Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island. Interested in human impacts on the evolution of marine populations. BS Brown ‘05. PhD UH Mānoa ‘11. [he,his,him]. #oysters #seastars #MarineEvolutionaryEcology #Genomics #Bioinformaticshttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3mihunohn722lIt was a hoax!!!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihunohn722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3mihiqskm7c26Sad to report that Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) and the world's oldest land animal, passed away at the age of 193.01 Apr 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihiqskm7c26https://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3memr4v7nf22lDepartment Chair: Certain faculty will be contacted before next week about proposed “corrections” to their workload plan. me: https://media.tenor.com/kqDVoRgz5f8AAAAC/looking-around.gif?hh=498&ww=43512 Feb 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3memr4v7nf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3mddbv5tdkk25We had to say goodbye our little bundle of joy on Friday. Lucy was the kindest and gentlest soul that ever walked this earth. She was our baby, our work buddy, our playmate, our reluctant travel companion, and both our bedtime and wake up alarm. She was super shy, but quickly won over everyone.26 Jan 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddbv5tdkk25https://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3mddbv5tdkk25We had to say goodbye our little bundle of joy on Friday. Lucy was the kindest and gentlest soul that ever walked this earth. She was our baby, our work buddy, our playmate, our reluctant travel companion, and both our bedtime and wake up alarm. She was super shy, but quickly won over everyone.26 Jan 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddbv5tdkk25https://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3mbekvaqtjc2xDay 1- Snow squall. Don’t fuck with me 2026. You’re already on notice. #HappyNewYear01 Jan 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbekvaqtjc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3mak5psxumk22Wow. Amazing powerful stuff from @ievajusionyte.bsky.social. This has been tough to process for me, and this essay articulates a lot of what I’ve been feeling. #EverTrue https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/opinion/brown-shooting-gun-policy/22 Dec 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mak5psxumk22https://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m7xur7vmhs2g#EverTrue14 Dec 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xur7vmhs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m7xail7xkk2kThankfully, a person of interest is in custody. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Dec 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xail7xkk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m7vwozyqi22f14 Dec 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7vwozyqi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m7vw6g3mp22fI’ve been staying off social media this month, but this one hurts too much to stay silent. Brown’s campus is a sacred place for me, especially the science quad. It maddens and saddens me that this happened at a safe place of learning. I hate that the students will now live with this trauma https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/13/us/brown-shooting?smid=nytcore-ios-share14 Dec 2025 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7vw6g3mp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m76w7d3ubk2rFirst deadline is Dec 12! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76w7d3ubk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m5byprcupk2sJob Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/1596010 Nov 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5byprcupk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m5byprcupk2sJob Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/1596010 Nov 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5byprcupk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m4t5wdxma22fI have a PhD student looking to share a room at #CERF2025 next week. Anyone looking to lower costs with a roommate?04 Nov 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t5wdxma22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com/post/3m4t5wdxma22fI have a PhD student looking to share a room at #CERF2025 next week. Anyone looking to lower costs with a roommate?04 Nov 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:s36frv6tgbdaruyv4nsshvb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t5wdxma22f