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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 1h

English physician & epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart is best-known for her pioneering research in the 1950s that established a strong link between prenatal X-ray exposure and childhood leukemia. Her work influenced radiation protection standards. She was born #OTD in 1906. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky

Black-and-white photograph of English physician and pioneering epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart (1906–2002) working at her desk, symbolizing her groundbreaking research linking prenatal X-ray exposure to childhood leukemia. The composition positions Dr. Stewart on the left side of the frame, angled slightly toward the camera. She sits at a wooden desk with her body turned forward, leaning her forearms against the surface. Holding a pen in her right hand, she is captured in the act of writing on loose-leaf papers, looking directly at the viewer with a slight, knowing smile and an intelligent, engaged expression. Her dark hair is short, textured, and styled in loose curls around her face. She wears a crisp, light-colored medical lab coat over a textured collared shirt or blouse. The setting is a research lab or office environment. Positioned prominently in the background on the desk to her left is a large, classic black compound microscope. Stacks of research papers, documents, and reference materials are scattered across the workspace. The overall mood is intellectual, professional, and deeply focused, capturing a legendary scientist whose rigorous data collection transformed global radiation protection standards.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 18h

He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Scientist, inventor & women's rights campaigner Eunice Foote died #OTD in 1888. She was the first to demonstrate the greenhouse effect (heat-absorbing properties) of carbon dioxide (CO2), laying the scientific groundwork for #climatechange research. #WomenInSTEM

A warm-toned, sepia-style artistic illustration depicting Eunice Newton Foote, a 19th-century American scientist, viewed from behind in a softly lit laboratory setting. She stands facing away from the viewer, her back to us, wearing a period-appropriate mid-19th-century dress with puffed short sleeves, an off-the-shoulder neckline, and a full skirt. Her dark hair is styled in an elegant updo with soft curls and a decorative comb or ribbon at the back. She holds an open scientific notebook or paper in both hands at chest height, reading it attentively. The background shows a detailed Victorian-era lab interior with wooden shelves, glass apparatus including tall cylinders and tubes, a bell jar, a thermometer or barometer-like instrument, and other scientific equipment on tables and walls, evoking a sense of quiet discovery and early experimental science. Drawing by Carlyn Iverson, NOAA.

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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just needs alt-text:

How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE*

sexual violence centre cork

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE.

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM.

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU.

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please read this letter with important considerations for training the next generation of clinical trialists. Its powerful that so many organizations came together. Thanks to everyone involved. Consider commenting on the NIH RFI by the 9/30 deadline: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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NOT-OD-26-095: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATORS

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL ...

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Triangle Beagle Rescue @tribeagles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Adoptable beagle of the day-Daphne! www.tribeagles.org/product/daph...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

CARTOON OF THE DAY…

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Missouri Republicans have had power for over two decades. They have had the votes. They have had the budgets. They have had every chance to fund our schools and rural hospitals and roads and libraries and make this state work. If they wanted to, they would. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

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If They Wanted To, They Would

Holding all the levers of power

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Triangle Beagle Rescue @tribeagles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Adoptable beagle of the day-Snickers! www.tribeagles.org/product/snic...

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The immediate threat of the EO seems to have passed, but the greater attack on science by this administration is almost certainly not over. Some good thoughts on what we should be doing. I would add: get organized. Build connections and community. Many voices are louder than one.

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is a big deal for Bungalu! For six months after his rescue, he never lay down – too weak and unsure he could get back up. Now, he's strong enough to enjoy a leisurely dust bath. Little Kaikai, however, wasn't convinced. Seeing her best friend lying down, she rushed over to nudge him back up!

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Erika Waters @erikawatersphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mayor Mamdani’s videos almost always make me smile. They’re almost as good for boosting my mood as videos of beagle puppies! 🤪

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22/09/2026

I decided to share my health journey with GLP-1s because I thought it might make a difference for others. I don't take for granted that we now have tools to help us live healthier lives — and I hope sharing encourages people to explore their options.

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Gov. Pritzker opens up about his 80-pound weight loss, use of GLP-1 — ‘I think it’s what I need to succeed’

More than two years into his weight loss journey, Gov. JB Pritzker says he wants to talk about it, largely in part because he knows millions of Americans are suffering from obesity-related health cond...

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Stop calling it a climate problem. Call it what it is: organized greed. The planet isn’t dying. It’s being killed for profit. The killers have names. And boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This video was filmed in Palestine. My heart struggles to comprehend such cruelty and the heartbreaking disregard for human life. No human being should have to endure this.

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Triangle Beagle Rescue @tribeagles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Adoptable senior beagle of the day-Erin! www.tribeagles.org/product/erin/

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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

September 15, 1963... Let us never forget the four young girls who were mudered in the terrorist bombing by the KKK at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. Say their precious names: ADDIE MAE COLLINS DENISE MCNAIR CAROLE ROBERTSON CYNTHIA WESLEY

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: University of Florida Scientists Develop an mRNA Cancer Vaccine That Reprograms the Immune System to Hunt Down Cancer Cells Without Genetically Engineering Immune Cells Outside the Body Led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.

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Erika Waters @erikawatersphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m really loving Puppy Court by @weratedogs.com. They are all innocent!! youtube.com/shorts/Qrpbx...

