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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

As both a typography nerd and a musical theater nerd, I can say with authority that this is the greatest thing on the internet:

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 60 years of #StarTrek! In honor of Gene Roddenberry's show, I figured I'd dust off my blog post about the time he filmed the pilot of another (slightly less famous) show at UC Riverside: groverlab.org/hnbfpr/2019-...

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The South has a lot of problems, and I don't often feel like a Southerner. But I will always be proud that I grew up right down the road from where Dolly grew up.

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's been nine years since I investigated the fake "California South University," which clumsily stole its history from the real University of Alberta: groverlab.org/hnbfpr/2017-... Imagine the fake university they could make today using generative AI to steal from hundreds of real universities.

A satirical graphic I made reading "Proud graduate of California South University" around a mortarboard hat with the Latin placeholder text "Lorem ipsum"

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Alex Guseman @alexguseman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Come be my colleague! We are hiring a structural biologist. I have thoroughly enjoyed starting my career here and both department(s) are full of exceptional scientists. apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04589

apol-recruit.ucsd.edu

Assistant Professor in Structural Biochemistry

University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Jean Tinguely, Meta-Mécanique, 1954 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont…

The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 30/07/2026

We already do this and companies who want them are happy to pay for PhD student interns. Why do precious and limited NSF funds need to be deployed for this? Most PhD student pursue industry jobs anyways - that has always been true. Use NSF funds to support basic science that industry wont support!

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:

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The Assault On Science Funding Continues

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STAT @statnews.com · 26/05/2026

STAT is seeking an ambitious and intellectually curious reporter to cover one of the defining issues in medicine, science, and public health today: declining trust in science. www.statnews.com/careers/stat...

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STAT, Reporter, Trust-in-Science

About STAT In November 2015, STAT was launched as a new national media brand focused on health, medicine, and life sciences. Since then, we have grown to

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Hey Bluesky geologists 🧪, we've had about 60 earthquakes over the past few weeks in a pretty small area in the hills between Riverside/MoVal and Redlands (including a few >3.0 that I've felt in Riverside). Is there anything interesting going on here?

Screenshot of USGS website showing recent earthquakes

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Gratitude to @greatdismal.bsky.social from whom I learned about Tokyu Hands

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

If anyone needs me, I'll be in...

Selfie on the stationery floor at the Hands department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with a bilingual Japanese/English sign in the background reading "the Pen Section."

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Dr. Julian Lozos @seismogenic.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

⚒️🧪 Got an @earthscope.org email saying that the #ArtemisII re-entry shockwave may be audible in coastal southern California between 17:00 and 17:15 PDT or so today! If you're in this area, fill out a USGS felt report with details of what you do (or don't) hear! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"All the President's Men" is my all-time favorite movie. Lots of interesting tidbits and trivia about the movie in this thread:

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Our latest out today in the journal Analytical Chemistry: "Disintegration Fingerprinting" uses a $4 optical sensor (meant for use in toy robots!) to identify substandard and falsified medicines, which are a massive problem in many parts of the world. [1/4] 🧪#chemsky

Photo of the Disintegration Fingerprinting hardware and a sample Disintegration Fingerprint from an aspirin tablet.

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Very cool work. When life gives you layer-line lemons, make microfluidic lemonade!

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The experience of browsing for a rental in Reel Video on Shattuck in Berkeley was 1000% superior to anything I've ever done on a computer in my entire life.

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I know it's a scam but I also want pancakes...

spam text I received reading "I might make pancakes tomorrow want some"

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BESAFE @jhu-besafe.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Today, on World Cancer Day, we're launching EveryDoseMatters: a global cancer safety campaign that aims to help patients and healthcare providers prevent, detect and respond to fake cancer medicines. Are you a healthcare provider or cancer patient? Visit everydosematters.org for resources & info!

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Erica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 114 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/

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andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Check out our *incredible* online event this Thursday: the 2026 Virtual Eaton Symposium! Panelists include speaker Ken Liu, some UC Riverside alumni & current doctoral students, incredible librarians + book lovers + authors + editors, and THEE Sheree Renee Thomas! www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...

