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Teresa O'Meara

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Associate professor in microbiology | fungal pathogenesis + genetics | UMichigan

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 20h
very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here's the ad for the Genome Sciences faculty positions ap.washington.edu/ahr/position...
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Position Details - Academic Personnel & Faculty
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14h
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Joe Zackular @joeyzacks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We're hiring - come join our amazing community! Faculty search in the Division of Experimental Pathology at @chopresearch.bsky.social. The successful candidate will hold a Penn faculty appointment, with full access to resources at both CHOP and @upenn.edu Please share! apply.interfolio.com/193339
Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Division of Experimental Pathology at CHOP
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Jeffrey M Kidd @jeffreymkidd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excited to share that my department has an open faculty search for an Assistant Professor! The search is broad, focused on candidates who plan to address fundamental questions in genetics and genomics. The due date is soon: Nov 13. You can apply through interfolio. apply.interfolio.com/190644
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/09/2026
Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature — and it wasn't too different from our own. to.pbs.org/4yIy33q
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T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds
Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature — and it wasn't too different from our own.
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...
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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels
Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Jake Choby @jakechoby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
2. In another Enterobacter isolate, ~1% of cells had preexisting σE activity—and only those cells survived colistin. σE generated bimodality, while PhoPQ generated resistance: two distinct regulatory systems acting together to produce heterogeneity in resistance. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 3/4
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Combinatorial action of regulatory systems generates colistin heteroresistance
The mechanism by which phenotypic heterogeneity is generated within a bacterial population and leads to colistin heteroresistance has been unclear. Heteroresistance is a form of antibiotic resistance ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My MCDB Dept is hiring, again! Assistant Professor Faculty Search. Please Repost! Applications Due Oct 1st We welcome applications from all areas of cellular/molecular biology in prokaryotes, plants, and animals. More information can be found HERE: jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/679540/a...
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Assistant Professor - Ann Arbor, Michigan job with University of Michigan - Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | 679540
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FACULTY POSITION IN CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS   The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental B...
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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Exactly this. There is no academic discussion to be had. It’s absolute nonsense, a fairy tale for insecure and entitled dunces. They should be laughed out of society instead of engaged with as if they’re willing or able to think with any kind of rigor.
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
if I wasn't already hyped to vote, the chance of getting this sticker just puts it over the top
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petehouk.bsky.social @petehouk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Please join for public comment and share your opinion! The August Transportation Commission meeting is cancelled so the next meeting is Sep. 16. You can also email me and the other commission members at transportationcommission@a2gov.org.
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hey #a2council Why do I have to push the button to get a pedestrian cross light? Why isn’t it automatic?
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
You, personally are spending, on average ~$2,500 per person that the United States is deporting. We could fund Medicare for 12 Million Americans with that national budget. By the way, you spend only ~$139 a year on biomedical research through the NIH. www.epi.org/publication/...
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The Cost of Deportations Calculator: Technical documentation
Updated August 6, 2026, to correct the teachers, firefighters, and nurses benefits percentages. The National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies has estimated the federal gove...
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A major advice I try to pass on: science is only worth it if you can delight in the discoveries of others. It’s great to make your own discoveries but they are too few to sustain you over the long haul.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 30/07/2026
The AAUP is proud to endorse Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in the Michigan Democratic primary. Dr. El-Sayed is a fierce champion for debt-free & tuition-free higher education & will be an invaluable ally for academic freedom & higher education as a public good in Washington.
ENDORSEMENT:
DR. ABDUL EL-SAYED 
2026 MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bacteriology-Focused Assistant Professor Position in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Application deadline: August 15, 2026 Come be my colleague!
Bacteriology-Focused Assistant Professor Position in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan

Application deadline: August 15, 2026

Applicants are requested to send
1) A cover letter (up to 1 page)
2) A CV
3) A description of research interests and goals (up to 2 pages)
4) A description of teaching experience and philosophy (up to 1 page)
5) Contact information including email to solicit 3 letters of recommendation.
Application materials should be combined into one PDF and addressed to the department chair, Dr. Bethany Moore, and sent via email to Sheryl Smith - sherylhs@umich.edu
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Paul Alcocer @paul28730.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is the latest one that I can't believe doesn't have legs. They listed all the grants by whether the states they were in went for Harris or Trump and whether they had at least one republican Senator. All grants in Harris states w/o a republican Senator were canceled.
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Early voting is open! I went to the mallets creek library to vote, got a cute squirrel sticker, and some new books. Go for it, Ann Arbor!
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
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Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 17/07/2026
I am thrilled to announce the 1st Michigan Science & Tech Policy fellowship! We're looking for someone w/AI expertise & policy interests, to work in the MI Dept of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. App deadline Aug 9. Learn about the MiST fellowships: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/fellowships/...
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State Legislative Science, Technology, and Public Policy Fellow | U-M Careers
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Sen. Alsobrooks tells Vought "I have been waiting for the opportunity to come face to face with you" and repeatedly calls his actions "depraved" and "evil"
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Amelia Barber @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
New preprint day!! @laurafabre.bsky.social took 1k RNAseq samples and built an atlas of lncRNAs across four Aspergillus species, expanding the gene content of each by up to 20% and discovering a novel modulator of aflatoxin production. w/ @kellerlab.bsky.social.
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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This position is molecular biology OR cellular biology OR genetics!
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This birthright ruling is why I just refuse to tolerate all the Democrat garment rending over NY voters choosing progressive candidates. They are incapable of governing in this moment. The politics of appeasement and centrism gets us to a 5-4 decision on the constitutional question.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The DHS freak-out response to this note underscores that regime members are extremely sensitive about their personal failings. They are stupid and hateful people, but they are just smart enough to know that about themselves, and it consumes them alive to be reminded of their own moral stench.


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After federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a New Yorker sent ICE's director an email in January comparing him to a Nazi.

This week, DHS agents stalked him across New York. His home. A hotel. 

They gave his wife a letter warning of criminal prosecution.

www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Two DHS agents on a doorbell camera.
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“You are a monstrous human being and will go down in history as America’s Reinhard Heydrich, the butcher.

“The way you are protecting the obvious execution in Minnesota, even as we see the videos, will lead to your downfall. Even Trump will turn on you before the end, and you will be a sad, despised man who eats himself alive with shame at your own pathetic weakness.

“You will never know peace. You will seek to lose yourself, to escape the burden of knowing the truth about yourself. But wherever you go, you will find yourself. You will torment yourself until your last day on Earth.”
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‪Adam Steinbaugh‬
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Here is the "WARNING NOTICE" federal agents hand-delivered.

"YOU MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW"

It's the second of these notices I am aware of. If you've received one, please get in touch: fire.org/alarm

WARNING NOTICE

YOU MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is responsible for protecting ICE, its employees, and its facilities against internal and external threats. OPR is responsible for enforcing crimes against the United States as authorized under Title 19 of the U.S. Code and as designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, including criminal investigations into threats made against ICE personnel. OPR has identified an email sent to Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, which it has reason to believe may constitute a v…
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Brett Favaro @brettfavaro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Posted on LinkedIn by @globalecoguy.bsky.social: Actual versus projected buildout for solar power vs. carbon capture
Two-panel chart comparing actual performance versus modeled projections for two climate technologies, spanning 2010–2040.

Panel 1 — Carbon Capture Capacity (megatons)
Line chart. Y-axis: 0 to 4,000+ megatons. A single dark red line (actual carbon storage) runs nearly flat from 2010 to approximately 2025, remaining well below 500 megatons. Beginning around 2023–2025, a fan of teal/blue projection lines diverges sharply upward, with the highest trajectories reaching approximately 4,000–5,000 megatons by 2040 and the lowest remaining near 500 megatons. Actual performance is far below all but the most conservative projections.

Panel 2 — Solar Power (terawatt-hours)
Line chart. Y-axis: 0 to 2,000+ terawatt-hours. A single dark red line (actual solar electricity production) shows exponential growth from near zero in 2010, rising steeply to approximately 2,000 TWh by 2023–2024. A dense fan of teal/blue projection lines originates around 2023–2025 and extends to 2040, spanning a wide range from approximately 200 to 2,000 TWh. Actual solar production meets or exceeds the upper range of nearly all projections.

Implied contrast: Carbon capture has drastically underperformed projections. Solar power has dramatically outperformed them
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our Dept of Microbiology & Immunology @Geisel School of Medicine @Dartmouth has an opening for an Assistant Professor. Looking for programs bridging multiple areas in Micro & Immuno. A great place to be! Programs: www.M2P2.org www.dartmouthbiofilm.org Job ad: apply.interfolio.com/187637
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Roby Bhattacharyya @roby-b.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
So many things didn't have to happen, but few as obvious as this
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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Megathread about responding to new OMB grant funding rules (feel free to add/link more!) I was collecting these for me, but figured I'd round 'em up for everyone 🧪 What's the problem? arstechnica.com/science/2026... elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Now open - LOIs for the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program. Deadline is July 16 @ 3pm ET. Faculty in US and Canada are eligible to apply Grant Amount: $505,000 over five years More information here: buff.ly/mBR4XST #bwfpath
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This is what Trump's done to the people's house: A third of it is rubble. Another third is a cage match. What a metaphor.
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
PUBMED LET ME INNNNN
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Our paper on examining sequence-structure-function relationships and constraints on protein evolution is now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Deep homology and design of proteasome chaperone proteins in Candidozyma auris - Nature Communications
Protein structure modeling can generate hypotheses about sequence-structure-function relationships. Here, the authors used modern computational methods and experimental characterization to explore the...
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Important to read the seminal paper on the discovery of the Bundibugyo virus. It is a different species from Zaire Ebola virus, differing in its genome by up to 32%. The vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for Zaire virus are unlikely to be effective here. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Newly Discovered Ebola Virus Associated with Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Uganda
Author Summary In this report we describe a newly discovered ebolavirus species which caused a large hemorrhagic fever outbreak in western Uganda. The virus is genetically distinct, differing by more ...
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpath
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BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
DURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) awards, recognizing assistant…
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New preprint alert! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... from my lab and Evan Snitkin's lab Defining the Candidozyma auris pan-genome and essentiality
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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Interested in a teaching faculty position in Bacteriology at UW-Madison? See the attached announcement! @uwbact.bsky.social
A job posting flyer from the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison advertising a Teaching Faculty II position. The role involves coordinating and teaching microbiology lab courses and/or large enrollment introductory classes. The application deadline is May 5, 2026, at 11:59pm CDT. Applications must be submitted electronically via the Jobs at UW portal; emailed applications are not accepted. Applicants must upload a single document containing a cover letter, CV, and teaching philosophy. The job listing URL is https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/teaching-faculty-ii-madison-wisconsin-united-states, Job ID JR10009916. The flyer notes that Madison, Wisconsin is described as a vibrant place to live and work, combining college-town energy, lakeside scenery, and a community-focused atmosphere.
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Lauren Palmer @laurenpalmer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Image of UIC sculpture, recreation center, and Medical Sciences Building
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We are hiring @umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social ! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/05/2026
the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026
horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
:: screams and screams and screams :: I do not know how you can have been alive during 2025, throughout DOGE's destruction of USAID, targeting of science at NIH, and general dismantling of vital institutions in the stupidest and cruelest way, and still believe this tech bro fairy tale.
"What I find laudable in Elon Musk, amid the many things I find not laudable in him, is the relentlessness with which he tries to achieve his goals. That guy believes in getting us to Mars and creating an electric vehicle transition and all the rest of it, and nothing else matters to him. He tries to create organizations that run through walls, and he actually does make tremendous things happen in the world."
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Mostafa Zamanian @zamanian.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We are excited to host the 2026 Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases (MNID) Meeting in Madison from Aug 7-8. Registration (free) and Abstract submission are online. Please share! www.mnidmeeting.org #MNID26
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Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases Meeting — Madison, WI · August 7–8, 2026
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 11/04/2026
BREAKING: the judges who dismissed high-profile cases in immigration court against two international students who have advocated for Palestinian causes, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, were fired yesterday, alongside four other judges. /w @haleaziz.bsky.social and @nicknehamas.bsky.social
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Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students
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