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Inorganic chemistry research group at Cal Poly Pomona (California State Polytechnic University Pomona), posts glovebox tips/upgrades, sustainability, bicycle ,😷 stieberlab.github.io

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today, Scandium the Spider wanted to join in on some crystallography! Who can spot them first? The spider was safely removed from the radiation enclosure to minimize exposure. Safety first! #chemsky #chemchat
Bottom view of x-ray goniometer with long legged spider next to it.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We have *six days* left until the Academy of Natural Sciences, North America's oldest Natural History museum, is scheduled to close it's doors. Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.
a slide that says 6 days until the doors close -- 6 reasons we can keep them open, save-the-academy.org @savetheacademy
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rule #1 of crystallography: the first crystal is always the best crystal 😭 😂back to first crystal now… #chemsky #chemchat
Terrible x-ray diffraction of a sample that definitely wasn’t a single crystal
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Check out our second crystallography children’s book available for pre-order to be shipped Oct. 31: meitneriumpress.com This story features diamonds, hiking, geology, and high pressure crystallography! #chemsky #chemchat
Cover page of children’s book „X-ray 
Crystallography Adventures! The Diamond Crystal Mystery.“ black and white composition notebook style with drawing of three characters Elephant, Cat and Mouse looking at rocks on the ground. Written by S. Chantal E. Stieber and Illustrated by Justine Wong
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John Lloyd @boyonabike62.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you build it they will come.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
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Rachael French @drrachaelf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Apparently, it bears repeating every single year: don’t sleep with your students. (apropos of that ASU/UW Madison story)
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We call them bike lanes, but it's really mobility infrastructure.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The politicization & illegal cancellation of federal research funding is an existential crisis for every research university in the country, especially flagship R1 publics. Again, you would think university presidents would speak up, loudly & collectively, about this. Alas. bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026
Important: Trump’s executive order is NOT legislation. Though the executive order promotes more misinformation about vaccines, nothing has changed about the availability of childhood vaccines. For evidence-based guidance, please follow and share American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 10/08/2026
Applications for our Inclusion and Diversity fund close at 17:00 (UK time) on 18 August. If you have a project that could help make chemistry more inclusive, you could receive up to £5,000 in funding. Don’t miss out: rsc.li/id-fund #ChemSky
Could your project make the chemical sciences welcoming to all. It can, and we're here to help. Applications for the I&D Fund close on 18 August.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The NIH has quietly dropped its loan repayment program for researchers doing health disparities research and for researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds. As an LRP awardee who had six figures in medical schools loans, I know how transformative this funding can be. Losing this funding will…
grants.nih.gov
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs: Simplified Structure, Continued Commitment | Grants & Funding
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Barbara Mellone 🇺🇦 @centromellone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
America's R1 universities educate ~8–9 million students (undergraduate + graduate) -> more than 1/3 of U.S. college students (vs. the ~0.6% of Ivies). Undermining this system threatens the institutions that train our workforce and drive scientific innovation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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An American research crisis with real human consequences
Ivy League universities have dominated recent news headlines, having become popular targets for critics of higher education. But the threats they face—cuts to federal research funding, assaults on aca...
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Rowan Walrath @rowanwalrath.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I can't possibly do the story justice in a Twitter thread, so please read it on @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... 13/13
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Access to potential long COVID drugs dwindles as trials falter
Two sets of studies for COVID-driven conditions show the struggles of drug development
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Our dept. is hiring: tenure track faculty positions with expertise in cosmetics, formulations, and/or organic chemistry. Feel free to ask any questions here. Priority for submissions by Oct. 1. careers.cpp.edu/po/en-us/job... #chemsky #chemchat
careers.cpp.edu
Jobs - Job Details - Chemistry, Assistant Professor
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We (faculty at USC) took on an institutional behemoth with all the money and clout on earth, and we WON. We won our union. We're the biggest private-university faculty union in US history. Trying to make people care about this, challenge level IMPOSSIBLE
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Look at our lab‘s new picture wall of alumni from our lab who have earned their doctorates!
4 photo frames around white board with pictures of people who have received a doctorate, names, year, and degree.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15/07/2026
That's about 2/3 the annual National Science Foundation budget.
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
#chemsky #chemchat
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE killed another person.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hegseth blocks promotions of seven Navy officers, five of them women or people of color, a highly unusual move that means that for the first time in more than a decade no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. @gregjaffe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PHASE ONE of our fight against the OMB rule is complete and YOU ALL SHOWED UP!!! HALF A MILLION COMMENTS is WILD. We absolutely exceeded our goal of 100,000! So, what happens next??? Welcome to PHASE TWO: Pressure and Preparation! 1/x
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Lisa McElwee-White @mcelweewhite.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you intend to comment on the OMB proposed rule on federal funding, do it now! The window closes at 11:59 EDT. #chemsky #chemchat
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Megan Ramey @bikabout.com · 08/07/2026
“Right now, vehicle ownership takes up around 1/3 of one’s cost of living…it’s too much...The library gives people a chance to try [e-biking] out before they make the plunge.” I am so excited to announce a dream pilot 4 years in the making. Article: www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/new-e-b...
