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@drprescott.bsky.social
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Scientist, educator, nonprofit leader. AAAS Council Exec Committee, Education. Building better STEM systems for people and planet. Also here for ducks, owls, fluffy cows, and regenerative gardens. www.facebook.com/share/1HPAJUHZCU

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JAX Genomic Education @jaxeducation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
⌛ LAST CALL: Build practical skills in #MachineLearning, #DataScience & #BehaviorAnalysis you can apply to your research. 💻 Design more efficient experimental workflows 📊 Use animal tracking algorithms for analysis 🧰 Apply statistical & ML tools to behavioral data Meet a few of the speakers ⬇️
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Short Course Machine Learning for Automated Quantification of Behavior
This course covers fundamentals of quantitative behavior analysis, machine learning, and data science for neuroscience, genetics, and biomedical researchers.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Excited to share that I’ve been elected Vice President of @genomicsed.bsky.social! I’m especially glad to take on this role while bringing GEP’s Pathways approach into my own genomics teaching. Looking forward to supporting this terrific community and its work in authentic undergraduate research.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 20/09/2026
A feature in Nature outlines how researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way. #microsky 🧪
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These bizarre, much-coveted microbes are revealing the origins of complex life
Researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I’ve been quietly building a little project in Maine called Maru’s Meadows 🌿 Native plants, orchard experiments, pollinator habitat, food growing, and future homestead plans. Basically: a long-term experiment in what it means to care for and learn from a piece of land.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
There’s still time to apply for our Fall 2026 Green Chemistry Faculty Mentoring Networks! Three different ways to get involved this fall — all collaborative, practical, and designed to help faculty bring green chemistry into their teaching. Applications close Friday, Aug. 21. 🧵
Screenshot of nine faculty participants in a Zoom meeting, smiling from offices and other workspaces, illustrating the collaborative, community-based format of the Green Chemistry Faculty Mentoring Networks.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Applications are open for FOUR Faculty Mentoring Networks this fall for educators interested in green chemistry, sustainability, open education, and supportive professional learning communities. (a thread) #GreenChemistry #ChemEd #FacultyDevelopment #OER @bioquest.bsky.social @acsgci.bsky.social
Photo of Sarah Prescott smiling outdoors, used to introduce a thread about fall Faculty Mentoring Networks in green chemistry, sustainability, open education, and supportive educator communities.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I submitted a public comment on this proposed OMB rule. Federal grant rules affect how education and research projects are reviewed, administered, completed, and shared. My comment focused on STEM education, dissemination, award stability, and smaller organizations. Monday is deadline to submit!
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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 26/06/2026
AAAS reviewed the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's recently released proposed rule and identified three themes that would impact the scientific enterprise: OMB overreach, political control over grantmaking, and expanded restrictions on international cooperation. Here are the key takeaways ⤵️
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A joyful first day of #BIOME2026: an inspiring keynote from Emily Weigel, great conversations about green chemistry, systems thinking, and the UN SDGs, then more connection in Kumospace. Now I’m winding down by the duck pond with my snack box nearby. Roxy has questions. 🐔🌱 @bioquest.bsky.social
Close-up of Roxy, a black chicken with a bright red comb, standing outdoors under leafy green trees and looking directly at the camera.A person smiling outdoors in a colorful BioQUEST tie-dye shirt while holding a red and white snqck box.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
ALRIGHT EVERYONE HERE IS THE OFFICIAL SUFS GUIDE TO LEAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE OMB-2026-0034 PROPOSED RULE: www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/the-sufs-guide-to-writing-public-comments (share with all your friends!)
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The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Your Site Title
Written by: Cole Donovan, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Holden Thorp is an institutionalist. He's been a university chancellor, provost, now EiC of Science. When institutionalists pull the fire alarm, we listen, because the call to action he issued this week exposes the dire nature of the threat we are facing. 1/ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Another red alert for American science
Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...
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Marc Bingham, MD | Clinical Informatics & AI @bing-informatics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🔬 The OMB just proposed rules that would let political appointees override peer-reviewed science funding decisions. As physicians & informaticists, this hits home. Comment period closes July 13. → fight2win.standupforscience.net #StandUpForScience #Medicine #PublicHealth
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Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Make some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
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President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This afternoon, we are seeing the first wave of federal scientists whose positions are being politicized & stripped of their employment protections. This is “schedule P/C” (previously “schedule F”) and I’ll link other posts about different agencies in this thread (1/x)
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/06/2026
What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy. Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc. Some call it the "Network State."
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My summary of OMB's proposed Federal Financial Assistance rule was based on 22 years as an NIH Program Official and the damage I saw to science funding would be. I want to widen the lens now: scientists are not the only ones who should be alarmed. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-o...
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This new OMB Rule Is Bigger Than Science. Much Bigger.
This image was generated by Google AI (Gemini)
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Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Excellent article in The Atlantic about what's going on at NSF. Share with people in your circle--too many aren't aware!
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The Trump Administration Is Done With Social Science
The National Science Foundation division that covers social, behavioral, and economic sciences is in the crosshairs.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I'll be there thanks for organizing!
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
As if to underscore Derek's point, less than 24 hours after he published this column, the situation got far worse with OMB's new proposed rule that would eviscerate federal funding entirely. No science would proceed but what the Trump admin wants:
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Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Russell Vought is going destroy American Science
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
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Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Russell Vought is going destroy American Science
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/05/2026
This is seriously fucked. Like for starters they’re using commercial web analytics that are in no way in line with federal privacy disclosure requirements…
Every webpage you load is making phone calls.
Not to people, but to servers around the internet, dozens per second, all invisible to you.
When I opened TrumpRx, I right-clicked the page, opened the browser's built-in inspector, and started reading the list. Mixed in with the routine traffic was a name I recognized:
PostHog. PostHog is a Silicon Valley analytics company whose entire business model is recording what visitors do on a website and reporting it back to whoever owns the site.
Mouse movements, clicks, scrolls, keystrokes. I had not typed anything. I had not clicked anything. I had just opened the page, and it was already on the phone with PostHog telling them about me.The recordings are not anonymized. IP addresses are not stripped. And the way it is configured, the data looks to your browser like it is going back to TrumpRx, but it is actually being forwarded behind the scenes to PostHog.
That is a technique used to slip past ad blockers by disguising where the data is really going, and it is not something I expected to find on a federal health website. So I went and looked at the other sites the studio had built. Real Food, the federal food policy site. Trump Accounts, the children's savings program. The studio's own homepage, ndstudio. gov. All of them had the same vendor, the same setup, IP addresses not stripped, the same forwarding trick. And onnot stripped, the same forwarding trick. And on ndstudio. gov alone, running alongside PostHog, was something someone had built entirely by hand. Five hundred and forty lines of custom JavaScript with a name embedded directly in the code: AutoMonitor. What it appears to do is rewire the part of the browser that handles how a page talks to the outside world, so that every conversation the page has with any server gets copied and forwarded to a private backend with no public presence. The studio has the structural ability to keep a copy of every recording as it passes through their infrastructure. I cannot prove they are keeping one. The pipe is built that way on purpose, and that is the part that matters.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
BIOME registration closes tomorrow! 🌱 Join us June 23-25 for a virtual gathering of STEMM educators and partners sharing ideas, resources, workshops, posters, and works in progress. Come for the programming. Stay for the generous, creative BioQUEST community. Register by May 29!
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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If it were me and my country was already behind in this vehicle category, and a mad king happened to chaos agent his way into creating demand, I would use that to try to incentivize different ways to catch up to other countries, not soak people trying to find any kind of relief
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Congress eyes first-ever federal EV fee that could offset savings from high gas prices
Congress is weighing a new federal fee on EVs and plug-in hybrids that could offset savings for drivers already feeling the pinch of high gas prices.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
With the midterms approaching, Trump and Republicans are trying to tout their big, ugly bill as the “Working Families’ Tax Cut.” Don’t fall for their lies. This bill was a massive giveaway to the rich and powerful.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
BIOME is one of my favorite BioQUEST spaces: generous people, creative teaching ideas, works in progress, and lots of “oh, we should talk more!” moments. Join us virtually June 23-25. Registration closes soon! 🌱
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Excited for tomorrow’s 1-yr anniversary event for the Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future! I first learned about it at last year’s GC&E conference and am proud to be signer #1367. Register free: www.stockholm-declaration.org #GreenChemistry #chemsky #academicsky #Sustainability
Circular Stockholm Declaration logo with the words “Stockholm Declaration” around the top and “Chemistry for the Future” around the bottom. The center shows a gold-toned globe overlaid with a stylized molecular structure.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 05/05/2026
Do you have an idea that could shift the STEMM landscape? Propose a Multidisciplinary Working Group that brings together experts from many fields to solve a critical challenge—across science, technology, engineering, or science policy. Proposals are due June 30, 2026. bit.ly/491GCfB
Call for Proposals image by AAAS. On the left, text reads "Call for Proposals!" against a blue marbled background. On the right, a collage features a person examining plants, another using a microscope, and a question: "What urgent challenge should the STEMM community address next?" The AAAS logo is present.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 07/05/2026
The Presidential Budget Request requested significant cuts/changes to R&D funding for FY 2027. Here's a breakdown of the proposal for some key R&D agencies: www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/20…
The image features a graphic about "FY 2027 R&D Appropriations: The President's Budget Request" with the option to "Read the Report" indicated by a downward arrow. The U.S. Capitol building is in the background, and the AAAS logo is displayed in the corner.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 11/05/2026
Are you ready to help advance and grow our science community and serve as a leader? Submit your nominees for the upcoming AAAS elections. Members at all career stages are encouraged to nominate themselves and other members. Deadline is May 22. bit.ly/4uKIRwb
words read become a AAAS leader against a background of colorful figures made of paper
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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 18/05/2026
The 2027 AAAS Awards cycle is open, and we’re looking for YOUR nominations! Winners receive a monetary prize as well as a scientific spotlight at the next AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago. 🏆 To learn more, or to submit a nomination, visit www.aaas.org/aaas-awards
2027 AAAS Awards & Prizes banner. Honoring Excellence in Science. Nominations open: April 15 - June 30.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
One day left to submit a Poster or Works in Progress proposal for BIOME 2026! Need a tiny break from grading? Submit that idea you’ve been meaning to share. Proposal deadline only. Registration is open until May 22. qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2026 #STEMEd #OpenEd @bioquest.bsky.social
BIOME 2026 “Harvesting Hope” logo with three hands holding soil and a sprouting pea plant. Text reads: “Seeding STEMM Partnerships for Resilient Futures,” with the BioQUEST logo at the bottom.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This is deeply concerning. The dismissal of the National Science Board undermines the structures that support independent scientific guidance in the U.S. Thankful to AAAS for saying what needs to be said. We should all be paying attention.
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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
It's not hyperbole in the least to say Musk purchased a six-month shadow presidency for $280 million and used the power of that shadow presidency to 1. Steal the government’s data, 2. Permanently damage the state’s ability to regulate his businesses, and 3, kill non-white people.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
There is symbolism everywhere for those with the eyes to see
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If you’ve been thinking about sharing your work with the STEMM education community, consider this your nudge 😊 Some of the best BIOME conversations begin when someone simply shares what they’re trying, building, or learning. If that’s you, we’d love to hear your perspective. #BIOME2026 #STEMEd
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Spent the weekend at Maru’s planting apple trees, evergreens, and what currently looks like a very intentional collection of sticks. Some things take time to look like anything at all. Also: ducks loafing nearby, fully committed to rest as a lifestyle 🦆 (I think they might be on to something.)
