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Our ENV 226 students got their hands dirty (in the best way!) exploring invertebrate diversity with NAU’s compost team. Thanks to Jacob Vanetsky for sharing these great shots! #NAUsustainability @sarasouther.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Arizona snack time youtu.be/YyrVOERNgYM
Snacktime in the Southwest: Emory Oak Edition
YouTube video by Lab of Conservation Ecology
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November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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June 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
June 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Consider supporting graduate students in STEM #NAUGivingDay
April 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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"It is hard to put into words the extent of the damage being done to the US research enterprise, which is of almost incalculable value to both the nation itself and the wider world." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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📖Published📖

AMMonitor is an R package for remote wildlife monitoring, with the version 2 release having a greatly increase functionality 🌎 🧪 Find out more about the package here 👇

https://buff.ly/4b81Vfg
February 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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SES Ambassadors are hosting a movie night for students on Feb 27 - join us!
February 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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@indivisible.org
Fort Lauderdale not having it. This protest in front of the Tesla Dealership.
February 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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People keep using this example. The NASA grant I received a "stop work" order for on Friday was looking at wildfire risk and information accessibility across socioeconomic and language groups in Flagstaff, AZ. Just a bunch of woke, wasteful bullshit in a place that's burned four times since 2019.
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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“Researchers, companies say NIH funding changes could be lethal to innovations”

-in today’s Pittsburgh Trib

triblive.com/news/health-...
'It's a wake-up call': Researchers, companies say NIH funding changes could be lethal to innovations
During her medical training, Dr. Miriam Cremer watched a woman suffering from advanced cervical cancer bleed to death in Arcatao, El Salvador. That preventable tragedy is what sowed the seeds of her P...
triblive.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hey Southwesterners - We are heading into a crazy fire season and the losses of Federal employees leaves us vulnerable: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump’s Federal Funding and Hiring Freezes Are Leaving America Vulnerable to Catastrophic Wildfire
Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from the president’s executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation. It has also led some firefighters to...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!
February 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We need a well-functioning government more than ever as we head into what promises to be an intense fire season in the Southwest. labofconservationecology.com/blog/blog-po...

#PlantConservation #Ecology #RestorationScience #FireEcology
That’s Fire! — The Lab of Conservation Ecology
Resilience in Fire-Prone Landscapes
labofconservationecology.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@rjbca.bsky.social What and amazing and transcendent ecologist! LOVE! 😍
February 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
2024 was an incredible year for species discoveries. Planet earth can still surprise us, maybe humans can too 🙃https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2024/
Photos: Top new species from 2024
A giant anaconda, a vampire hedgehog, a dwarf squirrel, and a tiger cat were among the new species named by science in 2024. Found from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the mountaintops of Southeast...
news.mongabay.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM