Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Haven’t been here in some time. I went to Panama. I was RIFed because of DOGE. I got a new job. Happier. My baby Soup turned 3. 120
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.scim.agExclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisionsChanges seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund 15320891519
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Anna DNP, FNP, BC@ AccessToCareAdvocate @anna1900.bsky.social · 09/05/2025The National Science Foundation (NSF) is facing consolidation due to a proposed 55% budget cut for the 2026 fiscal year. Merging specialized areas will compromise expertise, peer-review quality, and transparency. The purpose of a smaller NSF is to make it more vulnerable to political influence.science.orgExclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisionsChanges seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund 056
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I will say Soup had to be completely sedated last month and that was super super scary for me as a helicopter dog mom but he’s doing well ❤️ 010
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Here’s a couple things this app has missed. I went to Hawaii for work in February and got Soup this Hawaiian shirt. 100
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Did AI kill your job? If so, I want to hear about it. The response to my story on the AI jobs crisis has been overwhelming. I heard from so many people impacted by AI that it made me want to collect and organize these stories to better understand the phenomenon. Share yours at: AIKilledMyJob@pm.mebloodinthemachine.comDid AI kill your job?If so, I want to hear about it. Send your story to AIKilledMyJob@pm.me 21840543
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I haven’t been here in awhile. Everything in the DC area is depressing. 000
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Who knew the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies were so bad 000
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 14/02/2025If you wish ACS to sign onto the (linked within) letter being organized by the American Psychological Association, emailing comments@acs.org with your comments plus member number is likely the best start for action. #chemsky 🧪⚗️ 23214
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Government jobs are jobs. Pass it on please 053
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 15/02/2025These are our James Bond rankings so far. About to watch Tomorrow Never Dies (Pierce Brosnan). What are your thoughts? Who’s your favorite Bond? 000
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Happy Valentine’s Day from the Haynes Group! Here's a TEM image of gold nanorods surrounded by mesoporous silica nanoparticles by Haynes Alumni! Card made by Timmy Nguyen! #UMNProud #UMNDriven #HaynesGroup #ChemistryofLove 031
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 12/02/2025I know Judi Dench. But I can’t name a single movie she’s been in besides the James Bond movies. What is she in? 200
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Landed in El Paso and saw ICE detain someone outside of the airport. Chinga la pinche migra. 000
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Ryan Comes @rbcomes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025For decades, NSF broader impacts have been explicit that a target goal is increasing participation in STEM fields. I don't think I have ever read a proposal that does not include any of these flagged terms. Nearly every grant will fail in the decision tree later in the thread.🧪⚛️ 42920
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 25/01/2025I’ve been sick with the flu for over a week and I’m so over being sickmedia.tenor.coma cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting in a chair with the words `` me '' written on his face .ALT: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting in a chair with the words `` me '' written on his face . 110
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Also James Bond just looked at a badly made chemical structure and said AH YES it’s the chemical structure of a plantmedia.tenor.comjerry from tom and jerry is running away from a cat and says bro what ?ALT: jerry from tom and jerry is running away from a cat and says bro what ? 010
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Stephen asked me a question about lasers and I sat there for a second because I was a fake spectroscopist once and I thought I knew the answer but I didn’t wanna get it wrong 😬 000
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 06/01/2025My building is closed but I still have to telework? Waaaaack 😒 100
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 31/12/2024This year was a lot of things. Good, bad, heartbreaking, and healing. I finally fulfilled my dream of going to Vietnam. I promised myself in grad school, if I ever made it out, I’d go to Vietnam to eat pho because of the amount of comfort it brought me and kept me afloat. 120
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 31/12/2024I love this. Because what could it mean? Do I owe minestrone? Do I owe my dog? The options are endless. 120
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Dr Craig 'not Creg' Fraser 🏴 @chemistcraig.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Very sad to hear of Fraser Stoddart's passing. Fraser was undoubtedly a fantastic scientist, but what I remember most is how generous he was. He gave me an amazing opportunity to do a postdoc in his lab, and I learned so much during my time at Northwestern. What a legacy he leaves. R.I.P. Fraser 🏴 1361
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 31/12/2024RIP Sir Fraser Stoddart chemsky ⚗️🧪 210619
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 31/12/2024I keep forgetting to log into Blue Sky 😩 100
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Don’t have surgeries in the afternoon. IM STARVING AND CANT EAT 010
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024if y’all take away this little snippet of joy I have I will be so upset 120
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.César Alejandro Urbina-Blanco @cesapo.bsky.social · 26/11/2024It's a work in progress! #LatinXChem on #ChemSky go.bsky.app/Dk2yzWa 95627
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 30/11/20247th overtime is kinda ridiculous. Let me watch something else 110
Reposted by Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D.Beza Tuga @bezatuga.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Same here! I’m excited to engage with #chemtwitter again :) 091
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The thing about @bezatuga.bsky.social and I is that we WILL talk shitmedia.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with a smile on his faceALT: a close up of a man 's face with a smile on his face 110
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 30/11/2024@bezatuga.bsky.socialmedia.tenor.coman orange cat is laying on a couch with its eyes closed and the caption i amgooseonthelooseALT: an orange cat is laying on a couch with its eyes closed and the caption i amgooseontheloose 100
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Ah yes it’s my second glass of wine. Time to watch One Direction music videos on YouTube and cry 010
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I was going to do a dry brine for my turkey and then a wet marinade. Is this a bad idea? I’ve never done a brine lol 010
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Okay now that I have all my science friends here and it’s been 3 years since my defense… I need a tattoo to commemorate it. I worked with a lot of toxins that have beautiful structures but it’s almost too many? So then I thought maybe I’d get a respirator mask? Something with a laser? 110
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Was talking to someone today who said their friend voted for trump but they didn’t hate them and I said COULD NOT BE ME if you voted for trump I do hate you and we’re not friends and I hope you get a paper cut everyday and it gets doused in lime juice 121
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 20/11/2024My introduction to this app is that I have a dog I’m obsessed with, I was a chemist in another life but now I’m just kinda vibing, and also I like food and cooking and reality tv 210
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 20/11/2024At what point is driving with astigmatism dangerous because the lanes kinda blend into the lights 🥴 010
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Is blue sky going to be my unfiltered account 020
Becky Rodriguez, Ph.D. @beckayeee.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I missed #chemtwitter so now I’m looking for friends on #chemsky :) 2182