Category Archives: community

The last Last Dance

Posted on 16 May, 2020 by Laetitia Wilkins

A faculty job application trilogy! Have you also been reading Katie’s recent blog posts on the costs of applying for a faculty job? One is about the workload of applying, the second one about the financial cost, and the last … Continue reading →

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Victoria Sork awarded the 2020 Molecular Ecology Prize

Posted on 4 May, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder

The Molecular Ecology Prize Committee has announced the 2020 recipient of the award, which recognizes an outstanding scientist who has made significant contributions to the still-young field of molecular ecology: We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Molecular Ecology … Continue reading →

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The Molecular Ecologist Podcast: A #NewPI chat about teaching, both before and after COVID

Posted on 28 April, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder

A new episode of The Molecular Ecologist Podcast is now out on Anchor.fm. On this episode, we’re taking our NewPI Chat conversations among early-career faculty to the podcast format. In this chat, Rob Denton, Stacy Krueger-Hadfield, and Jeremy Yoder discuss … Continue reading →

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The Molecular Ecologist Podcast: #StudentSciComm, diversity within an algae bloom, the origins of a vital mutualism, and population genetics in continuous space

Posted on 13 April, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder

A new episode of The Molecular Ecologist Podcast is now out on Anchor.fm. The Molecular Ecologist Podcast made it to a second episode! Thanks for listening to our first one, and for all the positive comments. In addition to our “home” … Continue reading →

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Digging for Knowledge … and Nematodes

Posted on 3 April, 2020 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Hannah Oswalt wrote this post as a part Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Hannah is working towards her PhD in Dr. Chuck Amsler’s lab where she is investigating the effects of ocean acidification on macroalgae … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Molecular Ecologist Podcast

Posted on 17 March, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder

The Molecular Ecologist is trying out a new medium for the first time since we launched: audio! That’s right, TME contributors, talking about the science we’ve been reading and writing about, recorded for easy listening on any internet-capable device. As … Continue reading →

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#StudentSciComm

Posted on 13 March, 2020 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

I just submitted my four year review and in so doing listed out the students that had published blogs on The Molecular Ecologist. Seventeen students have not only received course credit, but also have a non-peer reviewed publication on their … Continue reading →

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Nominations open for the 2020 Molecular Ecology Prize

Posted on 11 March, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder

From the Molecular Ecology Prize Committee: We are soliciting nominations for the annual Molecular Ecology Prize. The field of molecular ecology is young and inherently interdisciplinary. As a consequence, research in molecular ecology is not currently represented by a single … Continue reading →

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Molecular ecology highlights at the American Naturalist 2020 meeting

Posted on 15 January, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder
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We’re seeking new molecular ecologists for 2019 and 2020!

Posted on 14 October, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder

The Molecular Ecologist is seeking two new regular contributors for 2019 and 2020! Join us in blogging about “ecology, evolution, and everything in between.” Ideal candidates should have expertise and experience in the use of genetic data to understand the past … Continue reading →

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