Denise Okafor, a biochemist at Penn State and one of C&EN's Talented 12, will be speaking at the #CENT12 Symposium on Monday, August 18 in Washington, DC. RSVP here: connect.discoveracs.org/talented-12-... Read more: cen.acs.org/biological-c...

my in-person recordings of Tuesday's announcement: Lee Zeldin's remarks youtu.be/aozqFnwPk_o Chris Wright's remarks youtu.be/WjGWoyBaNms Q&A at the end youtu.be/ItcKtov6pSM (I did record the whole event but in the interest in time and internet speed, only uploaded these sections)

Yesterday at a semi-truck warehouse in the middle of nowhere Indiana, Lee Zeldin annouced that the EPA is trying to recind the regulatory basis to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. I was there. Here's my story for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/regul...

my take on the EPA rollback of power plant emissions rule, in @cenmag.bsky.social An interesting thing is kinda buried tho. cen.acs.org/policy/EPA-a...

Trump's 'Gold Standard Science' EO is more like 'fool's gold'. Latest from me in @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/policy/Gold-... (to steal a term from @standupforscience.bsky.social's open letter)

why are men so emotional

Grad students will need to start cutting their pH strips into quarters instead of into halves I guess

The Senate #Environment and #PublicWorks Committee is interested in hearing how the #EPA 's work has helped you, a loved one, or your community. Deadline is TODAY (before the budget hearing tomorrow) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ATTN #ChemSky: It's time to nominate folks for C&EN's Trailblazers 🎉 This year, we'll be featuring disabled chemists & chemical engineers, and highlighting their research and how they make their workspaces more accessible! Nominate someone here by June 4: cenm.ag/nominatetrai... #DisabledInSTEM

I'm helping lead @cenmag.bsky.social's Trailblazers 2025, and I want you 🫵 to nominate a chemist with disabilities for us to feature. Before June 4, fill out this form and recognize a chemist who inspires you: cenm.ag/nominatetrai...

any ALS researchers follow me here? or ppl know of researchers on BlueSky studying ALS? will go looking for myself, but trying the passive option first.

EPA reorg essentially dissolves its independent science arm, the Office of Research and Development (ORD). But the EPA is not answering questions about it, and ORD scientists are left scrambling and confused. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/environment/...

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year NASA cut by 24% NIH cut by 40% EPA cut by 55% NSF cut by 56% Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team www.nature.com/articles/d41...

this is why journalists tend to drink, isn't it

EPA reorg includes changes to offices of Administrator, Air and Radiation, Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), and Water. No details on the ORD? Looking to talk to EPA scientists, esp from ORD. Please reach out [email protected] or leigh_boerner.75 on signal. lnkd.in/gVt-iAEv

ICYMI yesterday: EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows insideclimatenews.org/news/0105202...

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to work with industry to remove petroleum-based food dyes from the US food supply by the end of next year. cen.acs.org/food/food-in... 🧪

Ever had to wear an ill-fitting lab coat? I have! It's a common experience that's uncomfortable at best, and dangerous at worst. Read more about lab coats and the companies rethinking their designs at @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/safety/lab-s... #ChemSky #Science

Trump's Jan EO, now a proposed OPM rule, makes federal workers who don't advance presidential policies easier to fire. My latest in @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/policy/US-ru... (edited bc apparently I can't spell)

Panch resigns: www.science.org/content/arti...

Funding via the NSF GRFP grants dropped 56% for chemists this year, but all chemistry subfields were hit about the same. More on the gutting of the GRFP from @cenmag.bsky.social. Words by @bribarbu.bsky.social, data by me cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

Termination of these NSF grants has begun. Per agency director Sethuraman Panchanathan today: "Research projects with more narrow impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics do not effectuate NSF priorities." www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

I also wrote a short news story for @cenmag.bsky.social about a study that found that #DisabledinSTEM researchers get paid significantly less than their non-disabled peers: cen.acs.org/careers/sala... 🧪

Since it's International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I wanted to share a handful of disability-related stories I've written. First, for @cenmag.bsky.social, I recently wrote about how a lot of labs are still inaccessible to disabled scientists: cen.acs.org/careers/dive... #DisabledinSTEM 🧪

Adding to my thread, I wanted to highlight 3 @cenmag.bsky.social stories (not written by me) that are also relevant to the #DisabledInSTEM community: 1. A story by @leighkboerner.bsky.social talking about how Deaf scientists are expanding ASL's scientific vocab: cen.acs.org/education/sc...

And I'm continuing to cover the UN plastics treaty #INC5 for @cenmag.bsky.social. My past coverage: cen.acs.org/environment/... cen.acs.org/environment/... cen.acs.org/environment/... cen.acs.org/environment/...

“Just because we are at a football stadium doesn’t mean we play games.” Just one of many small details in another lovely colleague Aayushi Pratap's reporter's notebook on #COP29 for @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/environment/...

This article is part of a larger package on microplastics, featuring contributions from my wonderful colleagues Prachi Patel, @fmorningstar.bsky.social, Priyanka Runwal, and Alex Tullo!

My lovely colleague Bri gives the skinny on the biodegradable plastics PLA, PBAT, and PBS. These do break down eventually, but they still make microplastics, and they're not the magic solution to the plastic problem.

Good morning, is anyone at #INC5 still up?

and so it begins... www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...

being on BlueSky today is like

What that plastic policy do? Researchers built a model that predicts the effects of UN plastic treaty policies on plastic associated waste and GHGs. It turns out there are multiple paths for an effective treaty. @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/environment/...

you know that thing about how if there's a question in the headline, the answer is usually no? cen.acs.org/environment/...