Postdoc in the Jha lab at the University of Texas. Bees. kcarrowsmith.github.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3mczkteaqwc2pToday’s psychotic bug girl vibes: sending an 8am email that just says “do you have any extra bee legs that I can have?”22 Jan 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczkteaqwc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3m4vxai46qs2rOk so yes, amazing news from Election Day, but the horrors continue https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/career-development/2025/11/05/uc-stop-funding-systemwide-postdoc-program05 Nov 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vxai46qs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3m4g6rvv4v22gOmg [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g6rvv4v22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3m4g6l66g622gHey that’s me! 🧪🌎🐝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g6l66g622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3m3nnu7otwc2tMy paper on how daily temperature variation influences pollinator foraging preference is finally out! Spoiler alert, pollinators seem to like different food when it’s warm and cold. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.7015820 Oct 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nnu7otwc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lndmt3tod22wReally going all-out for my lab meeting presentation today21 Apr 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndmt3tod22whttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lhwsyuf3ok2kOne of my favorite parts of writing scientific papers is letting my English major husband read them and circle all the things that aren’t real words and then ignoring all his flags. Currently getting the most flak for “subset” as a verb.11 Feb 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwsyuf3ok2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lhwamcqgec2kI’m at the listening-to-old-episodes-of-car-talk stage of my depression.11 Feb 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwamcqgec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lgtmkx5csc2hAND three cop cars fully on the sidewalk with someone’s entire backpack out on their hood? Why is today28 Jan 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtmkx5csc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lgtkfqeh5s2hI want to believe that NSF/everyone talking about grant freezes is thinking in terms of worst case scenarios but like……hard not to feel like my fellowship is just getting a second random review for no apparent reason and with a new rubric that no one really gets or knows why it’s a thing?28 Jan 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtkfqeh5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lgtk6yzs6k2pOh no I didn’t even think about this part of it yet! Cool cool cool cool cool [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtk6yzs6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lgdszfkhjs2kRough burn from the Office of Postdoc Affairs this morning22 Jan 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdszfkhjs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lg23pwlva22hMajor professional accomplishment: I need a second bookcase for my science books!18 Jan 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg23pwlva22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3lcjqmyehec2eHello new followers, here is a picture of my cat.05 Dec 2024 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjqmyehec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3l6kqk5gboe2sOne of my favorite things about bee researchers is that we all have super tacky “bee” decorations that we all roll our eyes at but still keep all over desks/offices/homes. I regularly drink coffee out of a mug that says “Just Bee Kind” and I hate it but can’t stop using it.15 Oct 2024 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6kqk5gboe2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3l45j4pq3vw2yI so desperately want both of the PAC orphans to beat their traitor rivals. Oregon State needs to pick up their game because Wazzu is doing their part.14 Sep 2024 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l45j4pq3vw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3l42r3y26mm2dCut several thousand lines of code down to under 500. Am I a superhero?13 Sep 2024 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l42r3y26mm2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kcarrows.bsky.social/post/3l273cheeq22wHow much does everyone else want a DOUG sign right now?21 Aug 2024 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:eaphnaa6eog4bmgewbplo7dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l273cheeq22w