Dr. Tracy Heath
@trayc7.bsky.social
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DEVOTED -- our new series launching on CNN today.
"In a fractured world where trust in institutions has eroded, Donie O'Sullivan joins people on their spiritual journey as they question societal norms and find new sources of meaning."
First up: "ethical carnivores"
www.cnn.com/videos/title...
"In a fractured world where trust in institutions has eroded, Donie O'Sullivan joins people on their spiritual journey as they question societal norms and find new sources of meaning."
First up: "ethical carnivores"
www.cnn.com/videos/title...
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
DEVOTED -- our new series launching on CNN today.
"In a fractured world where trust in institutions has eroded, Donie O'Sullivan joins people on their spiritual journey as they question societal norms and find new sources of meaning."
First up: "ethical carnivores"
www.cnn.com/videos/title...
"In a fractured world where trust in institutions has eroded, Donie O'Sullivan joins people on their spiritual journey as they question societal norms and find new sources of meaning."
First up: "ethical carnivores"
www.cnn.com/videos/title...
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Please share — Michigan State Plant Biology is searching for an Herbarium Director! Tenure stream, open rank faculty position balancing research, teaching, service, and admin responsibilities. Join us! Reach out to me or @emjo.bsky.social with questions!
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu
August 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Please share — Michigan State Plant Biology is searching for an Herbarium Director! Tenure stream, open rank faculty position balancing research, teaching, service, and admin responsibilities. Join us! Reach out to me or @emjo.bsky.social with questions!
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
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I spoke with Kari Jordan and Erin Becker of The Carpentries about why they declined a $1.5M NSF grant intended to expand data science training. Their decision highlights the growing intersection of #science, #DEI, and federal policy.
Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules
A coding nonprofit turned down a $1.5M NSF grant after new DEI restrictions, highlighting the clash between federal policy and scientific community values.
www.forbes.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I spoke with Kari Jordan and Erin Becker of The Carpentries about why they declined a $1.5M NSF grant intended to expand data science training. Their decision highlights the growing intersection of #science, #DEI, and federal policy.
Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
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I'm excited to share that my story is featured in this week's edition of Science Magazine! Being able to do my research with my Tribe and in my homelands has been so impactful and meaningful personally and for my career. And it's important for other young Indigenous researches to know it's possible!
"It’s because of my community and Land connections that my postdoctoral work is flourishing." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/45l1RGx
August 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm excited to share that my story is featured in this week's edition of Science Magazine! Being able to do my research with my Tribe and in my homelands has been so impactful and meaningful personally and for my career. And it's important for other young Indigenous researches to know it's possible!
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There is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
www.simonsfoundation.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science
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Calling all @utaustin.bsky.social people past and present that are attending #Evol2025. We are taking a community photo on Tuesday during the afternoon coffee break. Details below, please spread the word!
June 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Calling all @utaustin.bsky.social people past and present that are attending #Evol2025. We are taking a community photo on Tuesday during the afternoon coffee break. Details below, please spread the word!
