Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez, PhD
@BeccaCalisi
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Author of Wild Pride 🏳️🌈 (https://t.co/ATIBkoOMgC), Professor of Animal Behavior. **Switching to Bluesky**: @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social
Davis, CA
Joined December 2012
‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown “Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.” @BeccaCalisi
https://t.co/SIQa44hMQV
nature.com
Nature - Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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#DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for @Nature Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future. https://t.co/0QIdAq1vW1
nature.com
Nature - Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Looking for a gift to support a #queer friend?🏳️🌈 Or someone anti-queer who could use some light? Try Wild Pride! A Colorful Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships in the Animal Kingdom. Quippy cited facts & vibrant family-friendly illustrations! Still #1! https://t.co/GQrxIOEQYv
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When my daughter came out to me she asked if being gay was “natural.” A classmate had suggested otherwise. As a professor of animal behavior I shared 2k+ examples from the animal kingdom! Those became a book. Today it’s still #1 top release & #3 best seller. #LoveWins #WildPride
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#1 Top new release! Who knew a funny, scientifically correct book about queer animals would be such a hit? My 13 year old daughter 🏳️🌈
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Really excited about these amazing ladies and proud to know them! Celebrating birthdays, survival, and achievements! Buy @BeccaCalisi’s book! #WildPride @meganydennis @bradylabs
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My hope is that this book will help spread the message that love, in all its consensual forms, is natural—and that we should celebrate it with unabashed, unapologetic Wild Pride! 5/5 #WildPride
https://t.co/RLJ8OWJW17
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What began as a series of fun animal facts for my daughter grew into this book, made up of playful, scientifically-cited quippy one-liners, coupled with bright (family-friendly!) illustrations. 4/5 #WildPride
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This project started when my daughter asked me if being gay was “unnatural” (after a classmate had suggested as much). As a professor of neurobiology & animal behavior, I assured her: #homosexuality is, in fact, “natural,” & found throughout the animal kingdom! 3/5 #WildPride
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Given the current climate, where so many in our LGBTQIA+ community continue to face injustice and ignorance, I wanted to make available a limited number of copies while I begin the search for a publisher. 2/5 #WildPride
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I published a book! Wild Pride: A Colorful Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships in the Animal Kingdom. 1/5 #WildPride
https://t.co/RLJ8OWJW17
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At UCLA conference Cultivating Connections: #EcologicalMedicine Meets #PsychedelicTherapies, part of #ProjectReConnect ( https://t.co/GVuyjPjrIx), bringing together visionary leaders to explore how reconnecting w/ nature heals. Reporting on Bluesky: @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social
reconnect.ucla.edu
Project ReConnect brings together ecological medicine and psychedelic therapy for improved wellbeing and mental health of human communities.
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Congratulations to Dr. April Booth on earning her PhD! So excited to see her grow in her new position as a Fellow at the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center!!
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Hiring! NSF-funded #postdoc position in my lab @ucdavis in #ScienceEducation & Research! Investigate best practices for integrating/evaluating undergrad research experiences in faculty labs. Special interest in supporting Latino/a/x communities! https://t.co/vTjdsTdLAN
#SACNAS
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Check out the paper 🔽 https://t.co/6Lc1b0h2z0 Co-authored by @rechelle_friday, @vs_farrar , Laura Flores, @suzannehaustin, @BeccaCalisi
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Our latest #Newsroom post penned by Dr. April Booth explores the physiological & neurobiological effects of #singleparenthood using #pigeons as their model 🕊️ https://t.co/UGK9c0m6D7
@ucdavisbiology @ucdavis
#scicomm #birds #animalbehavior #science #STEM #animals
theethogram.com
Check out this Newsroom about pigeon parental behavior and physiology!
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Just sharing what my daughter calls my new lab program’s “vibe”. 2 of my awesome students with 4 of our amazing rescues ❤️
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Omg! 😂🥹
Romeo was a mistake. That’s right. We said it. Though kept isolated in his pen to keep him away from all the Miss Piggies, his clever dad rocked the Marvin Gay and got it on with his mom THROUGH THE FENCE SLATS THAT SEPARATED THEM. If that’s not talent we don’t know what is 🤷🏻♀️ 1/
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