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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Autumn is in the air and #SpookySeason is just around the corner! Percy the #AustralianCattleDog is dressed as the wolf dressed as the grandma from #LittleRedRidingHood ! folks have said he looks like a little wolf, so it’s fitting! #RescueDog #DogsOfBluesky m.youtube.com/shorts/g-WDF...

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Cattle Dog Tries…Fairy Tales

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Mississippi kite out hunting this morning! Very pretty, graceful birds. #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography #Mississippi

Mississippi kite in midair with something (perhaps a cicada) in one talon

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Percy the #AustralianCattleDog was excited to be picked up from boarding and seemed to like his #Maine themed goodies (after boarding during my recent trip)! #DogsOfBluesky #RescueDogs #BlueHeeler

Blue heeler dog stands in parking lot of boarding kennel, looking at the camera and wearing a blue and white striped lobster-themed bandanna.

Blue heeler dog sits in grass with lobster-themed toys and treats.

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Had a great time visiting #Maine for the first time! Good food, beautiful landscapes, and adorable seals. Few days of vacation coupled to attending the Gordon Research Conference on #IonicLiquids.

Large group of seals sprawled across a rocky island

Mountains in background with a ski lift in the foreground

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 27 tenure-track positions and 1 teaching-only position: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪

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The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

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Maria Gallardo-Williams @teachforaliving.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Would you like to sign up for our seasonal podcast/professional development event? The theme this year is Igniting Outstanding Teaching, and our team has put our hearts and souls into it! First episode in your inbox July 8! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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SPARK 2026: Igniting Outstanding Teaching

Welcome to the sixth annual summer SPARK program, Igniting Outstanding Teaching. Sign up here if you want to receive updates when our weekly materials for the SPARK: Summer Program: Aspire, Renew, K...

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Haven’t posted #ShelterPup photography in a while, but Eclipse the poodle was too cool not to share! #RescueDogs #ShelterDogs #Poodles #Poodle #DogsOfBluesky

Black standard poodle sitting in green grass

Black standard poodle standing in grass.

Black standard poodle laying in the shade with a toy (that has seen better days).

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Kane the German shepherd (husky mix?) is a stunner! He was sweet and loved toys, too. #ShelterPups #Mississippi #DogsOfBluesky #ShelterDog #GermanShepherd

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Friends who have dropped off 1st year college students in the recent past, how long did you take? What was helpful? (out of state and this summer/fall for us) Please RT, sincere responses only

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Yucky weather today means enrichment looks a bit different! Training walks in a farm store and a pet shop and a tasty treat at the coffee shop! Never a dull day for a #BlueHeeler ! #AustralianCattleDog #DogsOfBlueSky #DogTraining #CanineEnrichment

Blue heeler dog sits in a car licking a pup cup (whipped cream in an espresso cup)

Blue heeler dog sits politely in a farm store

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Super cute #ShelterPup today. He loved treats and had the best grin! #DogsOfBluesky

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Beautiful Spring day! Percy the #AustralianCattleDog with some lovely wildflowers! #PublicLands #BloomScrolling

Cattle dog sitting behind tall blueish wildflowers

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Received a lovely portrait of my Percy from Chewy!

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today’s shelter dogs were fantastic. Loved these 3! #ShelterDogs #DogsOfBluesky

Put/heeler mix dog lays under a bench grinning

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I agree 100% with Steven Vickers that authors will be falsely accused of using AI in the coming years. In particular, authors like myself whose works were stolen to train AI systems are at risk. When we write in our own unique styles, AI trained on us will quite likely flag us as using AI.

Author Steven Vickers wrote on Threads, "To confirm, this '100% AI generated' passage is the opening of Chapter 5 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I think authors are going to get screwed in these AI witch hunts."

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Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @leitchlab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm sorry but wtf is this image. Palladium fraternizing with niobium? Bismuth cavorting with fluorine? Dogs and cats, living together? MASS HYSTERIA!

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“Keep the faith and do the work.” @donnerkay.bsky.social Attended a fantastic panel discussion this evening by women in journalism across Mississippi. Interesting to think about the parallels of science (teaching and research) and journalism in getting to and communicating the truth.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Our favorite prairie was recently controlled burned. So this morning’s walk looked a bit different. #AustralianCattleDog #PublicLands

Blue heeler stands in ashy landscape looking at camera.

Green plant already starting to grow from the ashes.

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Proof MDs need more, not less, chemistry?

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Trying to get better at saying no to extraneous service work. But also know I have to live with the policy outcomes… #Academia

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

First day of classes for @msstate.bsky.social today! Excited to teach a new cohort of graduate students all about mass spec! #TeamMassSpec #ChemSky

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Looks like this opportunity has been archived. Would love to know about any other programs aimed at training scientists in education research or otherwise bridging the gap between teaching practitioners and education research (in higher ed). #CER 🧪🥽 #ChemSky www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

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EDU Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

GLP-1 agonists (eg Ozempic) are showing promise to reduce alcohol drinking and perhaps opioid use. This is, of course, a potential therapeutic success which arises from the random walking of science, not an “efficient” directed research program.

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Científico Latino @cientificolatino.com · 11/12/2025

Calling all scientists 🔬✨ We invite scientists to support our GSMI mentorship efforts by conducting 1-hr mock interviews for prospective graduate students. Your participation can make a meaningful difference! Interested mentors are encouraged to sign-up here: cientificolatino.com/mock-intervi...

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Great reminder to celebrate milestones and accomplishments liberally!

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Amanda Patrick @patricklabms.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I’m a wimp about the sudden cold, so Percy’s walk today was around a few dog-friendly stores! #DogsOfBluesky #DogsOfChemSky #AustralianCattleDog

Downward shot showing a blue heeler dog wearing a carhartt jacket and carrying a lamb chop toy leaving a store.

Blue heeler dog heeling beside handler walking down a store aisle.

Blue heeler dog walking down a store aisle.

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