We need more people helping solve our biodiversity challenges. Come join a biodiversity cluster at UBC. Initial positions in 'Biodiversity Data Science' and 'Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation’ accepting applications until Dec 1. #IndigenousinSTEM #InclusiveinSTEM

This timelapse was taken over the course of 20 minutes from Hot Sulphur Springs, showing the #EastTroublesomeFire intensifying Wednesday evening. (📸: Gerry Morrell) Live updates on the fire: bit.ly/35nZrYx

Important new work on digital access on small farms with big implications for the future of digital tools and technologies

It’s hard to imagine how anyone can lead such a fundamentally divided country. The rural/urban and education level divisions in the US have grown even larger in this election and are a threat to functional governance at the state and federal level.

After working in various African nations over the last few years, I am used to wishing colleagues ‘good luck with the upcoming election, I hope it is peaceful’. It speaks volumes about the state of our nation that they are now wishing the same for me.

Wow! The world just changed for the better

I love this story about the Turkish immigrant couple that started BioNTech in Germany and now have created the m-RNA vaccine that is over 90% effective in phase 3 trials. It’s a reminder of how much we all benefit from science, innovation, and open borders washingtonpost.com/world/europe/c…

We have a new postdoctoral position available in Drought Risk and Resilience in Smallholder Agricultural Systems. Please share this around. It's a great opportunity. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…

Here’s a little bit of positive environmental news in an otherwise dreary year. colorado.edu/today/2020/12/…

This paper took a long time to get right but it's a rare look at the actual costs of land degradation in agriculture. The Hidden Costs of Land Degradation in U.S. Maize Agriculture agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.102…

Thanks to Jordan Strickler for an excellent write up on our recent work in Forbes. Soil Loss Costs U.S. Corn Farmers Half a Billion Dollars Each Year via Forbes forbes.com/sites/jordanst…

Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, followed in the footsteps of Robert Frost and Maya Angelou as she took the stage for Biden's inauguration. "Somehow we do it," she said. "Somehow we weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished." trib.al/TUMA45K

What grace, power, and eloquence. Astounding and moving

Pathways of carbon loss and gain through US Ecosystems: Ash Ballentyne's latest in the ESA Frontiers Special Issue on Macrosystems Biology w/ @carBenPoulter Jason neff and many more. #OA esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

How Smallholder Farmers Can Use Soil Map Data for Higher Productivity ictworks.org/smallholder-fa… #ict4d via ICT_Works

Happy Earth Day! Working on environmental challenges every day can be difficult, but here's a reminder just how much progress for the planet the CUBoulderENVS and CU Boulder 🦬 communities are making together 🌎Jason neff @cassandrafish colorado.edu/today/2021/04/…

Congratulations to @IppolitoTara for her first publication- an analysis of land capability for agriculture in SW Niger. The paper is a nice contribution to efforts to improve food security and political stability in a volatile part of the world. mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/5…

USU Wildland Resources Assistant Professor Position in Ecosystem Ecology! We are seeking a diverse and talented pool of applicants. bit.ly/3tBN7hg Please retweet! Black Ecologists ESA-SEEDS EEB_POC Cientifico Latino, Inc. #BLACKandSTEM 500QueerScientists 500 Women Scientists @CNRUSU Utah State University

For anyone traveling outside the US, the eMed/binaxNow covid test is really kind of remarkable and easy to use to meet the return testing rules for the US