New paper shows DEI is rated highly by students and faculty in higher ed. These findings challenge claims of DEI ineffectiveness, underscoring the universal benefits of inclusive practices and the importance of sustaining and improving them.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our lab is hiring a Graduate Research Assistant (M.S) Position in Wildlife Crossing Ecology at Colorado State University. Details in link below. Please share!
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New article out on "Optimization of passive #acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of #BirdNET settings"
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New research reveals 74% of students and educators across varied identities find #DEI initiatives effective!
Top strategies: family care support, accessible campuses/classes, diverse leadership, and mentorship.
#HigherEducation #Academia #DEIworks
Preprint:
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...
Job alert!
Come join our department as an Assistant Professor in Stream Fish Ecology! We have an amazingly collaborative and collegial space for you to grow your research program!
Share widely!
#AcademicTwitter
#academicCareers
Science funding is drying up so we’re out here, cap in hand, asking for your support so we can buy hats for our bird monitoring volunteers! Donate link: give.colostate.edu/schools/Colo...
@justscience.bsky.social
Help support public science research on urban ecology:
give.colostate.edu/schools/Colo...
New paper out "Making conservation more inclusive is a realization of our land ethic" - such a pleasure to work on this with such a great team!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Plenary speakers shape careers & culture in science. Our new study of ecology conferences (2000–2023) shows women’s representation is rising—but still trails by career stage & disciplines. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#WomenInSTEM #SciComm
🌟 Today, I got TENURE!
There aren’t many first-generation, non-traditional, Chicana scientists I’ve met on this path.
That's why this moment is significant to me. Tenure isn’t just a milestone—it’s a testament to the power of showing up authentically in spaces not built for us.
#WomenInSTEM
More evidence that recent cuts to health, science and climate don't reflect what voters want:
New @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social research finds 75% of registered US voters want federal agencies to maintain or increase efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming.
Read more:
Super excited for this rockstar. Meet the newly minted Dr. Nelson-Olivieri!
#DrNO
Tried a little creative writing this morning...
Today!
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Briefly putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social President: The ASN Council has just distributed an updated message to the American Society of Naturalists members with information about actions that can be undertaken to advocate for science, and scientists, within the US:
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
Trump is trying to have total authority and nullify the constitution. Read that again and let it sink in, then petition to congress to stop him:
Share widely.
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My colleague is running an African Field School for camera trap studies. A great opportunity for postgrads/ecologists looking for some African exposure for camera trap training.
See: wildecolabdotcom.wordpress.com/courses/
I created a petition to protect federal jobs. It can easily be signed on resistbot.
📜 text SIGN PEBSVX to 50409 or share: resist.bot/petitions/PE...
Petition against the persecution of DEI in science:
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Many don't know that USFWS runs the world's only wildlife forensics lab. Yes, that's right, the only one in THE WORLD. It's also the official wildlife crime lab for CITES and Interpol. It's an amazing place staffed by amazing and conscientious scientists and one of our underappreciated crown jewels.
A must read if you don't want a dictator. Key takeaways from a government employee in the last Trump administration:
Public Protest is a Powerful Tool
Resistance Can Be Effective
Sustained Activism Matters
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Resistance made easy!
Website: resist.bot
What it does: Text-based service that allows you to send faxes, letters, and messages to your representatives via SMS or social media platforms.
I created a petition to protect academic freedom and constitutional rights on campus.
Use resistbot: text SIGN PLFDDD to 50409
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Because blocking free speech and academic freedom is illegal. Don't over-comply by giving up you rights to teach about DEI
c) This order does not prohibit persons teaching at a Federally funded institution of higher education as part of a larger course of academic instruction from advocating for, endorsing, or promoting the unlawful employment or contracting practices prohibited by this order.
(b) This order does not prevent State or local governments, Federal contractors, or Federally-funded State and local educational agencies or institutions of higher education from engaging in First Amendment-protected speech.
To those in #DEI in #education. Please read the fine print in the executive order and don't surrender to fear tactics and give up your right to academic freedom and free speech.
Sec. 7. Scope. (a) This order does not apply to...
In other news, #Trump blames the sky being blue on #DEI and Democrats! 🤷♀️
