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Dr. Rachel Horak

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Earthling, mom, scientist, swim coach, Braintree School Committee member, and author. #ASMCUE. Learning to be a humanizing educator. Personal account.

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ASM @asm.org · 14/09/2026
Last call to save your spot in the upcoming ASM/@kbase.us series "Advanced Genomic Feature Analysis Using Open Access Tools," starting Sept. 17! Learn more and save your spot for all 4 webinars, asm.social/35a
Register for a webinar series to learn advanced analysis workflows in KBase, a 4-part series starts Sept. 17! 
Learn how to apply and adapt advanced isolate analysis workflows for their own research and/or teaching courses, including genome analyses and comparisons, metabolic modeling and RNA-seq.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
*scientists frantically calculating the exact speed you need to jog through a museum in order to cheat death*
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Dr. Rachel Horak @drrachelhorak.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is our latest professional development opportunity for trainees and researchers, check it out!!
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ASM @asm.org · 30/04/2026
Back by popular demand! Join an online learning community to learn the fundamental concepts of biology education research at the "Getting Started in Biology Education Research" webinar series, in collaboration with @sabercommunity.bsky.social. Register by June 4: asm.social/2Vn
Get empowered to use a scientific approach toward teaching with this expert-led 7-part webinar series. Hosted in collaboration with Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research.
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Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Apparently Craig Venter has passed away. At first I couldn't find verification (his Wikipedia page hasn't been updates), but found other sources : www.synbiobeta.com/read/a-synth.... I'm surprised I've not seen more coverage of this!
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A Synthetic Biology Pioneer Has Left Us: Remembering J. Craig Venter (1946-2026)
The synthetic biology community lost one of its founding giants today. Craig Venter - scientist, provocateur, and relentless force of nature - has passed away.
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ASM @asm.org · 27/04/2026
Dismissing all members of the National Science Board will only continue the destabilization of American fundamental research and scientific workforce development. Read our statement: brnw.ch/21x1Z8n
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 22/04/2026
This #EarthDay, we’re grateful to NASA and the Artemis II crew for giving us a whole new perspective on our work tackling the world’s most pressing issues.
Photo of Earth by Artemis II, promoting the Union of Concerned Scientist's mission:"Science for a healthier planet and safer world" Every day of the year.
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ASM @asm.org · 20/04/2026
Graduate students, ready to tell your professional story with confidence? Join ASM’s FREE webinar, "Trust in Science: Students, Scientists, and Society." 📅 June 16 | ⏰ 10–11 a.m. ET 💻 Virtual Register here: asm.social/2U4
Register today for ASM's free upcoming webinar, Trust in Science: Students, Scientists, and Society. The event is Tuesday, June 16, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The audience is for student trainees, postdocs, and early-career scientists.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
My quote of the day Jim Lovell
We got to the moon on Christmas Eve 1968, at the end of a poor year for this country. We had Vietnam. We had civil unrest. We had the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. But we went around the moon and saw the far side for the first time. A script writer couldn't have done a better job of raising people's hope.
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 11/04/2026
Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛
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ASM @asm.org · 07/04/2026
Last chance to register for the JMBE Live! webinar on using customized AI tools to support metacognition and self-directed learning in graduate education. 📅 April 10 | 1 p.m. ET 🔗 Register: asm.social/2SV 📝 Read the paper: asm.social/2SU
Grab Your Seat For JMBE LIVE
“Leveraging Generative AI To Foster Metacognition And Self-directed Learning”
Register Now
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Absolute cinema watching that jar of Nutella escape contain behind the backs of the astronauts after packing other things away
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com
Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Closeup of our Earth & Moon !
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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
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ASM @asm.org · 01/04/2026
Graduate students, this one’s for YOU! Join ASM’s FREE webinar, "Your Graduate Committee: From Requirements to Resource." 📅 April 21 | ⏰ 11 a.m.–12 p.m. ET 💻 Virtual Register here: asm.social/2Se
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Elizabeth Banks
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
RFK Jr. fired all of the legitimate scientific experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with unqualified political appointees. A judge just ruled that the new members were not appropriately appointed, so ACIP cannot meet this week to spread more misinformation.
