eco evo phd candidate at uchicago studying the regulatory architecture of adaptations; she/her
Joined November 2020
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
4 Sep 2025
I have lost count of the number of times Hamas has offered to release all hostages in exchange for an end to Israel’s assault on Gaza. They have renewed that offer, and Israel is once again refusing.
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
8 May 2025
we (uchicago e&e) are back it at! for anyone who is considering the idea of getting a phd in biology (or specifically ecology & evolution): join us for a casual discussion with current grad students on what a phd entails and whether or not it's a good fit for you 🧬🌱🪰
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
27 Dec 2024
“Israel has the right to defend itself”
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
25 Dec 2024
These babies won’t be included in Gaza’s official death toll, proving once again how 45,000 is a severe undercount. Yet they’re dead because Israel displaced them, destroyed Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure, and insists on punishing millions with no end in sight. Merry Christmas.
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7 Oct 2024
a break down of money given to israel (not including the $4.86 billion spent on military operations in the region)
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6 Oct 2024
our second session of the q&a panel series is in a few weeks! this one will focus on the technicalities and tacit rules of applying to phd programs. open to anyone, but focus will be on biology programs.
please share widely with your networks of potentially interested folks ✨
3 Aug 2024
come join UChicago’s E&E PhD students in a casual discussion around what a PhD entails and how to figure out if it’s a good choice for you! anyone who is vaguely or actively considering the idea of getting a PhD in biology (or specifically ecology & evolution) is welcome!
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
22 Aug 2024
Ilhan Omar: "If you really wanted a ceasefire, you'd just stop sending the weapons. It is that simple"
Spot on.
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
17 Aug 2024
If I’m following, Israel’s logic is that nothing justifies Oct. 7 but Oct. 7 justifies everything.
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
13 Aug 2024
One day after marking the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Blinken’s State Dept. approves $20 billion in new weapons to Israel, the world’s worst violator of international humanitarian law:
12 Aug 2024
Today we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The United States reaffirms our steadfast commitment to respecting international humanitarian law and mitigating suffering in armed conflict. We call on others to do the same.
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
10 Aug 2024
This morning, people in Gaza were left to gather the charred remains of those incinerated by Israel's bombs at Al-Tabi’in. Since bodies cannot be normally recovered, people have been collecting groups of 70 kilograms of dismembered and unrecognizable body parts. Each 70 kilograms is considered the weight of one person. How are we supposed to recover from this?
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
8 Aug 2024
Are you interested in scientific research or graduate school in ecology and/or evolution? Join UChicago’s E&E PhD students in a virtual discussion about deciding to go to graduate school! This panel is open to anyone interested - please share widely! 🦋🦎🔬🪻
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3 Aug 2024
come join UChicago’s E&E PhD students in a casual discussion around what a PhD entails and how to figure out if it’s a good choice for you! anyone who is vaguely or actively considering the idea of getting a PhD in biology (or specifically ecology & evolution) is welcome!
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3 Aug 2024
faculty: please share this with undergraduate students in your program/courses/lab 🧬
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
14 Jul 2024
one fascist’s ear grazed by a bullet evoked more sympathy from the Democratic Party within two hours than the innumerable Palestinian deaths from decades of settler-colonial violence and months of genocidal warfare that they directly enabled
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Sofia Sheikh retweeted
1 Jul 2024
Thinking about how it would be reported if the ex-president of a non-Western country was ruled immune from prosecution by a panel of judges he himself appointed
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