Very excited to be giving a seminar and workshop at James Cook University in Australia this Wed, March 19th and Th, March 20th! Special thx to @physiologyfish.bsky.social and Joel Gayford for facilitating this seminar!
Dr. Jodie Rummer
Marine Biologist, TEDx Speaker, and Fish Physiologist studying how fish are responding to climate change

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Watch my TEDx talk: Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef
With over 400 million years of evolution, fish represent one of the most successful adaptive radiation events in vertebrate history. Yet, we do not fully understand how fish are responding to environmental and human-induced stress and their capacity to adapt to global climate change.
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We’re so excited to have you and honoured you are giving our visiting distinguished professor seminar at JCU this week!
The Trump administration’s interference in Australia’s universities is an attack on academic freedom, scientific integrity, & national sovereignty. Australia must not cave to ideological bullying from a disgraced US president. #standupforscience 🧬 🧪 🧫 🐠 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender
Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate
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Interviewed w/ Oceanographic Magazine for #IWD2025 & feature on women in ocean science – my journey, incredible resilience of sharks, & why advocating for our oceans is more important than ever. 🌊🪸🦈 🔗 Full interview: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/jod... #womeninstem #oceanconservation #sharks
Jodie Rummer: For the love of sharks - Oceanographic
We chat to Dr Jodie Rummer, a marine biologist who investigates how climate change impacts the physiology of juvenile reef sharks.
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We're 4 weeks into trimester 1 at my Univ. A student emailed, addressing me as "Sir".🫠 Clearly this student has NOT been coming to class, because if they had, they'd know not to address me as "Sir". How should I respond? Bonus points for creativity. 🤔💡 #AcademicLife #WomenInSTEM #ProfessorNotSir
a woman in a black strapless dress is sitting down and says no sir
ALT: a woman in a black strapless dress is sitting down and says no sir
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🌏✨Amidst climate news doom & gloom, wins are happening. We should be talking about clean energy surges & policy breakthroughs. They're often overlooked in media but crucial for momentum.💡Hope fuels action. Celebrate climate wins. Push 4 more!💪 🔗 tinyurl.com/464hwtu4 #SustainableFuture #ClimateAction
Climate Wins Are Happening, You Just Aren’t Hearing About Them | Atmos
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating in the United States and beyond.
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New potential shark nursery - part of @physioshark research, ongoing annually since 2013. How many baby blacktip reef sharks can you count?🦈 Protecting them means safeguarding the future of these incredible predators & the reefs they support! 🩵💚💙 🎞️ by @orianeservant www.instagram.com/reel/DGPhmC2...
"Now is the time for science, not silence." The war on science isn’t just politics, it’s our planet's future & the stakes have never been higher.🦈🪸🌊 As climate scientists, we must advocate & defend evidence-based policy.📄🌏 #ClimateAction #ScienceMatters www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
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Today at JCU – Prof @euanritchie.bsky.social spoke w/ our “Evidence & Controversy in Marine Science“ MB5350 class today, #climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis & reminded us: “From great challenges come great opportunities”
What’s your take? One of our most provocative topics in “evidence & controversy in marine science” - shark mitigation issues in Australia and worldwide - expertly presented by @sawsharkman.bsky.social  Thank you Dr Raoult! 🫶🏼🦈
Trump administration is systematically erasing climate crisis information from federal websites, leaving scientists bracing 'for the worst'. #ClimateCrisis #ScienceMatters #TruthOverPolitics #ProtectOurPlanet www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites
Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts
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This op-ed from a first-year undergraduate absolutely NAILS IT about what's really at stake re: higher ed & science funding. Someone give this guy a NYT column lol. www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

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