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ASM @asm.org · 17/03/2026
Postdocs and early-career researchers, this is for YOU! Join ASM’s FREE webinar, "Building Impact, Not Just CVs: Thriving with Limited Resources." 📅 April 7 | ⏰ 10–11 a.m. ET 💻 Virtual Register here: asm.social/2QY
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ASM @asm.org · 05/03/2026
Community college, undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students, this webinar is for YOU! Learn how to: • Find research opportunities. • Strengthen your application. • Request strong letters of recommendation 📅 March 17 | ⏰ 2–3 p.m. ET Register: asm.social/2Q7
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
in honor of a certain surgeon general nominee’s hearing today, here is the story of (among other things) the time I tried to take her advice about milk www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
My feelings, exactly.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
" According to The Hechinger Report, there are only three people left to do the work of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP, which is the common measure of K-12 achievement through standardized tests. " prospect.org/education/20...
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The Republican Plot to Destroy Education Research
Elon Musk and the Trump administration have gutted the Institute of Education Science.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
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Dr. Rachel Horak @drrachelhorak.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Joint statement from American Society for Microbiology and 21 other professional STEM societies calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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God @thegodshow.com · 31/08/2025
Thou shalt not end vaccines. God will not save you from plague. The Middle Ages should’ve made that very clear.
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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Saddened to learn of the passing of Moselio "Elio" Schaechter—Distinguished Professor at Tufts, SDSU and UCSD—humanist and visionary leader in the fields of microbiology and scientific communication—mentor, friend, and inspiration to me and so many others Small Things Considered Big Things Achieved
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ASM @asm.org · 04/08/2025
On Aug. 1, ASM & partner societies filed an expanded amicus brief with SCOTUS to defend scientific integrity & protect early-career researchers. The brief highlights the harm caused by NIH grant terminations, including canceling the MOSAIC program. asm.org/press-releas...
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Scientific Societies File Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of NIH Grantees
ASM and fellow societies filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, calling for the swift restoration of NIH grant funding supporting early-career scientists, such as the MOSAIC program.
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Nature @nature.com · 31/07/2025
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/07/2025
My latest: Polar scientists warn that the White House and NSF are planning to terminate the Nathaniel Palmer, the only US research icebreaker capable of handling Antarctic extremes, this October. So far the plan has seen minimal pushback from Congress.
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NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
My quote of the day A Video Quote Medical miracles don't happen overnight. You have to invest in them. Our investments are in trouble. (From Francis Collins on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, July 16, 2025)
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
From a time when childhood vaccines were just a figment of imagination. Row after row of baby headstones.
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ASM @asm.org · 09/07/2025
Last chance to register for the #ASMCUE Summer Series! This unique online learning opportunity explores scientific teaching in action with Tiny Earth Director Sarah Miller & other experienced educators from diverse institutions. Don't sit this one out! asm.org/webinars/202...
ASMCUE Summer Series- last chance to register!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/07/2025
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
At the risk of repeating myself: Those Heat Domes? Yeah, they're climate change. www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/o...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
No lies told here.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
These are lies
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
From a distance you can see a mountain landscape with a blue sky and a few hazy clouds. on the sides of the picture you can see parts of trees. On the left in light green, on the right a smaller dark green tree further away. in the center is a black box on which is written in white “Only caring about your own right is exactly how you lose them”.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 25/06/2025
Breaking news: The National Institutes of Health has ceased terminating grants on politically sensitive topics after a federal judge ruled last week that the cancellations were illegal. scim.ag/4l9MO8Y
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Following court order, NIH ceases new terminations of politically sensitive grants
After a judge told agency to restore hundreds of killed grants, NIH backs off plans to cancel more existing projects
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
BREAKING: Judge denies NSF's 15% indirect rate plan. Like the DOE and NIH attempts, it too has now been rejected by courts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
HUGELY Important.
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ASM @asm.org · 05/06/2025
Registration is now open for 2025 #ASMCUE! Join us Nov. 21–23 in San Antonio & connect with passionate educators, explore evidence-based teaching strategies and bring fresh inspiration back to your classroom. Don’t miss out—secure your spot today! asm.social/2rJ
Registration is now open for 2025 ASMCUE!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
More than 1 million in Boston! www.wcvb.com/article/more...
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More than 1M descend on Boston Common for Pride, No Kings rallies
The Boston Pride Parade and No Kings march converged Saturday in downtown Boston.
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Elaine F. Almquist @ealmquist.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Massachusetts voters only voted 3 years ago to pass the Millionaires Tax, and so far, it's generating nearly $3 billion for education and transportation annually. It's higher than the estimates, AND we have more millionaires in MA than before it passed.
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