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Puppy Court Episode 10

YouTube video by WeRateDogs

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Biochemist Dr. Ida Stephens Owens mapped how human genes control drug metabolism. The first Black woman to earn a PhD from Duke (1967), she spent ~50 years at NIH. She identified the UGT1A gene complex, decoding how enzymes detoxify drugs & harmful toxins. She was born #OTD in 1939.🧵 #WomenInSTEM

A charming photograph of American biochemist Dr. Ida Stephens Owens (1939–2020), renowned for her groundbreaking research on drug-detoxifying enzymes and human genetics, posing in a laboratory setting. Standing from the waist up, she is turned slightly to the right, looking forward with a warm, confident smile that lights up her face. She has short, curly black hair and wears a delicate gold chain necklace with a small round pendant, and a ring on her finger. She is dressed in a casual, short-sleeved beige knit top. Her forearms rest on a surface in the foreground, with one hand loosely holding a pink folder or pamphlet. Behind her, a brightly illuminated laboratory reveals her research environment, featuring a tall shelf tightly packed with colorful textbooks, alongside structured racks holding assorted glass beakers and scientific equipment. The overall composition balances her approachable, dignified expression with the busy backdrop of her historic, decades-long career at the National Institutes of Health.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026

i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

More from @27unihted.bsky.social fact checking Jay Bhattacharya, this time on misleading statements he made to “justify” changes in foreign research collaborations. 27unihted.substack.com/p/foreign-co...

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Foreign collaboration: Fact Check, Part 10

Bhattacharya disrupts life-saving research abroad over already addressed concerns

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Covid is a disease accelerator. If you're susceptible to a disease or illness, it seems to help it develop or worsen

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer’s Damage Isn’t Even in the Brain New research points to certain immune cells in our lymph nodes that play a key role in causing the brain damage seen with Alzheimer's. gizmodo.com/scientists-s...

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Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer's Damage Isn't Even in the Brain

New research points to certain immune cells in our lymph nodes that play a key role in causing the brain damage seen with Alzheimer's.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

An excellent piece from a group including fellow Bethesda Declaration signers. Appreciate the call for an increasingly democratic model of shared governance in public research funding. As well as the call for scientists to engage. www.aaup.org/toward-recon...

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Toward the Reconstruction of US Research Infrastructure

Academia must organize now to secure the future of the US academic research enterprise.

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The Dodo @the-dodo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"He appears to have lived a rough and tumble life." www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/c...

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Cat With Smushed Ears From Life On The Streets Just Wants A Family To Love Him

He's a survivor.

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Triangle Beagle Rescue @tribeagles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Adoptable puppies of the day-Opal, Ollie, Orlando & Ophelia! tribeagles.org/adopt

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bergelsonlab @bergelsonlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

RIP SBE. One point of confusion maybe someone can clarify? SBE is not listed as one of the directorates for the GRFP, but e.g. psychology is still an eligible major field of study per the appendix here www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo.... so where's that $ come from?

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"even students who most value their future professional endeavors will benefit from learning the basics thoroughly, developing foundational internalized knowledge that will enable them to adapt as technology continues to change." Editorial Board, Harvard Crimson www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

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Don't Tell Us To Write Our Papers With AI | The Harvard Crimson

It’s still unclear how AI could be used to support academic writing without meaningfully outsourcing one’s thinking. Professors might not be able to enforce a prohibition on its use for larger take-ho...

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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” These words weren't spoken by a modern activist. They were written by Gustave Gilbert, the American military psychologist who spent months interviewing Nazi war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials. Let’s look at a dangerous pattern.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Penultimate? FY26 NSF grantmaking update One month ago (8/4) New grants: 4310/7761 — 55.5% of avg. Obligations: 4.10/5.08 billion — 80.7% of avg. Now (9/7) New grants: 6,144/10,857 — 67% of avg.* Obligations: 5.97/7.49 billion — 80% of avg. *avg. from 21–24 grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...

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Agency Pulse: Grantmaking at NSF

An independent, up-to-date, grant-level record of federal science funding disruptions in the United States.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Shout out to my brave colleagues Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg.

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Triangle Beagle Rescue @tribeagles.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Adoptable beagle of the day-Roscoe! www.tribeagles.org/product/rosc...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026

For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs

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September 11 Docs

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Erika Waters @erikawatersphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Incredible thread—neighbors protecting neighbors in the face of fear, threats, and physical and emotional violence. What courage!

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The labor movement gave us weekends, 8 hour work days, and ensured that our kids can go to school rather than work. Honored to fight for unions every day. Happy Labor Day to all those who have fought for a fairer economy in the richest country in the world.

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Scarlet Ingstad @scarlet-ingstad.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

COMPLETE!!!! Finished the rough draft of the Reclaiming 1776 Project and sent it off to the editors. They're busy combing through my other #AmRev novel at the momment; once we publish that one in Oct, Reclaiming 1776 is next & will be published by January!!! #author #history

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Triangle Beagle Rescue @tribeagles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Adoptable beagle mix of the day-Magnolia! www.tribeagles.org/product/magn...

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Erika Waters @erikawatersphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This girl is incredible! Wandered down a rabbit hole to listen to her adaptations of Black Hole Sun and Zombie. Such a powerful voice and such talented playing. Looking forward to hopefully hearing more from her in the future.

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