Brook Moyers
Evolutionary biologist & quantitative geneticist. I study interesting and useful plants. Assistant professor
@UMassBoston. Pronouns: she/her.
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersYall will want to read this superb local reporting from MN. So much good here. www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersIf you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons: 1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress 2) Write to your congressional reps. 3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
- I'm wondering if the NSF has needed to rely on more automated screening with the reduction in program officers this year.
- Anyone dealt with challenging an "Ineligible" determination on a GRFP proposal? A student's proposed was DQ'ed stating: "Applicants must select research in eligible STEM or STEM education fields." However, Ecology is clearly listed in the solicitation. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Any wisdom?
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- Reposted by Brook Moyers🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
- Reposted by Brook MoyersWant to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!! sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
- Reposted by Brook MoyersWe have 526 scientists signed up for spring semester. We try to get that to about 1000 scientists before unleashing the teachers on the database. Wanna connect a class of kids with science this spring? Sign up!
- Alright scientists! It's that time again! Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester. Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026? Sign up now 🥰 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Buko pie is delicious! If you ever get the chance to visit Los Baños (where the International Rice Research Institute is) make sure you eat some 🥥🥧🥥🥧🥥🥧
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersWe are hiring at California Botanic Garden! The Restoration Intern will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects involving out-planting, seed collection, plant propagation and monitoring. This is a full time temp position (6 months) that can be extended. Please share! lnkd.in/gaNuNGxA
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersThis is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work. Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersPlease pass along - We've extended the CAMBIUM fellowship deadline to December 15! Our NSF NRT supports new grad students to harness biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersWe are recruiting field technicians to contribute to a field study of adaptation to climate in Chamaecrista fasciculata in Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC. My collaborators at UGA will soon post similar positions in Ithaca, NY and Archbold Biological Station, FL. Please share jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Brook MoyersCheck out the recent publication in Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics where the authors explore genomic species delimitation in depth. You'll see a number of #sciart figures I created to help explain some of the concepts! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersWhen a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
- Reposted by Brook MoyersHey Yaniv Brandvain is not on Bluesky but his most recent biostats ebook is live ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/. His stats resources have been so helpful to me as I develop my own stats course, so check it out. Github repo here: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersExcited to begin the search for the next (6th) Burpee Post-Doctoral Fellow in Botany here in my lab at Bucknell! Funded research and teacher-scholar training embedded in the primarily undergraduate institution (#PUI) environment. #iamabotanist Details (+ application portal) here: lnkd.in/eVsbe7K5
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersWikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersIt seems the GRFP solicitation is FINALLY released (like 5 minutes ago)! Due dates have also been pushed back, thankfully! 🧪 🔭 www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersPlease share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersI get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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- I not only have a favorite of each utensil in my kitchen, but I also try not to favor it, in order to be fair to all the other ones.
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersThe GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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- Reposted by Brook MoyersVENUS a mini comic about girls night uniting us all 1/2
