John M. Mola
Asst. Prof of ecology at Colorado State University
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
- Reposted by John M. MolaNSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
- Northern Colorado people, you have Valentine's eve eve eve plans now!
- 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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- Our lab is hiring summer positions! frsbeelab.org/join-the-lab
- New USDA AFRI funding opportunities are posted. I'm keen on getting a new postdoc in the lab, so if anyone is interested in working on a postdoc proposal together, let me know! www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
- I am convinced I recently saw a paper on heat + humidity effects on wild bees with heat waves having little effect except within the presence of altered humidity. Anyone have a reference? Or am I imagining stuff?
- Reposted by John M. MolaFIT for purpose? Sampling Bees in Flowering Canopies with Flight Interception Traps (FITs) by Krahner et al. provides methodological advice on how to best sample pollinators in tree canopies. doi.org/10.26786/192...
- Whew. It's a terrible time to be literate.
- I dunno about "planet's oldest bee species"...but very interesting article nonetheless!
- Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- In things that make me feel old today: who tf is Becky G and why do they show up before Beck in search results??
- Maybe this year I can get a COLA if there's a significant typo in the payroll system...
- Reposted by John M. Molanot to brag but i can generate slop with natural intelligence
- I need a version of The Flaming Lips at War with Mystics where Trump's name is censored out of track 2. Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general. Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
- Things that make me cry: - Weddings - Onions - Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements 😭😭😭😭😭
- I know this is going to result in me getting spammed - but we're looking for an artist to commission for a lab logo and reusable (bumble) bee vector graphics. Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past. frsbeelab.org is our research group!
- For my niche audience of disc golfers interested in ecology: open.substack.com/pub/discgolf...
- I saw a bumble bee on disc golf coverage during my lunch break and got carried away. Enjoy? discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
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- Consider a donation to the People and Pollinators Action Network! And if you're in Colorado...you can even attend the annual Bumble Bee Bash!! givebutter.com/c/forthebees
- There's a huge disconnect between people's love for bees and their knowledge about them. We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- South Park makes me proud to call Colorado home.
- Further evidence of 1) the importance of funding science but also, 2) the need to increase natural habitat within agricultural areas to reduce the reliance on a single species of bee. We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
- Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the U.S. died, the largest on record. USDA efforts were slowed by funding cuts and layoffs. Now, USDA scientists have finally identified a culprit. But it may be too late. www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by John M. MolaHi, Bluesky! I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University. based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology. I'm excited to connect about science here!
- Somebody tell me that it's ok if I want to do a silly project about the compatibility of recreational sports and pollinator conservation. Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
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- I always ask students on the final exam what they'll remember from class, and I was pleased to see this one! Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
- Reposted by John M. MolaWe are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher: - Teaching in ecology and nature conservation - Research on plant-pollinator interactions - Supervision of students - Contribution to our major collaborative projects Start 01.09.2025 Salary according to TV-L E13, 100% 🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
- Ah! I forgot one of my faves It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- Feeling emotional at the end of this semester and I worry about these students in a way I have not for prior cohorts. :( But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
