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Laura Dee
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Associate Prof at University of Colorado. I study the effects of climate change on ecosystems and people. Interested in how to effectively design and evaluate nature based solutions, evidence, and strategies for climate adaptation and conservation. She/her
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Hi 👋 new BlueSky followers! Introducing our lab group @colorado.edu. We aim to understand and design solutions to the grand challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. Our research combines global change ecology, community ecology, ecosystem sci, economics & conservation science to: 1/n
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I'm trying to organise conferences and workshops that I want to go to in 2026. Is there a decent list out there for ecology and conservation people anywhere? Everything I've come across by Googling seems to be full of predatory conferences.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California

2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.

ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Less than 1 month left to submit abstracts for what is always the *best* conference on climate change impacts on biodiversity. Intimate conference size but truly global participation; highly recommend for 1st-timers and returnees.
✨🌏 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 🌏✨

⏰ Deadline: November 10, 2025

🗣️ Oral Presentations | 📋 Poster Presentations

🔗 Guidelines & Submissions: www.speciesonthemove.com/abstract/inf...

🇹🇼 Can't wait to welcome you to #Taiwan!

#SpeciesOnTheMove #SOTM2026 #Taiwan #SunMoonLake #ClimateChange #Biodiversity
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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A heads-up for anyone interested in research quality, repeatability & transparency: I'm leading a 2-hour session at 10 am UK-time tomorrow, in conjunction with others.
Hopefully this can form the basis of a guidelines paper, so we're hoping you can join online to guide us in the right direction. 🌐🌎
October 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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#statstab #433 The Table 2 Fallacy: Presenting and Interpreting Confounder and Modifier Coefficients

Thoughts: Adding predictors to your model results in marked changes in inference. Be mindful!

#table2 #fallacy #covariates #bias #inference #regression

doi.org/10.1093/aje/...
The Table 2 Fallacy: Presenting and Interpreting Confounder and Modifier Coefficients
Abstract. It is common to present multiple adjusted effect estimates from a single model in a single table. For example, a table might show odds ratios for
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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📣 Check it out! Explore the new data viz on our homepage: www.climatecentral.org

@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.

🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition.

Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition
laurenkuehne.github.io
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The influence of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program really cannot be overstated. The fact that there is still no solicitation for this year is unfair to students and risks damaging the future of American science. Please take 30 seconds to sign the open letter to US STEM Leadership 🧪🌎
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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provost.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

An exciting opportunity for postdocs here at Notre Dame. I would excited to mentor anyone outstanding candidate in temperate or tropical forest ecology. Pass along to folks looking for a position in 2026!
Notre Dame opens applications for 2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program
The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of…
provost.nd.edu
September 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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🌿 Le Centre d’Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive à Montpellier (lnkd.in/erpreW-F), recherche sa/son DU 😉
👉 lnkd.in/etM5tXEP

🌿 The Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology in Montpellier (lnkd.in/e9JBQNai) is looking for its next director. Come and join us 😉
👉 lnkd.in/etM5tXEP
September 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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This is a must read paper for scientist and practitioners interested in carbon farming
September 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word!

jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
Assistant Professor Plant-Microbe Interactions
We seek a creative, collaborative, and visionary plant biologist to establish an internationally recognized research program at the forefront of plant-microbe interactions aimed at understanding how t...
jobs.colostate.edu
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics starting back up 🚨🚨TOMORROW🚨🚨 with an amazing line up of fall speakers, beginning with Obie Porteous on agricultural trade and climate change impacts in Africa

Line up here: cepr.org/events/event...

Make sure to register for the zoom link

#econsky
Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics
The Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics is open to those interested in academic research on the economic implications of climate-related issues.
cepr.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Exciting postdoc opportunities at the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab at University of Colorado-Boulder!
We are currently accepting Postdoc applications!
Visit our website to learn more and apply by Sept. 15th, 2025 for full consideration: esiil.org/careers
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
September 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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interested in causal inference and ecology? join our Slack to exchange ideas, papers, get feedback, ask and answer questions - let's start a community #causalsky
Chatting with @lauradee.bsky.social about how many different groups of #causality #ecology folk we have to share papers, code and discussions with, and wouldn't it be nice if we all had a place to interact..... so we made a Causal Ecology slack. So.... if you want to join, DM me and I'll add you! 🌍🧪
August 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Every nation should show up at COP30 with an ambitious plan (a Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC) to protect human health and the health of our climate. Why? A new article by colleagues at @gchalliance.bsky.social lays it out clearly.

@docsforclimate.bsky.social
Health: The missing metric in climate ambition: The case for health-inclusive NDCs – ambitious climate action to save lives
dx.plos.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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New research finds increasing heat-related mortality in every climate region throughout the U.S., except for the Western North Central region. Remember folks, heat kills.

@jeffgoodell.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
Rise in heat related mortality in the United States
Over the past century, extreme heat events (EHEs) have become more frequent and intense, resulting in significant health impacts and economic challenges worldwide. In the United States, extreme heat i...
dx.plos.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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For the AM #Causal #Ecology crowd in the western hemisphere (or PM elsewhere), if you're into causal data analysis, check out the slack @lauradee.bsky.social and I have set up! DM me for the link to join. Already some fun conversations from some absolute rockstars! 🌍
Chatting with @lauradee.bsky.social about how many different groups of #causality #ecology folk we have to share papers, code and discussions with, and wouldn't it be nice if we all had a place to interact..... so we made a Causal Ecology slack. So.... if you want to join, DM me and I'll add you! 🌍🧪
August 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This idea brought to you by "I'd really like to share the new piece from @dingdingpeng.the100.ci to folk not just on bluesky...and wouldn't it be cool if we could all talk about it later?"
August 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
interested in causal inference and ecology? join our Slack to exchange ideas, papers, get feedback, ask and answer questions - let's start a community #causalsky
Chatting with @lauradee.bsky.social about how many different groups of #causality #ecology folk we have to share papers, code and discussions with, and wouldn't it be nice if we all had a place to interact..... so we made a Causal Ecology slack. So.... if you want to join, DM me and I'll add you! 🌍🧪
August 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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CALL FOR EXPERTS! 📢

@nationalacademies.org are seeking experts to participate in developing an updated edition of "On Being a Scientist: An Updated and Online Guide to the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research".

Submit nominations by August 28 ➡️ www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/on-...
www.nationalacademies.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Pushed out by Trump, New Jersey ecologist launches bid for Congress | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Pushed out by Trump, New Jersey ecologist launches bid for Congress
Megan O’Rourke hopes to be a voice for science, also touts her blue-collar roots
www.science.org
August 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Isabella Oleksy's Mountain Limnology Lab has taken over longterm monitoring project in RMNP. Learn more ⬇️
Air pollution and warming are reshaping Colorado’s remote alpine lakes. 🌊

CU Boulder researchers are continuing a 42-year monitoring project in Rocky Mountain National Park to study how these fragile watersheds are changing.

Read more ↓
https://bit.ly/45D5pUp
August 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Comment out now in Nature Reviews Biodiversity where we argue that blocking renewable energy, esp wind and solar, for biodi reasons is unnecessary - we can manage any tradeoffs. And unchecked climate change is far, far worse! Don't let biodi become political football www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The trade-offs between needed renewable energy transitions and biodiversity can be overcome - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
The expansion of renewable energy is urgently needed to reduce carbon emissions, but it can entail some trade-offs with biodiversity. Here, we argue that synergistic implementation strategies are poss...
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM