Glad the young scientists are out here thriving.

BREAKING: Greenwood Leflore Hospital in the Mississippi Delta warns employees it will close permanently on June 15 as Medicaid clawbacks cause severe financial stress. Residents of 70%-Black Greenwood would have to travel 33 miles to the nearest hospital. Kevin Edwards reports:

Each Friday night, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪  Mar 27 (Year 2, Week 13) - attacks on DEI via accreditation bodies & medical schools - missed deadline for CDC director nomination: measles still rising - #noKings & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

I'm one of many professors quoted in this report from Alice Speri. I really appreciate The Guardian taking an angle which has basically eluded every other major outlet.

Seeing black twitter survive and thrive on reddit is soo satisfying

Devan Jenkins' home in Memphis' Whitehaven neighborhood—a stone's throw from Southaven—has been disrupted by a persistent drone making it hard for her to think and sleep. The noise is from xAI's data centers and the gas turbines powering them. "You can feel it rattling your eardrums," she said.

Trump’s war will easily cost more than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits. Republicans are telling the American people—there is always money for war, always money for billionaire tax breaks. Just never any money for health care or families here at home.

You know if there are fundamental biology differences that lead to disparities in chronic disease…then why not let people continue to study them? Let the experts do what they’ve been doing.

🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to take a minute to send our new advocacy letter urging Congress to support the immediate reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs! Please share 👇 takeaction.io/aimbe/sbir-s...

This was a super fun and insightful conversation! Thanks for joining the podcast Mike! @profmikeking.bsky.social I forgot to bring to ask you about your book!

One insurance denial for Teressa’s husband stated, “your newborn does not meet the criteria for coverage.” “This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’” (Published Sept. 2025)

Interesting topic

After I heard about the incident a few hours ago, I spent some time reading about N-word tics and intrusive thoughts and what I came away with was a feeling of deepened anger about the way white supremacist society has associated “Black person” with this word so it’s there, in people’s brains

less draftkings commercials. period.

seriously though, was that wedding real?

Did they actually get married??

Great halftime performance!

The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 118 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj... Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/

🫁🧬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.