Called my members of Congress tonight to tell them what I think they should do ... y'all have too, right?

I want to vomit. “Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors… citizens were among those detained ...agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers” www.wbez.org/immigration/...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Thank you @cantwell.senate.gov, from a member of your district

Awww, dang. I finally got around to buying myself tickets to the X and @loslobos.org show, but had missed the news that nearly the whole tour is cancelled. I hope all the members of the bands are OK and know I love them so. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Best part of all about this position? You'd get to work closely with @markusdeserno.bsky.social! Apply!

Great job, Washington State and @doh.wa.gov ! It is awesome to see COVID vaccines available and advertised again on the doors of this pharmacy. I've booked my appointment for my dual flu/COVID vaccination and am looking forward it!

US colleagues: we've got 4 days to submit comments! It's easy! Clear steps for writing an impactful public comment are compiled by a group of scientists: publiccommentproject.org/how-to. Amending 8 CFR 214.2 imposes a bad 4-yr cap, and students can't follow you to change programs if you change jobs

Hurrah! Congratulations @hawa-racine.bsky.social!

Thank you, @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social! This announcement makes me proud to be a member

Hooray! Congratulations @veatchlab.bsky.social!

Good idea. @cantwell.senate.gov, I live in your state, and I called your office today to urge you to take more substantive action (beyond a mere statement) regarding Chairman Carr overstepping his authority to police free speech that he doesn't like.

Alright I have something useful for you to do. Think of any teachers and librarians you know. Do they know about Skype a scientist? Our program matches classrooms & other groups w/scientists for virtual Q&As. It’s free! They can sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html #Edusky #StemED

What is HPV? It is the group of human papilloma viruses. Which cancers does it cause? Anal cancer, cervical cancer, throat cancer, penile cancer, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer. Don't want those? Get the awesome HPV vaccine! More info at the National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov/about-cancer...

Hey UW colleagues, alumni & students! UW and WSU have a friendly competition this week (to Sept 20th) for most donations (not most dollars) to food banks on campus. I just donated! Please join me if you can, and together we will help students in need. together.uw.edu/i/uw/campaig...

Seattle friends – The next Punk Rock Flea Market will be the weekend of Sept 19-21, 2025. Some proceeds from every event are donated to the Low Income Housing Institute, providing housing to, you guessed it, low income neighbors. See ya there! www.punkrockfleamarketseattle.com/pages/upcomi...

Seattle's Trees for Neighborhoods program still has free yard trees available for residents, who can apply for up to 3 trees per year for a lifetime maximum of six per property. Planting and care workshops are scheduled for later this month, with deliveries starting in October.

Hey Seattle, come out Sunday to Save Our Science! I'll be speaking about federal attacks on climate science and how it's affecting the Northwest. More info and register here: www.mobilize.us/seattleindiv... @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social @seattleindivisible.bsky.social

Heartily endorse! THREE grad students from my group have taken positions like these at UW Tacoma after earning their PhDs. They had fantastic flexibility to design curricula and explore innovative teaching practices.

I'm so grateful to every donor to the UW Dept. of Chemistry! Donations help our students do things that our federal grants could not support. For example, Sena, a great grad student in my group, traveled to the Lindau Conference in Germany to talk with Nobel laureates! Go @uwchemistry.bsky.social!

Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.

Thank you @cantwell.senate.gov, from a voter in your district

Hey University of Washington colleagues – as usual, UW will be hosting flu shot & COVID-19 booster clinics this fall. You can choose one or both. There are many dates available, in Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell, and Renton. I just booked my appointment. See you there! thewholeu.uw.edu/2025/08/29/f...

OK, done! Thank you for the link – the handy script made it super easy and fast to call my members of Congress.

Dear @doh.wa.gov: My local pharmacy used blue tape to cover up “covid” in their list of possible vaccines. I like how you boosted immunization at bsky.app/profile/doh.... . Please follow New Mexico’s lead in issuing a health order removing federal vaccine restrictions (see bsky.app/profile/luck...)

Hey friends in academia - do you have open slots in your seminar schedule that you are trying to fill with a speaker who has expertise in biology and/or ecology? This list started by @jacquelyngill.bsky.social would serve as an excellent resource for helping support early-career researchers

Look at what just popped up on my feed from the bioRxiv! It is an other paper by @vesiclesmasher.bsky.social on how flow across a cell pushes proteins around on the surface of the cell. Congratulations, Aurelia (and also to Sreeja, Leah, Larissa, Liliane, Samuel, Linda, and Damien)!

The Biochemistry Dept at the University of Washington has 2 open positions at the Asst/Assoc Prof level! Please apply and come be my colleague in Seattle! Great science, great students, great collaborations, and a lovely city

Are you a @uwchemistry.bsky.social student or alum who wants to connect and network? The UW Dept of Chemistry has both a public (www.linkedin.com/company/univ...) and private (www.linkedin.com/groups/14094...) LinkedIn page

Planning to attend #bps2026 in San Francisco but need help with funding to get there? BPS offers travel awards for students and scientists at every career level. Deadline to apply is October 3 (and you have to submit your abstract by October 1!)

For those of you having similar thoughts, or for those of you who want to help colleagues, let’s share what we know! Here are positions at the Karolinska Institute: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

This summer, on a high-speed rail line, I mulled over the @economist.com cover: Talangflykten. Driver Trump amerikanska forskare i Europas och Sveriges famn? TRANSLATION: Talent flight. Is Trump driving American scientists into the arms of Europe and Sweden? ANSWER: Yes! I think about it every day

Agencies are permitted to use peer review, as a treat, as long as agency personnel routinely ignore its recommendations?

"federal science research would need to be approved by a political appointee who may have no expertise in the relevant areas, and the research can be canceled at any time if the political winds change. It would mark the end of a system that has enabled US scientific leadership for roughly 70 years."

As a kid, I learned to read with Sesame Street & the Electric Company. I'm horrified that the US Congress killed funding for the public resource of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports public radio and public television. I got so mad that I donated my car to my local PBS station!

Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

Done! Thank you for publicizing this, @harmitmalik.bsky.social

Super excited to join @ubcmath.bsky.social and @chem.ubc.ca. I am hiring students for my lab! If you are fascinated by living structures that morph their shape and eager to replicate them using responsive materials combined with theoretical models, I’d love to hear from you!

EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Hey, U.S. academic friends: If your institution has helpful policies in place (or even in draft form) to support students and faculty when raids from ICE are happening in their communities, please share them with @hormiga.bsky.social (a faculty member at Cal State U Dominguez Hill).

Why call? Why sign letters? Why protest? What does it do?? It. Adds. Up. And PRESSURE WORKS! Keep it up, Dorks! #StandUpForScience www.politico.com/news/2025/07... 14 Republican senators urge White House to release delayed NIH funds - POLITICO

Hey @specializedbikes.bsky.social, I love my Specialized e-bike, but your new policy means I can't buy my next bike from you in 2026. I hear you set a minimum ~$300K purchase from my local bike shop, when they sell only ~$100K/year. I love them more than I love you. Please drop your bad policy

Hurrah! So well deserved, Rumy!

Really enjoyed (and learned a lot) at the 1st day of #BPSmembranecomplexity run by @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Kudos to the organizations & companies who stepped up to support this international event: @pubs.acs.org @embo.org @febspress.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social @lipotype.bsky.social

Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science! The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic

Want to do something easy to boost science (along with calling members of Congress)? Giving $10 allows Skype-a-Scientist to match one volunteer scientist with a classroom of kids. 2,000 were matched in the U.S. last year. Yes, $10 is a small sum to contribute. Let’s fill the circles on the map!