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Theo Newbold
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FFAR Fellow; Plant Pathology PhD student in PSU PPEM, MS from Oregon State, BS from CSUMB Disabled, queer, tattooed and interested in row crops and fungal endophytes.
I had a lovely time seeing SIX the Musical for the first time tonight. What a great cast!
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Had the pleasure of visiting Bayer Crop Science, sharing my research, and learning from industry scientists across the ag R&D ecosystem.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I am currently in St Louis Missouri for my FFAR cohorts last group professional development meeting. We went to the Missouri botanical gardens today and had an incredible time.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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job alert: UC Davis is looking to hire a 9 month tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mycology in the Department of Plant Pathology. More details below, for full consideration submit by 1 December 2025

recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
COVID is sweeping our campus and there's at least three variants I've heard are affecting students. I caught the one that causes stomach issues and gives you flu like symptoms without fever. Wild y'all! Get vaccinated.
September 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Had a successful session on #urbanAgriculture & #urbanBiodiversity 🏙️🌱🌿🦤 @ #ESA2025
We presented a framework to survey urban #biodiversity in university campus #greenSpaces
Designed as #undergradResearch & multisite #ecological research
💰 Support #NSF #RCN
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August 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I have had a great first few days at #ESA2025 here in Baltimore, MD. So far I've had the incredible opportunity to catch up with a local friend, see lots of amazing science talks, present my Fusarium endophyte work from 2022, and co-moderated a translating science to policy session.
August 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Job alert! Please share.
We're looking for an urban ecologist (PhD) to join the research team at the Holden Arboretum.
Develop an active research program while supporting stakeholders. 🌳
I'll be at #ESA2025 and happy to chat.
#AltAc #HoldenScience #UrbanEcology

holdenfg.org/career-and-i...
Career & Internships » HF&G
Holden Forests & Gardens is not just a great place to visit, it’s a wonderful place to work. Discover the opportunities now available for potential
holdenfg.org
August 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Hey #ESA2025 #Baltimore! I'm seeking a #PhDstudent interested in #ForestEcology to join my lab, fall 2026. More here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/join-us

DM me if you'd like to chat in person. Would love to connect and learn about your interests. Non-traditional backgrounds welcome! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🔥
August 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Headed to @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social in Baltimore, MD this week. Come hear about my work on plant development and management style as drivers of Fusarium communities in corn leaves. I'll be presenting Monday at 1:30 pm as part of Disease and Epidemiology 1.
August 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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🚨Reminder: AID on the Hill tomorrow Thursday March 27! All friends welcome to meet up with us at 9:30 a.m. at the Hart Building Atrium! #saveforeignassistance #USAIDLives
March 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Fascism breeds bad science. I stand strong against the Trump administration's actions against science, education, health, and the American people.

Feeling very trans and queer today in the flowers. 🌹💕☺️
March 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I just watched Bill Nye—on my television—read from policy goals that my new friends and I came up with. No one’s going to be able to tell me anything FOR WEEKS!!!

We really, really did it omg 🥹
@cdelawalla.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @jpflores.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Stand Up for Science DC ❤️✊
March 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Bugs are friends! <3
The colorful ARThropod family is growing!

Get them at:
LindZeamays.com/printshop
w/ code LOVEBUGS30 at checkout for free shipping over $30 USD.

Big thanks to everyone who has supported my work. 💚

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Where no crawly is creepy
LindZeamays Illustration
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March 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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📍New York March 4th For Democracy! (Continued in🧵)

More NY events may still be coming. Please check the website for new listings, we will continue adding events until 12:00am March 3rd.

Find a March 4th demonstration at www.FiftyFifty.one.

50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.

@polrev.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I had an amazing week speaking to Northeast senators and congressmen about the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) in the Farm Bill. FFAR is important for agricultural research collaborations between the public and private sector in the U S. Thank you to everyone who talked to us.
March 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Still doing art because joy matters. Check out this lil eat and his mato 🐀🍅❤️
February 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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@altnps.bsky.social let’s team up! Please send us a DM. 💙🤍❤️‍🩹
We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
February 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Apropos the mud slides that are about to hit LA in the next 36 hours, I wrote a tiny reading recommendation for Nature -- 16 years ago -- that still stands up today. "Los Angeles Against the Mountains" remains essential (and terrifying) reading:
www.nature.com/articles/460...
A break from the bench - Nature
Nature regulars give their recommendations for relaxed, inspiring holiday reading and viewing — from climate-change history to Isaac Newton the detective.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)
January 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My mother and our family lost our home in Altadena, CA, on January 8th due to the devastating Eaton Fire.
If you’re able to donate and or share our fundraiser we would deeply grateful.

gofund.me/cfaefa08
Donate to Rebuild Hope for La Donna in Altadena, organized by Chelsea Newbold
On January 8, 2025, my mother, La Donna Newbold lost her beautiful home in Altad… Chelsea Newbold needs your support for Rebuild Hope for La Donna in Altadena
gofund.me
January 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Hey gang, just posting this again for max exposure: We have a faculty position open in the broad area of "Genes, Genomes, and Evolution." I'm on the search committee, and we want as large and as diverse an applicant pool as we can muster! 1/

employment.unl.edu/postings/87675
October 4, 2023 at 10:32 PM