It was SO exciting to attend the opening of the new California: State of Nature exhibit at California Academy of Sciences! For ~1.5 yrs, I served as a consultant, co-creating the Urban Ecology and Wildlife Corridors/Connectivity exhibits shown in this video. So much fun🥹! Come check it out 🐾👣

Diving at Cheeca Rocks in Islamorada this past Tuesday and water temps were already at 86F, which is typically reached in August. Coral coloration looked healthy when NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab Coral Program monitored, but this may serve as our “before” pictures for another mass bleaching event.

A message to my fellow Black women academics/leaders... To the firsts, only-s, & few in numbers: You worked entirely too hard, too smart, AND against all odds to get there and simply be a version of what you found there. Be beautifully, unapologetically, powerfully, BOLDLY you!!!

Hey y’all when writing about Black in Marine Science you can CITE the article I wrote two years ago instead of just putting our website or socials. Can’t believe these editors keep letting y’all get way with this, so let me do my part 💯😩 #CiteBlackWomen journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

Dreaming of fossil #shark teeth !

A few people have asked, so here is the whole tour schedule.

Thought we’d show you a little snippet of how the new space is coming along. 🥹💙🦈

Graduate opportunity alert! Check it out!

Join us for a dynamic conversation with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore funding opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and early career professionals at STEMNoire 2024! Register today!! buff.ly/48WnwFA #STEMNoire #WomeninSTEM #BlackWomeninSTEM

Great opportunity for faculty from resource limited institutions, such as MSIs, to receive funding to travel to the #AGU24 conference in D.C. CSU COAST SACNAS BWEEMS AISES Black in Marine Science Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in Geosciences Hispanic Access Foundation BlackInGeoscience SWMS ADVANCEGeo ASLO Opportunities

We're not saying that Ileana Fenwick Ileana F. is a Rockstar, but she's an absolute Rockstar! She's one of the amazing brains behind the Pathways to Open Science!

We are excited to host The Black Agenda at ASV2024 this year with American Society for Virology! Happening now: “Supporting & Advocating for Black Virologists” The room is packed to full capacity! #BlackInMicro

🌊 Meet Andrea! 🌊 She is the President of @officialnabsdivers and a proud member of BIMS! 🎉 Andrea also serves as a dive instructor for BIP cohorts. Her passion for the ocean & commitment to community make her a remarkable role model for aspiring marine scientists & divers.

Got the kids hooked on at home “spa day”. Facials, nails, foot and hand rubs. ❤️❤️❤️ #SelfCareSunday #selfcare

New funding mechanism from NSF for institutions to support GRFP honorable mention awardees in these states/territories: AK AR DE GU HI ID IA KS KY LA ME MS MT NE NV NH NM ND OK PR RI SC SD VI VT WV WY Thanks Terry McGlynn for the heads up 🧪🌿🐸$$$ new.nsf.gov/funding/opport…

Calling BWEEMS members for our next cycle of our Mentorship Program! We are looking for mentors and mentees!

New level of weird is sitting with my mom watching breakin’ in the Olympics. WOW. 🤯

In the past year, our community has grown significantly. We are proud to announce that we now have over 500 members, globally as part of our community! As we continue to grow, we want to thank all of our members and hope we can continue to support each other!

I’m on the faculty job market this year! 🙌🏽 Please DM me any positions you think I might be a good fit for! 🙏🏽 My focus areas: evolutionary invertebrate zoology, genomics, transcriptomics, comparative physiology, development! Check out my CV for more info: rb.gy/2jutfh

I’m so thankful to Black women. I shared the post that I am looking for at least 100 Black women to fill out my survey. I only had 31. In the past 24 hours, Black women have shown up and showed out! I’m now up to 70. If you haven’t filled out this survey here is the link: