Beautiful early morning adult Purple Martin banding today! The first batch of the season went extremely smooth with Dr. Anna Forsman and fellow colleagues.

First banding day of the season with a great crew! Dr. Anna Forsman, Alejandro Crespo He/Him , & Nyah. #purplemartins, #ForsmanLab

who has attachment issues, me or the martin?

Therapy sessions with the little ones bring a joy that’s hard to put into words so i’ll let the photo and video do the talking #purplemartins #research #biology

My favorite boy from this morning’s catch. He’s trying so hard to be a grownup with that patchy purple 😍 #purplemartins #UCFbiology #ColbyBiology #WildSymbiosesLab

My postdoc Joseph Matheson and I were sending off my former undergraduate student Minkyu Kim to graduate school at USC and giving him some advice over a beer. I thought it might be useful to share.

Final day banding chicks with Alejandro Crespo He/Him! It’s been an absolute pleasure! Go team puma! #UCFbiology, #wildsymbioseslab, #purplemartins

Life is such an interesting thing. Months ago I was struggling to find my path and almost didn’t finish my degree yet here we are months later with a Bachelors in Bio and unforgettable memories being part of the most amazing research team there is. Forever grateful. GO PUMA

Interested in funded PhD position in marine megafauna foraging ecology and health? Opportunity University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau on "Drivers of the foraging ground use & recovery in Southern Ocean climate sentinel – southern right whale" Fantastic supervisory team, info: whalednalab.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/news/

A PhD should guarantee a stable job after graduation. A decade of post-secondary education should teach you fundamental job search skills. A degree conferred to < 2% of the world's population should lead to a six-figure salary.

Still not over this. Will never be over this. 🥹💙🦈

MISS was so happy to be at the Spark STEM Fest earlier this month where we raised awareness about sharks and why they are vital to our oceans. 🦈 It's so neat to see younger generations get excited about science! 🙂 #sharkeducation #STEM

Life in the Ocean 🐋

TODAY IS THE DAY! 🦈💙🎉 Shark Madness is kicking off and we have a great matchup to get us started! 🤜🤛 First up, we have the Dwarf spotted Wobbegong vs the porbeagle shark! Here’s A-bel with some fun facts about each contender! Vote via the poll in this thread! 🦈⬇️

….and we’re off! Let’s just say, may the best shark win (even though it’s so hard to decide!) 😭💙🦈 Have you voted via our previous post?! 📲

We know today’s duel is one that a few MISS friends have been waiting for! Alejandro is here to tell us about the Bonnethead Shark and the Swell Shark! 💙🦈 Vote via this thread! 📲

The fact that y’all are voting for a tiger shark over THE WORLDS SMALLEST SHARK THAT IS ALSO BIOLUMINESCENT is WILD to me. Vote dwarf lantern!!

Find someone who talks about you the way that Alejandro talks about the leopard shark and the dwarf lantern! 💙😊🦈 Head to the poll below to make your pick! #sharkmadness2024

Alejandro is back with some more great facts for one of the final rounds of #sharkmadness2024. We can’t believe it either! 😱😯😳 This round brings us the Greenland shark vs the angular roughshark! 🦈 Vote via this thread! We’re so close!

Happy #WorldOceansDay! 🌊 💙 The health of our oceans is vital to the health of our planet. We are so proud of the work that we do, and we are honored to call each of you our colleagues through the process of caring for our oceans. It truly does take us ALL. 🦈