Justin Pomeranz
@pzecology.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Colorado Mesa University | #BodySize | #AquaticInsects | #FoodWebs | #RStats and Modeling | Banjo 🪕 | #TrailRunning
Pleased to announce that we are looking for a post-doc to join @wesnerlab.bsky.social to study the relationship between body size, temperature and nutrients in stream ecosystems. Position details can be found here: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45969
Happy to answer any questions!
Happy to answer any questions!
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher: A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available at the University of South Dakota in Dr. Jeff Wesner’s lab in the Department of Biology. The NSF-funded project will ex...
yourfuture.sdbor.edu
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Pleased to announce that we are looking for a post-doc to join @wesnerlab.bsky.social to study the relationship between body size, temperature and nutrients in stream ecosystems. Position details can be found here: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45969
Happy to answer any questions!
Happy to answer any questions!
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Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids that are often overlooked. They prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice, ants, mites, and small flies. Pseudoscorpions will sometimes hitch rides to new locations on other insects. #Arachtober
November 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids that are often overlooked. They prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice, ants, mites, and small flies. Pseudoscorpions will sometimes hitch rides to new locations on other insects. #Arachtober
Geo sciences at CMU is looking to fill TWO positions!
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Assistant Professor of Geosciences
See job ad.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Geo sciences at CMU is looking to fill TWO positions!
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Career Site share.google/Mw8WKDznOOKg...
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I know exactly what I want to say, so writing this MS report will be quick.
... 4 hours and 2 R simulations later...
Report submitted ✅
... 4 hours and 2 R simulations later...
Report submitted ✅
October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I know exactly what I want to say, so writing this MS report will be quick.
... 4 hours and 2 R simulations later...
Report submitted ✅
... 4 hours and 2 R simulations later...
Report submitted ✅
I show the PBS "Serengeti Rules" documentary, which strongly features Jim Estes's research, to my intro class every semester. Sad to hear of his passing.
Jim was an incredible ecologist. I own several of his books, and cite his research reguarly. www.butlernature.com/2025/08/20/j...
Jim Estes, biologist who revealed how sea otters shape entire ecosystems, died on May 20, aged 79
When Jim Estes first arrived in the Aleutian Islands in 1970, he expected a routine wildlife survey. What he found was the outline of a scientific revelation. In places where sea otters thrived, the…
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August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I show the PBS "Serengeti Rules" documentary, which strongly features Jim Estes's research, to my intro class every semester. Sad to hear of his passing.
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🐙🌿 An awesome little insect I found recently in Montana. It's a mantidfly/mantisfly, which is neither a mantis nor a fly. It's in the family Mantispidae, order Neuroptera along with lacewings, antlions, and owlflies. I think this one is Dicromantispa sayi. Adults are predators, and larvae of some--
August 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🐙🌿 An awesome little insect I found recently in Montana. It's a mantidfly/mantisfly, which is neither a mantis nor a fly. It's in the family Mantispidae, order Neuroptera along with lacewings, antlions, and owlflies. I think this one is Dicromantispa sayi. Adults are predators, and larvae of some--
No views from today's trail run, but I scoped out the last unknown-to-me section for my next race #Ouray50. Just 21 more days to prep and rest before embarking on what is most likely going to be an absolute type 2 #sufferFest. Psyched.
August 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
No views from today's trail run, but I scoped out the last unknown-to-me section for my next race #Ouray50. Just 21 more days to prep and rest before embarking on what is most likely going to be an absolute type 2 #sufferFest. Psyched.
I know I just shouldn't make movie references in my courses, but the absolute 🦗 response my R-coding class gave to my Zoolander "the files are in the computer" joke today was absolutely soul-crushing. #academicChatter #higherEd
two men are fighting over a computer monitor and the words `` the files are in the computer '' are visible .
Alt: two men are fighting over a computer monitor and the words `` the files are in the computer '' are visible .
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August 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I know I just shouldn't make movie references in my courses, but the absolute 🦗 response my R-coding class gave to my Zoolander "the files are in the computer" joke today was absolutely soul-crushing. #academicChatter #higherEd
One unexpected enjoyment of teaching is observing students mature both academically and socially. I've now been in my position long enough that I'm starting to get folks in my senior-level classes that I first had 4 years ago in my freshman classes. The difference can be like night and day.
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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If you're a storymap kind of person, here's one that nicely explains what's happening & why with the glacial lake outburst flooding now underway on the Mendenhall River near Juneau. #akwx #ClimateChange #Flood #Glacier @spiraledu.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social
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Glacier Outburst Floods: Mendenhall Glacier
Every year since 2011, Juneau, Alaska, has been impacted by a unique type of flood that can only occur near places with glaciers.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If you're a storymap kind of person, here's one that nicely explains what's happening & why with the glacial lake outburst flooding now underway on the Mendenhall River near Juneau. #akwx #ClimateChange #Flood #Glacier @spiraledu.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/72ce...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/72ce...
One unexpected enjoyment of teaching is observing students mature both academically and socially. I've now been in my position long enough that I'm starting to get folks in my senior-level classes that I first had 4 years ago in my freshman classes. The difference can be like night and day.
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
One unexpected enjoyment of teaching is observing students mature both academically and socially. I've now been in my position long enough that I'm starting to get folks in my senior-level classes that I first had 4 years ago in my freshman classes. The difference can be like night and day.
