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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Disappointed but not wholly surprised to learn it's LLM-based. They've been pushing the weird "AI-driven" language for a while. I guess it's time to add yet another company to the list to be avoided...

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Alchem.ie has been working on this for a bit. Not sure if it's ready to go yet

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

In case anyone else needs to wither into dust, a bookstore near campus has painted "welcome class of 2030" on their windows. Just because that math checks out, doesn't make it right.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today at #bcce2026, I learned about wicked cool gen ed courses other folks teach, ways to think about what students value in OChem, talked to folks who have perfected their flipped courses, and talked about alt grading labs. A very full and rewarding day

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Waiting patiently for my first @bcce2026.bsky.social event since 2018! Excited to talk about outreach!

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Doing my best to make sure none of the algorithms know much about me, but I do let the entirety of @dropout.tv and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social's good. store ads play in their entirety. I'm doing my part dot gif

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Why they included the metric square meter as well as both abbreviations for feet is lost on me! I would think metric would cover it for the French and Quebecois

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Fun fact (to me anyways) is that the word for foot in Spanish is pie (PEE-eh). Many dialects just use the English word for pie (the pastry), so to avoid confusion, in Spanish, the pastry is spelled pay!

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Abbreviation for the French word for feet.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Being socialized to make myself small makes it incredibly difficult to stand up for myself. But I kinda did today. If nothing else, I hope it makes it easier for other NTT folks to do that, too.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

May you have someone keeping you as safe as Cricket keeps me

A medium-sized shaggy dog with tan fur and tall prick ears looks out the window in the evening time. She is leaning on the back of a couch and is very vigilant.

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UIS United Faculty @uisunitedfaculty.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The kids are all right!

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I (obvoiously) don't teach at Harvard, but if this propagates, I ain't doing that. Competitive grading (grading on a curve) went out of fashion for a reason, y'all.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

TODAY! Inviting students at Texas Tech University to learn about the escalating campus censorship policies and share any of their experiences under them with Antonio Ingram and other NAACP Legal Defense Fund Attorneys.

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Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I had a meeting today where we discussed student use of A.I./LLMs and it really crystalized that probably my biggest dislike of these tools stems from the fact that using them increases isolation.

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

prof: here comes the knowledge in the airplane heeeeeerrrrreeee it comes student: (mouth closed)

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Love ALL of them, but 1 and 2 are my favorites!

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Come be my colleague! We are hiring someone at the Asst. or Assoc. Prof. level to teach undergrad Physical Chemistry. The successful candidate is also encouraged to contribute their expertise to other new or existing courses at UIS. @chemjobber.bsky.social #chemsky uis.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Chemistry

Summary:The School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health (ISP) in the College of Health, Science and Technology (CHST) at the Un...

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

My accidental bird feeder sunflowers are attracting pollinators. All the more reason to try to have a pollinator garden in the future!

A small black butterfly with yellow and white spots sits on the back of a large sunflower. The weight of the seeds has caused the flower to lean forward. Other small and large sunflowers are nearby.

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

We need the cerulean sweater scene from The Devil Wears Prada, but for science funding.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Tonight we feast on the products of a Maillard reaction. Tomorrow we fight.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

That's....too much role playing, right? Like that has to be more than the recommended dose, for sure. But I'm not that kind of doctor so 🤷

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Chuck, YOU are congress! Follow your own advice and ACT!

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

10 does on the quad this evening

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Recovering from the fall semester with a snug bug

A scruffy dog snuggled up in multiple blankets

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I don't have as many semesters to compare orgo 1 to, but yes. That is good info to get from the previous instructor, though. I'll have a lot more data to compare for orgo 2

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Early look at my first go at #specsgrading in #orgo looks like there is some slight grade inflation with a direct comparison to points earned on the high stakes assessments. Drop rate is kinda high, but most of those students were not doing well enough to continue. Identified a lot of improvements

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

No one ever warns you about the weird, hyperspecific ways that grief can nuke you from orbit. Second time decorating for the holidays since losing my dad, and the ornament made from a crab shell leaves me sobbing in my twinkling living room. It was the last ornament he gave me.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

No, I don't believe that's right, weather app

Screenshot of a weather app widget saying that it's 136 degrees Fahrenheit in the Midwestern US.

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I cannot get up to be productive, I fear

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

2 retakes (so 3 tries total). They earn tokens for retakes by doing optional homework, coming to office hours, going to SI sessions, and passing reading quizzes. They have to come to office hours to look over past attempts and get feedback beyond right or wrong answers. So office hours are busy

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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Hello, chemsky! I've moved to specs grading where students can retake failed assessments (different versions). My students are not really reflecting on any failures, though. They're just sort of shotgunning their retakes over and over. Any advice to incentivize reflection?

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