Roger Schürch

Assistant Prof. in Entomology at Virginia Tech. Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of Social Insects, R on Emacs and Org-mode enthusiast.

[Taka Sasaki @Taka_Sasaki_]

I have two funded positions for graduate students.
Project #1. greenbeard effects in the fire ant (with Ken Ross and Jocelyn Millar)
Project #2. cumulative culture in ant colonies (with Josep Call and Mathieu Charbonneau)
For details, please see https://t.co/MOYGlK4txs

[Roger Schürch @schuemaa]

@jasonaholliday You know we have some bee suits in the lab ...

[Harry Siviter @harrysiviter]

PhD program (fully funded) for 6 students from groups currently marginalised within the natural sciences. Details in the link, but note the short turnaround for applicants (2nd August). Please get in touch if you have any questions.

https://t.co/gKBuACgSF0

[Michael Smith @SmithBeeLab]

🚨 JOB ALERT!!! 🚨

The AU Bee Lab (led by Geoff Williams) is hiring a bee technician!

They're a good crowd of bee peeps, happy to answer any Q's about bees/life in Auburn.

Apply here: https://t.co/rVx47gKk0Y

[Roger Schürch @schuemaa]

@ProfAndyField @CaAl You can just follow the #RStats tag on Mastodon... It's a fairly busy tag.

[Virginia Tech CALS @VTCals]

Want a backyard beehive? 🍯

#VTCALS and @VaCoopExt beekeeping expert James M. Wilson has plenty of tips to offer about starting up and tending to a personal beehive. 🐝 ⤵️
https://t.co/wfjJVaUkKr

#Pollinators #Beekeeping #Bees #Honey #VCEresources #VaCoopExt

[Sherilynn Black PhD @SherilynnBlack]

1/ NEW! in @ScienceAdvances: ‘A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to increase cultural diversity awareness of research mentors of undergraduate students’
https://t.co/YQ1nfSyiMA

[Dr. Hongmei Li-Byarlay @libyarlaybeedr.bsky.social @Insect_Sciences]

We have a new Research Postdoc position open! The incumbent will work on a new USDA grant about pollinator ecology, silflowers, and improving crop and honey production! If you are interested, pls DM me!!!

[BORIS_behav_obs / @boris-behav-obs.bsky.social @BORIS_behav_obs]

Reminder to all behaviorists: BORIS is leaving Twitter because it is no more a nice platform. I hope to see you on Mastodon https://t.co/U9n6GU38nJ and/or Spoutible https://t.co/z7qR7wRUzf 😉

[Cayelan Carey @CareyLab]

New PhD opportunity! I'm recruiting a PhD student in #freshwater ecosystem ecology to start in Aug 2023 or Jan 2024 @VT_Biology @virginia_tech! Learn more on our website about how to join our fun, collaborative team: https://t.co/7wwsPyQ6yA & please RT! @GLEONetwork @aslo_opps

[VT Entomology @VT_Entomology]

Today at the Radford Public Library some of our graduate students showed off insects and other arthropods to very excited kids! 🕷🦂📖 They got to learn about beetles, grasshoppers, scorpions, spiders, aquatic insects and more.

Thank you to the library for inviting us!

[Roger Schürch @schuemaa]

@Shannon_VTbugs @EntsocAmerica #2 was not impressed with that oversized bug.

[VT Entomology @VT_Entomology]

Congrats to 3 VT students who won awards for their presentations at the @EntsocAmerica Eastern Branch meeting!

PhD students Laura McHenry, Fernanda Vasquez-Valverde, and undergrad Lillian Chiang each won 1st place in the respective competition categories! Congratulations you 3!

[Laura McHenry, Ph.D. @LCMcHenry]

What a complete honor to share the stage with these incredible scientists, especially @fervasquezval!!! Couldn’t wipe the smile off my face for the last day of #EBEntSoc23 🤩🐝🦋🪲🐌

@VT_Entomology

[Fer Vasquez-Valverde @fervasquezval]

Best way to close #EBEntSoc23 Congratulations to all my fellow students awards winners! Specially to @LCMcHenry! #Hokies @VT_Entomology

[Roger Schürch @schuemaa]

@TomKuhar Congratulations! I hope you feel better soon!