Mara Evans

Associate Teaching Professor at UNC Chapel Hill | HHMI BioInteractive Ambassador Academy Member 2020-2023

[Dr Andrew Digby @takapodigs]

Tonight there are #kakapo in the forest of the North Island of Aotearoa for the first time in over a century. We released four into Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain today. #conservation #returnofthekakapo

[Mara Evans @maraevans]

@kate_mckean Isn't George Saunders having a moment? "A Swim in the Pond in the Rain"...A master class on writing, reading and life.

[Mara Evans @maraevans]

@MaxRLambert @UrbanSchell Congratulations! Can't wait to read it (and teach with it!).

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Bear belly flop!

BearCam is back for the season. Watch Alaska brown bears fish for salmon live at @KatmaiNPS. Every year, they congregate to feast on sockeye salmon in the Brooks River. Watch now: https://t.co/skjI3fXTqi

Video by @exploreorg

[Mara Evans @maraevans]

@jmomsen1 @SABERcommunity Me! Small, mostly inperson, mostly synchronous seminar this fall semester; would love to connect!

[eegradpreview @eegradpreview]

‼️🚨 ATTENTION 🚨‼️

Our 2023 application for our virtual E & E graduate school preview program is now live!🥳🎉

Please refer to our website (link in bio) for more information🔎

We especially encourage individuals from historically excluded groups to apply!

[Julie Packard @juliepackard]

Rachel Carson -- born today in 1907 -- is such a source of inspiration! "Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” ― from The Sense of Wonder https://t.co/2fBGloNBtK #WomenInScience #environment #courage

[HHMI BioInteractive @BIOINTERACTIVE]

We’re proud to be collaborating on a project that reimagines the original @TheCrashCourse biology series. In this article, @hankgreen discusses how this collaboration will deliver value for both students and teachers for years to come. https://t.co/isRqb3qTKo

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

Tomorrow, I start a journey across the Great Smoky Mountains, ending with a celebration of #OurCommonNature in Knoxville. Here’s "Appalachia Waltz" with Edgar Meyer, performed in the Smokies last year. https://t.co/J4SNHfkZk6
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@bigearsfestival @OurCommonNature @GreatSmokyNPS

[N.C. Coastal Reserve @NCReserve]

🐢 May 1st officially starts NC's sea turtle nesting season!

Since 2010 #MasonboroReserve takes an egg sample from each nest for a genetic testing project. It identifies the mom that laid that nest and helps us understand nesting behavior and site fidelity.

#SeaTurtle

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

it looks like another lovely spring day to REMIND YOU DELINQUENTS TO STOP "RESCUING" BABY ANIMALS. THEIR MOMS ARE MOST LIKELY NEARBY SO JUST MIND YOUR BUSINESS.

FAWNS, DROP EM'.
BIRDS, LEAVE EM'.
RACCOONS, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

ARMADILLO?¿? ARMADILL-NO.

[HHMI BioInteractive @BIOINTERACTIVE]

How does the food we eat fuel our bodies’ activities? In this new interactive, students explore the processes that connect food with energy production and storage in cells, including digestion, absorption, and cellular respiration. https://t.co/G6PLkhi5fz

[Jose Valdez, Ph.D @JoseValdezPhD]

Move over bees, there's a new pollinator in town! Brazilian scientists have discovered the first known example of a plant-pollinating amphibian! 🐸🌺The fruit-eating tree frog disperses seeds and carries pollen grains on its back after searching for nectar https://t.co/8wIPPeKhTI

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Cephalopods' intelligence allow them to understand and solve even complex problems, like this not easy test of opening a jar from the inside

[read more: https://t.co/1wS3nJF9r0]
[source: https://t.co/OhXKkPAmqx]

[Mara Evans @maraevans]

@KOKeeffe12 @branwhee @MitchelllabUNC Wooohooo!!! This is great news!

[Mara Evans @maraevans]

@nikeapittman @KYT_ThatsME I needed this today! Thank you!!!

[Will White @j_wilson_white]

Academic hot take: requiring PhD students to publish a dissertation manuscript in a journal before they can graduate is pointless, cruel, and stressful for everyone involved. Please everyone stop doing this.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Your shadow is your best friend.

The black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus), so these are not two different species, but a leopard and her melanistic partner

[Shaaz Jung: https://t.co/ikCzpYRTRu]

[Max Lambert 🦫🦅🦌🐢🐸🏙💦 @MaxRLambert]

Is a stick just a stick? Or is it a nursery for thousands of baby salamanders?

[N.C. Coastal Reserve @NCReserve]

🐢2023 Terrapin Tally time!

🐢A #communityscience project with the goal of better understanding the diamondback terrapin pops in #coastalNC

🐢All you need is a kayak/canoe, a partner, & a smartphone!

🐢Link in bio for more info/to register