also this same org has this super useful infographic, breaking down the difference between direct and indirect (also called Facilities and Administration) costs and what F&A costs can and cannot be used for at a research university or institute

"As out of fashion as it is to talk this way, we are all really in this together. Academia and industry do different things most of the time, and we each benefit from that. And that’s why the silence from industry about what’s going on with the NIH et al. is so infuriating."

Join us at the HUB annual meeting! It's directly before the #SFB annual meeting - so easy for you biomaterials folks. one day meeting, packed with great speakers and networking, and an opportunity for pilot grant $$!!!

Travel Award Announcement! @lolaumich.bsky.social and @kellystevens.bsky.social have won an NIH center grant, Humanity Unlocking Biomaterials (the HUB): www.humanityunlockingbiomaterials.org

There is something about a haka that is absolutely undeniable. It’s embodied resistance to colonization that is completely alive & a source of strength & determination. It’s a practice that reminds these people of their power. They blocked this bill that would have rolled back indigenous rights.

🧪New paper out from @peytonlab.bsky.social , my **first** first author paper! In it we show how crosslinking kinetics of thermosetting polymers can be tuned by copolymerization with macromonomers as a way of shielding reactive sites pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Please share! abrcms.org

6 hour flight delay on a saturday at bradley means everyone's getting their email's answered.

NIGMS program officer talking about T32s: "The stipend is meant to defray living expenses. It is not meant to be a living wage."

🧪 My department is hiring! Tenure track faculty position in genetics. Researchers using any eukaryotic model, including fungi and plants are encouraged to apply! We are a broad biology department with strengths across all kingdoms. Join us! Apply by March 1 tinyurl.com/y4evds8p

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Parody newspapers have a long tradition in American political speech. Bringing criminal charges against students for this is really bad. dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/02/l...

Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New York, Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming, you no longer need to go through a commercial preparer to do the free e-file: the IRS is pilot testing a direct version in your states

christ RIP to carl weathers. a hilarious, insanely charismatic actor. he should have been one of the biggest stars on the planet. variety.com/2024/film/ne...

You saw the headline, now look at what happened when scientists actually evaluate the headline

This would have made them so much easier to learn!

New #LTEE paper out in #Science today. I wrote about it here, with an emphasis on "how civility, cooperation, and collaboration can succeed even in the highly competitive world of science." the-ltee.org/an-update-to... And here's a link to the paper itself: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This is terrible. To me, this is a signal that the department chair does not care about their colleague. I would also write a great letter but I will also add that the department chair needs to do more to support their colleagues in the letter.

#academicsky #philsky

This is such an important lesson, y'all: peer networks are so often where the most relevant and useful support can happen.

Every. time.

FGF9 binds to integrin αvβ3 (Other integrins?) Integrin-binding deficient FGF9 R108E variant acts as a dominant negative mutant in MAPK signaling + Cell proliferation How? Competing for FGF receptors or HSPG or FGF9 WT monomer?🤔 Yoshikazu Takada lab bioRxiv 2023 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I read an article that always haunted me about a humanist tech writer who met with the "ultra wealthy" thinking they would want to know how to use their vast wealth and power to avoid a climate disaster. Instead they all wanted to know how best to insulate themselves from it

Our evaluative practices CYCLICALLY REINFORCE unequal outcomes

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lot to unpack here.

This week, I flex my plastic expertise to talk about one of my least favorite influencer products of 2023. Join me for a lesson on toxicology, recycling, disability, and more! #plastics #scicomm #AirUp thatannamarie.substack.com/p/you-dont-n...

For my friends with long covid, this is a great interview (from last May) of Dr. James Jackson. I'm excited to read his book! For my friends who know someone with long covid: have a listen, especially around the 33:30 mark. www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1...

I bet she was planning to sit in that chair. 1890 - 1899. www.kansasmemory.org/item/440472

Gilliam Fellows Program Eligibility: Grad Students in 2nd or 3rd yr of PhD program Citizenship: US Citizen, US permanent Resident, DACA Award: $53K/yr Duration: up to 3 years Deadline: December 7th, 2023 @ 2pm ET. #neurogrants #neuroscience #academicsky www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...

THIS THREAD

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Please share! We invite you to a zoom Webinar info session to learn about the UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Graduate Program. 10-11am ET, 11/28/23. All who are interested in applying to our program welcome! Register:https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bC3NF3SuSo2ukdZ8C80K5Q

You cannot convince me this was not intentional malice.

Please share! We invite you to a zoom Webinar info session to learn about the UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Graduate Program. 10-11am ET, 11/28/23. All who are interested in applying to our program welcome! Register:https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bC3NF3SuSo2ukdZ8C80K5Q

New foster kitten at our house to crash for while. Introducing Mr. Baby. most cuddly foster kitty we've had!

Also worth noting: the US NIH offers financial support for those from ANY underrepresented group at ANY career stage to join an NIH funded lab! Find a professor whose research you’re interested in and see if they are willing to host you! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Hi this is your reminder that the end of daylight savings comes right in the middle of the DEER RUT. 🧪 Deer like the dim and dark. Deer are horny. We are driving. www.sciencenews.org/article/deer...

My lab is recruiting graduate students at all levels for Fall 2024 at Tufts BME. More info about my lab at peytonlab.org and use this link to learn more about Tufts BME and to apply! engineering.tufts.edu/bme/prospect...

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Come work with us in Microbiology at UMass Amherst! We're hiring a microbial immunologist. More info here --> careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... Apply by the November 13, 2023 to ensure consideration! Learn more about us here: www.micro.umass.edu #microsky #jobs 🧪🦠🧫

Faculty and staff take-home salaries make up a fairly small percentage of tuition and fees. If you wanted to lower the actual cost of postsecondary education, you'd be lobbying for single payer health care.

It’s not Halloween yet but there are monsters among us

I tinkered until I arrived at a good formula SII: x2.5 50,5,1 Ha: x1.25 50,15,1 L 20 OIII: x2.5 1,25,75 Hb: x2.5 1,5,25 Preliminary result, using pretty much every trick I know and a few new ones. Uploading to astrobin now.

Plan on doing something productive? Don't do that! Look up which words were "born" the same year as you! www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler

AND we're highlighting sessions in our Social Transformation track, which emphasizes the role of biomedical engineers in developing innovative and equitable solutions. join the session on advocacy, public trust and regulation, with an amazing set of presenters and panelists: Friday, Oct 13 @ 4pm

Oh my gosh @farhana.bsky.social is coming to UMass! I hope there’s a zoom option… this looks amazing