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Acct of the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology: nanotech, sustainability, & life in science. (Opinions our own, etc.) No longer active. susnano.wisc.edu

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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The second of our final three podcast episodes is up today! It's an amazing interview with @moryan.bsky.social about her book BURN IT DOWN and how science & academia can learn lessons from Hollywood about addressing abuses of power sustainablenano.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-...
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Ep. 47. Burn it Down: harassment, abuses of power, and advocating for change in STEM | Sustainable Nano
What does fighting abuses of power in Hollywood have to do with science? In this episode, reporter Maureen Ryan discusses her book, "Burn it Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change in Hollywood,...
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 21/07/2026
"June Huh, High School Dropout, Wins the Fields Medal" by @jordanacep.bsky.social is featured in this anthology of science stories from @theopennotebook.bsky.social with an author Q&A and annotations by writer and mathematician Dana Mackenzie. Get your copy: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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The Best Science Stories and How They Work: A Collection with Commentary - The Open Notebook
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Coming out of hibernation to share a new podcast episode! "Centering What it's Really About" - an interview with Dr. Della Mosley about holistic wellness in STEM and the ebbs and flows of culture change work sustainablenano.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-...
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Ep 46. Centering What it's Really About | Sustainable Nano
An interview with Dr. Della Mosley, a healer, counseling psychologist, and former professor. In this conversation, recorded back in summer 2024, Dr. Della shares their perspective on holistic wellness...
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
We extended the deadline for this #SciComm survey to this FRIDAY, Nov 21! Please share your experiences of scicomm/outreach in chem grad school (even if grad school was a long time ago). #chemsky
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 99 tenure-track positions and 11 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #chemsky #chemjobs #facultychemjobs ⚗️🧪
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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 26/08/2025
Don’t miss your chance to join us at our Faraday Discussion on high-entropy alloy nanostructures to discuss the latest research and current challenges in the field. Registration closes 1 September. Book your place now: rsc.li/4oIel3x #ChemSky #FD_Alloys
High-entropy alloy nanostructures: from theory to application - register by 1 September
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NSF Center for Computer Assisted Synthesis (C-CAS) @nsf-ccas.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
In our inaugural #askccas video, postdoctoral fellow Emily Wearing interviews PhD student Blake Day about why chemistry is important to him. Have a question for C-CAS? Let us know! #nsf #chemistry #computerscience #ccas #interview #chemsky
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Craig Bettenhausen @craigofwaffles.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The #Braille periodic table is such a cool project. #chemistry #ACSFall2025 #accessibility
A wooden periodic table has nubs added to it on Braille lettering A helium periodic table block made of wood and including Braille text
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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NSF Center for Computer Assisted Synthesis (C-CAS) @nsf-ccas.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Introducing #SURFsnapshots, a collection of photos of our summer undergraduate research fellows. Check back in early fall for information about applying to be part of the SURF cohort for 2026! #chemistry #computerscience #ccas #nsf #summerresearch #undergraduateresearch
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Only 2 weeks left to participate in this survey about sci comm & outreach during chem grad school! Scan QR code in the flyer or go to umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to tell us about your experience
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Congrats and welcome to the newest Center for Chemical Innovation! The NSF Center for Single-Entity Nanochemistry and Nanocrystal Design (CSENND), directed by @saraskrabalak.bsky.social w 11 faculty collaborators news.iu.edu/live/news/28... #NSFfunded
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IU to lead NSF-funded center focused on transforming nanocrystal research
A team of researchers led by IU chemist Sara Skrabalak has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to advance nanocrystal design and discovery.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 06/08/2025
A federal judge in California wants NSF to explain why its decision to freeze 300 grants to scientists at UCLA isn’t a violation of her earlier ruling in another case that such blanket grant terminations are probably illegal. scim.ag/4fnlgei
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Has NSF defied a court order by suspending 300 UCLA grants?
Federal judge to hear arguments relating to preliminary injunction to restore funding for other UC grants
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
#BlackInChemWeek agenda! Image shows daily activities for Aug 11-15, for more details visit blackinchem.org
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BlackInChem
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
a canva graphic that says "How it works Step 1:  Go to SkypeAScientist.com
Step 2: Click “Sign Up” then “Scientist
              Sign Up Form”
Step 3: Tell us about yourself
Step 4: Get matched with a classroom
Step 5: Connect with the teacher
Step 6: Make a kid’s day 
isn't that great?
@SkypeAScientist"
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Beyond Benign @beyondbenign.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Bring #GreenChemistry to your K-12 classroom. 🌱🧪 Beyond Benign’s "Observe, Wonder, Think" webinar series shares actionable approaches to safer, more equitable science education. Watch six recordings and explore supporting resources on the #GCTLC: buff.ly/OdtHBvo
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6 Conversations to Help You Bring Sustainable Science Into Your K-12 Classroom - Beyond Benign
The K-12 teaching community is a powerhouse. By bringing green chemistry into primary and secondary classrooms, teachers can spark student engagement, create safer learning environments, and inspire…
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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Lin Lanying was an engineer and physicist who developed semiconductor and aerospace materials, particularly monocrystalline silicon, a key semiconductor used as a component in virtually all modern electronic equipment. adalovelaceday.subst...
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Dr Lin Lanying, Materials Engineer
Dr Lin Lanying was an engineer and physicist who contributed to the development of semiconductor and aerospace materials, particularly silicon.
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Adam Clancy @clancylab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Do love nanomaterials? Do you tolerate LinkedIn? Consider following the RSC Nanoscience Group (link below) to stay up to date with events, awards! #Chemsky #Nanosky
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NSF Center for Computer Assisted Synthesis (C-CAS) @nsf-ccas.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Another addition of #ccastrivia! www.youtube.com/shorts/36Ujj...
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C-CAS Trivia (Team 2) #ccas #chemistry #nsf #trivia
YouTube video by Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Excited to share a new survey being conducted by CSN graduate student @abbypigeon.bsky.social looking at how participating in science communication and outreach during graduate school affects post-graduate outlooks: umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A recruiting flyer for a research study. Title: Effects of science communication and outreach in graduate school on post-graduate outlooks. Description: We are looking for participants for a study exploring how involvement in science communication and outreach during graduate school affects post-graduate career experiences! Participation in this research is open to anyone who has completed a PhD in chemistry or intends to complete one within the next year, regardless of whether you participated in science communication or outreach activities during graduate school. Eligibility: Either completed a PhD program in chemistry or a closely related field from a US academic institution or intends to complete one within the next year, 18+ years old. QR code for participation, contact info for questions, and logos for the University of Minnesota, the National Science Foundation, and the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 17/07/2025
Breaking news: A Senate spending panel today offered a glimmer of hope to the more than 1600 scientists who had their grants terminated earlier this year by the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/46ctgwj
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Senate panel raises hopes that NSF will restore killed grants
Republicans promise to work with Democrats to salvage defeated amendment
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Chris Ashwood @cashwood.proteaglyco.com · 16/07/2025
A motivating quote from @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social: “…You are discovering knowledge and gifting that to humanity for all of posterity. Once you learn something no one can take that away. It is not an object. It is an intellectual currency that will be shared throughout the generations…”
A personal message from 2022 chemistry laureate Carolyn Bertozzi to all young researchers on why to aspire to a career in science: 

”I would want to share with them how a life in science is incredibly rewarding. It is rewarding because it is creative. You are discovering knowledge and gifting that to humanity for all of posterity. Once you learn something no one can take that away. It is not an object. It is an intellectual currency that will be shared throughout the generations. And you created that. It has a permanence that ironically a physical object doesn’t have. You can paint a painting, but eventually it will fade. But knowledge doesn’t fade. Knowledge stays with us forever and it becomes the foundation for the next generations.”
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
New blog post! Celebrating Pride in STEM for 2025: sustainable-nano.com/2025/06/27/c... #chemsky
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Celebrating Pride in STEM for 2025
I feel a mix of celebration, sadness, and defiance as I sit down to write about Pride Month here on the Sustainable Nano blog. Given the current administration’s attacks on people with various marg…
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Beth Zeitler @ezeitler.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Are you a grad student or early-career STEM professional interested in experiencing careers in #sciencepolicy? Apply for the 2026 #MirzayanFellowship @nationalacademies.org in #DC Mar 2–May 22! I was a fellow & am happy to answer ?'s via DM! Apply by Aug 20, 2025: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu 💡🔌🧪#chemsky
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RSC Chemical Nanoscience & Nanotechnology @rsc-cnn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Each week the RSC-CNN committee selects a great new nanoscience paper — this week highlighting deep learning for particle tracking. Authors developed Colloidoscope: a robust tool that improves tracking in dense colloidal suspensions, even under low-contrast, photobleached imaging conditions.
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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Opportunity in fragment-based computational design at Lilly (Bracknell UK) ref: R-86733 #FBD #FBLD #FBDD #cheminformatics #CompChem #UKChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪 careers.lilly.com/us/en/job/R-...
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Advisor - Fragment-based Computational Design in Bracknell, United Kingdom | Research & Development at Lilly
Apply for Advisor - Fragment-based Computational Design job with Lilly in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Research & Development at Lilly
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Nature Astronomy @natastron.nature.com · 20/06/2025
This month we highlight a score of Black astronomers trying to pursue their ambitions without fear, and Black In Astro, an organization supporting predominantly early-career Black people working in the space sciences. Editorial: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #BlackSpaceWeek #EquityInSTEM 🔭
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Great writeup from @ucriverside.bsky.social about our recent Nature: Nanotechnology paper on nano-plant interactions: news.ucr.edu/articles/202... #chemsky
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How ubiquitous small particles turn harmful inside plants
A new UC Riverside-led study reveals how common small particles produced by nature as well as human activities can transform upon entering plant cells and weaken plants’ ability to turn sunlight into ...
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Good article on the importance of basic science and how it benefits society www.americanscientist.org/article/%E2%...
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“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Three of the 36 signatories are senior investigators in the CSN! Example of important advocacy work that is part of serving as dept chairs/heads, which these scientists take on along with their research & mentoring responsibilities.
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Maydianne Andrade @widowweb.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Correlation confounded with causation fuels an assumption of incompetence when professionals do not meet expectations about 'what a professional looks like'. Question: What does an observation of low representation tell us about the cause? Answer: Nothing. youtu.be/HX0R302lBMk?...
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The 'DEI Hire' Critique is Flawed: Correlation is Not Causation
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Rigoberto Hernandez @everywherechem.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Great to collaborate with the Giraldo Lab and our CSN (@sustainablenano.bsky.social) team!
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"Wisconsin has joined a coalition...in filing a lawsuit to stop the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) attempt under the Trump Administration to gut funding for critical scientific research and education at universities in Wisconsin and across the nation." www.wispolitics.com/2025/dept-of...
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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul sues to block National Science Foundation funding and program cuts
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop th...
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Miriam Krause @mirk47.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
FYI for non-science folks, it is really impressive (and difficult!) to get published in a Nature journal like @natnano.nature.com. And guess what made this possible? 10+ years of funding from the National Science Foundation to build the interdisciplinary scientific groundwork & collaborations.
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
New paper just out by a great team of CSN collaborators! Plant biology, computational chemistry, synthetic chemistry, & analytical chemistry all working together to advance our understanding of nanoparticle-plant interactions - very important for advances in sustainable agriculture!
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
New blog post! "Can nanoplastics breach the blood brain barrier?" sustainable-nano.com/2025/05/27/c... #chemsky #nano
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Can nanoplastics breach the blood brain barrier?
Plastics are the most common marine waste, coming from both land and ocean sources. They enter water in various ways and never fully break down. Once in the ocean or Great Lakes, they cause harm to…
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
If you’re a scientist with even a little bit of experience talking about your science to the public, I’d encourage you to sign up to do one of these. I can help. 🧪🌎🦑
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NPR @npr.org · 22/05/2025
JUST IN: International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."
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Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students
International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."
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Sara Cottle @saralea.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Know a chemical technical professional? @acs.org has named tomorrow a day of celebration for chemical technical professionals. cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS... #chemsky @cenmag.bsky.social
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ACS puts the spotlight on chemical technical professionals
The society names May 22 an official day of celebration and recognition for a critical but often overlooked workforce
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
How do science interpreters, such as animators and museum designers, translate complex scientific research into something visually tangible—like a 40-foot dinosaur skeleton or a 3D animation of cellular machinery too small to be seen? www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...
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How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible
A cell animator and a museum designer tell us how they translate scientific findings into visual experiences.
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 15/05/2025
WATCH: U.S. Representatives will speak during a special hour dedicated to the National Science Foundation and recent attempts to dismantle the agency. Tune into CSPAN to watch it live today at 4:45 p.m. ET www.c-span.org//
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C-SPAN.org gives you access to C-SPAN's daily coverage of Washington and more than 200,000 hours of extensively indexed and archived C-SPAN video.
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
As the National Science Foundation is facing existential threats on its 75th birthday (founded May 10, 1950), we want to help highlight some of the positive ways NSF has impacted us! Check out thank you notes from members of the Centers for Chemical Innovation at nsfcci.org/nsf75
Graphic showing an envelope with a card sticking out. The envelope says "NSF: 75 Years of Discovery & Innovation." The card says "Thank you, NSF!" and shows various colorful logos of the Centers for Chemical Innovation.
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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Reintroduction time! I'm Krystal, a science policy reporter at @cenmag.bsky.social. These days, I mostly report on the chaos happening at the NSF, but I also write about STEM education and equity issues within science. Any tips? Reach me on Signal at kvasquez.12 or via email at k_vasquez@acs.org
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Dr. Katalin Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA. She was scoffed at, demoted, and eventually forced to retire. Then, she won the Nobel Prize. Listen to her story in the first episode of “The Leap,” produced with the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social. pod.link/73329284/epi...
Portrait of Dr. Katalin KarikóI Was Considered a Nobody
Dr. Kati Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA. Her tireless, methodical work was dismissed and she was ridiculed. 
Then she won a Nobel Prize.
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Steph @stephy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Lilly is hiring an analytical chemistry lab manager #chemjobs lilly.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LLY/jo...
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Sr. Manager - Analytical Chemistry
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work ...
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Phie Jacobs @phiejacobs.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The Deaf Scientists Pipeline in Rochester, NY offers support for students and researchers from high school to postdoctoral levels. Now, due to NIH funding cuts, this one-of-a-kind initiative has been dismantled. My recent story for @science.org
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Crucial training pipeline for Deaf scientists dismantled by NIH funding cuts
The one-of-a-kind initiative offered support from high school to postdoctoral levels
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Phie Jacobs @phiejacobs.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
It was a privilege to help tell the stories of U.S. scientists whose lives have been upended during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration in this recent piece for @science.org
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U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories
As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures
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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Thanks to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social for a wonderful webinar today on science communication and writing for op-eds and policy briefs. We learned a ton!
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