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I went to go hang up a (hand written) job ad on my poster and found this. #APSSummit
Are you looking for a primarily teaching position at a small public undergraduate institution?
We’re hiring at UMR!
r.umn.edu
Non-Tenure track; Start in Fall; teach A&P and Intro Bio; ~4:3 load; Masters Degree ok!
A seder plate and a tube of horseradish paste
Happy Pesach!
Butterflies on a blue sky
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The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Stephen J. Keely et al. examine the impact of the microbiome on physiology in this #SymposiumReview 📖 🏃
📜 Read it here: https://buff.ly/4i2Kb79
PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity.
We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry.
plos.io/3D4O8cH
A mouse stands over an incapacitated mouse with its hands hold the mouse’s mouth open and the tongue is pulled upwards. The incapacitated mouse lays on its back with its arms upwards. Caption reads: A bystander mouse bites an incapacitated mouse's face and tongue, pulling the tongue out of the mouth and enlarging the unconscious animal's airway. This behavior often facilitated recovery. PHOTO: SUN ET AL.
TIL mice give each other first aid when one is unconscious (including pulling out their tongue to clear the airway) and why is nature so awesome in ways we are only learning?
(Next I want them to collaborate with the mice driving ppl to give these mice little ambulances)
Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"
saramohrhair: Where do I find a pediatrician that doesn't push vaccines? matt.keller.33: Look at your states medical boards. Find the pediatrician associated with the most childhood deaths. That's your doctor.
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A spigot hanging from a tree with a metal shield and a blue bag. There is a small drip coming from the spigot
It’s warm weather here- and it’s supposed to fluctuate this next week around freezing. That means there should be good sap flow in my maples. I tapped them this morning and immediately saw some drips!
It’s not 70’s/80’s but I would highly recommend Anthony Ryan’s Pilgrimage of Swords (and the rest of the 7 Swords series). It’s a modern novella that fits well in the Dark Fantasy esthetic.
Scoop --> Trump-Musk cuts just resulted in the firing of numerous top researchers at NIH's center for combating Alzheimer's, sources tell me. They predict big setbacks to fighting dementias.
This cause was once championed by *Republicans.*
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1917...
Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.
When I am 100 I will hike and retire. I will go to Paris and I will be old. Written by a 6 year old on 1st grade
My daughter has very relatable goals for when she is 100.
For anyone curious about what "indirect" (Facilities and Administrative) costs related to government-sponsored research, this video is helpful
F&A are imperative to be able to perform research and a massive cut to this would jeopardize American science writ large
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
I just finished reading Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. Haunting and engaging. Beautifully written but eerie. I’m still parsing.
I’ve been eyeing the Coros- what was the deciding factor on the Pace 3 (aside from gift card and battery life)?
I just spent 15-20 minutes slowly telling my daughter over 30 elephant jokes just to come full circle. There were multiple eye rolls and “Daaaaaad”— it was glorious.
Even good meetings can be mentally taxing.
That was a lenient “receiver was in the area” call.
Did you know there's no mail today? There's no mail today.
A DNA with western gear. Title of Polypeptide Pete
Looking through some stuff I found at my parents house. I found an old Cell Bio notebook from college. Here’s a doodle of “Polypeptide Pete” which apparently is a double helix… not a peptide but oh well.
Oh lutefisk oh lutefisk how strong is your aroma…
Histogram showing time to publication of papers in years; distribution centers on about 3/5 years
Just did a calculation of our lab's time from project conception to publication (e-pub) over the past x years. We're averaging 3.5 years from the first idea to acceptance. About 6-9 months of this is review time. Don't know how typical this is but good reality check esp. for trainees.
Ah man! I’ve been WHAMMED #whammageddon
Apparently it’s the iliotrochantericus caudalis muscle.
Eating a roast chicken with my children raises interesting anatomical questions-
Do humans have the equivalent of a chickens “oyster”?
1/ It's Christmastime, and for a certain elite few that means our thoughts turn to only one thing: the greatest holiday special of all time, 1987's "A Muppet Family Christmas."
And in this THREAD I have a *treat* for all of you, courtesy my family's 1989 VHS recording.
