Danielle R. Snowflack, Ph.D.

Why???

"You can't block someone just for being annoying!" Those are actually the most important people to block

What does a more inclusive plant science community look like? Join us for the NAASC 2026 Community Impact Award talks. These are short talks followed by discussions, and are a great chance to listen, learn, and join the conversation. Date: Oct 27 at 12:30 PM EDT. Register here: lnkd.in/e2iCrkc5

Many museums are currently under threat of being closed. The Academy of Natural Sciences, the oldest natural history museum in the US, is no exception. Please take the time to read our statement on this matter.

This isn’t just another scientific conference. What makes #Dros27 unique is the community. Researchers return each year to share their science and connect. Presenting is a great way to introduce yourself to an incredibly welcoming community. Submit today: buff.ly/xfLnDBU

I'm 45 right now and dating a 19 year old just feels like I'd be babysitting another kid.

Something strange going on at LinkedIn... or at Rutgers

My ELL support teacher has told me like 10,000 times thay this one kid has very low vocabulary in English. I feel like she's trying to tell me to do something, but I already have him creating his own dictionary with words from independent reading, and I teach vocab every day to the whole class

Hey you. Do you live in Philly & enjoy taking walks? Join the #SaveTheAcademy street team We need people to hang posters in business windows, home windows, street poles, and anywhere else. We want reopening the museum to feel inevitable. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

That was a really interesting faculty meeting “Should we accept a World Series champion to our PhD program?” “Um, yes”. We are very excited to have Brad in our department! www.science.org/content/arti...

Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

#sfn people! Come to this 😊 🧪🧠 🐡

my father has odious politics but I will say that from the time my sister and I were little we were told over and over that nobody gets to tell you how to vote, even your husband, and if you see someone doing it snitch to a poll worker without delay.

In a timeline of very bad news this is the best news that I have read today. The controversial Hepatitis B study planned by Danish researchers in Guinea Bissau has now been halted. It was unethical when it was proposed and is still unethical today. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

He makes a good point.

It’s been long enough that I can talk about this vaguely. A family friend refused cancer treatment. He didn’t want medical costs to drain his retirement. He was obsessed with taking care of his wife and two kids. He died less than 6 months after telling us that. Few things radicalized me more.

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Current earworm: Drop it like its hot

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

Watching "Ernest Scared Stupid" and Eartha Kitt is in this movie?!?!?!

Post a character you think is cool and give no explanation why. #SaveWoT

Full time job opportunity for a scientific illustrator to work with us at the U-Michigan museum of zoology and herbarium! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Why am I so invested in Kelly Clarkson and the bird automaton?

dear lord just saw a headline where a man called his parental leave a "sabbatical" which means his spouse was probably off too in order to take care of the kid. Yeah, I know that is not a very charitable reading of the headline but still.

⚠️ Another problematic NIH policy needs your attention ⚠️ NOT-OD-26-112: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... Redefines transient expression as "genetic modification". If adopted, mRNA medicines could be forbidden. Comments close October 19! Please go comment on this! osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...

He’s such a piece of shit.

I got 5 spam calls in a row and answered them all because my kid is on a trip and I was worried he got hurt.

If you’re ✨reimagining the future of science✨and the room: - is full of people over retirement age - doesn’t include include anyone trying to change systems - is mostly white guys - has lots of retired leaders You’re actually just ✨reinstating the status quo✨ Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk 💁🏻‍♀️

Indeed they did. This is an important change that will make biomedical science like cancer and dementia research worse, by allowing newly political roles (program officials now under Schedule F/P/C and IC directors chosen by politicals) free rein to choose projects to fund.

I feel seen

The programme is now live for our Education and Outreach Network Winter Conference 2026. We'd love to see you virtually next Wednesday, it's free for members and £26 for non-members. Secure your spot: https://microb.io/EON2026 #EON2026

As a PhD student designing my first survey, I added what I thought was a throwaway question at the end. To my surprise, thousands of academics answered it! The paper is out today: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

One mural costs 325 tote bag or t shirt sales. Or 283 advent calendars. Or 1625 stickers. I want to make more biodiversity murals in 2027…have you visited our shop lately? SquidFacts.net