Fourth paper of the year accepted. This time a very cool co-authored paper in PNAS. What’s that, urban pest genomics in PNAS? Why yes it is.

Thrilled to be a co-author on this new paper discussing the effects of urban induced mutations on health, ecology and evolution, out today in NatureEcoEvo led by Marc Johnson. nature.com/articles/s4155…

Super disappointed not to make the Excellence in Insect Science symposium . Sadly, bad weather cancelled flights and we were unable to rescheduled to get me there in time. Hope everyone at it has a blast. #EIS2024

En route to Mobile, Alabama for the National Congress on Urban Entomology. After last week’s disastrous travel, hopefully I’ll make it to this meeting. Wish me luck, lol. #NCUE2024

Trending in #MultidisciplinarySciences: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) 2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years (nature) 2) The solar dynamo begins near the surface 3) Widespread seawater intrusions beneath the grounded ice of Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica

Epic new song from my buddy Simon and Deep Purple. Looking forward to seeing everyone when the tour reaches Virginia in September and London in November. m.youtube.com/watch?v=G8w638…

Our urban mutants paper with Marc Johnson made the cover of Nature Ecology and Evolution. Very cool. VT Entomology Virginia Tech CALS Fralin Life Sciences Institute

New track for U.S. National Science Foundation Postdoc Fellowships to focus on "Understanding and Solutions for a Resilient Planet". Applications are due November 7th. If you are interested in working on an application, please reach out! nsf.gov/pubs/2024/nsf2…

This is an excellent paper.

Four hours sleep, then on to Montreal for AriVo.

Always fun attending Evolution, and an honor to be asked to present our work in the Urban evolecol symposium. Evolution Meetings Virginia Tech VT Entomology Fralin Life Sciences Institute Invasive Species Collaborative @ VT

For those looking for a faculty position and wanting to join a vibrant and exciting research collaborative Virginia Tech

Cool to see Eric Idle repost @MikeKaspari . Comedy plus science!!

Another invasive species position just advertised @ Virginia Tech. This time a geneticist as part of the Invasive Species Collaborative @ VT . Come join us.

A new position open at MSU.

Promoting Virginia Tech, VT Entomology, and Invasive Species Collaborative @ VT backstage at the Deep Purple gig in DC.

To honor all of the contributions Hispanic-Americans have given to the Pest Management Industry — and the world — we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us in celebrating, September 15th- October 15th, by supporting our Hispanic, Latinx, and Latino-identified colleagues!

A great opportunity to work with a leader in the field of urban evolution, and a thoroughly nice guy.