Our 1st collab work on kombucha is out! "Evaluating chromatographic techniques for the aroma profiling of kombucha" has been published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. Huge props to 1st author Sarah Foster, publishing as an undergrad with Katelynn Perrault Uptmor at W&M! rdcu.be/eUFPU

TODAY at 3pm EST join the JMU Environmental Data Science Cohort for a seminar with Dr. June Zhang of University of Hawai`i on Leveraging Graph Structure in Model Selection, Out-of-Distribution Detection, and Contrastive Learning. Registration at tinyurl.com/ZhangEDS

Going to do some hummingbird pollination observations this spring, and exploring having backup camera/photos to supplement in-person observations. Curious if anyone has successfully used camera traps/game cameras to capture hummers? Don't want to use regular video cameras if I can help it.

Posting photos on Instagram for Hawaii when I'm 12 time zones away. Hope they see their shout out when they wake up because the Aiona Project's social media got a specific mention from the Isala Project's presentation at the Microbiome Times Partnering Forum in Brussels this morning!

my students just told me if I were a dog I'd be an Australian Shepard with dichromatic eyes. I don't know if I should be flattered, insulted, or impressed with the specificity

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

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