Marney Pratt
@mpratt.bsky.social
Senior Lab Instructor @Smith College, biology, ecology, physiology, R enthusiast, aquatic invertebrates (freshwater & marine), alternative grading
Survey results are expected n and it is not surprising, but also not good …
“A comprehensive survey of scientists across ecology, evolution, and marine science has revealed significant disruptions to federal research programs...”
esa.org/esablog/2025...
“A comprehensive survey of scientists across ecology, evolution, and marine science has revealed significant disruptions to federal research programs...”
esa.org/esablog/2025...
August 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Survey results are expected n and it is not surprising, but also not good …
“A comprehensive survey of scientists across ecology, evolution, and marine science has revealed significant disruptions to federal research programs...”
esa.org/esablog/2025...
“A comprehensive survey of scientists across ecology, evolution, and marine science has revealed significant disruptions to federal research programs...”
esa.org/esablog/2025...
Just learned that the #ESA2025 meeting in Baltimore in August will have a kitten play area in the exhibit hall hosted by the Maryland SPCA. I am not sure I have ever been this excited about something at a conference. Kittens!! 😻🐈🐈⬛
July 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Just learned that the #ESA2025 meeting in Baltimore in August will have a kitten play area in the exhibit hall hosted by the Maryland SPCA. I am not sure I have ever been this excited about something at a conference. Kittens!! 😻🐈🐈⬛
In a time where we are constantly getting news of budget and job cuts, this generous gift from a Smith alum is such welcome good news.
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
Smith Receives $51 Million Bequest to Support Financial Aid, Faculty
The gift from an anonymous alum is the largest planned gift in the college’s history.
www.smith.edu
March 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In a time where we are constantly getting news of budget and job cuts, this generous gift from a Smith alum is such welcome good news.
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
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I am looking for a PhD student to start in fall of 2025 at MSU. Potential topics include trait-based approaches to plankton community resilience, temperature effects on communities, harmful algal blooms and many others. Please get in touch if interested. More info: www.kl-lab.group.
Klausmeier-Litchman Lab
Welcome to the Klausmeier-Litchman lab! We study empirical and theoretical community ecology, biodiversity and climate change, focusing on phytoplankton, other microbes and general theory. We use obse...
www.kl-lab.group
November 26, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I am looking for a PhD student to start in fall of 2025 at MSU. Potential topics include trait-based approaches to plankton community resilience, temperature effects on communities, harmful algal blooms and many others. Please get in touch if interested. More info: www.kl-lab.group.
So happy to see some alpine strawberries spreading where we did not intentionally plant them.
June 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM
So happy to see some alpine strawberries spreading where we did not intentionally plant them.
Smith College has been experimenting with how to best manage sediment in Paradise Pond for a long time. I have been monitoring macroinvertebrates to help assess the impact on the Mill River ecosystem for 10 years.
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www.smith.edu/news-events/...
March 4, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Smith College has been experimenting with how to best manage sediment in Paradise Pond for a long time. I have been monitoring macroinvertebrates to help assess the impact on the Mill River ecosystem for 10 years.
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
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Our accessible Sharks Summer REU is running in 2024. Unique opportunity for disabled undergraduates interested in sharks, paleobiology, developmental biology, and bio-inspired design. Apps due Jan 19. #NSFFunded #DisabledInSTEM.
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Please repost and spread the word!
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Accessible Sharks REU
Accessible Sharks: A Summer Research Experience for Disabled Undergraduates Image is a grayscale scientific illustration of a smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis). on a white background. The image was orig...
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December 19, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Our accessible Sharks Summer REU is running in 2024. Unique opportunity for disabled undergraduates interested in sharks, paleobiology, developmental biology, and bio-inspired design. Apps due Jan 19. #NSFFunded #DisabledInSTEM.
Please repost and spread the word!
accessiblesharks.wordpress.com
Please repost and spread the word!
accessiblesharks.wordpress.com
Image from my office window @smithcollege
October 21, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Image from my office window @smithcollege