Lauren Quinn
@lquinnphd.bsky.social
science writer
mom
former botanist
current plant nerd
introvert
still following covid precautions
mom
former botanist
current plant nerd
introvert
still following covid precautions
#BirdSky: what vagrants are you seeing? 🦜
New paper from @illinoisnres.bsky.social, @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social, & @pointblue.bsky.social uncovers the origin of six vagrant warbler spp. in CA's Farallon Islands.
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/lost-or...
DOI: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
New paper from @illinoisnres.bsky.social, @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social, & @pointblue.bsky.social uncovers the origin of six vagrant warbler spp. in CA's Farallon Islands.
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/lost-or...
DOI: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#BirdSky: what vagrants are you seeing? 🦜
New paper from @illinoisnres.bsky.social, @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social, & @pointblue.bsky.social uncovers the origin of six vagrant warbler spp. in CA's Farallon Islands.
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/lost-or...
DOI: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
New paper from @illinoisnres.bsky.social, @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social, & @pointblue.bsky.social uncovers the origin of six vagrant warbler spp. in CA's Farallon Islands.
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/lost-or...
DOI: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
Love visiting the 🦒🦒🦒 at your local zoo? They may not be who they say they are. New U. of I. research shows many American zoo/ranch giraffes are hybrids of two or more species, reducing their conservation value.
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/wild-gi...
DOI: academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/wild-gi...
DOI: academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Love visiting the 🦒🦒🦒 at your local zoo? They may not be who they say they are. New U. of I. research shows many American zoo/ranch giraffes are hybrids of two or more species, reducing their conservation value.
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/wild-gi...
DOI: academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
Story: aces.illinois.edu/news/wild-gi...
DOI: academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
There's a small prairie 10 min. from my home. Those same tall grasses have been growing here for *millions* of years. Is it just me, or is it wild to imagine those vast ancient prairie grasses supplying the fuel to fly planes?✈️ #SAF #scienceiscool
aces.illinois.edu/news/illinoi...
aces.illinois.edu/news/illinoi...
April 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
There's a small prairie 10 min. from my home. Those same tall grasses have been growing here for *millions* of years. Is it just me, or is it wild to imagine those vast ancient prairie grasses supplying the fuel to fly planes?✈️ #SAF #scienceiscool
aces.illinois.edu/news/illinoi...
aces.illinois.edu/news/illinoi...
Good news! The Soybean Innovation Lab has received a gift of $1M & a year's reprieve to continue building Africa's soybean value chain after USAID's shutdown. Federal funding is needed to fully restore the project, but it's great to see this critical work continue.
aces.illinois.edu/news/1m-gift...
aces.illinois.edu/news/1m-gift...
April 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Good news! The Soybean Innovation Lab has received a gift of $1M & a year's reprieve to continue building Africa's soybean value chain after USAID's shutdown. Federal funding is needed to fully restore the project, but it's great to see this critical work continue.
aces.illinois.edu/news/1m-gift...
aces.illinois.edu/news/1m-gift...
Please call/email TODAY! @duckworth.senate.gov - since I can never get through to your office, here’s my message (also emailed)
March 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Please call/email TODAY! @duckworth.senate.gov - since I can never get through to your office, here’s my message (also emailed)
So proud of the hundreds that showed up to support science/scientists at the University of Illinois yesterday. Felt a glimmer of hope for the first time in awhile. 🌤️@standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So proud of the hundreds that showed up to support science/scientists at the University of Illinois yesterday. Felt a glimmer of hope for the first time in awhile. 🌤️@standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience
March 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Weedy amaranths may cause mayhem for farmers, but scientists have just published complete genomes for 3 species, including Palmer amaranth. This means greater insight into herbicide resistance that could help researchers design new tools to fight back.
Read more: aces.illinois.edu/news/weeds-a...
Read more: aces.illinois.edu/news/weeds-a...
February 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Weedy amaranths may cause mayhem for farmers, but scientists have just published complete genomes for 3 species, including Palmer amaranth. This means greater insight into herbicide resistance that could help researchers design new tools to fight back.
