Michael J. Cramer
@gsabrinus.bsky.social
I'm a field ecologist who studies small mammal population and behavioral ecology. Faculty at University of Notre Dame and Assistant Director at @ndfieldecology.bsky.social
ICYMI : I spent an hour drinking beer and talking about the ecology of deer mice. #micematter #fieldecology #Peromyscus #smammals @ndfieldecology.bsky.social
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The Importance of Deer Mice and their Many Roles in Forest Ecosystems
YouTube video by Trout Lake Station
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October 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
ICYMI : I spent an hour drinking beer and talking about the ecology of deer mice. #micematter #fieldecology #Peromyscus #smammals @ndfieldecology.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CQtx4VP...
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Excited to meet the folks at Science on Tap Minocqua to talk about mice of the Northwoods! The discussion will also be on YouTube; check the link for more info! #micematter #Peromyscus #populationeco
www.scienceontapminocqua.org
www.scienceontapminocqua.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Excited to meet the folks at Science on Tap Minocqua to talk about mice of the Northwoods! The discussion will also be on YouTube; check the link for more info! #micematter #Peromyscus #populationeco
www.scienceontapminocqua.org
www.scienceontapminocqua.org
Trying to focus on the good things… autumn trapping starts tonight, and I have to prepare for a science talk in a brewery
a stuffed animal that looks like a mouse is sitting in a mouse hole
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September 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trying to focus on the good things… autumn trapping starts tonight, and I have to prepare for a science talk in a brewery
#MeetAMouse This deer mouse is 2631-2 who was captured in a trap with 2629-30. Upon release they both ran up the same tree to console each other on a rough night. Funny thing is, 2629-30 was captured each night but with a different companion each time. Social behavior? @ndfieldecology.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
#MeetAMouse This deer mouse is 2631-2 who was captured in a trap with 2629-30. Upon release they both ran up the same tree to console each other on a rough night. Funny thing is, 2629-30 was captured each night but with a different companion each time. Social behavior? @ndfieldecology.bsky.social
Tonight’s #2025MMM soundtrack is Men at Work because overkill is what you get when there’s too much #carnage
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March 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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#2025MMM #DivisionSameandDifferent #TeamSquirrel Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social #mammals #sciart
March 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#2025MMM #DivisionSameandDifferent #TeamSquirrel Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social #mammals #sciart
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March 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Thanks goodness I didn’t miss the #2025MMM wild card competition. My choice should be fairly clear from my username and past choices #RodentsRise #NDmammals
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March 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thanks goodness I didn’t miss the #2025MMM wild card competition. My choice should be fairly clear from my username and past choices #RodentsRise #NDmammals
Since I’m not teaching #NDmammals this year plus the shitshow that is twitter rn, I was not super motivated to participate in #2025MMM. But thanks to a challenge from some former students …
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March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Since I’m not teaching #NDmammals this year plus the shitshow that is twitter rn, I was not super motivated to participate in #2025MMM. But thanks to a challenge from some former students …
Yes to this. My argument is: where would you put them? The response is usually: the Arctic! Which means thanks to human-caused climate change they’d just go extinct again as we warm up the tundra. If that’s not a waste of financial and intellectual resources I don’t know what is
Since 🦣 cloning is back in the news, I thought I’d dust off this old post I wrote for Scientific America Blogs that encapsulates how I feel about this—(even if what is happening in the lab right now was cloning, which it very much is not):
www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-b...
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Cloning Woolly Mammoths: It's the Ecology, Stupid
www.scientificamerican.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Yes to this. My argument is: where would you put them? The response is usually: the Arctic! Which means thanks to human-caused climate change they’d just go extinct again as we warm up the tundra. If that’s not a waste of financial and intellectual resources I don’t know what is
And this doesn’t even consider the upcoming proposals to tax university endowments, which will kneecap both public and private universities
A clear-eyed perspective on what is going on to higher ed: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
Higher ed must resist authoritarian rule. It's the mission.
Trying to make your institution a smaller target isn’t going to work.
www.insidehighered.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
And this doesn’t even consider the upcoming proposals to tax university endowments, which will kneecap both public and private universities
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The #2025MMM Bracket is LIVE!!
We have a Player Portal for EVERYONE!
We have a Learner Portal w/ pages for College, High School, Middle School, & K-5 students!
