Michelle Bezanson

Primatologist, BIO ANTH + illustration, Santa Clara University Professor. My two favorite words are bivouac and tarmac. From Tucson. she/her

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@littleapostate Season 52, episode 6 Chopped.

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@LangurLover Tucson? Gila woodpecker or cactus wren

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@PrancingPapio Walter says ‘hello’!

[Katie Cronin, PhD @KatieACronin]

The Max Planck Institute for Evo Anthro is hiring a #ResearchAssistant based @Chimfunshi in Zambia… get to know some of my favorite #chimpanzees! #JobAlert #primates #animalbehavior

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@PrancingPapio Ps-I’m too lazy to make a new post.

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@PrancingPapio

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@DrTanyaMSmith I miss you!

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

I have had people tell me that I am lucky to have the unintentional weight loss.

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

Kate Middleton's appearance -- as one of the most photographed people in the world! -- is proof that you can't tell someone has cancer (or is on treatment) just by looking at them

Her weight has fueled all sorts of speculation, and unintentional loss is one sign of malignancy (caloric balance can shift unfavorably on both sides: less intake with appetite suppression, more consumption by hypercatabolism)

But even once systemic therapy begins not all chemo causes hair loss, vomiting, or immunosuppression

I often tell my trainees that, in the oncology waiting room, they may not be able to distinguish the patients from their caregivers!

So once again we shouldn't leap to conclusions based on superficial judgments, whether it's celebrities (see also: Chadwick Boseman) or our neighbors

To quote Philip Larkin:
We should be careful, of each other, we should be kind
While there is still time

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

An incredibly beautiful contribution to our #AABA2024 #sciart exhibition!

[Lydia Lehman she/her @lydiaklehman]

Baby’s first art poster at AABA. Cant wait until I have even more genera to include

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@lydiaklehman This is so cool! Thank you for sharing because I was unable to attend AABA and was so bummed to not be there for the art! If it’s okay, I will be in touch for future #sciart outreach events

[Rob O'Malley @Rob_O_Malley]

#AABA2024 Today's the day! Stop by between 1215-215pm in the Diamond Ballroom for the Art, Culture and Science Engagement Exhibition to check out some amazing art, videos, games & interactive activities co-organized w/ @bezanswer #SciComm

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

I am not able to attend #aaba2024 this year and it makes me very very sad. I understand that several colleagues are unable to go as well. So….

Please tweet everything! The science, the fun, and the friendships! We need it!

[Rob O'Malley @Rob_O_Malley]

This Thurs at #AABA2024 I'm looking forward to connecting w/folks at the #SciArt #Culture #SciComm #STEMed expo co-organized w/@bezanswer! Games, short films, drawings, photography, sculpture and more! @BiologicalAnth @HumBioAssoc

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@LangurLover Be sure you work on the c before s in Tucson. Sometimes people get prickly about that! Very good buses and the free trolley. Also a very bike friendly place especially by campus

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@LangurLover Not to be a downer about the cara cara. I just saw two last november when i was there for a sabbatical writing stint.

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@LangurLover I am from Tucson and have seen crested cara cara about four times. My guess is your first will be a road runner if you have not yet seen one of those. You can easily find scorpions with a black light though...

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@kevinhatala @museumsofkenya @turkanabasin Excellent! Congratulations!

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@pazjusticiavida Big congrats to you Beth!

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This fleece blanket and two bandanas prints of my most recent art are going to the @BiologicalAnth auction! Will you bid to support students? #aaba2024 Walter not included!

[Michelle Bezanson @bezanswer]

@DrTanyaMSmith @ZCofran @IcahnMountSinai @JN__Avila @Mat_Duv64 @Tshen18 @petra_vaiglova @ShrimpAnu @D_R_Green @eLife Tanya! This is so cool!