Scott P. Egan

Evolutionary Biologist | Scientific Naturalist | Professor @RiceUniversity #science #biology #biodiversity #evolution #entomology #discovery #conservation

[Scott P. Egan @scottpegan]

Excited to announce my promotion to Full Professor at @RiceUniversity! I am so thankful to my lab members, past & present, and collaborators, near & far, who have worked together with me to advance scientific understanding of our beautiful, resilient & threatened world. 🌎Onward!

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures out there! (Especially to my dad, who pushed me to climb mountains!)

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@ScottESolomon @RiceUniversity @FIFAWorldCup @RiceArch @MaryamRFaghihi @rsi_rice @RiceUNews @RiceNatSci @FIFAcom There are many exhibits featuring sustainability scholarship at @RiceUniversity in the oak grove at the main entrance.

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The Live Oak Biodiversity Project that we have worked on for over a decade is now featured by @RiceUniversity in association with the @FIFAWorldCup. A beautiful circular bench w/ #biodiversity facts on support beams designed & constructed by @RiceArch student Qihang "Noah" Li.

[Katarzyna Talarek @K_Talarek]

Who was looking for this monster today? 😁

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@K_Talarek 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

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@EaglesNestBSBL @JONeill_4 @AHS_6aBaseball HBD, Coach @JONeill_4 !!!

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@jrwooten Way to go, @JacksonWooten04!

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@AHS_6aBaseball What a season! So fun to watch! Congrats, @AHS_6aBaseball!

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@AHS_6aBaseball @_kalebthomas @JONeill_4 @HumbleISD_AHS Congratulations, @_kalebthomas!

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@CoachKBanditos Fun watching him play! 💣💣

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@davidleebron @Texas2036 I always cheer for Texas!

[Daniel Whiteson @DanielWhiteson]

Are you an aspiring pop-sci writer?

Scott Solomon, and Kelly Weinersmith and I chat about their experiences in pop sci publishing. We chat about questions like: What does an agent do, and how do you find one? How do you promote a book? And more!

Video below.

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@DanielWhiteson @Kaju_Nut 👀👀👀

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Thank you, @MitchFound for supporting this work!

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Fun day sampling #eDNA with PhD student @amanda_jackpott for a biodiversity survey at the Cook’s Branch Conservancy, a 7,100-acre nature preserve in Montgomery County, Texas, managed by the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation. 🧬

[Jennifer Egan @JenniferEgan77]

Check out @scottpegan interviewed on the podcast Daniel & Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe about new species discovery!

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I had an amazing time on the podcast Daniel & Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe talking about species definitions and the study of speciation. Give their super cool science podcast a listen! @iHeartRadio https://t.co/0Siy9qVjYE

[Dr. Kelly Weinersmith @FuSchmu]

Want to learn more about screw worm, and how we've eradicated it in the past? Check out this episode of @DandKUniverse where I discuss it in response to a listener's question: https://t.co/GfBLF6GR2X

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#ThrowbackThursday: On a 4 month trip driving from Texas to Belize by way of Mexico and Guatemala circa 2000. @VW #TBT