Steph Szarmach
@stephszarmach.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Movement ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary genomics 🐦🪶🧬
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Steph Szarmach
@stephszarmach.bsky.social
· Jun 10
A bit late to post, but I defended my doctoral dissertation! It was an honor to have so many colleagues, friends, and family attending my talk and celebrating with me throughout the weekend. I'm looking forward to starting a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center!
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Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
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My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology?
I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!
research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/
I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!
research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/
The Ivy Lab! - Welcome to the Ivy Lab!
research-groups.usask.ca
May 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology?
I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!
research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/
I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!
research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/
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Do appreciate a line dancing break during the #Gritty5k @nhl-flyers.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Do appreciate a line dancing break during the #Gritty5k @nhl-flyers.bsky.social
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Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social for inviting me to share my story about how unexpected challenges can lead towards new discoveries!
There's a new guest post on the WOS blog! Emily Griffith (@e-v-griffith.bsky.social) describes her work documenting the UV-fluorescent pigments in the plumage of Long-eared Owls. 🦉 #ornithology wilsonsociety.org/2025/09/09/g...
September 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social for inviting me to share my story about how unexpected challenges can lead towards new discoveries!
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The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.
The crowd has no beginning and no end as it begins its march to the White House
September 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.
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Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
August 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
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Congrats to @stephszarmach.bsky.social on receiving your wizzarding robes this weekend from @psubiodept.bsky.social! Enjoy the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. They are very lucky to have you!
August 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Congrats to @stephszarmach.bsky.social on receiving your wizzarding robes this weekend from @psubiodept.bsky.social! Enjoy the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. They are very lucky to have you!
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New paper published! How does a mid-size river impact gene flow and population structure, including when there is an adaptive sexual trait present on one bank but not the other? With Peri Bolton, Robb Brumfield (@limpkin.bsky.social), Jerry Wilkinson, and Mike Braun.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Impact of a putative riverine barrier on genomic population structure and gene flow in the presence of sexual selection
Abstract. Gene flow connects populations and facilitates the exchange of alleles, impacting speciation and adaptation. In western Panama, lekking golden-co
doi.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New paper published! How does a mid-size river impact gene flow and population structure, including when there is an adaptive sexual trait present on one bank but not the other? With Peri Bolton, Robb Brumfield (@limpkin.bsky.social), Jerry Wilkinson, and Mike Braun.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
www.msnbc.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
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It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
200,000 March In Budapest Pride, Refusing To Capitulate To Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The march can teach the world the power of organized solidarity in the wake of a global, anti-LGBTQ+ reactionary movement.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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@e-v-griffith.bsky.social is currently presenting about her work on sexual dichromatism in ducks at #WOS2025. (Emily has been posting to Bluesky about all of the talks she's been attending, so we thought it was only fair to post about hers!)
June 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@e-v-griffith.bsky.social is currently presenting about her work on sexual dichromatism in ducks at #WOS2025. (Emily has been posting to Bluesky about all of the talks she's been attending, so we thought it was only fair to post about hers!)
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Thousands march through New York City’s Times Square protesting the bombing of Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Thousands march through New York City’s Times Square protesting the bombing of Iran.
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Donating the limit to whomever primaries Fetterman
Pa. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick praised the U.S.'s attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
🔗 inquirer.com/news/fetterm...
🔗 inquirer.com/news/fetterm...
June 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Donating the limit to whomever primaries Fetterman
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Yup. I remember writing a note when the war began in 1990. “I am afraid for the Iraqnis” (I was 7.)
My entire life has been full of this bullshit, and I’ve had the relative safety of watching it from here
My entire life has been full of this bullshit, and I’ve had the relative safety of watching it from here
It is 1991. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq that US leaders promise will bring lasting peace to the region.
It is 2003. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq that US leaders promise will bring lasting peace to the region.
It is 2025. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq th
It is 2003. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq that US leaders promise will bring lasting peace to the region.
It is 2025. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq th
June 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Yup. I remember writing a note when the war began in 1990. “I am afraid for the Iraqnis” (I was 7.)
My entire life has been full of this bullshit, and I’ve had the relative safety of watching it from here
My entire life has been full of this bullshit, and I’ve had the relative safety of watching it from here
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Once more with feeling
June 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Once more with feeling
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And a hearty congratulations to every useful idiot over the past decade who laundered the myth of "Donald The Dove."
Just keep scrubbing those hands, the spot will come off eventually.
Just keep scrubbing those hands, the spot will come off eventually.
June 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
And a hearty congratulations to every useful idiot over the past decade who laundered the myth of "Donald The Dove."
Just keep scrubbing those hands, the spot will come off eventually.
Just keep scrubbing those hands, the spot will come off eventually.
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Mahmoud said free them all
June 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Mahmoud said free them all
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*giveaway* I've got an extra copy of Jonathan Meiburg's excellent 2021 book, "A Most Remarkable Creature." I used this to prep for a talk I had with him in 2022. Do you want it? Like/Reskeet if so--will randomly pick a winner at noon East. on Wed (18 June) & ship for free. US only please. #booksky 🦉
June 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
*giveaway* I've got an extra copy of Jonathan Meiburg's excellent 2021 book, "A Most Remarkable Creature." I used this to prep for a talk I had with him in 2022. Do you want it? Like/Reskeet if so--will randomly pick a winner at noon East. on Wed (18 June) & ship for free. US only please. #booksky 🦉
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I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.
June 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.
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