Rachel Savage
@rlsavage.bsky.social
University of Arkansas PhD student | Botany, Phylogenetics, Parasitic plants |
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Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
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Fieldwork highlights from Italy: to understand what a species is PhD student @rlsavage.bsky.social is taking a integrative approach using morphological, genomic & ecological data to determine what a species is in Rhinanthus
@maribethlatvis.bsky.social and Emily Carter helped with the fieldwork
@maribethlatvis.bsky.social and Emily Carter helped with the fieldwork
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fieldwork highlights from Italy: to understand what a species is PhD student @rlsavage.bsky.social is taking a integrative approach using morphological, genomic & ecological data to determine what a species is in Rhinanthus
@maribethlatvis.bsky.social and Emily Carter helped with the fieldwork
@maribethlatvis.bsky.social and Emily Carter helped with the fieldwork
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We have several exciting events lined up for the 150th anniversary of the UARK herbarium!
Check out all the events with this link: biology.uark.edu/herbarium/ev...
Check out all the events with this link: biology.uark.edu/herbarium/ev...
October 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We have several exciting events lined up for the 150th anniversary of the UARK herbarium!
Check out all the events with this link: biology.uark.edu/herbarium/ev...
Check out all the events with this link: biology.uark.edu/herbarium/ev...
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Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
October 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
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Fieldwork in Brazil to understand how new plant species evolve? Pedro Pezzi @pedropezzi.bsky.social and Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social are taking a multi-pronged approach in Agalinis to understand morphological shifts and species interactions during rapid diversification
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Fieldwork in Brazil to understand how new plant species evolve? Pedro Pezzi @pedropezzi.bsky.social and Maribeth Latvis @maribethlatvis.bsky.social are taking a multi-pronged approach in Agalinis to understand morphological shifts and species interactions during rapid diversification
Any suggestions on bringing back pressed plant specimens thru customs?
July 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Any suggestions on bringing back pressed plant specimens thru customs?
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Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
go.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
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Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Brown University advises all international community members to postpone, reconsider travel
One week before spring break, Brown advised international community members, including green card holders and permanent residents, to postpone international travel in a campus-wide email sent on Sunda...
www.browndailyherald.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
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As a curator at a natural history museum, I'm gutted to learn about the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If anything, we need to fund, protect and preserve museum collections and uphold institutions of scientific and cultural knowledge now more than ever.
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As a curator at a natural history museum, I'm gutted to learn about the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. If anything, we need to fund, protect and preserve museum collections and uphold institutions of scientific and cultural knowledge now more than ever.
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@phylojennatics.bsky.social and @rlsavage.bsky.social, botanists and PhD students with the @maribethlatvis.bsky.social Lab in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the @uarkansas.bsky.social recently taught students about botany, plant collecting, and biodiversity at the Holcomb Elementary STEM Night!
March 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
@phylojennatics.bsky.social and @rlsavage.bsky.social, botanists and PhD students with the @maribethlatvis.bsky.social Lab in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the @uarkansas.bsky.social recently taught students about botany, plant collecting, and biodiversity at the Holcomb Elementary STEM Night!
Science is for everyone! #StandUpForScience
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Science is for everyone! #StandUpForScience
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The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
March 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
Hey! We’re looking for a woman in science who is actively promoted and supported women in biology to give a talk or lead a workshop. Let me know if you have any recommendations! #womeninstem
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hey! We’re looking for a woman in science who is actively promoted and supported women in biology to give a talk or lead a workshop. Let me know if you have any recommendations! #womeninstem
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Good to see an #herbarium study from @newphyt.bsky.social featured on NPR, with an assessment of what we stand to lose when herbaria are closed.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.kcur.org/news/2025-02...
Includes quotes from @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Jordan Teischer, Lynn Clark.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.kcur.org/news/2025-02...
Includes quotes from @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Jordan Teischer, Lynn Clark.
Plant libraries hold essential clues about climate change, but they're vulnerable to funding cuts
Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question a...
www.kcur.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Good to see an #herbarium study from @newphyt.bsky.social featured on NPR, with an assessment of what we stand to lose when herbaria are closed.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.kcur.org/news/2025-02...
Includes quotes from @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Jordan Teischer, Lynn Clark.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.kcur.org/news/2025-02...
Includes quotes from @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Jordan Teischer, Lynn Clark.
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Native prairie plant valentines for your friday
I originally made these for www.plantlovestories.com ages ago!
I originally made these for www.plantlovestories.com ages ago!
February 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Native prairie plant valentines for your friday
I originally made these for www.plantlovestories.com ages ago!
I originally made these for www.plantlovestories.com ages ago!
