Justine Weber, PhD
@justineweber.com
Assistant prof at Ithaca College 👩🏻🏫
Ecologist and conservation biologist 🌎
Mostly plants, mostly in peatlands 🌲
Opinions mine || First gen || she/her 🌿
Ecologist and conservation biologist 🌎
Mostly plants, mostly in peatlands 🌲
Opinions mine || First gen || she/her 🌿
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Undergraduate research opportunities are incredibly valuable, both for the students and for the progress of the work. And having undergraduate research experience is a massive help for grad school admission. REU cancellations harm students’ preparedness & career prospects, and slow research progress
🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025.
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Cancellation megathread
www.reddit.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Undergraduate research opportunities are incredibly valuable, both for the students and for the progress of the work. And having undergraduate research experience is a massive help for grad school admission. REU cancellations harm students’ preparedness & career prospects, and slow research progress
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I am hiring a lab technician! If you know anyone who has experience with field studies, enjoys working with plants, and is a good communicator and hard worker, pls pass this along! The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Please re-skeet!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Research Lab Tech Lead - Baucom Lab | U-M Careers
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February 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I am hiring a lab technician! If you know anyone who has experience with field studies, enjoys working with plants, and is a good communicator and hard worker, pls pass this along! The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Please re-skeet!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
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I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk science is one of @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
The climate-crusading lawyer who sued Switzerland over global warming — and won
Cordelia Bähr is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.
www.nature.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk science is one of @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
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Over three hours back in February, I had two coyotes, three wolves, and a red fox walk past my backcountry trail camera. It's really neat to see just how different they are despite all being dogs. 🌿🦊
youtu.be/6rmL_9eYevU
youtu.be/6rmL_9eYevU
Three Dog Night
YouTube video by Second Nature - Interpretation
youtu.be
December 29, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Over three hours back in February, I had two coyotes, three wolves, and a red fox walk past my backcountry trail camera. It's really neat to see just how different they are despite all being dogs. 🌿🦊
youtu.be/6rmL_9eYevU
youtu.be/6rmL_9eYevU
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A 4 page comic about drawing, made for the Portland Public Library's new exhibition, "Why We Make Comics: Reflections on Storytelling"
If you live in Portland ME, you can see this comic, as well as 3 others by other cartoonists, on display starting October 6! www.portlandlibrary.com/lewis-gallery/
If you live in Portland ME, you can see this comic, as well as 3 others by other cartoonists, on display starting October 6! www.portlandlibrary.com/lewis-gallery/
September 27, 2023 at 2:54 PM
A 4 page comic about drawing, made for the Portland Public Library's new exhibition, "Why We Make Comics: Reflections on Storytelling"
If you live in Portland ME, you can see this comic, as well as 3 others by other cartoonists, on display starting October 6! www.portlandlibrary.com/lewis-gallery/
If you live in Portland ME, you can see this comic, as well as 3 others by other cartoonists, on display starting October 6! www.portlandlibrary.com/lewis-gallery/
Apropos of nothing, oyster crackers are a superior snack.
November 1, 2023 at 12:18 AM
Apropos of nothing, oyster crackers are a superior snack.
This week has been heavy, and I am very tired, but leaning into the nostalgia of postseason baseball and the endearing chaos of my beloved Phillies seems like the way to go. ⚾
October 13, 2023 at 12:10 AM
This week has been heavy, and I am very tired, but leaning into the nostalgia of postseason baseball and the endearing chaos of my beloved Phillies seems like the way to go. ⚾
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This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.
October 12, 2023 at 11:57 PM
This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.
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This is why “humans are bad for nature” is an unscientific stance when it comes to conservation. It’s not the presence of people that’s the problem. It’s colonialism and extractive relationships with nature. Those aren’t universal practices.
"Research shows that lands managed by Indigenous people—both through legal title and informal, customary ownership—have lower deforestation rates than similar lands managed by other forest users..." 🧪
www.wri.org/insights/ama...
www.wri.org/insights/ama...
Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks
Forests managed by Indigenous people in the Amazon are a strong carbon sink, removing a net 340 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere each year, equivalent to the U.K.’s annual�...
www.wri.org
October 10, 2023 at 11:53 AM
This is why “humans are bad for nature” is an unscientific stance when it comes to conservation. It’s not the presence of people that’s the problem. It’s colonialism and extractive relationships with nature. Those aren’t universal practices.