Early-stage orchard at Maru’s Meadows with rows of newly planted young trees spread across an open field, still leafless in early spring with a small cabin and forest in the background.Bare-root raspberry canes planted in soil and marked with bright orange flags, appearing as small sticks in the ground in early spring.Two light-colored ducks resting close together on damp ground, tucked into relaxed “loaf” positions.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
If you’ve been needing a space to recharge and reconnect… this is it. BIOME 2026 is about community, collaboration, and building what comes next for STEMM education. No fluff. Real people. Real work. June 23–25 | Virtual qubeshub.org/community/gr... #STEMEducation #OpenEducation #SystemsThinking
Illustration of three diverse hands holding soil and a sprouting plant with pea pods, symbolizing growth and collaboration. Text reads “BIOME 2026: Harvesting Hope” and “Seeding STEMM Partnerships for Resilient Futures,” with the BioQUEST logo below.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch For r e a s o n s
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Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
You can keep track of Artemis II's progress here: artemistracker.com
Screenshot of the Artemis II tracker showing the path it will take to get to the Moon and back
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Science Magazine @science.org · 02/04/2026
After successfully lifting off at 6:35 p.m. ET, NASA's Artemis II mission is on its way to the Moon, the first time humans have ventured toward our cosmic companion since 1972. scim.ag/47AK93C
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As humans return to the Moon, scientists confront the dangers of deep-space radiation
Shields and biological countermeasures could help protect astronauts during prolonged missions beyond Earth's magnetic bubble
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Voltaireon - 5 caustic French philosophers in a trenchcoat @shaidorsai.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This shot of the core stage separation is incredible
Image from inside the core stage of Artemis II during separation, with the crew capsule departing, and dozens of shiny bits (ice, perhaps?) twinkling between the two
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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 24/03/2026
"In a time of uncertainty, it’s important to connect people to science. Sharing science isn't just about facts. It's about opening windows into the wonder, challenges and human side of science." Kavli's Brooke Smith celebrated the @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Awards winners at the #AAASmtg
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just wrapped AAAS Section Leader training on the new Learning Hub and already diving into more. Appreciate the focus on accessible, on-demand learning for #STEMM professionals across roles and career stages. Curious to see how this grows and connects across the broader ecosystem. #HigherEd
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Why be a seahorse when you can be a seadragon Conference travel rule: always find something local that connects you to nature/art. Museums + gardens closed → aquarium it is Belugas queued for snacks Puffins being iconic Seadragons redefining life goals Highly recommend 🐋✨
Group of beluga whales suspended vertically in clear blue water, aligned near the glassPuffin standing upright in a rocky crevice, facing forward with wings slightly outLeafy seadragon floating in blue water, its ornate, leaf-like fins creating a camouflage that makes it look like drifting seaweed
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
At ACS spring mtg on a panel this afternoon talking green chemistry education 🌿 Also the trees are blooming and honestly that feels just as important 🌸
Smiling person with purple and magenta hair taking a selfie outdoors under blooming white flowering trees, wearing a gray blazer, patterned blouse, and conference lanyard, with a modern building in the background on a sunny day.Close-up of a vibrant flower bed with purple, white, and orange pansies in full bloom, surrounded by green foliage in bright sunlight.Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta framed by rows of blooming trees with white and pink blossoms along a walkway under a clear blue sky.
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Leaving @aacu.org conference thinking less about tools and more about this: What counts as foundational learning right now? AI is changing how students access information. It is not changing who has access to opportunity. That tension feels like the real work ahead. #goodtrouble #STEMEd #systems
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American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) @aacu.org · 18/03/2026
In a time of cultural and political pressure on science and education, David Asai left #AACUSTEM attendees with a powerful reminder: “Our joy is our protest.” Centering curiosity, discovery, and community in STEM learning may be one of the most powerful acts of resistance educators can take.
Speaker David Asai stands in front of a screen with "Joy" in large text and the image of a publication on the right
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Maru @drprescott.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Spending the day at @aacu.org Transforming STEM in Higher Education Conference and one thing is clear: Real change happens WITH faculty, not TO them. Faculty learning communities + shared governance + transparency = work that actually sticks. www.aacu.org/event/transf...
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2026 Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference | AAC&U
A VOICE AND A FORCE FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION. AAC&U advances the vitality and democratic purposes of undergraduate liberal education.
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