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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

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Auditory neuroscientist, mom, saber fencer, oboe / English horn player. Views my own.

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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Join Carnegie Mellon researchers, including MCS Dean @barbsc.bsky.social and Head of @cmuchemistry.bsky.social Bruce Armitage for a faculty dialogue on Nov. 18. www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn...
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Faculty Dialogues: Understanding Addiction - From the Classroom to the Community
Join me for this Faculty Dialogues presentation.
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CMU Neuroscience Institute @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Physics 🤝 Neuroscience Yunshu Li, a recent CMU physics grad, earned the Fugassi & Monteverde Award for her interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience research, studying how the brain processes & isolates specific sounds in noisy settings 🔊🧠 @barbsc.bsky.social Read more about her CMU experience ⬇️
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Physics Powers Li's Neuroscience Discoveries - Neuroscience Institute - Carnegie Mellon University
Physics underpins how the universe works. For recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate and future physician-scientist Yunshu Li, it's a gateway to breakthroughs in medicine and neuroscience.
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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 18/06/2025
Since there is a sizable minority that doesn't understand the value of basic science, fine. Uncle Bob, you wouldn't have your precious weight loss drugs if a curious scientist hadn't started studying Gila monster venom. And more below.... 🧪
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Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
SUBMIT TODAY! We are joining forces with the Acoustical Society of Japan for the 6th Joint Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 1-5, 2025! 🌺🏝️ Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 28 July 2025! Details at lnkd.in/gX6gCFJ7
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham @barbsc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Any neuroscience friends interested in an amazing leadership opportunity? Consider applying to be the next @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social Director! lnkd.in/e-2unYZR
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham @barbsc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Neuroscience peeps! There is an amazing opportunity opening up at CMU! www.imsearch.com/open-searche... @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social @cmuscience.bsky.social @cmu.edu
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Director | Isaacson, Miller
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Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Congratulations to Professor Laurel Carney! The David T. Blackstock Mentorship Award was created by the ASA Student Council and was first awarded in 2004. The intent of the award is to recognize those who show excellence in a wide variety of mentoring areas.
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Amy O'Connell @aeo-mdphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 31/05/2025
🧠📉 The 'pivot penalty' in science A new study in @nature.com finds scientists get cited less after switching research fields – the bigger the shift, the steeper the drop. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415... #SciComm #AcademicSky 🧪
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The ‘pivot penalty’: scientists get cited less after switching fields, analysis finds
Massive study of nearly 26 million research papers measures the consequences of striking out in another research area.
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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Activated charcoal has been the standard for non-opioid overdoses for over 200 years. Carnegie Mellon chemists are working to bring overdose treatment into the 21st century. www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...
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Research Offers New Hope for Overdose Patients - Mellon College of Science - Carnegie Mellon University
Recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate Stella Trickett earned the university's Resnik Award for her work creating a biocompatible polymer that has the potential to treat non-opioid drug overdoses.
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Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Find a career in acoustics! Studying acoustics opens up your future to a range of career paths. You can do almost anything with an acoustics background! exploresound.org/acoustics-ca...
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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Professors Nimer Murshid, Simon Faulkner and Tiziana di Mateo shared how they incorporate AI in the classroom during the MCS Summer Symposium.
Nimer Murshid stands at the front of a classroom and talks to other professors.Simon Faulkner looks at a screen in a classroom as he explains a concept to a room full of professors.Tiziana di Matteo stands at the front of a classroom and speaks to a group of professors. In the background, a screen shows a colorful image meant to demonstrate dark matter density.
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
If you work in psychology in a research area without Registered Reports, you will see that the main hypotheses in papers are almost always supported. If your peers publish Registered Reports, you will also have access to null results, which should be very common. doi.org/10.1177/2515...
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham @barbsc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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The Night Science Podcast @nightsciencepod.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
🔥 New episode of the Night Science podcast! The brilliant Eve Marder, professor at Brandeis University, talks with us about how "Recipe Science" ruins creativity. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...
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Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Congratulations to Matt Ripley & Kevin Messinger of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for earning First Honors and a $3,000 prize in this year’s Student Design Competition for their exceptional project LOPEZ THEATER, advised by David Kahn!
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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Commencement may be over, but we're still celebrating! Check out photos from Commencement Weekend, and learn more about some of our recent graduates! www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...
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Class of 2025 Celebrates Commencement Weekend - Mellon College of Science - Carnegie Mellon University
Students in the Mellon College of Science celebrated graduation May 9-11, 2025.
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 14/05/2025
From searching for life in space to drilling into Earth's depths, "the drive to explore is baked deep in our evolutionary history." Psychology and @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social professor Timothy Verstynen plans to investigate our desire to know more through his Guggenheim Fellowship.
