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Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

One thing about all the details about increasing accessibility for students (which I'm 100% on board with) is that what is happening is, at times, so opaque that it makes it much more difficult to create materials

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just forever realizing that being in community is dangerous to the powers that be.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

just giggling this as I eat my lunch at 5pm

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ugh yes the pressure to hurry up. Good science takes time and planning. My undergrads are proposing projects. We'll spend parts of six weeks working through the proposal for a two week project because it takes that long to lay the ground work.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don't get me wrong, grading is time-consuming and uninteresting. But getting to read student thoughts is so cool! Both when they have it right when they have it wrong, I love seeing into their brains.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have a student with veteran benefits that mean that money isn't an issue when navigating school. And it's making me angry to realize just how much I have to hear "I can't afford that" from students and change their plans accordingly. So many opportunities they can't take because of money.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My kid's teacher just put out a call for volunteers to tune ukuleles and I have never been more excited to volunteer for anything in my life

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Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don't think it should be too controversial to believe that students sometimes should have to do things that they find boring or a little tedious in the course of their education, even if they don't really want to

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Being married to a sabbatical got me behind on my inbox for a few weeks, but back to my Saturday morning reading of Meeting the Moment

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gah past-me packed a nice healthy lunch instead of a pile of potato chips and cheese

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pet peeve, in internal contexts, being defined as what we're not: "not on tenure track" rather than what we are: "teaching faculty"

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A spider lowered itself into my face as I was exiting the freeway and I didn't crash my car and that should be all I need to accomplish today

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

But also the cats. And the change of scenery. And playing music so loud and not bothering anyone. And comfy furniture.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Part of it definitely is the lack of interruptions. Today's tasks include paper writing, grant writing, and all the shitty emails I don't want to deal with. That's easier done when I have more control over my time.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I dearly love working on campus. I love student questions, and chatting with colleagues, and wandering lab with my bestie giant wrench. But there is something about work from home that is so very good.

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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning 🌞 I really need coffee ☕️

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From a discussion of updating a department website...

A photo with baby Yoda and adult Yoda with the caption "Could it be time for a new photo?"

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sometimes I think about how I used to get panic attacks about gas regulators and now I walk around the lab singing a little song to my bestie the giant wrench I use to hook and unhook all things compressed gas

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every time I order something from Hopkins University Press I'm surprised a neighbor doest hand deliver it on their way home from work

Book covers of "After the University: Highet Education and the Future of Intellectual Work" and "Univetsity Keywords" edited by Andy Hines

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And if we just think burners are an important skill for chem/biochem majors, does it need to happen in the largest service lab or can it wait until a bit later when we can teach it more safely?

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Okay see that's my instinct....but the undergrads keep lighting things on fire and it's undergrad TAs putting out the fire, which has me asking: why? When does it get used?

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Vote halite! It makes everything delicious! It keeps those of us with #POTS on our feet!

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Dr. Liz Norell @liznorell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A friendly reminder that Bluesky has this fantastic toggle in Settings >> Accessibility that will require alt text before you can post images. Toggle it on and be more #Accessible!

A screen shot of the Accessibility settings shows the top toggle. When turned on, this setting will require posts with images to include alt text before you post. No longer do you have to remember!

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not everywhere. And I'm curious if it's actually an important skill or just something we teach out of habit.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's getting a lot less common! The liability is scary

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I do remember learning to pull TLC spotters. And then never using it again, even though it was so cool.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah the idea of pulling fire from chem lab seems like we're missing a basic skill. But am I just stuck in a rut with that instinct?

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Got any good grad students looking for a PhD position? We're accepting applicants for spring term, motivated in part by the TA shortage

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We currently use them. But the pressures of using undergrads as TAs have me considering what techniques are necessary when. Which led me down the rabbit hole of....is this actually necessary?

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do chem majors need to know how to light a bunsen burner? If so, when should they learn it?

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No joke, my kid keeps telling me to make larger portions, and the kids down the street are asking to try it.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

8yo approved roasted cabbage: Rough chop a quarter or half a cabbage. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper. Spread on a tray and back at 350degF for 30 to 45 minutes.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I just called biochemistry "sticky organic" to two students and I just need to share that with the internet to bother people

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm just here to read the replies

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Students take short cuts when it makes sense to do so. When we tell them the BEST learning comes from sources that are difficult to access, difficult to understand, and not intended to teach, no wonder they find other sources.

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Vote for the mineral that literally moves mountains. Vote #Halite. #MinCup26 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology #geosky #GIS 🍎 🪐 🔭 🌋 📚 🌿

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Me yesterday: quartz is so boring, I'm voting for the other one. Me today: omg salt is everywhere so it needs to win! #mincup

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's neck and neck! Team #POTS come vote for halite, since salt is what keeps us going! #longCOVID

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

3rd graders keep coming yo my house and doing science experiments all over the floor and using up my baking supplies

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That's not just me? I thought I was being spacey and just not reading the instructions right but I couldn't get it to work off campus

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have to say, this was the first time the cat distribution system picked me. I had been feeling left out, but it's lovely to be called on, even if it's just forna few days.

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Taking it easy over morning coffee, hanging with unexpected foster kittens! They are tiny and cute and emanate joy

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DC was my first in ages, won't be back for ages more

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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's always the best surprise to wake up cold because I left the windows open!

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