Requested this from my interlibrary loan; looking forward to digging into it.
The metabolic theory of ecology can be extended to improve our predictions of climate change impacts
Summary & Analysis by Shubha Govindarajan of "Toward a More Dynamic Metabolic Theory of Ecology to Predict Climate Change Effects on Biological Systems” by Stark et al.
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Summary & Analysis by Shubha Govindarajan of "Toward a More Dynamic Metabolic Theory of Ecology to Predict Climate Change Effects on Biological Systems” by Stark et al.
www.amnat.org/an/newpapers...
The metabolic theory of ecology can be extended to improve our predictions of climate change impacts
<p>Read about “Toward a More Dynamic Metabolic Theory of Ecology to Predict Climate Change Effects on Biological Systems” by Keila A. Stark, Tom Clegg, Joey R. Bernhardt, Tess N. Grainger,...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Requested this from my interlibrary loan; looking forward to digging into it.
Classes started today and my throat is on fire; I probably talked more today than I did all summer.
August 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Classes started today and my throat is on fire; I probably talked more today than I did all summer.
Could this be the origin of the mythical jackalope??
I wonder if frontier-stories of infected rabbits got exaggerated to stories of jack rabbits with deer-like antlers...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
I wonder if frontier-stories of infected rabbits got exaggerated to stories of jack rabbits with deer-like antlers...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Are Rabbits Sprouting Tentacles?
Rabbits spotted with hornlike growths on their face in northern Colorado are doing better than they look
www.scientificamerican.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Could this be the origin of the mythical jackalope??
I wonder if frontier-stories of infected rabbits got exaggerated to stories of jack rabbits with deer-like antlers...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
I wonder if frontier-stories of infected rabbits got exaggerated to stories of jack rabbits with deer-like antlers...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of waking up in the dark, watching the moon set over Moab, the sun rise over Castle Valley, feeling the wind rip at 12,000 feet, and was back in camp to watch the peaks alight with alpenglow.
In between, I ran 50 miles and climbed >11k ft.
Great day. #trailRunning
In between, I ran 50 miles and climbed >11k ft.
Great day. #trailRunning
August 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of waking up in the dark, watching the moon set over Moab, the sun rise over Castle Valley, feeling the wind rip at 12,000 feet, and was back in camp to watch the peaks alight with alpenglow.
In between, I ran 50 miles and climbed >11k ft.
Great day. #trailRunning
In between, I ran 50 miles and climbed >11k ft.
Great day. #trailRunning
*State insect
Saw a Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) today on its host plant (Gamble oak, Quercus gambelii). This is Colorado's official state butterfly!
July 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
*State insect
Saw a Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) today on its host plant (Gamble oak, Quercus gambelii). This is Colorado's official state butterfly!
July 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Saw a Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) today on its host plant (Gamble oak, Quercus gambelii). This is Colorado's official state butterfly!
Happy #Hardrock100 to all who celebrate! This is old news but it was SO. SMOKEY. In the San Juans this morning. Glad it's cleared up for the runners and I'm blown away to hear that Katy Schide (as of 15 hours elapsed race time) is almost an hour ahead of Courtney Dauwalter's (🐐) course record pace 🤯
July 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Happy #Hardrock100 to all who celebrate! This is old news but it was SO. SMOKEY. In the San Juans this morning. Glad it's cleared up for the runners and I'm blown away to hear that Katy Schide (as of 15 hours elapsed race time) is almost an hour ahead of Courtney Dauwalter's (🐐) course record pace 🤯
Reposted by Justin Pomeranz
Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!
June 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!
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The 2025 Western States 100 has started:
Live coverage, via Youtube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ehpq...
#running #wser #westernstates100 #westernstates2025 #ultrarunning #trailrunning
Live coverage, via Youtube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ehpq...
#running #wser #westernstates100 #westernstates2025 #ultrarunning #trailrunning
Western States 2025 Live Stream
YouTube video by Western States 100
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June 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The 2025 Western States 100 has started:
Live coverage, via Youtube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ehpq...
#running #wser #westernstates100 #westernstates2025 #ultrarunning #trailrunning
Live coverage, via Youtube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ehpq...
#running #wser #westernstates100 #westernstates2025 #ultrarunning #trailrunning
I am so excited for #westernStates100 #ws100 tomorrow. Can't wait to watch who starts crossing the line in about 24 hours from now 🤠🏃🤙
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What Normal People Do | Western States 15 Years Later (Part II)
YouTube video by Kilian Jornet
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June 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I am so excited for #westernStates100 #ws100 tomorrow. Can't wait to watch who starts crossing the line in about 24 hours from now 🤠🏃🤙
youtu.be/WHA8gO_A_gc?...
youtu.be/WHA8gO_A_gc?...
Fantastic day of #trailRunning today. I don't have a ton of efforts on this local beast of a run, but I was able to shave off over 40 minutes on my previous PR. Incredible what nearly a year of consistent, structured training can do. If only I'd started earlier!
June 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fantastic day of #trailRunning today. I don't have a ton of efforts on this local beast of a run, but I was able to shave off over 40 minutes on my previous PR. Incredible what nearly a year of consistent, structured training can do. If only I'd started earlier!
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Don't forget to apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday!
June 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Don't forget to apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday!