John M. Mola
@johnmola.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of ecology at Colorado State University
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
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NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
Northern Colorado people, you have Valentine's eve eve eve plans now!
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Northern Colorado people, you have Valentine's eve eve eve plans now!
Anyone dealt with challenging an "Ineligible" determination on a GRFP proposal?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Anyone dealt with challenging an "Ineligible" determination on a GRFP proposal?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields."
However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Any wisdom?
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We have five positions open in our lab this summer! Two of them will work wtih me to study habitat connectivity and conservation genetics in Denver, Colorado. Learn more and apply here: molalab.org/join-the-lab/
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We have five positions open in our lab this summer! Two of them will work wtih me to study habitat connectivity and conservation genetics in Denver, Colorado. Learn more and apply here: molalab.org/join-the-lab/
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
New USDA AFRI funding opportunities are posted.
I'm keen on getting a new postdoc in the lab, so if anyone is interested in working on a postdoc proposal together, let me know!
www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
I'm keen on getting a new postdoc in the lab, so if anyone is interested in working on a postdoc proposal together, let me know!
www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.nifa.usda.gov
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
New USDA AFRI funding opportunities are posted.
I'm keen on getting a new postdoc in the lab, so if anyone is interested in working on a postdoc proposal together, let me know!
www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
I'm keen on getting a new postdoc in the lab, so if anyone is interested in working on a postdoc proposal together, let me know!
www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
I am convinced I recently saw a paper on heat + humidity effects on wild bees with heat waves having little effect except within the presence of altered humidity.
Anyone have a reference? Or am I imagining stuff?
Anyone have a reference? Or am I imagining stuff?
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I am convinced I recently saw a paper on heat + humidity effects on wild bees with heat waves having little effect except within the presence of altered humidity.
Anyone have a reference? Or am I imagining stuff?
Anyone have a reference? Or am I imagining stuff?
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FIT for purpose? Sampling Bees in Flowering Canopies with Flight Interception Traps (FITs) by Krahner et al. provides methodological advice on how to best sample pollinators in tree canopies. doi.org/10.26786/192...
January 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
FIT for purpose? Sampling Bees in Flowering Canopies with Flight Interception Traps (FITs) by Krahner et al. provides methodological advice on how to best sample pollinators in tree canopies. doi.org/10.26786/192...
Whew. It's a terrible time to be literate.
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Whew. It's a terrible time to be literate.
I dunno about "planet's oldest bee species"...but very interesting article nonetheless!
Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I dunno about "planet's oldest bee species"...but very interesting article nonetheless!
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Our research article is now out in @esajournals.bsky.social Earth Stewardship! This work is dedicated to the memory of my late mentor Benesikwe Shirley, whose guidance was invaluable. I am grateful for the journey and honored to lift up her legacy
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Consider bagaan: The importance of hazel to Indigenous Peoples of eastern North America and implications for sovereignty
Bagaan, hazel, is an important relative to the Ojibwe and many other Indigenous Peoples of eastern North American, providing food, medicine, and cultural uses, and ecosystem services where it occurs....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Our research article is now out in @esajournals.bsky.social Earth Stewardship! This work is dedicated to the memory of my late mentor Benesikwe Shirley, whose guidance was invaluable. I am grateful for the journey and honored to lift up her legacy
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In things that make me feel old today: who tf is Becky G and why do they show up before Beck in search results??
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In things that make me feel old today: who tf is Becky G and why do they show up before Beck in search results??
Maybe this year I can get a COLA if there's a significant typo in the payroll system...
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Maybe this year I can get a COLA if there's a significant typo in the payroll system...
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not to brag but i can generate slop with natural intelligence
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
not to brag but i can generate slop with natural intelligence
I need a version of The Flaming Lips at War with Mystics where Trump's name is censored out of track 2.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
October 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I need a version of The Flaming Lips at War with Mystics where Trump's name is censored out of track 2.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
Things that make me cry:
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
October 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Things that make me cry:
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
I know this is going to result in me getting spammed - but we're looking for an artist to commission for a lab logo and reusable (bumble) bee vector graphics.
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
frsbeelab.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I know this is going to result in me getting spammed - but we're looking for an artist to commission for a lab logo and reusable (bumble) bee vector graphics.
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
For my niche audience of disc golfers interested in ecology: open.substack.com/pub/discgolf...
Why are trees? Nay. The question to ask is what are trees?
Disc golf is a game all about trees - but the definition of a tree is surprisingly murky
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
For my niche audience of disc golfers interested in ecology: open.substack.com/pub/discgolf...
I saw a bumble bee on disc golf coverage during my lunch break and got carried away. Enjoy?
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
Common eastern bumble bee spotted on Disc Golf Network coverage - or is it?!
Musings on this species and the use of animals in golf coverage
discgolfecology.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I saw a bumble bee on disc golf coverage during my lunch break and got carried away. Enjoy?
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
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A couple years ago, I found a weird wasp moth - sent it to Bill Taft and Anthony Cognato at Michigan State and lo and behold, it is a new species. Introducing Synanthedon nielseni!
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A couple years ago, I found a weird wasp moth - sent it to Bill Taft and Anthony Cognato at Michigan State and lo and behold, it is a new species. Introducing Synanthedon nielseni!
Consider a donation to the People and Pollinators Action Network! And if you're in Colorado...you can even attend the annual Bumble Bee Bash!!
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
Please Join Us for PPAN's 2025 Bumble Bee Bash 🥂🐝🥂
September 20, 2025 @ Yellow Barn Farm
givebutter.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Consider a donation to the People and Pollinators Action Network! And if you're in Colorado...you can even attend the annual Bumble Bee Bash!!
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
There's a huge disconnect between people's love for bees and their knowledge about them.
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
More than Just Honeybees: Exploring Native Insect Pollinator Knowledge and Support in Colorado
Developing publicly supported policies that benefit native insect pollinators requires understanding public knowledge and beliefs, evaluating support for pollinator conservation policies, and testi...
www.tandfonline.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There's a huge disconnect between people's love for bees and their knowledge about them.
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
South Park makes me proud to call Colorado home.
August 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
South Park makes me proud to call Colorado home.
Further evidence of 1) the importance of funding science but also, 2) the need to increase natural habitat within agricultural areas to reduce the reliance on a single species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the U.S. died, the largest on record. USDA efforts were slowed by funding cuts and layoffs. Now, USDA scientists have finally identified a culprit. But it may be too late. www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off
USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend
www.science.org
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Further evidence of 1) the importance of funding science but also, 2) the need to increase natural habitat within agricultural areas to reduce the reliance on a single species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
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Hi, Bluesky!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
June 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hi, Bluesky!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!