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CMU Neuroscientist Has Big Plans for Guggenheim Fellowship
Timothy Verstynen, interim director of CMU's Neuroscience Institute, is a recipient of the 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 15/05/2025
Shooting guard on the court, neuroscientist in the lab 🏀🧠 That's been the past four years for Isha Nambisan, a CMU student athlete who graduated on Sunday. Via @post-gazette.com | #TartanProud
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CMU grad excelled on the court and in the research lab
Being a student-athlete is a big commitment. But juggling that life with Carnegie Mellon University’s rigorous academic programs and research opportunities...
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham @barbsc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Congrats to all of the new MCS alumni of 2025! Go forth and bring science to the world
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/05/2025
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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Want to learn more about what's going on in the Mellon College of Science? Attend Meet the Dean with Glen de Vries Dean @barbsc.bsky.social on April 30 at noon. www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn...
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Mellon College of Science Meet the Dean - Virtual
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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to meet Glen de Vries Dean @barbsc.bsky.social at noon on April 30! Learn about her plans for the Mellon College of Science! www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn...
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Mellon College of Science Meet the Dean - Virtual
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/04/2025
This is being systematically under-reported. Say it with us!
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham @barbsc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Reminder: Don’t forget to vote today in WI and FL’s 1st & 6th districts!
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CMU Mellon College of Science @cmuscience.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Help Glen De Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science @barbsc.bsky.social make a splash at her inaugural Douse-A-Dean on Friday, April 4 at 12:30 p.m. All proceeds go to Special Olympics PA. give.specialolympicspa.org/team/646172
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2025 Spring Carnival Douse-a-Dean Supporting Special Olympics
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham @barbsc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I promise it will be fun!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
AOC: In every single stop that Bernie and I have had in the past couple of days… every single stop has completely blown out all attendance projections.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22/03/2025
Children's Health Defense (CHD), founded by HHS Secretary RFK Jr, has created an imposter webpage that closely mimics a CDC webpage on Autism and Vaccines. It is nefariously seeding disinformation by presenting a seemingly balanced argument on the science supporting and refuting autism and vaccines.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Investigating the role of PLECTIN, a cytoskeletal crosslinker protein, in liver #cancer development and progression. elifesciences.org/articles/102...
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 22/03/2025
The courts have ordered Chump rehire park service employees. Not half of them, all of them. The single most important thing you can do is visible protest. Don't let that bastad think he's getting away with it. Resist www.chron.com/life/wildlif...
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Less than half of national parks workers rehired, including in Texas
Despite court rulings, the National Park Service only rehired 400 employees who were fired in February.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/03/2025
A North Carolina appeals court heard state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's (R) bid to throw out 65k ballots and overturn the results of his losing election. “Now the right to vote is not absolute,” Griffin's lawyer said in court.
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‘The Right to Vote Is Not Absolute’: GOP Bid to Steal North Carolina Supreme Court Election Heard by Court of Appeals
Read more here.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Got a DM from Congress: “I’m from Rep [X]’s office. Thanks for what you’re posting, it’s honestly been very useful for us.” Our great pleasure. If we can inform people about what’s happening at NIH and what the political agendas are behind attacks on science, we are achieving our goals.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
What a wonderful idea…👇 Let’s. Do. This. ✨
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
“Our next generation of researchers are now poised on the edge of this cliff, not knowing if there’s going to be a bridge that’s going to get them to the other side, or if this is it” Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Yes. Journalists should note this: Every science or tech student, age 5-35 today, is looking at the destruction of their career prospects due to Trump and Musk. We should be interviewing those students and talking about the impact to their lives.
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 03/03/2025
Commercial needles used for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization typically have a tip radius greater than 14 microns at their sharpest point, thinner than a strand of human hair. Auvil figured out how to make extremely sharp needles as small as 8 nm, more than a thousand times smaller.
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 03/03/2025
Walking to the (Blue)Sky 🌤️ Hello! Join us here to be in the know about the latest innovations and discoveries happening at Carnegie Mellon University.
The Walking to the Sky art installation sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. This is Carnegie Mellon's first post on Bluesky, so the iconic campus structure is shown against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Keith Webster @cmkeithw.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Scholarly communication update www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-wh...
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CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I have worked with many untenured staff scientists & PIs at NIH. They are incredible colleagues who chose science in public service over more lucrative careers. Devaluing their commitment & professionalism is among the most cruel aspects of the DOGE purge www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Heads up! 🙆 There are a few things we will be covering this week in NIH news: - Why Jay Bhattacharya will be an absolute disaster for NIH. He hates NIH and “establishment science” — and if you’ve been NIH funded, that means you. - The ongoing destruction of NIH, esp intramural science. 1/2 🧪
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
He nails it.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
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