Read more: aces.illinois.edu/news/weeds-a...
Read more: aces.illinois.edu/news/weeds-a...
This is what I know…
February 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is what I know…
This guy is a middle co-author on a Nature Communications paper out today. He’s not included in the official press release, but I loved his story. Obsessed with frogs, he saves up to go see them in Madagascar and ends up helping set up the national breeding program. aces.illinois.edu/news/aces-gr...
January 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This guy is a middle co-author on a Nature Communications paper out today. He’s not included in the official press release, but I loved his story. Obsessed with frogs, he saves up to go see them in Madagascar and ends up helping set up the national breeding program. aces.illinois.edu/news/aces-gr...
Reading @zoeschlanger.bsky.social’s excellent new book has me reflecting on my attitudes about plants. On the one hand, my Ph.D. advisor trained us not to ascribe intention or intelligence to plants, but on the other hand, few examples in the book surprise me. Like of course plants can do that!
December 15, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Reading @zoeschlanger.bsky.social’s excellent new book has me reflecting on my attitudes about plants. On the one hand, my Ph.D. advisor trained us not to ascribe intention or intelligence to plants, but on the other hand, few examples in the book surprise me. Like of course plants can do that!
My first successful sourdough boule. Please applaud. #sourdoughsky
November 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM
My first successful sourdough boule. Please applaud. #sourdoughsky
I love when I get to write about fun topics like the new World of Crayfish atlas AND find old photos of mine I can use with the story. Don’t you love this grumpy little face? 🦞
world.crayfish.ro
world.crayfish.ro
November 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I love when I get to write about fun topics like the new World of Crayfish atlas AND find old photos of mine I can use with the story. Don’t you love this grumpy little face? 🦞
world.crayfish.ro
world.crayfish.ro
I know everyone did sourdough in 2020 and I’m late to the party, but hit me with your best tips!
#baking #sourdough #bread
#baking #sourdough #bread
November 15, 2024 at 11:43 PM
I know everyone did sourdough in 2020 and I’m late to the party, but hit me with your best tips!
#baking #sourdough #bread
#baking #sourdough #bread
Super excited to dig into the new edition! If you’re in #scicomm or want to be, you absolutely need to follow @theopennotebook.bsky.social. Thanks for the consistently amazing resources, @siricarpenter.bsky.social!
November 15, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Super excited to dig into the new edition! If you’re in #scicomm or want to be, you absolutely need to follow @theopennotebook.bsky.social. Thanks for the consistently amazing resources, @siricarpenter.bsky.social!
Thanks for the new follows, friends! I’m a science writer/communicator at the University of Illinois, where I mostly write about agriculture 🌽 and environmental science, with random other topics thrown in. I’m excited to connect with other PIOs as well as science journalists and scientists!
November 12, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Thanks for the new follows, friends! I’m a science writer/communicator at the University of Illinois, where I mostly write about agriculture 🌽 and environmental science, with random other topics thrown in. I’m excited to connect with other PIOs as well as science journalists and scientists!
Calling all #scicomm people! Check out this new job at the
Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Apply by May 8 and/or share with your networks!
Apply here ▶️ tinyurl.com/4yxvs69e
#sciencewriters #sciencejobs #writingjobs #sciencecommunication #greatjobalert
Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Apply by May 8 and/or share with your networks!
Apply here ▶️ tinyurl.com/4yxvs69e
#sciencewriters #sciencejobs #writingjobs #sciencecommunication #greatjobalert
April 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Calling all #scicomm people! Check out this new job at the
Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Apply by May 8 and/or share with your networks!
Apply here ▶️ tinyurl.com/4yxvs69e
#sciencewriters #sciencejobs #writingjobs #sciencecommunication #greatjobalert
Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Apply by May 8 and/or share with your networks!
Apply here ▶️ tinyurl.com/4yxvs69e
#sciencewriters #sciencejobs #writingjobs #sciencecommunication #greatjobalert
Can confirm ✅ (but what a good boy)
October 31, 2023 at 1:37 AM
Can confirm ✅ (but what a good boy)