Brita Jessen (she/her) 🌈

Working to safeguard lives and livelihoods through coastal science, conservation, and env justice. Also mom, runner, rescue dog mama. Tweets r my own.

[Edgar McGregor @edgarrmcgregor]

BREAKING: This evening alone, the United States of America has been struck by no fewer than 6 natural disasters.

A thread on these events. 🧵

First, a massive flash flood has torn through Yellowstone National Park destroying roads and bridges.

https://t.co/NYRBc302Oo

[scspacegrant @scspacegrant]

ATTENTION EDUCATORS! Are you interested in STEM accessibility? Join the IDEAS team for a 3-day educator workshop in Grand Forks, ND. All expenses will be covered for those selected to attend. Please submit your application by June 15, 2022. Can't wait to see you there!

[Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora_nature]

Thank you to everyone who has shared our mutual aid @COCISS_Oficial. We will continue the on the ground efforts so any support is really appreciated. ✨✨

[María Maldonado @mm5200]

How we came to use agar for bacterial plates 😱

[Luquillo LTER @LUQLTER]

🚨GSRC - This is a reminder that starting tomorrow we will host the "LUQ LTER LIGHTNING TALKS: RESEARCH NETWORK IN A TROPICAL CARIBBEAN FOREST"!

When? June 1 & 2 @ 1:00 pm AST/EDT

Email [email protected] for meeting details

[First Evening Star @OnaagoshinAnang]

I know I’ve tweeted/said this before but I’ll say it again…

As a society we would all be better off if we changed our mindset from the Western ways of “I have rights” and moved towards how many Indigenous cultures view it as “I have obligations.” /1

[Tavia Nyong’o @TavNyongo]

Consider the possibility that the constant fatigue you feel might be accumulated grief.

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Today is the 144th day of 2022.

The Uvalde shooting is the 212th mass shooting of 2022.

Gun violence is a public health crisis.

[The First Amendment @USConst_Amend_I]

I also protect your right to convince people to stop watching it or to convince companies to stop advertising on it, or to explain to others why Fox News is terrible, etc. But using the government to ban it is not the way to go.

[S.C. Sea Grant Consortium @SCSeaGrant]

Water Chats, a new technical training program designed to facilitate access to and use of new and emerging water quality research in South Carolina, is accepting student abstracts for the summer webinar series. Learn more here: https://t.co/bELX28fPFD #waterquality #abstractcall

[Dr. Merritt Turetsky @queenofpeat]

Urgent reminder that peat is 50% carbon. When you remove peat from its protective boggy ecosystem and spread it in your garden, that carbon ends up in the atmosphere. Peat in bogs not bags. Spread the word. Go #peatfree.

[Brita Jessen (she/her) 🌈 @BrackishDog]

Also: Formula feeding is loving, caring, and a human right.

[Brita Jessen (she/her) 🌈 @BrackishDog]

I #breastfed for 15 months; a major commitment of time and resources and often very painful. I was fortunate to have an office door and a flexible schedule. In this country breastfeeding is a privilege, and one more equity barrier to dismantle.

[Poonam Thakur @poonam_thakur6]

Happiness is when your PhD supervisor still texts you to tell you that they are proud of you. It has been 8 years since I finished my PhD but she continues to be my mentor and source of positivity to date. Academia needs such people, let's be those people🤗

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

A new program at Scripps Oceanography supports #diversity in scientific diving, and aims to make the diving community a more inclusive space. 🤿 Launching in Fall 2022, the DIVERsity Fellowship Program is now accepting applications until June 3. Read more: https://t.co/rpCb9U4huZ

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

The beautiful white-faced ibis with its colorful purple, crimson, teal and gold feathers is sure to brighten your Monday morning!

Photo at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah courtesy of Leslie Scopes Anderson

[Brita Jessen (she/her) 🌈 @BrackishDog]

@loraharris @UMCES Congratulations and very well deserved!!

[John Oliver @iamjohnoliver]

Here's our piece from last night on environmental racism...https://t.co/028wjuSFnr

[Brita Jessen (she/her) 🌈 @BrackishDog]

PSA: be VERY careful with the final tapioca at the bottom of your bubble tea. I think one is stuck in my cerebellum.