Elinor Lichtenberg
@dremlichtenberg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. Pollinator behavioral & community ecology, conservation. https://biology.unt.edu/lichtenberg-lab
Small objects can be hard to find. In an exciting collaboration with Xiaohui Yuan's Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab, we are detecting objects such as #honeybee hives in satellite images to facilitate estimating #pollinator availability at scale. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An empirical analysis of deep learning methods for small object detection from satellite imagery
Despite a substantial body of literature on object detection, there is a notable lack of empirical studies on detecting small objects. Additionally, t…
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January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Small objects can be hard to find. In an exciting collaboration with Xiaohui Yuan's Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab, we are detecting objects such as #honeybee hives in satellite images to facilitate estimating #pollinator availability at scale. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - NOAA Firebird - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI - Application Deadline: February 15, 2026
blogs.illinois.edu
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
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🌺 Caribbean fam, we’re gathering!
Join Meghyn Fountain on Dec 21 for a virtual space to connect, collaborate, and build community across the islands. 💙
🔗 Register through the membership portal.
Join Meghyn Fountain on Dec 21 for a virtual space to connect, collaborate, and build community across the islands. 💙
🔗 Register through the membership portal.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌺 Caribbean fam, we’re gathering!
Join Meghyn Fountain on Dec 21 for a virtual space to connect, collaborate, and build community across the islands. 💙
🔗 Register through the membership portal.
Join Meghyn Fountain on Dec 21 for a virtual space to connect, collaborate, and build community across the islands. 💙
🔗 Register through the membership portal.
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New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾
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Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you!
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you!
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🔍 Seniors, thinking about going to STEM grad school or medical school?
A post-baccalaureate program can help you build research experience, take classes, and even earn a stipend along the way!
Learn what a postbac can do for your STEM path:
🔗 cientificolatino.com/why_postbac
A post-baccalaureate program can help you build research experience, take classes, and even earn a stipend along the way!
Learn what a postbac can do for your STEM path:
🔗 cientificolatino.com/why_postbac
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🔍 Seniors, thinking about going to STEM grad school or medical school?
A post-baccalaureate program can help you build research experience, take classes, and even earn a stipend along the way!
Learn what a postbac can do for your STEM path:
🔗 cientificolatino.com/why_postbac
A post-baccalaureate program can help you build research experience, take classes, and even earn a stipend along the way!
Learn what a postbac can do for your STEM path:
🔗 cientificolatino.com/why_postbac
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Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ASN DC Membership Application 2025
The ASN Diversity Committee (DC) seeks to add 2 new members starting in January 2026. The DC works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusiveness to enhance the study of evolution, ecology, and behav...
docs.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Are you a POC student, early career researcher, or professional entomologist from a country in the Global South?
We are now funding memberships!
Apply from October 1st to December 15th.
More info:
www.entopoc.org/apply.html
Apply:
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
We are now funding memberships!
Apply from October 1st to December 15th.
More info:
www.entopoc.org/apply.html
Apply:
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Are you a POC student, early career researcher, or professional entomologist from a country in the Global South?
We are now funding memberships!
Apply from October 1st to December 15th.
More info:
www.entopoc.org/apply.html
Apply:
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
We are now funding memberships!
Apply from October 1st to December 15th.
More info:
www.entopoc.org/apply.html
Apply:
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
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I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
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Transferring from community college to a 4-year program? 🎓
Adam Green shares the (un)expected challenges he faced and what helped him succeed.
🔗 cientificolatino.com/trans…
Adam Green shares the (un)expected challenges he faced and what helped him succeed.
🔗 cientificolatino.com/trans…
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Transferring from community college to a 4-year program? 🎓
Adam Green shares the (un)expected challenges he faced and what helped him succeed.
🔗 cientificolatino.com/trans…
Adam Green shares the (un)expected challenges he faced and what helped him succeed.
🔗 cientificolatino.com/trans…
We won! Teaming up with Denton parks to do outreach for this month-long bioblitz was fun. www.ntdaily.com/news/denton-...
