Marc Johnson (he/him)
Professor of Biology. Ecology, evolution, genetics, in natural and urban habitats. VP of Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution. Passionate about connecting kids with nature, advocating for grad students, postdocs, science funding. Proud Canadian!
- Urban dandelions have evolved to be less dispersive in Japan www.science.org/content/arti... #urbanecology #urbanevolution 🌏
- Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
- JOBS IN BIOLOGY: I'm giving a lecture on careers in biology next week for our students. I'd love to hear your perspective on the 3 most important things that you think impress potential employers? #biologyjobs #careers
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- Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)TL;DR We're looking for biology/evolution instructors in the US and Canada to test the impacts of inclusive evolutionary biology educational materials on undergraduate learning (you will be compensated). Pasting the official recruitment info in thread below. sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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- New paper from PhD student @ellmartin.bsky.social provides compelling experimental evidence that urbanization drives local adaptation, life history divergence and eco-evo feedbacks on a diverse community. Congrats Ella! 🌎🌆 #urbanecology #urbanevolution #evoeco
- When your lab dresses up for Halloween as the many versions of their supervisor. It was like looking in a mirror- very spooky! 👻🎃
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Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications: Applicant names, profiles, demographics Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores - Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)The #NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program #GRFP solicitation is coming soon! The due date for Life Sciences proposals is 27 October 2025. For more info: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
- Congrats to our awesome summer undergrads for completing their projects, & to Apekshya, Mariana & Johanna for winning best presentation & poster awards at the undergrad summer research day. You've all learned a lot & we are proud of what you've accomplished @utmbiology.bsky.social @utm.utoronto.ca
- This big chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) came to visit our quad on campus today, perhaps in search of a mate. It didn't find a mate but it did find me, and some curious undergrads who exclaimed "WOW, I didn't know we had those in Canada". In fact, they arrived in North America 120 years ago!
- "Urbanization" leads to frequent genome-wide signatures of selection specific to both urban & rural habitats. Read the latest paper from our group led by @jssantangelo.bsky.social & Rob Ness: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #urbanecology #urbanevolution 🌎 @utmbiology.bsky.social
- Excited to see @dmurraystoker.bsky.social's final & very cool PhD paper out in #Oikos today: "Diversity and assembly of the microbiome of a leguminous plant along an urbanization gradient" #urbanecology #urbanevolution #microbiome nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🌎 🏙️ ☘️
- Shocking development: PM Carney plans to cut Science funding by 15%, which would eliminate most of the planned investments the govt just made last year and set Canada further back: www.science.org/content/arti... #SupportOurScience @supportourscience.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)Support Our Science has sent a formal letter of concern to Canada’s leaders. We’re calling on the PM and ministers to protect research, scholarships, and the future of discovery. Full letter: www.supportourscience.ca #SupportOurScience #cdnpoli #STEMCanada
- Just me and my Cecropia friend, the largest moth in North America!
- My department @utoronto.ca (www.utm.utoronto.ca/biology/) is hiring a molecular biologist in any field (e.g., ecology, evolutionary biology, etc.). Please encourage any excellent finishing PhD students, postdocs or assistant professor to apply here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississa...
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- Saved this little guy from being runover by cars at @uoftmississauga.bsky.social and it repaid my kindness by peeing all over my pants-swear it wasn’t me. Ungrateful reptile 🤣
- I'm grateful and honoured to receive the Credit Valley Conservation Environmental Awareness Award for our community engagement that connects kids with nature through the Riverwood Junior Naturalist programme and Biology In Your Backyard youtube series. Thanks CVC for the great work you do too!
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- Excited to have our front yard (and research) featured in this BBC article about turning your yard into a pollinator garden (so-called "meadowscaping") www.bbc.com/future/artic.... By Ally Hirschlag
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- Today is the last day of Early-bird registration for CSEE 2025. Join us in Sherbrooke & enjoy Quebec's beautiful Eastern Townships. C'est aujourd'hui le dernier jour de l'inscription hâtive pour la SCEE 2025. Rejoignez-nous à Sherbrooke! event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages
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- Twitter/X is down! Looks like DOGE doesn't even spare it's own business from their cuts and chaos #uspoli
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- Please join me in helping send a student or postdoc in financial need to CSEE-SCEE 2025. Dozens of students/postdocs won't be able to attend this important scientific meeting without our help
- Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)The University of Toronto's Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department invites postdoc applications. Salary: $70K; start: July–Dec 2025. Deadline: April 25, 2025. More: eeb.utoronto.ca/employment-2/ #postdoc
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- Posted by NSERC president Dr. Alejandro Adem today about grad/pdf scholarships & award harmonization. Further details here: tinyurl.com/mrzjmxzb #phdsky #phdchat
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- Exciting new paper by Jens Ulrich & Risa Sargent: "Urban landscapes with more natural greenspace support higher pollinator diversity." esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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- Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
- Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)Please circulate widely: We are hiring two Ass Prof tt at the Institute of #ecology and #evolution at @unibern.bsky.social in conservation biology; mathematical & computational ecology We are committed to diverse, inclusive and equitable leadership in research and education tinyurl.com/IEEjobs
- Excited to share our latest #urbanevolution paper led by former #postdoc Dr. Lindsay Miles & @ecarlen.bsky.social, along with undergrad Zain Nassrulah and @urbanevol.bsky.social #evolbiol #urbanecology 🌎 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 1/3
- True North Strong and FREE! #Canada
- Helpful new app #buybever just developed to help people #buycanadian. Available in app store www.buybeaver.ca/donate
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- Sometimes faculty have to go to extreme measures in @utmbiology.bsky.social to get home after giving a lecture #snowmageddon
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