a banger. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪
May 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In the grand tradition of Gould, I love when papers use analogies (and art!) to frame their questions. This first line (on the age of angiosperms) from @blackrim.bsky.social and @phylieu.bsky.social is a banger. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪
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NIH, CDC, and FDA getting RIFs this morning www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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April 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NIH, CDC, and FDA getting RIFs this morning www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
I am honored to be elected an AAAS fellow! news.umich.edu/13-u-m-facul...
13 U-M faculty named as 2024 AAAS fellows
Thirteen University of Michigan faculty members earned election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024.
news.umich.edu
March 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I am honored to be elected an AAAS fellow! news.umich.edu/13-u-m-facul...
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Okay, here is this week’s comic.
NEWS OF THE TIMES: LOCAL CRACKPOT TAKES TRUMP SERIOUSLY
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Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Burkbark and new member Darren Bedwell
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
NEWS OF THE TIMES: LOCAL CRACKPOT TAKES TRUMP SERIOUSLY
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Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Burkbark and new member Darren Bedwell
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
March 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Okay, here is this week’s comic.
NEWS OF THE TIMES: LOCAL CRACKPOT TAKES TRUMP SERIOUSLY
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Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Burkbark and new member Darren Bedwell
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
NEWS OF THE TIMES: LOCAL CRACKPOT TAKES TRUMP SERIOUSLY
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Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Burkbark and new member Darren Bedwell
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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NYU hacked and data leaked - politically motivated nyunews.com/news/2025/03... also here signalinthestorm.org/news.html
Over 3 million applicants’ data leaked on NYU’s website - Washington Square News
A hacker took over NYU’s website for at least two hours Saturday morning to expose over 3 million applicants’ names, test scores, majors and zip codes, as well as information related to family members...
nyunews.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
NYU hacked and data leaked - politically motivated nyunews.com/news/2025/03... also here signalinthestorm.org/news.html
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🚨 Now on Bluesky! 🚨
We’re Signal in the Storm, a project dedicated to tracking federal policy changes and news re: academia - follow us here and at signalinthestorm.org/index.html
We’re Signal in the Storm, a project dedicated to tracking federal policy changes and news re: academia - follow us here and at signalinthestorm.org/index.html
Signal in the Storm
signalinthestorm.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
🚨 Now on Bluesky! 🚨
We’re Signal in the Storm, a project dedicated to tracking federal policy changes and news re: academia - follow us here and at signalinthestorm.org/index.html
We’re Signal in the Storm, a project dedicated to tracking federal policy changes and news re: academia - follow us here and at signalinthestorm.org/index.html
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Executive order on Dept of Ed www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
summarized here at the top signalinthestorm.org/eos.html
TLDR: shifting from fed to states
summarized here at the top signalinthestorm.org/eos.html
TLDR: shifting from fed to states
On Education, President Trump Knows We Can Do Better
Since 1979, the U.S. Department of Education has spent over $3 trillion with virtually nothing to show for it. Despite per-pupil spending having increased
www.whitehouse.gov
March 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Executive order on Dept of Ed www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
summarized here at the top signalinthestorm.org/eos.html
TLDR: shifting from fed to states
summarized here at the top signalinthestorm.org/eos.html
TLDR: shifting from fed to states
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The Trump administration is exerting unprecedented pressure on American universities, demanding compliance with specific policies or facing substantial federal funding cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
Trump’s Battles With Colleges Could Change American Culture for a Generation
Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science. Universities are not finding many allies to defend them.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Trump administration is exerting unprecedented pressure on American universities, demanding compliance with specific policies or facing substantial federal funding cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
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Federal immigration detained an Indian national and postdoc at Georgetown University. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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D.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Federal immigration detained an Indian national and postdoc at Georgetown University. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
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President Trump is set to sign an executive order directing the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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Trump to Sign Order Aimed at Dismantling Education Department
The order, which President Trump may sign on Thursday, will lay the groundwork for eventually shuttering the agency, reassigning some of its primary duties.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
President Trump is set to sign an executive order directing the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
signalinthestorm.org/news.html
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March 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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