Tom Marchitto
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Tom Marchitto
@tommarchitto.bsky.social
Professor of paleoceanography and paleoclimatology at University of Colorado Boulder
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These mass terminations of our nation’s brightest scientists — including in Boulder and beyond — are clearly unlawful, and we will do everything we can to reverse them!

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Mass firings of probationary federal workers begin at NOAA, including many in Boulder
Employees received emails Thursday informing them of their abrupt termination, despite a U.S. District Court ruling calling such firings’ legality into question
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February 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Love those bendy calcite spines!
Foraminifera are one of the ocean’s most abundant, but overlooked inhabitants. It’s also one of the tiniest creatures I’ve ever shot for the Aliens Collection. The shell size is ~1mm, and the spicules reach ~5mm
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#foraminifera #foram #microscopy #blackwater #gug #gugunderwater #chrisgug
February 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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We're hiring a postdoc here at CU Boulder @ciresnews.bsky.social in Climate Applications to Vector-Borne Disease.
Specifically to study West Nile Virus in the US, combined with seasonal climate forecasts, project supported by NSF.
Applications due January 2.
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CIRES/ Karnauskas Research Group, Post-Doctoral Associate in Climate Applications to Vector-Borne Disease
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December 4, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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There is a small chance that the first sea ice free day in the Arctic Ocean could occur before 2030 if the right sequence of weather events occur, based on #CMIP6 models. rdcu.be/d2gBK www.colorado.edu/today/2024/1... @clnhz.bsky.social @naturvetenskap.bsky.social @colorado.edu @instaar.bsky.social
The first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could occur before 2030
Nature Communications - The first day with no sea ice in the Arctic will be a visible sign of climate change. This work reveals that this could occur before 2030 already and becomes more likely as...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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This is the first in an occasional series on ‘older ocean science papers you should read’.

Ever wonder why cans no longer have Pb soldered seams? In 1980, Settle and Patterson used methods developed to measure Pb in seawater and measured lead in canned tuna. In Science (tinyurl.com/y4z83z8j), 1/4
November 26, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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🌊 🧪 Friends!

Please amplify our search for a Chemical Oceanographer at the USF College of Marine Sciences in St. Petersburg—an island of beauty, art, culture, and more. I ride my bike to work. More details in thread below

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Tenure-Track Chemical Oceanographer - HigherEdJobs
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November 22, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Paleoceanographers’ favorite protists are feeling the heat
November 15, 2024 at 3:38 PM