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Last but not least, I will be sharing some work on a model I have been developing for chromosome evolution today! Be there or be square! I'll be presenting at 4:45 in Phylogenetic Theory! #Evol2025
June 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Last but not least, I will be sharing some work on a model I have been developing for chromosome evolution today! Be there or be square! I'll be presenting at 4:45 in Phylogenetic Theory! #Evol2025
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Thank you so much for everyone who came to my #Evol2025 talk! For those who couldn’t make it, I’m planning to upload it to my website and make a little thread here about the work, so stay tuned 🐕
June 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank you so much for everyone who came to my #Evol2025 talk! For those who couldn’t make it, I’m planning to upload it to my website and make a little thread here about the work, so stay tuned 🐕
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Have you gotten your professional portrait done yet? Thanks to @systbiol.bsky.social DEIC @analyssi.bsky.social for sponsoring free portraits today with a professional photographer! In the Atrium! #Evol2025
June 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Have you gotten your professional portrait done yet? Thanks to @systbiol.bsky.social DEIC @analyssi.bsky.social for sponsoring free portraits today with a professional photographer! In the Atrium! #Evol2025
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Had a wonderful time celebrating the work and message of @corriemoreau.bsky.social at the @systbiol.bsky.social presidential address! #Evol2025
June 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Had a wonderful time celebrating the work and message of @corriemoreau.bsky.social at the @systbiol.bsky.social presidential address! #Evol2025
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June 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Excited to hear from @jbyoder.org, winner of @systbiol.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social idea award! #Evol2025
June 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Excited to hear from @jbyoder.org, winner of @systbiol.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social idea award! #Evol2025
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Packing for #Evol2025? Bring your new and gently used field gear and clothes that you no longer use to donate to the Field Gear Swap! Hosted by the tri-society Diversity Committees - drop by their booth to donate or pick up! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @evolmtg.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Packing for #Evol2025? Bring your new and gently used field gear and clothes that you no longer use to donate to the Field Gear Swap! Hosted by the tri-society Diversity Committees - drop by their booth to donate or pick up! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @evolmtg.bsky.social
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Today, NSF added another 500 GRFP awardees, bringing this year’s total to 1500
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
June 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, NSF added another 500 GRFP awardees, bringing this year’s total to 1500
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
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New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
High winds can't stop us from learning about phylogenetic networks from Claudia Solis-Lemus! The power is out, but we still have internet and zoom. #MOLE2025
May 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
High winds can't stop us from learning about phylogenetic networks from Claudia Solis-Lemus! The power is out, but we still have internet and zoom. #MOLE2025
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It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
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Yesterday was Bayes Day at #MOLE2025!
Paul Lewis kicked things off with Bayes' Theorem, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), and many related topics.
Afternoon and evening devoted to gene-tree inference (me) and divergence-time estimation (@trayc7.bsky.social) using graphical models and RevBayes.
Paul Lewis kicked things off with Bayes' Theorem, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), and many related topics.
Afternoon and evening devoted to gene-tree inference (me) and divergence-time estimation (@trayc7.bsky.social) using graphical models and RevBayes.
May 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yesterday was Bayes Day at #MOLE2025!
Paul Lewis kicked things off with Bayes' Theorem, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), and many related topics.
Afternoon and evening devoted to gene-tree inference (me) and divergence-time estimation (@trayc7.bsky.social) using graphical models and RevBayes.
Paul Lewis kicked things off with Bayes' Theorem, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), and many related topics.
Afternoon and evening devoted to gene-tree inference (me) and divergence-time estimation (@trayc7.bsky.social) using graphical models and RevBayes.
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More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
May 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
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NSF officials announced they are essentially abandoning the use of “rotators”— scientists on leave from academic positions who help the agency choose the best research to fund. NSF also plans to reduce the number of administrators classified as senior executive service employees. scim.ag/3EKnxmc
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NSF officials announced they are essentially abandoning the use of “rotators”— scientists on leave from academic positions who help the agency choose the best research to fund. NSF also plans to reduce the number of administrators classified as senior executive service employees. scim.ag/3EKnxmc
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NSF’s entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EDU/EES), which “aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to actively participate and excel in STEM disciplines” and some of it congressionally mandated, was just notified they will be RIFed. www.nsf.gov/edu/ees/about
About EES
The NSF Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES) aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds, especially those historically underrepresented in science and engineering.
www.nsf.gov
May 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NSF’s entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EDU/EES), which “aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to actively participate and excel in STEM disciplines” and some of it congressionally mandated, was just notified they will be RIFed. www.nsf.gov/edu/ees/about
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NEW: We (mostly @noamross.net) launched a website to shine a brighter light on terminated NIH and NSF grants.
grant-watch.us
It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon.
Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.
grant-watch.us
It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon.
Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.
Grant Watch
grant-watch.us
April 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
NEW: We (mostly @noamross.net) launched a website to shine a brighter light on terminated NIH and NSF grants.
grant-watch.us
It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon.
Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.
grant-watch.us
It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon.
Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.