Roadsides are not a passing blur for Emilie Snell-Rood + colleagues. They study how roadsides might provide critical habitat for monarchs+other 🦋🐝. With big implications for management, Snell-Rood connects w/ Minnesota Department of Transportation MN BWSR Minnesota DNR. Learn more U of M Research > research.umn.edu/news/roadside-…

Emilie Snell-Rood gave us a masterclass on how to integrate biology with robotic design to build strong collaborations that produce excellent bio-inspired solutions.

Exciting news! U of MN FWCB is seeking applicants for a Presidential Postdoc. Succesful candidates will be offered a faculty job in our department after 2 years! AMAZING! Reach out to me, @erimystax or any of the potential mentors #teamfish #teambird fwcb.cfans.umn.edu/presidents-pos…

UMN EEB UMN CBS is hiring at the Assistant Professor level in any area of ecology, evolution or behavior. Join us! Cedar Creek ESR MSP-LTER Institute on the Environment UMN Bell Museum Itasca Biological Station & Labs hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/352255

This is so cool!! "Weaker selection on genes with treatment-specific expression may limit plasticity evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana"

Post-doc in urban aquatic ecotoxicology. Collaborative project on movement of lead and urban contaminants through urban water systems and mitigation with green infrastructure. Apply by Jan 31st. MSP-LTER mspurbanlter.umn.edu/about-msp-lter…

📰Published📰 Traffic patterns – more than adjacent land use – influence element content of roadside forbs & most levels of metals are below toxic levels for leaf-feeding caterpillars 🚗🐛📉 New research by Alex Shephard Emilie Snell-Rood Elizabeth Borer 🔗besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Nice op-ed co-authored by Mark Bee: "Chronic disinvestment by the state is eroding the U of M’s workforce.... the U needs long-term plans that also emphasize people, not just property." minnpost.com/community-voic…

We love biology and are seeking a new Dean! "The University of Minnesota seeks a collaborative and visionary scholar, leader, and educator to serve as the Dean of the College of Biological Sciences (CBS)." cbs.umn.edu/sites/cbs.umn.… (pic: Itasca Field Station)

March is just around the corner, and so are fox kits! With pup-rearing season coming up, foxes and coyotes are starting to move into dens like the one pictured above (note the condensation from a warm occupant forming the crystals on the snow above the den - someone’s home!).

Happy to share that the chemistry of the black nectar of Melianthus is now published. It started with a discussion with Rachel Vannette at a conference about this sp and finding out that it grew on the UC Davis campus, expediting the access to it. Haha! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Check out our new review/synthesis on the integration of developmental features in evolutionary models. Learned a ton with this one, led by Emilie Snell-Rood and part of special issue edited by Armin Moczek . onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ed… Science of Intelligence UMN CBS IGB Berlin (now on Bluesky)

Members of the Emilie Snell-Rood “‘Function’ in biology and bio-inspired design” project wrote the #OpenAccess Biomimetics article, “Broadening the Taxonomic Breadth of Organisms in the Bio-Inspired Design Process.” mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/1/… Gillian Roehrig #interdisciplinary

CROSSINGS has its first official review, and it's a doozy from Kirkus Reviews, which bestowed a coveted ⭐️: "Goldfarb’s follow-up to Eager, his award-winning book on beavers, is another illuminating, witty work... an astonishingly deep pool of wonders." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/b…

Students in my animal behavior course enjoyed using DataClassroom to figure out how to setup statistical tests -- and many liked how it links directly to R code!

Do you have 15 minutes? And opinions about ecology and evolutionary biology? Consider contributing to a graduate student's research on principles used in bio-inspired design. Please RT and THANKS. umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6q…

New work by Emilie Snell-Rood et al. finds diversity of #BumbleBees & #butterflies in Minnesota roadsides depends on floral diversity & abundance, not native status: doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… #OpenAccess honey 🌸 Photos: B. affinis (credit A.Darst); surveys (credit T.Mitchell)