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How far into the postseason can the Phillies maintain their particular brand of chaotic success?
No one knows, but there will be plenty of yelling and heartburn along the way. ⚾️
No one knows, but there will be plenty of yelling and heartburn along the way. ⚾️
October 8, 2023 at 1:40 AM
How far into the postseason can the Phillies maintain their particular brand of chaotic success?
No one knows, but there will be plenty of yelling and heartburn along the way. ⚾️
No one knows, but there will be plenty of yelling and heartburn along the way. ⚾️
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I carefully maintain a list of the funniest images I've ever seen on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's wonderful Macaulay Library, and today I gift them to you
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608452...
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608452...
ML608452541 Green Heron Macaulay Library
Macaulay Library ML608452541; © Arthur Mercado; Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
macaulaylibrary.org
October 3, 2023 at 4:33 PM
I carefully maintain a list of the funniest images I've ever seen on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's wonderful Macaulay Library, and today I gift them to you
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608452...
macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608452...
I need everyone to know that a cool $79.99 will get you a LEGO BOTANICAL GARDEN.
October 4, 2023 at 12:16 AM
I need everyone to know that a cool $79.99 will get you a LEGO BOTANICAL GARDEN.
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can we talk about how some side effects of how the academic job market is structured is that you 1) start applying for TT jobs as soon as you have a postdoc position + 2) it's really weird bc it feels like you always have one foot already out the door? am i alone in feeling vaguely guilty abt it?
October 2, 2023 at 6:47 PM
can we talk about how some side effects of how the academic job market is structured is that you 1) start applying for TT jobs as soon as you have a postdoc position + 2) it's really weird bc it feels like you always have one foot already out the door? am i alone in feeling vaguely guilty abt it?
Risked life and limb (and my Danskos) to cut some cattail leaves out of a @colgateuniversity.bsky.social retention pond this morning.
How does that old saying go? "Cattail aerenchyma in the hand is better than a two photos on a slide when learning about wetland plant adaptations!"
How does that old saying go? "Cattail aerenchyma in the hand is better than a two photos on a slide when learning about wetland plant adaptations!"
October 2, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Risked life and limb (and my Danskos) to cut some cattail leaves out of a @colgateuniversity.bsky.social retention pond this morning.
How does that old saying go? "Cattail aerenchyma in the hand is better than a two photos on a slide when learning about wetland plant adaptations!"
How does that old saying go? "Cattail aerenchyma in the hand is better than a two photos on a slide when learning about wetland plant adaptations!"
Is there any ✨good✨ reason why application software requires one to enter all the information from one's CV separately (and painstakingly) onto an online form?
October 1, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Is there any ✨good✨ reason why application software requires one to enter all the information from one's CV separately (and painstakingly) onto an online form?
My favorite fall colors are Virginia creeper garlanding tree trunks and red maples in swamps. Honorable mention to roadside staghorn sumac.
Clearly I'm partial to anthocyanins. 🍁
Clearly I'm partial to anthocyanins. 🍁
October 1, 2023 at 1:44 AM
My favorite fall colors are Virginia creeper garlanding tree trunks and red maples in swamps. Honorable mention to roadside staghorn sumac.
Clearly I'm partial to anthocyanins. 🍁
Clearly I'm partial to anthocyanins. 🍁
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Hi! I'm Justine, a visiting assistant prof at Colgate University.
I'm a broadly trained ecologist, passionate naturalist, and committed educator. At the moment, I'm currently caught up in rare plant conservation (🌱) and thinking about how to infuse more natural history into academia.
I'm a broadly trained ecologist, passionate naturalist, and committed educator. At the moment, I'm currently caught up in rare plant conservation (🌱) and thinking about how to infuse more natural history into academia.
September 28, 2023 at 2:16 AM
Hi! I'm Justine, a visiting assistant prof at Colgate University.
I'm a broadly trained ecologist, passionate naturalist, and committed educator. At the moment, I'm currently caught up in rare plant conservation (🌱) and thinking about how to infuse more natural history into academia.
I'm a broadly trained ecologist, passionate naturalist, and committed educator. At the moment, I'm currently caught up in rare plant conservation (🌱) and thinking about how to infuse more natural history into academia.