🫁🧬Organoids work better with immune cells inside. Rising Star Awardee Elizabeth Wayne (University of Washington) optimizes incorporation of monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages into human airway organoids. Building airways with immunity included.🌟 #CMBE2026 #RisingStar

🧬⚡Healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Vision Speaker Jenny Robinson (University of Washington) challenges how we think - reDEFINING: Hormones, Healing, and the Future of Sports Medicine. Science that changes the game. #CMBE2026

Was disappointed to miss the conference. Thanks to the organizers, @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social, and everyone who made it out to #cmbe2026. A privilege to be invited and share my perspective on the future of bioengineering. ❤️

Welcome to CMBE 2026! We are excited to kick off the CMBE Conference here in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Here's to an exciting few days of scientific discovery and collaboration. 🌴✨ #CMBE2026

Great kick off for #cmbe2026 with wonderful co-chairs @bellasfatlab.bsky.social & @lizwaynephd.bsky.social in leading us through Renew, Recharge, Reimagine - Transforming Cell and Molecular Bioengineering Together

Please join me on Wednesday, December 10, from 12:30–1:30 p.m. ET. I’ll be in conversation with three esteemed STEM colleagues as we share insights on navigating rapid change and uncertainty across the field. www.pathlms.com/asm/webinars...

I think Lizzo’s reflection about how movements move is really important. I like how she discusses what it means to be a symbol in a movement and the power but also weight of that responsibility. substack.com/home/post/p-...

If AI is inevitable then why does it need so much government support and why are they constantly worried Rhetorical RHETORICAL

OPINION: "For the past half-century, the jobs that have commanded the greatest earnings have increasingly concentrated on knowledge work, especially in science and technology. Now with the spread of generative artificial intelligence, that may no longer be true," Jennifer L. Steele writes.

“Breaking the supermajority means restoring checks and balances—and ensuring that every Mississippian’s voice counts in their state government,” Mississippi Democratic Party Vice Chair Jodie Brown said in a party press release Wednesday morning.

NOT Naming a sports team the Seattle Freeze is a missed opportunity.

People keep telling me that GenAI is the inevitable future but if that’s true, why does it need so many government subsidies and other assistance ? (rhetorical)

Residents of Yazoo City, Mississippi, are being ordered to shelter in place after an ammonia plant exploded at C.F. Industries, which produces nitrogen products, including ammonia and fertilizer. Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.

The new Democratic Mississippi House representative says he supports expanding Medicaid to improve health-care access, especially in rural areas. Crosby says he wants to boost urgent care facilities and access to telemedicine in his district.

Yesterday, AIMBE hosted our first Biomedical Engineering Multidisciplinary Alliance (BEMA) Roundtable. This roundtable convened 30+ cross-sector experts across the biotechnology space for collaborative discussions around "Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Medical Device Industry" 💪

The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 78 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/

Enhancing human performance isn't just for athletes. Walking/bending/standing are everyday movements often we don't notice until we lose it. I learned so much from Colin Bowersock at the OK Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute go.okstate.edu/hpnri/ www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...

Report from ISD describing how Ireland is experiencing online rumors, misinformation, and targeted disinformation undermining the legitimacy of elections, including via content generated by AI.

The Department of Education is under attack, and as a father to a daughter in Arizona public schools, I am running for Congress to protect public education. We need fighters in Congress right now, and I'm ready to bring this fight directly to Secretary McMahon.

Each Friday, I write a briefing on what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 This was Week 40: - UVA signed a dangerous deal - AWS outage pain - Incoming grad cohorts ⬇️ - Shutdown, alt-MMWR, & imminent loss of food aid for 42 million & much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

This part.

You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o... With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:

I’ve been flirting with the idea of reverting to a low-tech classroom setting. The way to get students to think again is to go back to the principles of learning as well as teaching.

Yep, we've seen the massive #NoKings rallies, with tens of thousands gathered in big cities across the country. But y'all look at this small protest of 11 people in the small, small town of Kosciusko, Mississppi. That's democracy, too. www.mississippifreepress.org/no-kings-pro...

CMBE BMES Award winners have just been announced @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social www.bmes.org/2026/cmbecon... I'm so excited about this cohort of senior and junior scientists. Please check them out. and again congratulations! #CMBE2026

The Unthinkable resource hub as featured in @grist.org: "...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them." grist.org/looking-forw...

Notably: every single rally (including in the small towns) was bigger than the surrounding police force available. That kind of image event is VERY IMPORTANT if you're, I dunno, demonstrating social coherence AGAINST a fascist government and it's makeshift gestapo.

A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.

YES MARINERS!!! Grand Slam!!

Today I’m holding onto the Mariners.

I am devastated about D’Angelo’s passing. He was a great musician.

And…it’s a wrap for #BMES2025! I have more pictures but even more memories made from this meeting. @uwbioe.bsky.social showed up big at this meeting and I couldn’t be prouder.

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.

Seattle is on a high right now. Go Mariners!

A must read to understand the conditions of science labs in America.

Ooh I love that @lizneeley.bsky.social is giving briefs!

The #OfficeHours podcast was a success! #BMES2025

Okay but 14 innings?!?!?!

We’re doing a live show of Office Hours podcast at #BMES2025 in the Exhibit Hall. Special guest is Dr. Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert!

So excited to watch @uwbioe.bsky.social department chair Princess Imoukhede recieve the BMES Social Impact Award #BMES2025

I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time

Today, I'm grateful for "Office Hours," a podcast supported by the Biomedical Engineering Society. Host Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social is doing tremendous work here. I especially enjoy the discussions surrounding why Liz and her guests have chosen careers in academia (1/2). #BMES #ChemSky

Mississippi lawmakers allowed Amazon to bypass regulatory approval for energy infrastructure to serve two data centers it is spending $10 billion to build. It's part of a trend in states rushing to capitalize on the AI-driven data center boom.

UPenn professors have responded forcefully to the Trump administration's that colleges sign a "compact" in order to secure funding: "When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

Harvard University rejected the Trump administration’s finding that it violated federal civil rights law, objecting to numerous inaccuracies and failings in the investigation, according to a document sent to the government and obtained by The Post.

NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.

🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to urge Congress to ensure timely passage of the FY2026 budget 👇 Strong, sustained funding for our nation's health and science agencies is essential for economic prosperity, U.S. global competitiveness, and public heath. takeaction.io/aimbe/protec...

This is such a good question. Mamdani posters in apartment and shop windows. Pride flags hanging on balconies and in apartment windows. Not being the lone masker at work, on mass transit, in grocery stores, and other public places. Existence of mutual aid groups, community fridges, and free stores.