I am writing a book 📝✨ Coming soon from Lens and Pen Press - Ugly Head urges readers to bear witness and grapple with legacies and modern manifestations of conservation injustice. Ugly Head challenges us to re-learn and to center care in conservation science and practice.

June 2024 marks Earth's 13th consecutive record-warm month. The global-average temperature for the past 12 months (July 2023 – June 2024) is the highest on record, at 0.76°C above the 1991-2020 average and 1.64°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

‼️A New Study from NC State College of Natural Resources Researchers‼️: Do you identify as a Black LGBTQIA+ person in the United States? Do you participate in iNaturalist, eBird, HerpMapper, volunteer water quality monitoring, the GLOBE apps, or ANY participatory science project (citizen

Native bees of North America! 🐝🌸

I’m ✨excited✨ to announce I have been awarded a NIFA Predoctoral Fellowship for the remainder of my PhD (Timothy Miles)! I can’t get rid of this obligate pathogen just yet…. 🍇 stay tuned for updates and new grievances canr.msu.edu/news/psm-phd-c…

How does exposure to commonly encountered #pesticide residues in soil during hibernation affect #bumblebee queens? Find out in our new paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… with Nigel Raine ⚠️🐝👑 🧵1/5

I plan to recruit two Ph.D. students to join my lab in the Dept of Entomology at the University of Kentucky. The research focus will be on molecular mechanisms underlying physiological adaptation. Specifics below. Please DM/email me if you have any questions.

Check out our mascot this year, the beautiful green metallic sweat bee, Augochlora pura! 💚 These cuties nest in dead logs so be sure to leave some homes for them in your garden. 🪵 📷 Jenna Walters Want to learn more about our shiny green friends? canr.msu.edu/news/michigan-…

Please RT! 🌱 We're seeking two new tenure-track faculty members as part of the new Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program to join us at Michigan State University! #plantscience #agriculture #facultypositions #InclusionInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM

New paper investigating the impact of migratory #beekeeping on native bees. We found that honey bees reduced native bee abundance but when moved the diversity of native bees increased compared to areas where honey bees were never present. Entomological Society of America academic.oup.com/jinsectscience…