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The True Story Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Being Erased From Oklahoma Classrooms nytimes.com/2023/10/20/opi…

Calcium shapes soil carbon cycling, see how: Congrats Itamar Shabtai !

I opened up my Outlook client and apparently it hadn't finished wreaking havoc on our collective inboxes. I wish I could explain how carefully I approached this task ... and to see this chaos is really irksome. I'm sure you feel the same way. My sincere apologies! 👎#microsoft

Identification and cultivation of anaerobic bacterial scavengers of dead cells in ⁦The ISME Journal⁩. Super interesting discover of anaerobes that “scavenge” dead cells nature.com/articles/s4139…

Impressive work disentangling the ecological interactions in wastewater treatment with multiomics and several prediction algorithms (new to me!) bit.ly/3SJh1An

Looking for a challenging and inspiring documentary for your family to gather and discuss this Thanksgiving holiday. Try this: pbs.org/kenburns/the-a…

Applications are open for the Microbial Friends & Foes REU! Please share with your undergrads looking for research experience. Open to US citizens, no prior experience necessary. Apply at cihmid.cornell.edu/academics-prog… by February 1. CIHMID Cornell Microbiology

PSA: Time to mask up again to protect your family and friends from #COVID. I've tested positive, and have had a rough past few days, including the loss of taste and smell. All this despite having received the latest booster in September. Stay safe and stop the spread! 🩷

I am excited to share the Purdue will be hosting the 2024 Midwest Microbiome Symposium at the Beck Agricultural Center from May 13-15, 2024. Please mark your calendars and look out for further details that will be posted on purdue.ag/microbiome.

[Now Posting on BlueSky - same handle] Job Opportunity: Microbiologist within the Columbia Environmental Research Center ($82K) details: usajobs.gov/job/764982000

Last chance - deadline extended to February 15th!

Perfect timing! I'm teaching a lecture on trait-based modeling in my Soil and Rhizosphere Microbiology class. Thanks Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge.bsky.social et al.! nature.com/articles/s4156…

Ahead of today's hearing in Congress: my opinion piece with the The New York Times on why Covid-19 was likely caused by a lab accident. My hope since 2020 has been for leaders, especially scientists, to lead the charge in investigating a plausible lab #OriginOfCovid - as opposed to

Good new alert: I've accepted a tenure track position in the agroecology department at Aarhus University! As of September you may find me in Denmark enjoying the mild weather, green scenery and English speaking people.

We've got sand beneath our feet and seagulls in the sky -- summer is officially here. Experience what Purdue University researchers and students see and hear at the Indiana Dunes while studying its distinctive microbiome. purdueag.exposure.co/indiana-dunes

It's been such a joy to help guide a team of students from the Purdue University | John Martinson Honors College for their first experiences with microbiome research in field, in lab, and soon-to-be in silico! Big thanks to collaborators USGS and at Purdue Agriculture Purdue Agronomy Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences

Soils can be used to bury carbon released from burning fossil fuels. Agricultural Research Service and Purdue Agronomy researchers like Roli Wilhelm are working to better capture carbon in the soil, helping improve soil fertility and tap into markets of carbon offsets. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/07/h…