International Open Access Week starts Monday! UW Libraries hosted events include the ever-popular Going Public with UW Tacoma's Dr. Michelle Montgomery, accessibility in data visualization, copyright, publishing workshops and more. RSVP! #OAWeek2022 University of Washington tinyurl.com/OAweekUW

A short short post summarizing our new paper in Biological Reviews on the origin and evolution of deuterostomes! Karma Nanglu Camilla Souto Dr. Leptaena (Selina Cole) daveyfwright.wordpress.com/lab-news/

U of T Palaeontology Minute #Cambrian #fossils, representing among the oldest ecdysozoans, have been associated with #Kinorhyncha, though they have also been allied with priapulids in other studies. However, if correct, they are the only #fossil representatives of this phylum. #FossilFriday

#FossilFriday! Found this perfect #Cretaceous #metasequoia #pinecone preserved in 3D at a #fossil site in the M.D. of Greenview last month. So cute! Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum @AlbertaPeaceRegion #paleobotany

Hear from one of our professors, Dr. LeiLani Nishime, on the NPR interview about Anna May Wong becoming the first Asian American featured on US Currency. npr.org/2022/10/21/113…

Growing up in Canada, I was greatly influenced by David Suzuki and The Nature of Things. He showed me how to be a scientist and a science communicator, a powerful duo that’s still all too rare. cbc.ca/news/science/d…

On this day over 150 years ago, the 1871 Los Angeles Chinese massacre resulted in the deaths of 18 Chinese men. Eight of the attackers were tried for the crimes but eventually released, and a small indemnity was paid to the Chinese government as an apology.

Tune in tonight to see Burke Fish Collections staff in this new documentary on invasive lionfish! They explore the deep ocean of Curaçao in a submarine to see what lionfish are eating. UW Fish Collection

While bats reign over spooky season, they're around all year long and far more fascinating (and far cuter) than they get credit for. University of Washington professor Sharlene Santana shares what she loves about these flying mammals. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture UW Biology

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Fossils need people! ❤️ Idaho Museum of Natural History & ISU Biology; Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture & UW Biology; and University of Michigan Museum of Natural History / UM Paleontology group shots from last week’s #2022SVP. Really need to get a Field Museum group shot next time! SVP (with special thanks to Tom Kaye)

🥇 FIRST PLACE 🥇 We are breaking snowfall records for the 2022-2023 season on Snoqualmie Pass. ➡️ 34 inches of snowfall on I-90 since October 26. ❄️ This week's forecast? Cold and mostly dry.

Have an interesting methodology, fossil prep case-study, or new tool you're using in the field or lab? Then consider submitting an abstract to AMMP. The deadline is Tuesday Nov. 15! Assoc. for Materials & Methods in Paleontology Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture paleomethods.org/Abstract-Submi…

In our December cover article, @SavannahSciArt describes a novel atympanic middle ear system in chameleons. Some chameleons hear using their pterygoid bone instead of an eardrum. This has evolved at least 4 times! More here: doi.org/10.1002/ar.248… #chameleon #diceCT #hearing

And here it is... The latest Chronostratigraphic Chart from the ICS. Some of the changes include: new GSSPs added 2022/10 - Cretaceous: Campanian Stage, as ratified by IUGS (5-10-22). For full details👉stratigraphy.org/news/143. International Commission on Stratigraphy #geology #geoscience

In honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, deepen your learning in American Indian studies and make connections on campus with resources from the University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences. artsci.washington.edu/news/2022-11/h…

In honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, celebrate the work of UW College of Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students and alumni: artsci.washington.edu/news/2022-11/h… University of Washington @dianne_s_harris @UW_AIS

I’m thrilled to participate with Cosplay for Science in this year’s Los Angeles Comic Con “Paleontology & Pop Culture” panel. Follow along this Sunday to learn more! #cosplayforscience #ComicConLA