Denton ranks first in nation for pollinator observations
After a month-long competition, Denton has been named first in the nation for pollinator observations during the National Recreation and Park Association’s biodiversity event, BioBlitz.
www.ntdaily.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We won! Teaming up with Denton parks to do outreach for this month-long bioblitz was fun. www.ntdaily.com/news/denton-...
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Science isn't done until it's shared! 🔬🌍 Make your research matter beyond the lab & join our outreach workshop at 12:00GMT, 13 Nov at #ABL2025
With: Fran Sconce (@royentsoc.bsky.social) Dr Andy Howe (Insect Investigators) Dr @ellenrotheray.bsky.social (BuzzClub)
Register➡️ ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
With: Fran Sconce (@royentsoc.bsky.social) Dr Andy Howe (Insect Investigators) Dr @ellenrotheray.bsky.social (BuzzClub)
Register➡️ ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Science isn't done until it's shared! 🔬🌍 Make your research matter beyond the lab & join our outreach workshop at 12:00GMT, 13 Nov at #ABL2025
With: Fran Sconce (@royentsoc.bsky.social) Dr Andy Howe (Insect Investigators) Dr @ellenrotheray.bsky.social (BuzzClub)
Register➡️ ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
With: Fran Sconce (@royentsoc.bsky.social) Dr Andy Howe (Insect Investigators) Dr @ellenrotheray.bsky.social (BuzzClub)
Register➡️ ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
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Entomology 2025 will be here soon, which means it's time for a hashtag reminder:
#️⃣ #EntSoc25
🛜 Follow along and share your experience, here or wherever you use social media. And tag ESA, too!
entsoc.org/news/social-...
#️⃣ #EntSoc25
🛜 Follow along and share your experience, here or wherever you use social media. And tag ESA, too!
entsoc.org/news/social-...
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Entomology 2025 will be here soon, which means it's time for a hashtag reminder:
#️⃣ #EntSoc25
🛜 Follow along and share your experience, here or wherever you use social media. And tag ESA, too!
entsoc.org/news/social-...
#️⃣ #EntSoc25
🛜 Follow along and share your experience, here or wherever you use social media. And tag ESA, too!
entsoc.org/news/social-...
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Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
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Hey grad students studying animal behavior! Need a little extra research $$? (Don't we all?)
Apply for an ABS Student Research Grant! We award grants up to $2,000 to grad students & give feedback on the proposals. Deadline Dec 15.
More info here: www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/awards-s...
Apply for an ABS Student Research Grant! We award grants up to $2,000 to grad students & give feedback on the proposals. Deadline Dec 15.
More info here: www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/awards-s...
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Hey grad students studying animal behavior! Need a little extra research $$? (Don't we all?)
Apply for an ABS Student Research Grant! We award grants up to $2,000 to grad students & give feedback on the proposals. Deadline Dec 15.
More info here: www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/awards-s...
Apply for an ABS Student Research Grant! We award grants up to $2,000 to grad students & give feedback on the proposals. Deadline Dec 15.
More info here: www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/awards-s...
Want to help Denton win the #NRPA Parks for #Pollinators BioBlitz? Or just learn about pollinators? Come to Clear Creek this Saturday evening. My lab and #UNT #BeeCampus (among other groups) will be there to chat about pollinators. www.discoverdenton.com/event/mothin...
Mothing Event and Eco-Fair
As we celebrate "30 Days of Pollinators" with Denton's Prairie Pathways, join us for our Mothing Event & Eco Fair on September 6 at Clear Creek Park! Dentonites' Eco-Fair - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Join ...
www.discoverdenton.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Want to help Denton win the #NRPA Parks for #Pollinators BioBlitz? Or just learn about pollinators? Come to Clear Creek this Saturday evening. My lab and #UNT #BeeCampus (among other groups) will be there to chat about pollinators. www.discoverdenton.com/event/mothin...
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Acabo de crear un starter-pack para ecologós en América Latina - !!! favor de sugerir más gente !!!!
