Elena Litchman
@elenalitchman.bsky.social
Microbial community ecologist, professor at Michigan State University | Traits, temperature, biodiversity, resilience, microbiomes, harmful algal blooms
https://www.kl-lab.group
📷: Lake Michigan
https://www.kl-lab.group
📷: Lake Michigan
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Elena Litchman
@elenalitchman.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Climate change effects on the human gut microbiome: complex mechanisms and global inequities
Ongoing global climate change is affecting all aspects of life on Earth, including
human health. The gut microbiota is an important determinant of health in humans and
other organisms, but how climate...
www.thelancet.com
How will climate change affect human gut microbiomes? In a new @thelancetplanet.bsky.social paper, I analyze the main mechanisms — changes in food availability & nutritional quality, environmental microbiomes, enteric pathogens, increased host stress — and their interactions.
tinyurl.com/27kny9z9
tinyurl.com/27kny9z9
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Environmental Scientist position available with the City of San Diego #WSN2025
www.sandiego.gov/public-utili...
www.sandiego.gov/public-utili...
Ocean Monitoring | City of San Diego Official Website
www.sandiego.gov
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Environmental Scientist position available with the City of San Diego #WSN2025
www.sandiego.gov/public-utili...
www.sandiego.gov/public-utili...
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If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Faculty Position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing - cee.mit.edu
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), together with the Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA, seeks candidate...
cee.mit.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
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Kimberly-Clark, the personal care product giant, will buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for $40 billion.
Consolidating markets like this, especially in the medical industry, can lead to price gouging, life-threatening shortages, and mass layoffs.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Consolidating markets like this, especially in the medical industry, can lead to price gouging, life-threatening shortages, and mass layoffs.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Kimberly-Clark, the personal care product giant, will buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for $40 billion.
Consolidating markets like this, especially in the medical industry, can lead to price gouging, life-threatening shortages, and mass layoffs.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Consolidating markets like this, especially in the medical industry, can lead to price gouging, life-threatening shortages, and mass layoffs.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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There's a lotta silliness and falsehoods in this statement, but I'm going to focus on the bigger issue: It is immoral to make low-income folks and their hungry children political pawns. Need is need.
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There's a lotta silliness and falsehoods in this statement, but I'm going to focus on the bigger issue: It is immoral to make low-income folks and their hungry children political pawns. Need is need.
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IRS officially saying Direct File is dead. This was clear from back in April when they told engineers to stop working on the project (and the leaders of that team have since left government). Here is what I wrote then.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
IRS officially saying Direct File is dead. This was clear from back in April when they told engineers to stop working on the project (and the leaders of that team have since left government). Here is what I wrote then.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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Who could have foreseen this except everyone?
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Who could have foreseen this except everyone?
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Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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An important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
Workers fear NASA is quietly gutting the iconic home of Hubble and Webb. The agency says it’s strategically closing buildings | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
An important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
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2-years #postdoc #position: #eDNA 🧬🔬for integrated #ecosystem and #biodiversity assessment
apply.refline.ch/673277/1297/...
In the new Eawag/WSL Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative we will strengthen & advance effective and scalable #biodiversity #monitoring methods & implement into practice. 🌐🌳🐟📈
apply.refline.ch/673277/1297/...
In the new Eawag/WSL Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative we will strengthen & advance effective and scalable #biodiversity #monitoring methods & implement into practice. 🌐🌳🐟📈
apply.refline.ch
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
2-years #postdoc #position: #eDNA 🧬🔬for integrated #ecosystem and #biodiversity assessment
apply.refline.ch/673277/1297/...
In the new Eawag/WSL Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative we will strengthen & advance effective and scalable #biodiversity #monitoring methods & implement into practice. 🌐🌳🐟📈
apply.refline.ch/673277/1297/...
In the new Eawag/WSL Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative we will strengthen & advance effective and scalable #biodiversity #monitoring methods & implement into practice. 🌐🌳🐟📈
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The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
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Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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2 new jobs working with our FinBio.org project
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Postdoktor i social-ekologiska system och naturkapital
Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) är ett forskningscenter för resiliens och hållbar utveckling vid Stockholms universitet. Centret främjar den vetenskapliga förståelsen för komplexa, dynamiska
su.varbi.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
2 new jobs working with our FinBio.org project
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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For those of you who enjoy the TundraCam, we're happy to announce it's back online after some much-needed TLC.
nwt.lternet.edu/news/the-tun...
nwt.lternet.edu/news/the-tun...