The words 2026 Virtual Eaton Symposium against a background resembling a starry sky

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Alicia Ramirez (she/her) @aliciak2010.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

We've got 4.5 hours to go until midnight and @riversiderecord.bsky.social needs 27 more first-time donors! I know y'all can help get this little newsroom of mine over the finish line so we can secure an additional $1,000 in funding. Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

The twins really got into @tmbg.bsky.social’s music this year, so you know what that means they’re getting for Christmas:

A blue canary night light for the outlet by the light switch! From “Birdhouse in Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants

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Ed Boyden @eboyden3.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We are hiring a lab manager, for our research group, the Synthetic Neurobiology group (aka Boyden Lab) at MIT/HHMI (on the MIT campus, Cambridge, MA)! Please apply if you're qualified and interested, and spread the word! hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

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Laboratory Manager II - Boyden Lab

Primary Work Address: 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Synthetic Neurobiology Group (Boyden Lab) at the MIT McGov...

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Carolyn Rasmussen @carolynplants.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Our plant-focused REU program, led by Prof Nagel, is open for applications, please forward to undergrads and reskeet etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o... 🌱 🧪

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NSF Education & Training Application | ETAP

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I'd never heard the term "Groverhaus" before today, and as a Grover, I'm 49% peeved to have something like this associated with my name, and 51% admitting that "trying to build a DIY addition to my house that breaks every possible code" is totally the kind of thing that I would do. 🫣

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From the HobbyDrama community on Reddit: [Home Improvement] The Groverhaus: a tale of load-bearing drywall and insulated stairs

Explore this post and more from the HobbyDrama community

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Luke Gamon @lgamon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Quick heads up - there will soon be a job posting for a Staff Scientist / Senior Staff Scientist in our lab in Copenhagen to support all our mass spec proteomics adventures! Great colleagues, lots of cool projects… and you’ll get to work with me 😅 Please DM if you’re interested!

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Good morning from Riverside, where a blanket of fog made Mt. Rubidoux and the Jurupa Hills look like islands in an inland sea.

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Japanese-style sandwiches at 7-Eleven in the US? I'm intrigued... The egg salad seemed pretty accurate, though the bread was maybe not as sweet and soft as the Japanese version. Anyway 7/10 and much cheaper than a flight to Tokyo

"Japanese style egg salad sandwich" at 7-Eleven in Fontana, CA

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 08/11/2025

I wrote some reflections this afternoon about how the discovery of the double helix changed the course of science. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qPS3y6

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I would have loved this assignment as an undergrad: Learning how an instrument works by taking one apart 🧪

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Days like this provide a rare insight into how much of our technology runs on Amazon’s infrastructure.

Screenshot of Canvas LMS software which is currently down due to Amazon’s outage.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 09/10/2025

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Polly Fordyce @pollyfordyce.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

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Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs. To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

My favorite Robert Redford movie, though lately it feels like a relic from a time long gone.

Still from "All the President's Men" showing Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward investigating the Watergate scandal.

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

❤️❤️❤️ these posters in the Geology building at UC Riverside ❤️❤️❤️ Seriously, why aren't we putting messages like these everywhere? I'd happily chip in some pro-NSF and pro-NIH billboards? 🧪

The internet is the
greatest single scientific innovation of the 20th century
Brought to you by NSF

NSF Funds
Supercomputing
Facilities
Bringing You:
Weather Forecasts
Heat Advisories

NSF and NASA
Maintain GPS
Satelites
Bringing You:
Navigation Apps

NSF Funds
Supercomputing
Facilities
Bringing You:
Surf Forecasts
Severe Weather Alerts

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Siavash Ahrar @siavasha.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Happy to share our new pre-print using microfluidics to look into flow response of Hydra.

Figure from the manuscript - demonstrating the system to investigate flow response of Hydra

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Our latest preprint on medRxiv: Identifying counterfeit medications using a $4 optical sensor meant for use in toy robots. 🧪💊🤖 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our prototype Disintegration Fingerprinting apparatus. (A) A servo drops a single pill into a water-filled cup atop a magnetic stirrer. The pill begins to disintegrate into particles (B), and an infrared optical sensor on the side of the cup detects the light reflected by individual particles as they pass the sensor (C). As the particles disintegrate and dissolve further, the number of particles detected changes (D). A plot of peak count vs. time (E) serves as a “Disintegration Fingerprint” for this pill.

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William H. Grover @wgrover.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

😍😍😍 Physical controls instead of touchscreens, and I'm confident it won't try to shove AI down my throat. 😍😍😍

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