Today we mourn the loss of our friend and colleague Dave Johnson, Curator of Fishes. Dave was a world-renowned comparative morphologist and ichthyologist who joined our Fish Division's curatorial staff in 1983.  He was by nature a collaborator and had many co-authors worldwide.

Please share with your undergraduates! Are you passionate about addressing ocean plastic pollution? Then apply for one of our U.S. National Science Foundation Research experiences for undergraduates (REU) summer internships URI Visit: web.uri.edu/plastics-reu/ #PlasticPollution #PlasticTreaty

🧑🏾‍🔬Are you ready for the #coolestjobever? We have several #tenuretrack positions open across our six academic departments.⁠ ⁠ Advance science for the global good– and the good of your #career!⁠ ⁠ 📲Apply today: hubs.li/Q02-Nj440

Two TT Assistant Professor positions, 1 Bio and 1 Marine Bio, open in the Department of Life Sciences at TAMU-CC. Come join a friendly, collaborative, and well-equipped department on the Texas Gulf Coast! tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUCC_E…

Postdoc opportunity! Join an outstanding and supportive lab studying tiny fish with a big impact. fishandfunctions.com/join

A spectacular sight 1225m (4019 ft) beneath the waves off Baja California as EVNautilus encounter the amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly.

Jimmy Carter's death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care. He was 100 years old. Here are significant events from his life. to.pbs.org/4gwXXi8

If you are interested in development, stem cell biology, evolution, aging and regeneration join us this summer! Students describe this course as an experience of a life time and transformative.

Still need to submit your EPP/MSI or Hollings undergraduate scholarship application? Applications close TODAY at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. noaa.gov/office-educati…

When all win, world works better….#longertables Canada is a friend… x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A deep-sea creature rarely seen by humans called the oarfish has washed ashore in Mexico! Legend has it that this mysterious “doomsday fish” only emerges from the ocean’s depths when disaster is near 👀

We have INCREDIBLE news! 🎉 For the first time in our 150+ year history, four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched! 🐢 Mommy, who's around 100 years old, is now the oldest first-time mom of her species! Read more👉 bit.ly/4jfaiZa

Today, NSF announced an add’l 500 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awardees for the 2025-2026 cohort, bringing the total to approx 1,500. #NSFGRFP supports grad students as they pursue their dreams, build STEM skills, & become the next generation of innovators & leaders.

Dr. Jacqueline Webb, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, was awarded the 2025 Joseph S. Nelson Award for Lifetime Achievement in Ichthyology by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Read more: web.uri.edu/cels/news/webb… Dr. Jacqueline Webb ASIH

Please share! We’re recruiting a PhD student to study microplastic presence, distribution & impacts in Rhode Island, USA. Join a large, collaborative, statewide capacity-building project funded by #NSF. 🌊🔬 shorturl.at/KmBlC #PhDposition #Microplastics #plastictreaty

Just Published: "A TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE IMPACTS OF FEDERAL POLICIES SINCE JANUARY 20, 2025 ON ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE: SUMMER 2025 " firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025-j….

We mentored 19 students supported through @NOAAEducation internship & fellowship programs! These students worked on projects focused ocean acidification, feeding/food web dynamics, microplastics, fish & fisheries, aquaculture, protected species, more: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

China has more species of fish that are endemic to subterranean habitats than any other country on Earth. The diversity is astounding and the adaptations for life in perpetual darkness are as interesting as the species themselves. Nearly all of that diversity is threatened.

Jane Goodall has died at 91. Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. wapo.st/42jMe1f

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. to.pbs.org/4mIl8Ig