Brady Nichols
@bradyfish.bsky.social
He/him. Animal behavior PhD student @ UC Davis; turbulence and insect flight dynamics. Also: birds and bikes.
https://bradynichols.github.io
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Brady Nichols
@bradyfish.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Creature Feature: Aggregating Anemone
They hunt together, garden together, and fight together. Learn about the incredible aggregating anemone in our newest Creature Feature!
theethogram.com
I'll post a real introduction eventually but for the sake of having something here besides a bio, hi! Here's a piece I wrote for our graduate group blog about one of my favorite organisms I discovered this summer at Friday Harbor, WA! theethogram.com/2024/09/17/c...
Reposted by Brady Nichols
NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
www.science.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk
This morning I found a non-trivial amount of joy in trying to do flow visualization with the water vapor coming off my milk oolong tea and a mechanical pencil.
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This morning I found a non-trivial amount of joy in trying to do flow visualization with the water vapor coming off my milk oolong tea and a mechanical pencil.
Here's some great coverage of two of my favorite talks from #SICB2025! And, some of my quotes made it into the article (and the title)!! :)
Among the most agile of flying creatures, dragonflies have evolved to perform quick aerial maneuvers both to attract mates and to catch prey midair.
Now, researchers have documented and explained a unique stunt the insects perform so quickly most people never see it. scim.ag/40mKKBI
Now, researchers have documented and explained a unique stunt the insects perform so quickly most people never see it. scim.ag/40mKKBI
January 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Here's some great coverage of two of my favorite talks from #SICB2025! And, some of my quotes made it into the article (and the title)!! :)
ft. *Macrocystis pyrifera*, and accidentally, myself. [Sitka, AK, this summer]
December 14, 2024 at 5:47 AM
ft. *Macrocystis pyrifera*, and accidentally, myself. [Sitka, AK, this summer]
If you have 5 minutes and don't know why this mantis looks like it's staring at you, read the latest Field Frame Friday! (Photo by Cassidy Cooper, caption by me)
theethogram.com/2024/12/06/f...
theethogram.com/2024/12/06/f...
December 6, 2024 at 8:10 PM
If you have 5 minutes and don't know why this mantis looks like it's staring at you, read the latest Field Frame Friday! (Photo by Cassidy Cooper, caption by me)
theethogram.com/2024/12/06/f...
theethogram.com/2024/12/06/f...
I'll post a real introduction eventually but for the sake of having something here besides a bio, hi! Here's a piece I wrote for our graduate group blog about one of my favorite organisms I discovered this summer at Friday Harbor, WA! theethogram.com/2024/09/17/c...
Creature Feature: Aggregating Anemone
They hunt together, garden together, and fight together. Learn about the incredible aggregating anemone in our newest Creature Feature!
theethogram.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:42 PM
I'll post a real introduction eventually but for the sake of having something here besides a bio, hi! Here's a piece I wrote for our graduate group blog about one of my favorite organisms I discovered this summer at Friday Harbor, WA! theethogram.com/2024/09/17/c...