Dr. Lisa Whitenack

Biology & geo professor at Allegheny College. Biomechanics, evolution, and paleobiology of sharks, snails, crabs, & more. Same on bsky. She/her.

[[email protected] @iobjournal]

@FineArtAmerica Friday!
for @SICB_ student funds(all profits go to student scholarships)
Thanks so much @WhitenackLab ,
for donating use of this great jellies photo she took at #SICB2025 !
https://t.co/SS5yJWNra1
& we hope everyone reads your IOB paper
https://t.co/2cX1vqzKc7

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

@foxloveslizards @ShannonSkalos I’ve been really happy with them and was just thinking about it ordering some new items. As a tall person with a long torso, being able to customize dress size has been amazing!

[[email protected] @ICB_journal]

#Neurodiversity in #Academia Spotlight on @SarahKnutie
by @SICB_ 's Gracey Brouillard
"Knutie said that like other ADHD-ers, part of her masking manifests in working constantly to prove that she is just as good as everyone else..."

https://t.co/0hsu6H9Nt1
#DisabilityPrideMonth

[Ashley Hammond @ashleyshammond]

JOB ALERT! 🚨
AMNH Division of Anthropology is hiring TWO Biological Anthropology Collections Assistants to participate in human remains rehousing project.

Must have BA degree in relevant field and ability to respectfully work with human skeletons

https://t.co/LEpyWEbmwt

[Milton Tan @mtanichthys]

Please share: we have an opening for a vertebrate curator (fish or herps) at the Illinois Natural History Survey. Come work with us! https://t.co/62YCG2y9jy

[Sara Ruane @Sara_and_Snakes]

We are hiring an amphibian curator @FieldMuseum apply here 🐸🐸🐸 https://t.co/rPxWQFZkMc

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

@sarahlsheffield Are you surviving your first NY winter-spring?

[Lewis Pugh Foundation @LewisPughFDN]

Women marine scientists have been making waves for years. Happy #InternationalWomensDay 🌊👩🏽‍🔬🤿👩🏼‍🎓🔬👩🏾‍🚀

[Alyssa Ribeiro @a_m_ribeiro]

Allegheny College is hiring a faculty member in Community and Justice Studies, applications due Feb 1. Please share widely with your networks, and I am happy to answer questions! https://t.co/UydrE4uNrn

[[email protected] @ICB_journal]

So great to see the press!

And your paper is now free to read for anyone who missed out

Linking Tooth Shape to Strike Mechanics in the Boa constrictor
by
@Bill_Ryerson , Tate Van Valkenburg

https://t.co/4zsiHBgC50

#snakes #dentition #biology #science

[Amani Webber-Schultz @Curly_Biologist]

If you missed @Elasmo_Gal’s amazing plenary 1) big sad, it was good and 2) here is a paper to learn about BIPOC experiences in ocean sciences! Open access! https://t.co/10uIVXAGjs.

[Jack Ashby @JackDAshby]

ICYMI, this latest paper draws out the parallels between the deliberate #extinction of the #thylacine & the extraordinary colonial violence enacted against Tasmanian Aboriginal people, and how one man traded the remains of both to build his own reputation:
https://t.co/gw4UVwRyoC

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

@stacyfarina I teach about this. Email me and I can send you some stuff (on the way to Dr appt so can’t just do that now)

[Adam P. Summers @Fishguy_FHL]

Are you a student in an art or illustration program interested in a quarter at Friday Harbor Labs to work with scientists? We have a fully funded position. The deadline is coming up. Apply now!
https://t.co/v2cSg5H98v

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

To read later...

[PNASNews @PNASNews]

Go deep with sharks, tunas, and other marine predators looking for a bite. A study of 344 electronically tagged animals shows many predators hunt the whole water column, nabbing prey in the midnight zone as well as the shallows. In PNAS: https://t.co/UgCPVvj9mF

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

Well, I didn’t win a seat on my local school board. That stinks. But I’m proud of the campaign we ran and knowing I went all in. And I’ve been working with my local district for over a decade; this loss won’t stop that.

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

Hey U.S. friends! Don’t forget to vote in your state and local elections today!! They matter a lot!

This PSA is brought to you by me, a generally concerned citizen and candidate for my local school board

[Jack Ashby @JackDAshby]

How do you do decolonial research in natural history #museums?
Obviously, there is no one answer, but in this piece for @Nat_SCA, I've explored a few possible approaches. #DecoloniseZoology
https://t.co/lxw5vELjeH

[Dr. Lisa Whitenack @WhitenackLab]

As a UIUC alumna, I am 100% on board with this! What a great design!!

[SK Winnicki, PhD @skwinnicki]

UIUC has been mascot-less since 2007

In 2020 the student body voted to adopt a new mascot (the Kingfisher) but admins downplayed the referendum, presumably hoping it'd go away as folks graduated.

These students have not let up. Check out these freaking epic posters on campus: