Brady Nichols

Brady Nichols

@bradyfish.bsky.social

He/him. Animal behavior PhD student @ UC Davis & aspiring science writer; turbulence and insect flight dynamics. Also: birds and bikes. https://bradynichols.github.io

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Brady Nichols
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I'll post a real introduction eventually but for the sake of having something here besides a bio, hi! Here's a piece I wrote for our graduate group blog about one of my favorite organisms I discovered this summer at Friday Harbor, WA! theethogram.com/2024/09/17/c...

theethogram.comCreature Feature: Aggregating AnemoneThey hunt together, garden together, and fight together. Learn about the incredible aggregating anemone in our newest Creature Feature!

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NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

science.org‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcryThe announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
Brady Nichols
@bradyfish.bsky.social

Here's some great coverage of two of my favorite talks from #SICB2025! And, some of my quotes made it into the article (and the title)!! :)

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Among the most agile of flying creatures, dragonflies have evolved to perform quick aerial maneuvers both to attract mates and to catch prey midair. Now, researchers have documented and explained a unique stunt the insects perform so quickly most people never see it. scim.ag/40mKKBI

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