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Mel Coleman

@melcolemanlab

Professor of Neuroscience at Scripps and Pitzer Colleges. Interested in vocal communication in birds and pattern-generating circuits in crabs. Opinions and views are my own.

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Applications are open for our Next Generation Leaders program!

Our NGL program recognizes emerging scientific leaders and invites them into a supportive network.

πŸ”— Apply by March 31: https://alleninstitute.org/about/people/next-generation-leaders/

12.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#neuroethology

11.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DEADLINE APPROACHING!

Apply to Methods in Computational Neuroscience by March 16. This four-week course is designed for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty in a variety of fields.

Financial aid is available.

πŸ”—More info here: go.mbl.edu/MCN

08.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!

03.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Next Generation Leaders The Next Generation Leaders program at the Allen Institute aims to support emerging and diverse early-career researchers in bioscience who will contribute to cultivating new ideas to make a broad, tra...

Accepting applications! The @alleninstitute.org Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort now through March 31.

Learn more and apply: alleninstitute.org/about/people...

02.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@grassfoundation.bsky.social

03.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Uppsala in late autumn

Uppsala in late autumn

Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

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DEADLINE APPROACHING!

Apply to Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence and Success (SPINES) by March 9.

πŸ”—More info here: go.mbl.edu/SPINES

28.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Likewise, thrilled to be presenting for the "Future of Neuroethology" series @neuroethology.org with excellent company @shubhamtr.bsky.social and
@benitoexplains.bsky.social!

I'll present recent work identifying a cortico-basal ganglia locus of song learning
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

18.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Holistic motor control of zebra finch song syllable sequences Nature - A cortical premotor network in HVC, once initiated, can sustain and regulate the sequential production of zebra finch song syllables without major extrinsic inputs.

check out the new paper from the lab published yesterday! rdcu.be/e1bBO

30.01.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Active sensing: Different plume structures affect movements of antennae in honey bees (Apis mellifera) Insects move their antennae to actively sense their environment. Regarding olfaction, it is not clear how these movements might be optimized for sampling the odor environment. Honey bees have movable ...

New data suggest that voluntary movements of honeybee antennae may reflect active sensing analogous to sniffing in mammals. @jexpbiol.bsky.social @chrisjernigan.bsky.social 🐝

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

06.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβ€”because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

06.02.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 47159 πŸ” 19333 πŸ’¬ 1352 πŸ“Œ 795
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Medical Education | Biomedical Research

Please share: we're hiring a new tenure-track faculty member to our Department of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17847/a...

05.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Picture of mountain and sunset with Univ of New Mexico logo

🚨Faculty position just dropped. We are seeking a Psychology Clinic Director at the @unm.edu Dept of Psychology psychclinic.unm.edu, this position is focused on clinical training of PhD students in sunny, affordable, and progressive New Mexico.
Come join us!
unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

05.02.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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News from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.

By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come!

samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...

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2026 The Neuroscience of Social Behaviors Conference GRC The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on The Neuroscience of Social Behaviors will be held in Pomona, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.

Still time to apply and register! www.grc.org/the-neurosci...

17.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ GU Pharmacology & Physiology is hiring!
Tenure-track / tenured faculty position at Georgetown University Medical Center.
apply.interfolio.com/180562

Please share with your networks.

30.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This year's Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication (NMAC) GRC is looking great! Fantastic lineup already. More talks will be selected based on abstracts. Please apply. πŸ‘‡ #bioacoustics #neuroskyence

27.01.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAt NSF, the net reduction of 205 STEM Ph.D.s between 1 January and 30 November constituted 40% of its total pre-Trump Ph.D. workforce of 517, by far the largest percentage at any agency. STEM Ph.D.s also make up a larger percentage of the total workforce at NSF than at any other agency…”.

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NSF building on Eisenhower Av. HUD now owns.

NSF building on Eisenhower Av. HUD now owns.

Destroying the NSF mural in the foyer. Of the Eisenhower building.

Destroying the NSF mural in the foyer. Of the Eisenhower building.

The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.

The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.

We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

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I don't know what to say. Such a loss. So unnecessary.

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Another truly dark event for science.

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Warning: Reports indicate immigration checkpoints along major interstates in Oklahoma, with Interstate 40 most impacted.

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Does it come with pew pew pew sounds?

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Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...

Weather doesn’t care about politics, but preparedness absolutely does.

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Wendy Valencia-Montoya and team uncover thermal infrared as one of the most ancient pollination signals uniting plants and animals. From the field to single proteins.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Boxing up the NSF at Eisenhower Av for the forced relocation. Boxes have β€œDetails Matter” signage.

Boxing up the NSF at Eisenhower Av for the forced relocation. Boxes have β€œDetails Matter” signage.

NSF

- Forced reorg

- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)

- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate πŸ›œ, …)

I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
β€œDetails matter” πŸ™ƒ

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Search Jobs - University Affairs

Great news! We are looking for an NHP neuroscientist as the assistant professor level. We have no preconceived ideas -- looking for the most exciting research going. If you have any questions, please reach out. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Do yourself a favor and click through to read the comments. Gotta at least get the laughs we are entitled to on this timeline.

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