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November 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Acabo de crear un starter-pack para ecologós en América Latina - !!! favor de sugerir más gente !!!!
go.bsky.app/BdhnF3f
go.bsky.app/BdhnF3f
Write-up of Shannon's paper, with a neat photo of a #bee face. news.unt.edu/news/2025/un...
August 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Write-up of Shannon's paper, with a neat photo of a #bee face. news.unt.edu/news/2025/un...
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By the way, do you love #dragonflies? Consider joining the WDA! www.worlddragonfly.org/levels #membership
August 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
By the way, do you love #dragonflies? Consider joining the WDA! www.worlddragonfly.org/levels #membership
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NSF is seeking a permanent Program Officer in the Population and Community Ecology cluster, Division of Environmental Biology.
If you are a mid-career academic ecologist still in love with science, but not so much with academia, this could be a great position for you! 🌎
www.usajobs.gov/job/759052000
If you are a mid-career academic ecologist still in love with science, but not so much with academia, this could be a great position for you! 🌎
www.usajobs.gov/job/759052000
Biological Science Administrator (Program Director)
<p>The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for a Biological Science Administrator (Program Director) position for the Population and Community Ecology Cluster within the Direct...
www.usajobs.gov
November 14, 2023 at 6:04 PM
NSF is seeking a permanent Program Officer in the Population and Community Ecology cluster, Division of Environmental Biology.
If you are a mid-career academic ecologist still in love with science, but not so much with academia, this could be a great position for you! 🌎
www.usajobs.gov/job/759052000
If you are a mid-career academic ecologist still in love with science, but not so much with academia, this could be a great position for you! 🌎
www.usajobs.gov/job/759052000
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Its that time again - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2026 is live!
PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/2XTHBP6CZGEn...
Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share! 🧪
PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/2XTHBP6CZGEn...
Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share! 🧪
Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2026
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2026 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
forms.gle
May 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Its that time again - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2026 is live!
PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/2XTHBP6CZGEn...
Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share! 🧪
PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/2XTHBP6CZGEn...
Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share! 🧪
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These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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Early career researcher who'd love a mentor? Or mid-career (onwards) looking to give back AS a mentor?
Sign up below for the new round of Guillemates 🥰🐧
Mentees👉 forms.gle/cdktNREkhUDb...
Mentors👉 forms.gle/uwA9X9giUPnA...
Such a great learning (or supporting!) opportunity 👩👩👦👦
Pls share! #seabirds
Sign up below for the new round of Guillemates 🥰🐧
Mentees👉 forms.gle/cdktNREkhUDb...
Mentors👉 forms.gle/uwA9X9giUPnA...
Such a great learning (or supporting!) opportunity 👩👩👦👦
Pls share! #seabirds
August 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Early career researcher who'd love a mentor? Or mid-career (onwards) looking to give back AS a mentor?
Sign up below for the new round of Guillemates 🥰🐧
Mentees👉 forms.gle/cdktNREkhUDb...
Mentors👉 forms.gle/uwA9X9giUPnA...
Such a great learning (or supporting!) opportunity 👩👩👦👦
Pls share! #seabirds
Sign up below for the new round of Guillemates 🥰🐧
Mentees👉 forms.gle/cdktNREkhUDb...
Mentors👉 forms.gle/uwA9X9giUPnA...
Such a great learning (or supporting!) opportunity 👩👩👦👦
Pls share! #seabirds
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Wasps get a bad rap, but are super important pollinators.
Sphex pennsylvanicus are absolutely beautiful and I always love seeing them in our yard.
Sphex pennsylvanicus are absolutely beautiful and I always love seeing them in our yard.
August 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Wasps get a bad rap, but are super important pollinators.
Sphex pennsylvanicus are absolutely beautiful and I always love seeing them in our yard.
Sphex pennsylvanicus are absolutely beautiful and I always love seeing them in our yard.
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Please consider helping us out if you meet the criteria mentioned in the ad! We will pay $10 for ~20 minutes of your valuable time and expertise. Please share widely!
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Please consider helping us out if you meet the criteria mentioned in the ad! We will pay $10 for ~20 minutes of your valuable time and expertise. Please share widely!