The TundraCam is back Online! — Niwot Ridge LTER
A beloved feature on Niwot Ridge, the TundraCam is back online after a critical camera replacement. The TundraCam went offline a few months ago, and heavy sleuthing by Niwot lead field technician...
nwt.lternet.edu
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
For those of you who enjoy the TundraCam, we're happy to announce it's back online after some much-needed TLC.
nwt.lternet.edu/news/the-tun...
nwt.lternet.edu/news/the-tun...
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🌊 Postdoc Opportunity: Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🌊 Postdoc Opportunity: Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social
🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs
Thank you @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's Theoretical Ecology Section for the Best Theory paper award for our @science.org paper on eco-evo emergence of macroecological scaling!
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esa.org/theory/award...
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's Theoretical Ecology Section for the Best Theory paper award for our @science.org paper on eco-evo emergence of macroecological scaling!
esa.org/theory/award...
esa.org/theory/award...
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What's a good open access journal that will take an opinion article that is a bit long (4,500 words)?
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
What's a good open access journal that will take an opinion article that is a bit long (4,500 words)?
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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The University of Hamburg has opened 14 PhD positions focused on ecological and evolutionary research, including climate change impacts on aquatic populations. Details here: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/grk2530/openpositions.html #phd
Open positions
Open positions
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The University of Hamburg has opened 14 PhD positions focused on ecological and evolutionary research, including climate change impacts on aquatic populations. Details here: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/grk2530/openpositions.html #phd
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The Microbial Ecology Section will host its second virtual Journal Club meeting on Friday at 1:00 PM ET. They will be reading this OA paper by Rain-Franco A et al. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01403-24
Contact Ilana Cohen to be added to the registration: icohen1@gradcenter.cuny.edu.
Contact Ilana Cohen to be added to the registration: icohen1@gradcenter.cuny.edu.
October 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Microbial Ecology Section will host its second virtual Journal Club meeting on Friday at 1:00 PM ET. They will be reading this OA paper by Rain-Franco A et al. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01403-24
Contact Ilana Cohen to be added to the registration: icohen1@gradcenter.cuny.edu.
Contact Ilana Cohen to be added to the registration: icohen1@gradcenter.cuny.edu.
"This trend is the total power of Boards of Trustees — self-appointed, self-reproducing, and answerable to no discernable public or regulatory scrutiny... the growth of the power of the board is one of the most important transformations in American colleges ..."
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Research Is the U. of Chicago’s Lifeblood. Its Board Is Killing It.
A great university could be reduced to a shell of its former self.
www.chronicle.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"This trend is the total power of Boards of Trustees — self-appointed, self-reproducing, and answerable to no discernable public or regulatory scrutiny... the growth of the power of the board is one of the most important transformations in American colleges ..."
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
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Hello! Could you help me advertise this PhD position on seagrass physiology and conservation? Thanks
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hello! Could you help me advertise this PhD position on seagrass physiology and conservation? Thanks
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Bobcat at Pt Reyes Wednesday ...
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Bobcat at Pt Reyes Wednesday ...
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TWELVE open PhD positions - what a fantastic opportunity for aspiring ocean scientists! UAF is a fantastic university with really amazing faculty, and Fairbanks is a beautiful place for outdoorsy people.
🚨 Recruiting 12 PhD students for a new NSF-funded program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences! This program is for U.S. students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP within the last 3 years. @uafairbanks.bsky.social
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
www.uaf.edu
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
TWELVE open PhD positions - what a fantastic opportunity for aspiring ocean scientists! UAF is a fantastic university with really amazing faculty, and Fairbanks is a beautiful place for outdoorsy people.
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These videos of a rat hunting and eating bats will haunt my dreams.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
These videos of a rat hunting and eating bats will haunt my dreams.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Bumping this up one last time. I'm looking to hire graduate student(s) to work on an NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts among dragonflies here in Colorado. @cudenverclas.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐙
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Bumping this up one last time. I'm looking to hire graduate student(s) to work on an NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts among dragonflies here in Colorado. @cudenverclas.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐙
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details