Kate Laskowski

@katelaskowski.bsky.social

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UC Davis. Developmental drivers of individuality in the Amazon molly. Nature through nurture and a lot of noise. Really into random effects. Hard no to autocrats

Black and white cat curled up in a perfect ball on a fuzzy white blanket

Text from email we received from UC Pres Milliken. States "After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the Presidential Postdoc Fellowship Program faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability."

Screenshot of Bsky post that states "the moral of the lord of the rings is that silly little guys can cause an awful lot of trouble"

Video of N. pulcher (a cooperatively breeding cichlids fish) in a fish tank. Two larger adults swim by while a group of very tiny adorable babies swim around near the bottom of the tank.

Short video of my new Amazon molly tattoo! It's a school of 5 mollies all colored slightly differently to represent that despite being clones, they're still individuals. The school of fish wraps around my left forearm.

Photo with 4 camp chairs in the foreground. Two people are sitting in the chairs and a dog us standing next to them. In the background you can see Lake Almanor framed by mountains of Lassen National Park