I just presented my work about nest conditions and weather effects on body condition and juvenile recruitment at #NENHC2021 #WOS #AFO. Lots of great research presented this week!

Happy Earth Day!

COVID-19 clearly shows R&D funding is vital. @RepKayGranger and Rosa DeLauro, will you support increased appropriations for R&D in FY22 to keep our country prepared? #FundScience

POTUS’ AJP calls for major investments needed to fight #climatechange. Steve Scalise and @GOPleader, will you commit to funding these climate initiatives?” #FundScience

President Biden’s Budget will help tackle #climatechange, Sen. Susan Collins and Joe Manchin, will you support the AJP’s call for funding #climateinitiatives? #FundScience

China is on track to surpass US in R&D spending. @GOPleader and Nancy Pelosi, what are you doing to support federal R&D increases to maintain America’s lead in innovation? #FundScience

Apparently I can't get away from PROW! 🥰

This one hurts.

Public policy isn’t just for politicians. Grad student Adele Balmer used her data science savvy to find ways to reduce costs + provide better preventative care for communities in VA. Now she hopes to inspire others to get involved in local government ⤵️ bit.ly/3kqH0eq

Check out the interview I did with the Chan Zuckerberg Science Initiative about my science policy fellowship this summer! cziscience.medium.com/integrating-da…

Check out a short interview I did with the ESAL about my fellowship this summer! Eng&SciActLocally esal.us/blog/coves-ser…

Please check out my latest interview about my fellowship this summer! It was a great experience and I am happy to pass along info if anyone is interested! VCU VCU Graduate School lifesciences.vcu.edu/news-and-event…

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If you missed our #COVES information session last week, you can find the recording at vasem.org! Thanks to former fellows Adele Balmer, Janey Dike, Nikita Lad, @bmesarah & @MargaretNagai for your advice!

Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act as scenes from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: 🧵

Did you know if you hold an ermine up to your ear, you can hear what it’s like to be attacked by an ermine?

For those of you coming to ESA this week, please check out my talk! COS 157-1 - The Effects of Climate on the Vital Rates of a Neotropical Migratory Songbird cdmcd.co/nRAWpA #ESA2023

Exactly six months to the day after a mass shooting occurred across from my lab at VCU while I was there, another active shooter took three lives in a UNLV building where I teach. We can't accept this as normal. #EnoughIsEnough #EndGunViolence #UNLVStrong

My brain (wanting to do a task) and my body (not doing the task) are not friends. They are classmates working on a group project, and it’s not going well.