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CFPB - closed
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
CFPB - closed
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
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Today, we celebrate the incredible contributions of women in the botanical sciences! From groundbreaking research to mentoring and leading the next generation, women have shaped science in countless ways.
💬 Join the celebration! Tag a woman in science who inspires you or share your journey!
💬 Join the celebration! Tag a woman in science who inspires you or share your journey!
February 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today, we celebrate the incredible contributions of women in the botanical sciences! From groundbreaking research to mentoring and leading the next generation, women have shaped science in countless ways.
💬 Join the celebration! Tag a woman in science who inspires you or share your journey!
💬 Join the celebration! Tag a woman in science who inspires you or share your journey!
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UARK is bustling today! Volunteers @dgwalt.bsky.social @auxarcwildflowers.bsky.social @staymoreark.bsky.social and grad student @arisaemaguy.bsky.social mounted plants and worked on insect mgmt, while local artist (and recent UA grad) Riley Moore came in to draw grasses.
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
UARK is bustling today! Volunteers @dgwalt.bsky.social @auxarcwildflowers.bsky.social @staymoreark.bsky.social and grad student @arisaemaguy.bsky.social mounted plants and worked on insect mgmt, while local artist (and recent UA grad) Riley Moore came in to draw grasses.
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We should all be using our best SciComm skills to talk about the impacts of these cuts. Many students in my class this morning had not heard this news, and none understood how indirect costs worked (because who does, outside of academia?) Several came up after class to thank me for the explanation.
Here are the losses red states will face w/ Trump's assault on NIH's indirect costs.
TX: $310,282,120
OH: $171,355,609
TN: $133,514,022
MO: $131,590,159
FLA: $123,982,436
IN: $68,925,255
AL: $46,642,500
UT: $45,974,847
IA: $36,986,835
SC: $33,368,620
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
TX: $310,282,120
OH: $171,355,609
TN: $133,514,022
MO: $131,590,159
FLA: $123,982,436
IN: $68,925,255
AL: $46,642,500
UT: $45,974,847
IA: $36,986,835
SC: $33,368,620
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
What The NIH Cut To Indirect Cost Payments Could Cost Red States
The Trump administration’s decision to cap how much NIH will pay for indirect costs on university research grants will cost ten red states more than $1 billion.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We should all be using our best SciComm skills to talk about the impacts of these cuts. Many students in my class this morning had not heard this news, and none understood how indirect costs worked (because who does, outside of academia?) Several came up after class to thank me for the explanation.
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A few mosses we saw growing on Ozark sandstone outcrops during a recent hike. UARK has uploaded all of the nearly 3,000 preserved #bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) in its collection to bryophyteportal.org.
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A few mosses we saw growing on Ozark sandstone outcrops during a recent hike. UARK has uploaded all of the nearly 3,000 preserved #bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) in its collection to bryophyteportal.org.
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Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender
President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...
www.evolutionsociety.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
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Reminder - Don't forget about our grants! We offer #grants for undergrads & graduate students doing research, going to symposia or workshops, and more, and the deadline for submission is coming up soon - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
#botany 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
February 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reminder - Don't forget about our grants! We offer #grants for undergrads & graduate students doing research, going to symposia or workshops, and more, and the deadline for submission is coming up soon - Feb 15! Details can be found here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
#botany 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
#botany 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾
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mvh: An R tool to assemble and organize virtual #herbaria from openly available specimen images
New in #AppsPlantSci by @tvasconcelos.bsky.social & @jboyko.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @r-foundation.bsky.social @gbif.org #botany #biodiversity #iamabotanist
New in #AppsPlantSci by @tvasconcelos.bsky.social & @jboyko.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @r-foundation.bsky.social @gbif.org #botany #biodiversity #iamabotanist
January 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
mvh: An R tool to assemble and organize virtual #herbaria from openly available specimen images
New in #AppsPlantSci by @tvasconcelos.bsky.social & @jboyko.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @r-foundation.bsky.social @gbif.org #botany #biodiversity #iamabotanist
New in #AppsPlantSci by @tvasconcelos.bsky.social & @jboyko.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @r-foundation.bsky.social @gbif.org #botany #biodiversity #iamabotanist
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I started gathering a list for REUs/Summer research opportunities for undergraduate students in Ecology/Conservation/Evolutionary Biology. Feel share to share with any undergraduate students who may be interested in participating in *PAID* research.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
REUs/Summer Research 2024 List (Ecology and Evolution)
docs.google.com
October 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I started gathering a list for REUs/Summer research opportunities for undergraduate students in Ecology/Conservation/Evolutionary Biology. Feel share to share with any undergraduate students who may be interested in participating in *PAID* research.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...