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New e-bike program launches in Hood River
HOOD RIVER — In the face of rising personal transportation costs, Hood River’s Bikes Buddies and Sol Rides are teaming up to pilot residents’ comfort level with alternative means. Their
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
And as a pedestrian or cyclist, you'd much rather be hit by the Odyssey, given the angled front profile which would cause you to a) be hit in the legs and not your chest and b) make your roll off the side rather than be thrown under the vehicle and run over by the tires.
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#chemsky
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026
NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️
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It's the End of American Science As We Know It
We have 45 days to express our opposition to catastrophic changes.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Calling all Scientists! Research Administrators! Deans! Fans of Science! No one is coming to save us. Here is your assignment. I have written a step by step, easy to understand "how-to" document to help you comment on the proposed OMB rule. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
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What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB 2026-10817)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Ebikes are not a replacement for bikes, they're primarily an alternative to the car.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
speed via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
blue text on white

Driver:
30km/hr is way too slow for our roads!
Also Driver:
Cyclists slow down you're going 20km/hr - You could kill someone!
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 20/04/2026
At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years. Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.” wapo.st/4euUt1c
Figure showing number of competitive grants mentioning women from 2015-2025. The number was rising until recently, with a precipitous drop in the last year.
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Those of us doing research related to women’s health have been hit particularly hard by the govt’s sabotage of the NIH. I spoke to WaPo for this piece, as painful as it was to discuss the reality my lab is facing. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
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Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year
The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
My husband, repeatedly: “How can they do this? How can it be so precise??” SCIENCE. Publicly funded science.
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We had a great turnout for our Chemunity event to make a braille periodic table. Thanks to Mike Fricke for sharing designs! We made some modifications to fit on our smaller laser printer. #chemsky #chemchat @calpolypomona.bsky.social
2 people in foreground at desks making braille periodic tables with 10 people in background.
Four images of wooden templates for braille periodic tables with tactile balls, glue, and tweezers. Last image is of CEN article about braille periodic tables effort
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Tom Morrell @tmorrell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
For folks in California, AB 1557 was just amended to make up new definitions for Class 1 and 2 ebikes that would dramatically impact their usability for carrying kids and cargo. @calbike.bsky.social has a good summary; contact your representative now: click.everyaction.com/k/129073693/...
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AB 1557 Misses the Mark; Take Action Today
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Meredith Rawls @merrdiff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Since NASA apparently isn't on bsky I wholeheartedly suggest you keep an eye on images.nasa.gov ... two new beautiful blue marble images dropped 
Fingernail crescent Earth suspended in space, continents and clouds clearly visible, with a Venus dot far in the background, and moonshine illuminating the nightCrystal clear view of Earth's terminator, showing half the globe in daylight that fades into the night half. The daylight side really embodies the blue marble nickname, with captivating cloud patterns and gorgeous oceans. What a nifty planet.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This is one that I’ve most been looking forward to putting out there. A false choice that I still see and hear in far too many cities. Please share. #UrbanTruth
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
FYI to #ACS #ACSspring2026 attendees, the Georgia World Congress center has really good ventilation! The CO2 levels throughout the whole day stayed in the green zone on the Aranet monitor. #chemsky #chemchat
Chart of CO2 levels from Aranet monitor for Sunday March 22. levels fluctuate mostly between 500-900 ppm throughout the day-all in the „green“ color coded zone
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Check out our new research to probe habitability of ocean worlds out as a preprint on ChemRxiv: chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.... This is entirely the concept of an awesome Masters student Damara, who passed her defense yesterday! These vent structures were grown in a lab and are covered in biofilm.
Black vent structure with whitish biofilm on all the surfacesBlack vent structure so much whitish biofilm on all the surfaces that the black base can hardly be seen
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
This Long Covid Awareness Day let us remember the millions who've been disabled by the virus. The people who've been forgotten and left behind. The folks who have to hide their diagnosis because of the stigma attached to it. You think you don't know anyone with Long Covid? I promise, you do:
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Long Covid Awareness Day 2026
It's 2026 and the Covid pandemic rages on despite many pretending it no longer exists. Today is a day to remind people of the disabling nature of the virus and how they can protect themselves.
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Gearing up for a super expensive 13CO2 labeling experiment. Wish us luck! The cylinder comes with 33 psi of 13CO2 and a big warning label not to open it without a regulator-otherwise you lose your precious gas! #chemsky #chemchat #realtimechem
Lecture bottle of 13CO2 with regulator
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Riding a bike is safe. Cars and poor infrastructure make it dangerous.
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇
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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/02/2026
In case you’re just waking up, the U.S. has teamed up with Israel overnight to start an illegal war of regime change, apparently on a presidential whim with no involvement of Congress, and they are already committing horrific atrocities.
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