I get that this is small potatoes given global events, but it's big news in the bird world & a bold, good decision: The Amer. Ornithological Soc. is committing to renaming all English birds that bear the names of people. (I wrote about why this matters in May: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... )
“There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today,” says president. “The time has come for us to transform...
BREAKING: AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage more people in the enjoyment, protection and study of birds. americanornithology.org/about/englis...#BirdNames
AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs & engage more people in the enjoyment, protection ...
What does an NSF Program Director mean when they say "Send me a 1-pager"? Find out all about it in today's IOS blog post. iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/10/17/n...
In this blog post, we provide tips and an example template for drafting a one-page project summary you can send to NSF Program Directors to initiate a conversation about your proposed work. What i...
Reminder - U Wyoming is hiring an Ornithologist! Apply by 5 November for full consideration: eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Estes Park, CO. Late September/early October. Exact dates should be known soon.
EEB folks who are doing whole-genome resequencing off-campus (i.e., you don't have or are not using a genomics facility at your institution), any recommendations on facilities to use? Also, are you doing your own library preps or outsourcing that as well? Thanks!!
📢 EEB folks: Advertise your programs or open postbac, technician, and grad student positions to SACNAS attendees! forms.gle/NWixJBxvjNk8... SSE, ASN, and SSB will have a booth at the conference and will share these opportunities with attendees. #ecoevo #botany
Hi All, I'm recruiting a new grad student to join my lab at UWyoming in Fall 2024. Broadly speaking, we work on speciation and adaptation in birds. More info about the opportunity is here: carlinglab.com/people/ Thanks for spreading the word.
2. Panelists should not access NSF systems. So, no downloading proposals or submitting reviews. If you are on an upcoming panel, download your proposals now! 3. You will still be able to submit proposals, but no internal processing will work. All perfect clear, right? 2/2
Working on an ad hoc review for NSF? On an upcoming panel? Wanting to submit a proposal? Unsure how any of that will work pending a lapse in appropriations (aka a shutdown)? Here's my understanding. 1. Ad hoc reviewers can continue as normal. 1/2