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Professor @UConn. Millennial. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆTeaching Physiology & SciComm (+disinformation/pseudoscience)πŸ‘science, Buffalo, teaching, social justice, unions πŸ‘Žfossil fuels, loud noises, billionaires.

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a man with a mask on his face is smiling at another man in a room . ALT: a man with a mask on his face is smiling at another man in a room .

ok but

22.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left β€œWe can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.

Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned

www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...

1/3

10.01.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 521 πŸ” 266 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 18

+1, I know because I had cousins that lived in Miami and we used to tease each other incessantly. In the modern era, it’s probably the chiefs though!

02.11.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Trump would be perfect for an honorary U-M doctoral degree Awarding Trump an honorary doctoral degree would be an opportunity to recognize the long way the University has walked in less than two years. U-M juniors may still remember times when the campus code...

@umich.edu faculty call for an honorary degree for Trump

β€œWe have proven that we have no hard moral principles and no hill on which we will die.”

www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-e...

24.10.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 1194 πŸ” 298 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 124

Just a reminder that we are still accepting applications for this faculty position.

24.07.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A U.S. surgeon trying to have a β€œpeer to peer” consultation with a doctor at a health insurance company who is hiding his identity as her patient gets denied coverage. And it gets worse from there. You have to see it to believe it.

(1/2)

18.07.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 5847 πŸ” 2499 πŸ’¬ 242 πŸ“Œ 464

Welcome to America in 2025, where the last bastions of journalistic integrity are a tech magazine, a music magazine, and a teen fashion magazine.

15.07.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
UConn Careers

We are hiring a NTT Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology! Please share with anyone who might be interested in a teaching focused position (primarily anatomy and physiology), and I’m happy to answer questions about the position!

jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49...

09.07.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

there is a chasm between the language democrats use in fundraising spam and what they actually say when speaking to the press.

06.07.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely Buffalo!

06.07.2025 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Going deep into gardening (probably should also consider meat rabbits tbh)

03.07.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer. He may not get it in time. The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapyΒ for cancer patients.

We need more stories like this showing the immediate human costs of Trump's deliberate destruction of the NIH wapo.st/44ntbo4

18.06.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sarah no!

16.05.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

13.05.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 403 πŸ” 310 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 37

Science friends, FASEB is now on Bluesky!

02.05.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

18.04.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 3082 πŸ” 1372 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 64

Capitalism AND natalism AND eugenics but I repeat myself.

17.04.2025 00:08 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The hills of Tanchico is a bop! This season has been fantastic.

06.04.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My colleague physiologist Jeff is on bsky, and thirsty for engagement! πŸ‘‡

25.03.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

More:

β€œSchumer & the rest of those that have enabled this week's fiasco need to be replaced immediately with those who understand the depth & urgency of this constitutional crisis.”

15.03.2025 00:06 πŸ‘ 635 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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Today’s dissociation activity: propagating (and repotting) my euphorbs!

12.03.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(signage said 12-6 but it was more like 12-2:15)

07.03.2025 23:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Holding a sign that says department of grifts and emoluments, wearing a tax the rich sweatshirt

Holding a sign that says department of grifts and emoluments, wearing a tax the rich sweatshirt

Holding a sign that has Damien from mean girls saying β€œhe doesn’t even go here” next to a photo of Elon musk jumping at the Trump rally with his gut hanging out

Holding a sign that has Damien from mean girls saying β€œhe doesn’t even go here” next to a photo of Elon musk jumping at the Trump rally with his gut hanging out

Only caught the tail end of #StandUpForScience!

07.03.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us in Hartford!

04.03.2025 05:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been told some academic centers are telling their faculty not to speak up. In case anyone was wondering, injustice has never been overcome through silence. You can choose to speak up, or you can be complicit in the oppression.

Everyone has a choice. May we all choose wisely.

16.02.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 243 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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When you want flowers but your cats are assholes

16.02.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of donald duck with the words " do you want to fight lets get it on then " ALT: a cartoon of donald duck with the words " do you want to fight lets get it on then "

Twitter. Gulf of Mexico. Fight me fascists

12.02.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A bulletin board filled with red and pink hearts, each containing physiology and neuroscience themed valentines.

A bulletin board filled with red and pink hearts, each containing physiology and neuroscience themed valentines.

A timely SciComm project! Students are writing physiology and neuroscience themed valentines, highlighting research labs in my department (PNB).

11.02.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0