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
I had not! Thank you!
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I had not! Thank you!
"If they didn't have double standards they wouldn't have any standards at all" or whatever that saying is
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"If they didn't have double standards they wouldn't have any standards at all" or whatever that saying is
Thanks, Josh! Noam tagged me and I've already sent the email.
Thank you!
Thank you!
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Thanks, Josh! Noam tagged me and I've already sent the email.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks, Noam! I have emailed and will share widely. <3
February 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Thanks, Noam! I have emailed and will share widely. <3
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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!
I overheard someone exclaim on campus today, "He tried mansplaining a derivative to me. Like, who doesn't know what a derivative is?!"
Similar but different, but gave me a nice chuckle. lol
Similar but different, but gave me a nice chuckle. lol
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I overheard someone exclaim on campus today, "He tried mansplaining a derivative to me. Like, who doesn't know what a derivative is?!"
Similar but different, but gave me a nice chuckle. lol
Similar but different, but gave me a nice chuckle. lol
Yep - working on reaching out to a PO. Thank you!
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Yep - working on reaching out to a PO. Thank you!
We just had the same thing! I came on here to hopefully get info.
Her topic is Ecology, which is clearly listed?
Her topic is Ecology, which is clearly listed?
January 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
We just had the same thing! I came on here to hopefully get info.
Her topic is Ecology, which is clearly listed?
Her topic is Ecology, which is clearly listed?
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 was able to find this thesis, but I thought I saw something more recent and with community-level data? etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/2829...
Assessing the Interactive Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Bumble Bees - Blacklight
etda.libraries.psu.edu
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I was able to find this thesis, but I thought I saw something more recent and with community-level data? etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/2829...
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.
Imma build a rocket. I have a PhD.
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Imma build a rocket. I have a PhD.
Just to your other points in comments - it's quite upsetting how AI crud is making an already bad situation worse.
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Just to your other points in comments - it's quite upsetting how AI crud is making an already bad situation worse.
I mentioned I do writing assns in my upper-level course and was disappointed in the quality of writing. A senior prof in my dept said "Well, is Forest Ecology really the class where they should be learning to write?"
These students are already juniors/seniors. When else will they learn?!
These students are already juniors/seniors. When else will they learn?!
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I mentioned I do writing assns in my upper-level course and was disappointed in the quality of writing. A senior prof in my dept said "Well, is Forest Ecology really the class where they should be learning to write?"
These students are already juniors/seniors. When else will they learn?!
These students are already juniors/seniors. When else will they learn?!
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??