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Mark Griep

@mgriep1.bsky.social
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Chem in movies; tribal college chem; professor of chemistry; biochemist

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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I am happy to announce that my book, "A Formula for Success" is now on Amazon. It is the history of the first 30 years of my dept, when we had more women faculty, grads, and UGs than anywhere else in the world. Who were these men and women? tinyurl.com/AFormulaForS...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Yesterday, I wore my spacegun Rock Mount shirt to give a quick version of my "Alien Biochemistry & Extraterrestrial Minerals" talk at the UNL Playposium, which is about the use of fun learning activities in higher education. Despite the empty table, I promise I had a large audience.😉
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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Margaret Rossiter, PhD, was a historian of science who uncovered overlooked contributions of women in STEM. She coined the term “Matilda Effect” to describe how women’s discoveries were often credited to men. buff.ly/6AmgMr3 #WomenInSTEM
Margaret Rossiter, PhD, was a historian of science who uncovered overlooked contributions of women in STEM.Rossiter coined the term “Matilda Effect” to describe how women’s discoveries were often credited to men.Her three-volume series Women Scientists in America remains a landmark work, reshaping how history remembers women in science.Through her meticulous research and advocacy, she reshaped the field of history of science. Rossiter passed away on August 3, 2025.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Griep and colleagues combine school spirit, science in 'Go Big Red' exploration By Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing news.unl.edu/article/grie...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Is diversity inclusionary or exclusionary?" Answer: universities that value diversity increases the "sense of belonging" among more students. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Feeling a sense of belonging is associated with more motivation within organizations that value diversity and equity - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Feeling a sense of belonging is associated with more motivation within organizations that value diversity and equity
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I want to see this documentary -- "Underland" "explores and complicates humanity’s relationship with subterranean spaces, the ephemeral nature of time and place, and, perhaps above all, the fragility of all we are and all we create." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Dark matters
A new film celebrates the subterranean
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
"I understand the cat" -- quote from A Serious Man (2009) by the Coen Brothers
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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We celebrate #FreedomDay and all those who continue to fight for equal rights and a world where everyone can achieve their full potential. #Juneteenth
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Learn more about Quantum Entanglement in our Quantum Materials Graduate Program!
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
If you are interested in earning a graduate degree in quantum materials, then this UNL program is for you!
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Great graduate program if you're interested in quantum materials!
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
If you are interested in earning a graduate degree in quantum materials, then this UNL program is for you!
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Jocelyn Bosley @scitalker.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Where my #physics phriends at?? It's more important than ever for those who know science best—researchers themselves—to communicate with the public about how & why it matters. Learn how to more effectively advance & advocate for the societal value of your work: go.unl.edu/may-2025-funsize-webinar
This flyer advertises a webinar called "Broader Impacts, Now More Than Ever: Lessons from Funsize Physics," to be held Wednesday, May 21, 3-4pm CDT. A comic-style image depicts a woman with purple hair, blue lipstick, wearing an orange shirt that reads "Funsize Physics." She is looking at her phone with an expression of awe, as physics images flow from her head.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The biography about Dr. Rachel Lloyd that was written by her brother-in-law in 1900 has a new webpage. It's a fascinating read and this is the only place you can find it! archives-spec.unl.edu/rachel-llyoy...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Great movies from 1975, which was 50 years ago! Marjorie and I have seen all except 4 & 8. The Top 10 Films From 1975 based on Rotten Tomatoes scores 1. Jaws 97% 2. Dog Day Aft. 96% 3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 91% 4. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai ... 95% 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s... 93%...
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The 10 Best Movies Turning 50 This Year, According to Rotten Tomatoes
The year 1975 produced a ton of movies that are still Certified Fresh.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
You've probably seen the cute woolly mammoth mouse pictures I like a couple of quotes in the Science mag article. • Henry Greeley: the Colossal woolly mouse has the "aww factor" but is missing the "awe." www.science.org/content/arti...
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Mouse with a mammoth’s pelt makes superfuzzy debut
Birth of rodent with coat genetically modified to resemble the extinct species raises big ethical and conservation concerns
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
My co-authors and I made the cover of Nebraska History magazine! 😎 Our article is about Dr. Hettie Kersey Painter's role as one of Lincoln's earliest physicians. She's wearing her Civil War service medals in this photo from about 1883 that was taken in Lincoln.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Here is a pin made about 1920, of smoothed and shaped petrified wood, in its original jeweler's box, from Hallett's of Lincoln, Nebraska: Established 1871 Hallett’s [a Halley’s comet shape with diamond core] Jeweler & Optician 1143 O Street Lincoln, Neb.
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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different www.asbmb.org/asbmb-...
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When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different
New findings visualize a molecular complex that loads a “clamp” to keep parts of the replication machinery from falling off the DNA strand.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I'm not proposing that Nebraska is the origin of life on Earth but I would like to point out that there are a number of alkaline lakes in western Nebraska. Does anyone know if they are high in phosphate? www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-ma...
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The Phosphate Problem for the Origin of Life May be Solved
And it may help us decide whether to search for life on ocean worlds or lake worlds.
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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Join AWIS in celebrating women in science and STEM for Women’s History Month. These are just a few of the women who have made remarkable contributions to science and STEM fields. How many of these women can you name? Read about them and many others at buff.ly/umbk7eF #WomenInSTEM
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Maxfield Parrish illustrated his undergrad chemistry lab reports in 1890! Long before he was widely known as an artist, Maxfield Parrish was an undergraduate at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Twenty years after he graduated with a history degree, he donated his notebook to his alma mater.
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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
From AWIS Magazine, Behnaz Akbari, president of the Purdue University Chapter of NORD Students for Rare, explores the challenges of developing drugs and medical devices to prevent, diagnose, and treat rare diseases. buff.ly/3EUmO1n #WomenInScience #RareDiseaseDay
Rare Disease Day.
Unlocking Hope: The Significance of Orphan Drugs in Precision Medicine
Behnaz Akbari
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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Dorothy J. Phillips, PhD, is the first African-American woman president of the American Chemical Society. awis.org/historical-women/dorothy-j… #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth @acs.org‬
Dorothy J. Phillips, PhD, is the first African-American woman president of the American Chemical Society.She grew up during segregation in Nashville, Tennessee. She initially attended Tennessee State University but transferred to Vanderbilt University in 1966, shortly after it was integrated.She was the first African-American woman to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Cincinnati. Phillips joined the American Chemical Society in 1973, and was elected president of the Society in 2025, after serving on the Board of Directors.
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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
To commemorate Black History Month, the ASBMB created a timeline highlighting important achievements in the life sciences made by Black scientists. www.asbmb.org/divers...
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A history of Black scientists
Celebrating important contributions and achievements in science and technology made by Black scientists.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The King! in my office. I don't remember where I got all of these, so I'll post them by the year of the Elvis • Early Elvis was on the 1993 US Stamp • Book of Elvis quotes • Elvis swivel hips clock (a gift from an UG researcher) • Book of places that Elvis visited
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Hey! "ReAction! Chemistry in the Movies" by my wife and me was the inspiration for a new book "Onscreen Chemistry: The Portrayal of Chemical Science in Film and TV" by Jack O'Donoghue of Trinity College Dublin
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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today we celebrate the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science, highlighting the crucial contributions of women in scientific research. AWIS proudly advocates for safe, inclusive environments so more brilliant, determined women can succeed in STEM fields. #IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/02/2025
From next week our X account will close and be archived. We will be solely on BlueSky where we will continue to promote #history, historical practice and the humanities. Please do join us #Skystorians
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The latest issue of Nebraska History magazine features an article about director Joan Micklin Silver, an Omaha native. Marjorie and I have watched several of her films. To be honest, the one I remember most is "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," which was for PBS. The author made comparisons to other directors
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John O’Donoghue @drjohnodonoghue.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The countdown is on to the release of my book “Onscreen Chemistry” - which tells the story of chemistry/chemists in moving pictures from the very beginning up to the present day, charting all the highs & lows. You can pre-order it here for 12th Feb #Chemistry #SciComm books.rsc.org/books/monogr...
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Onscreen Chemistry: The Portrayal of Chemical Science in Film and TV
Lights. Camera. Reaction! How do real world discoveries affect what we see on screen? What impact does the world of film have on how we view chemistry? Are
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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
After a remarkable 300 columns, David Goodsell has retired from the Molecule of the Month. We are very grateful for his service. @jiwasa.bsky.social will continue the series, beginning with January's article on Assembly Line Polyketide Synthases Details: cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
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EDUCATION CORNER: Molecule of the Month: Celebrating  25 Years of Storytelling and Announcing New Beginnings
After a remarkable 300 columns, David Goodsell has retired from the Molecule of the Month series.  Janet Iwasa will be continuing the series for PDB-101.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
"Among the 119 metabolites..., glycoprotein acetyls (GlycA) were most strongly associated with a higher mortality hazard..., whereas the degree of unsaturation, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and omega-3 were strongly associated with a lower mortality hazard... • 101,359 particip.; mean age 56.44 yrs
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
My syllabus infographic is ready for "Chemistry and the Citizen II" in Spring 2025 #sciart #chemistry #infographic @unlincoln.bsky.social
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
• I will use this brooch in my class this Spring to teach about pH of the digestive system • It is by Louis Recchia. I purchased it in the late '80s at Pirate in Denver. I think I paid $2. • Since it is a Nebraska map, I was apparently destined to take the position at UNL in 1990. #sciart
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Dr. Rachel Lloyd is now on the AWIS Historical Women page! AWIS is the Association for Women in Science. I'm the new Chair of the UNL AWIS committee and my request to add her was my first act. awis.org/historical-w... #chemistry #science
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Rachel Holloway Lloyd, PhD
Rachel Holloway Lloyd was the first American woman to earn a doctoral degree in chemistry.
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
"Subterranean Medicine Bottles Are Treasures that Reveal the Growth of Lincoln’s Early Drug Store" was recently published in Nebraska History magazine and is now available to download!! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Subterranean Medicine Bottles Are Treasures that Reveal the Growth of Lincoln’s Early Drug Stores
PDF | This paper is about the medicine bottles embossed with the names of nine early Lincoln pharmacies and drug stores that were found during various... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy Holidays Everyone!! www.cbr.com/the-far-side...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"Eating the Earth" feature in Science Mag has incredible photos by George Steinmetz accompanied by a thoughtful article by Joel Bourne www.science.org/content/arti...
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The burgeoning global food trade is a lifeline for billions. Is it breaking the planet?
Stunning photos document the vast, fragile enterprise that feeds us
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I enjoyed learning about this idea that biology isn't the only natural system that evolves. In fact, it has been proposed that "systems made up from diverse interacting components...will inexorably drive toward states of 'increasing functional information.'"
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ᛕᎥᕼᗷᗴᖇᑎᗴ丅Ꭵᑕᔕ @kihbernetics.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"What persists exists" but do minerals really "evolve" the same way life does? Is #evolution nothing more than #complexification? Life evolves. So do minerals. How about everything else? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Life evolves. So do minerals. How about everything else?
Proposed “natural law” broadening evolution finds support
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Hey @eichhornlab.bsky.social, have you seen this?
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Happy #QuantumDay to all who celebrate! Max Planck submitted work on blackbody radiation to the German Physical Society #OTD in 1900. His novel “quantum hypothesis” suggested that matter emits and absorbs light with frequency f only in discrete chunks of energy E=hf. 🧪 ⚛️ (1/n) Image: AIP
A black and white photo of Max Planck. His arms are crossed and he is looking at the camera. Planck has a substantial mustache and his hair is receding. He is wearing a heavy, dark suit with a high-collared white shirt and a small black bowtie.
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Omg. Huge kunzite at the Smithsonian today!!! You can hear its story in this episode of Every Rock Has A Story linked below youtu.be/7xtNaS6x7BM?...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Here it is friends - Nebraskanic acid My UNL colleague, Ed Cahoon, and his collaborators isolated this C24 dihydroxy fatty acid from Chinese violet water cress in 2018. Other researchers have since found that it is an excellent lubricant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebrask...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Please listen to this short video about "Fuel Cells in Aviation" that my GenChemII honors student created. chemweb.unl.edu/griep/2024-c...
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Edwin Beaulieu ran a Garage and Service Station on Perry Creek Road in Perry, Iowa, from about 1933 to 1943. It closed because war rationing meant there were no gasoline or tires to sell. We have three items with this print that features a doe and fawn. It's titled "Call of the Wild."
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Another recent purchase -- An Oberg Hatchery Incubator thermometer. It dates from about 1942 when Oberg Hatchery started using the slogan "Quality Chicks since '26." The only time they called them Chix was on this thermometer!
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Mark Griep @mgriep1.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
My latest gift from Marjorie -- a spoon with an engraving of the Norfolk Sugar Beet Factory. Part of my Nebr beet collection. The factory operated 1891-1905 when it was shipped to Scottsbluff. In 1895, chief chemist, William Baird, was one of founders of the Nebraska Section of the Am Chem Society.
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