We have an Educators Portal with those sweet sweet curricula materials!
youtu.be/1QKQN1YC6zw?...
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We have a Player Portal for EVERYONE!
We have a Learner Portal w/ pages for College, High School, Middle School, & K-5 students!
We have an Educators Portal with those sweet sweet curricula materials!
youtu.be/1QKQN1YC6zw?...
libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
March Mammal Madness 2025 Epic Trailer
YouTube video by Katie Hinde
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February 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The #2025MMM Bracket is LIVE!!
We have a Player Portal for EVERYONE!
We have a Learner Portal w/ pages for College, High School, Middle School, & K-5 students!
We have an Educators Portal with those sweet sweet curricula materials!
youtu.be/1QKQN1YC6zw?...
libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
We have a Player Portal for EVERYONE!
We have a Learner Portal w/ pages for College, High School, Middle School, & K-5 students!
We have an Educators Portal with those sweet sweet curricula materials!
youtu.be/1QKQN1YC6zw?...
libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
In the struggle against ignorance, I fear ignorance is winning bc it has better PR
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February 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In the struggle against ignorance, I fear ignorance is winning bc it has better PR
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Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.
February 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.
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As scientists, we must continue to support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Most importantly, broadening participation in science is the right thing to do. In addition, numerous peer-reviewed pubs have shown that diverse teams are more productive and innovative. Diversity has benefits!
February 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As scientists, we must continue to support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Most importantly, broadening participation in science is the right thing to do. In addition, numerous peer-reviewed pubs have shown that diverse teams are more productive and innovative. Diversity has benefits!
Me: Let me give ggplot a quick try
Me (20 minutes later): This is the most beautiful graph I’ve ever seen
Me (20 minutes later): This is the most beautiful graph I’ve ever seen
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January 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Me: Let me give ggplot a quick try
Me (20 minutes later): This is the most beautiful graph I’ve ever seen
Me (20 minutes later): This is the most beautiful graph I’ve ever seen
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Fear and uncertainty dominated conversations this week among those doing NIH-funded research involving people who are transgender, gender fluid, nonbinary, or otherwise gender minorities. scim.ag/3Ce2Tto
Trump’s ban on funds to ‘promote gender ideology’ could threaten hundreds of NIH research projects
Sweeping executive order likely to be read broadly, experts predict
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January 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Fear and uncertainty dominated conversations this week among those doing NIH-funded research involving people who are transgender, gender fluid, nonbinary, or otherwise gender minorities. scim.ag/3Ce2Tto
This is a real problem that will limit creativity and productivity within the sciences. Without welcoming people with different backgrounds and experiences into STEM fields, how can we find innovative solutions to problems?
President Donald Trump’s order shutting down DEI offices was part of a slew of presidential directives from the new administration that apply to every federal agency.
But for the NSF, following the White House’s order required it to ignore a mandate from Congress.
But for the NSF, following the White House’s order required it to ignore a mandate from Congress.
Trump's shutdown of federal diversity office at NSF breaks law that created it
CHIPS and Science Act established position to broaden participation in science
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January 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is a real problem that will limit creativity and productivity within the sciences. Without welcoming people with different backgrounds and experiences into STEM fields, how can we find innovative solutions to problems?
There is a trend within ecology to use remote sensing to test hypotheses at a large scale, but this study indicates how the devil is in the details. It is essential for ecologists to remember the sticky situations brought about by scale. #biodiversity #habitat
wildlife.org/the-finer-si...
wildlife.org/the-finer-si...
The finer side of predicting biodiversity patterns - The Wildlife Society
Sometimes the big picture can leave out hidden habitat
wildlife.org
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There is a trend within ecology to use remote sensing to test hypotheses at a large scale, but this study indicates how the devil is in the details. It is essential for ecologists to remember the sticky situations brought about by scale. #biodiversity #habitat
wildlife.org/the-finer-si...
wildlife.org/the-finer-si...
One benefit of being part of #GLUG at #NEONsci : collaborations I never would have imagined, putting so many pieces of a giant puzzle together
If you here to the bitter end of #AGU24, at 5 pm in 151A I’ll present our #NEONScience Great Lake group synthesis using the El Niño warm winter of 23-24 to evaluate future climate ecological impact to small mammals, carbon cycle, soils, stream/lake dynamics, phenology, and Great Lake evaporation!
January 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM