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NSF is definitely back to awarding grants at a decent clip, but total award $ still below historic norms. bomeara.github.io/rnsf/index.h... #AcademicSky 🧪

Folks at #AOS2026: See my coadvised student Renata Beco's talk "Do female ornaments influence territorial responses in a socially monogamous suboscine bird (Myrmoderus loricatus)?" Room 163, 3:30 pm, Thurs Aug 6 [photo by Ciro Albano / Brazil Birding Experts, macaulaylibrary.org/asset/179111...]

ecoevojobs.net is a great resource for our community listing faculty, permanent, & postdoc jobs. I made a quick wrapper ( brianomeara.info/ecoevojobs.h... ) to highlight recent posts, but still go to the original site for all the insights on the job searches and institutions #AcademicSky 🧪

We usually buy access to the New Orleans Public Library to supplement our local library's collection. They've now limited it to applying in person (not a criticism -- libraries, do what you need to!), so we're now investigating joining the St. Louis Public Library: www.slpl.org/out-of-area-...

If I breed and sell large dogs, and they frequently get out and attack people, I’m bad at my job and should face consequences. Instead of “my, look how clever are my ferocious dogs, which I will sell you.” With more publicity every time they “escape.” #AI

So… they may have been birders? My bet is by 2036 we discover the first use of symbolic representation in humans was to record a bird life list, to see if it’s bigger than your frenemy’s list in a neighboring cave

I’m surprised by the number of #Botany2026 posts that don’t bother with good alt text. Besides all the perfectly sufficient pro-human reasons to take basic steps to welcome everyone into the conversation, it’s going to limit your reach. I guarantee it.