Dr. Rachael E. Bonoan
@rachaelebee.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Providence College | Ecologist: insect pollinators, social insects | Hobbyist Photographer | Speaker | TEDx: https://tinyurl.com/4abee5ns | Providence Pollinator Lab: https://providencepollinators.com/
Can't wait to discuss this in my Insect Pollinator Ecology course in the fall! 🦋🌻🐝
Pollinator gardens are having a moment, with good reason! But what can these gardens realistically achieve for conservation and for the people who make them? Led by Nick Dorian, we take a stab at these questions, out today in Conservation Biology: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Setting goals for pollinator gardens
In recent years, declines in animal pollinators have stimulated tremendous interest in pollinator-friendly gardening. There is a widespread notion that pollinator gardens are beneficial, but the spec...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Can't wait to discuss this in my Insect Pollinator Ecology course in the fall! 🦋🌻🐝
Was excited to see my Puget blue butterfly photo used in the @knkx.org coverage of the recent Science paper on butterfly decline. 🦋 This paper came out of my post-doc lab and the authors put A LOT into it--check out their important work! www.knkx.org/environment/...
Butterfly populations have declined, but ecologists say they're resilient
A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists say swift recoveries are possible.
www.knkx.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Was excited to see my Puget blue butterfly photo used in the @knkx.org coverage of the recent Science paper on butterfly decline. 🦋 This paper came out of my post-doc lab and the authors put A LOT into it--check out their important work! www.knkx.org/environment/...
SPRING!!! The cellophane bees are out and about! 🐝🐝
March 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
SPRING!!! The cellophane bees are out and about! 🐝🐝
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Wed, Apr 2, 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Join Dr. B in SCI 206 for a panel discussion on Careers in Environmental Biology! There will be snacks!
RSVP appreciated, but not required: forms.office.com/r/BYCbENLVRX
RSVP appreciated, but not required: forms.office.com/r/BYCbENLVRX
March 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Wed, Apr 2, 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Join Dr. B in SCI 206 for a panel discussion on Careers in Environmental Biology! There will be snacks!
RSVP appreciated, but not required: forms.office.com/r/BYCbENLVRX
RSVP appreciated, but not required: forms.office.com/r/BYCbENLVRX
Annual #rstats least effective figure competition in Env Methods and Statistics! My fave activity to introduce students to ggplot and all it can do. Graphs made with data from @allisonhorst.bsky.social Palmer penguins package. allisonhorst.github.io/palmerpengui...
February 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Annual #rstats least effective figure competition in Env Methods and Statistics! My fave activity to introduce students to ggplot and all it can do. Graphs made with data from @allisonhorst.bsky.social Palmer penguins package. allisonhorst.github.io/palmerpengui...
Bonoan Lab is headed to the Big East! Good luck, Chris!! 🎉
Congrats to the five @provcollege.bsky.social students who will be presenting at the @bigeastmbb.bsky.social Undergrad Research Symposium next month! engaged-learning.providence.edu/big-east-und...
Big East Undergraduate Research Symposium – Engaged Learning
Join the Undergraduate Research Committee in congratulating these students representing Providence College in the fourth Annual Big East Undergraduate Research
engaged-learning.providence.edu
February 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Bonoan Lab is headed to the Big East! Good luck, Chris!! 🎉
Had a blast testing Theresa Crochet Shop’s new pattern, Maverick the Manta Ray! I named mine Rachael Ray. Pattern now available! www.theresascrochetshop.com/products/plu...
February 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Had a blast testing Theresa Crochet Shop’s new pattern, Maverick the Manta Ray! I named mine Rachael Ray. Pattern now available! www.theresascrochetshop.com/products/plu...
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Dr. Fath's Comparative Anatomy students used a camera lucida to aid in drawing and labeling vertebrae this afternoon. 🦴 Thanks to Dr. Waters for lending the scope! @lovetheants.bsky.social @provcollege.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dr. Fath's Comparative Anatomy students used a camera lucida to aid in drawing and labeling vertebrae this afternoon. 🦴 Thanks to Dr. Waters for lending the scope! @lovetheants.bsky.social @provcollege.bsky.social
Practicing probability and playing games in this afternoon’s @friarbiology.bsky.social Environmental Methods and Stats! @provcollege.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Practicing probability and playing games in this afternoon’s @friarbiology.bsky.social Environmental Methods and Stats! @provcollege.bsky.social
Prepping for a new Bonoan Lab project! Elizabeth is starting seeds for caterpillar food! 🌱🐛
January 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Prepping for a new Bonoan Lab project! Elizabeth is starting seeds for caterpillar food! 🌱🐛
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Seeking scientist volunteers for this spring! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? Learn more & sign up here by 1/30: bit.ly/comicscollabspring2025
January 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Seeking scientist volunteers for this spring! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? Learn more & sign up here by 1/30: bit.ly/comicscollabspring2025
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PAID summer opportunities for undergraduates here at @provcollege.bsky.social and beyond! (1/3)
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
PAID summer opportunities for undergraduates here at @provcollege.bsky.social and beyond! (1/3)
Season’s Greetings from the Bonoan Lab! 🎄🐝🦋
December 13, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Season’s Greetings from the Bonoan Lab! 🎄🐝🦋
I’m up in Moore Hall! Check out Providnece College’s FirstGen exhibit while it’s still there. #FirstGenSTEM
December 4, 2024 at 12:37 AM
I’m up in Moore Hall! Check out Providnece College’s FirstGen exhibit while it’s still there. #FirstGenSTEM
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Casey led us in a great @riplantinsectnetwork meeting today at RIC w @rachaelebee.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Casey led us in a great @riplantinsectnetwork meeting today at RIC w @rachaelebee.bsky.social
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New PhD opportunity on social behaviour in the context of ecological disturbance with me, @mdekauwe.bsky.social, and others. Sept 2025 start, funded by NERC
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
November 20, 2024 at 4:26 PM
New PhD opportunity on social behaviour in the context of ecological disturbance with me, @mdekauwe.bsky.social, and others. Sept 2025 start, funded by NERC
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
In Rhode Island? Interested in plants and insects? Check out the Lisa Lofland Gould Program this Saturday, Nov 23, 2:30 - 5:00 pm. Registration (free!) and more details online. 🦋🌻🐝 riwps.org/event/lisa-l...
Lisa Lofland Gould Progam: Introducing the Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network - Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
Plant Insect Community Network supports the diverse projects in Rhode Island to study and protect plant and insects communities and create a community of mutual support Learn about some of these proje...
riwps.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:32 PM
In Rhode Island? Interested in plants and insects? Check out the Lisa Lofland Gould Program this Saturday, Nov 23, 2:30 - 5:00 pm. Registration (free!) and more details online. 🦋🌻🐝 riwps.org/event/lisa-l...
What a fun Insect Pollinator Ecology field trip! Thanks to the URI Bee Lab for hosting us!
November 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
What a fun Insect Pollinator Ecology field trip! Thanks to the URI Bee Lab for hosting us!