Doing some wildlife survey

Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.

Scientists, have you wanted to write an OpEd or Letter to the Editor and don't know where to start? Join @faseborg.bsky.social staff & I for:

"Getting the Word Out In Your Community: Tips for Writing An Op-Ed/LTE Thurs, April 24 at 1:00 pm eastern

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Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬

🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund:

• Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs
• Pandemic preparedness
• Children’s health
• Medical tech innovation
• Mental health science & more

NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!

But...good news and bad news.

👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.

👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%

(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)

See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

(2) FUTURE FUNDING at NSF

Here's why I rate this issue as 🚨🚨:

It's a call to action! Things are being decided now! Calls to your elected representatives MATTER.

ESPECIALLY TO THESE 13 PEOPLE!!!

These 13 reps forms the House subcommittee that sets NSF appropriations. Live there? Give 'em a call.

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A 3-year post doc position is opening as part of my #APELANG project funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social

It’s about multimodal combinatorial communication in wild #chimpanzees 🐵

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The vertebral column evolves through modularity & integration, shaping support & CNS protection. Studying 4 catarrhine primate taxa, researchers found widespread integration, w/hominoids showing more modularity than macaques
Villamil & Middleton: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...