📢 Save the Date! We’re delighted to announce that #RSCPoster 2026 will take place on 3 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT. Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines. Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!

My colleagues in Biological Sciences are searching for a tenure track assistant professor. Info here: explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job... #AcademicJobs #Biology

Practicing tricks “in the wild” to proof cues and build confidence! #DogTraining #AustralianCattleDog

Mentoring junior scientists is one of my favorite parts of this job! Thanks to my College for this recognition. www.msstate.edu/newsroom/art...

Percy the #AustralianCattleDog with his Qualifier and #1 Australian cattle dog rosettes for @americankennelclub.bsky.social Trick Dog National contest! A #RescueDog proving you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Love to support the local roasters and this one is terrific! umblecoffee.com

After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate. Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections. buff.ly/nTvLlFI

Spent a couple hours today giving shelter pups time out of their kennels! #DogsOfBluesky #ShelterDogs

The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.

Still at the top of my NCSU trivia game! #HowlBack #NCStateRedWhite

Rain has brought out the mushrooms!

For over a century, chemists have made flavor molecules to evoke particular tastes. How do they know which compounds create a particular flavor, and how do they make these molecules? cen.acs.org/food/food-sc... #NationalChemistryWeek #ACS_NCW #SpiceChemistry #chemsky

National Chemistry Week x Mississippi State Homecoming tailg hosted by the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, and Student Affiliates of the ACS. 🧪 🥽 #NationalChemistryWeek

Back at the shelter after a hiatus. Leash walks only today. walked a love lab and a cute little pit! #DogsOfuesky #RescueDogs #ShelterPups

“When women stepped outside their prescribed roles, they became targets. Too much wealth might reflect sinful gains. Too little money demonstrated bad character. Too many children could indicate a deal with a devil. Having too few children was suspicious, too.”

Always exciting to get to share student successes! Taofiq is a PhD student planning to graduate Spring/Summer 2026. He had a chance to complete an internship at Biogen this past summer, solidifying his interest in industry positions. #TeamMassSpec www.cas.msstate.edu/news/2025/10...

Spiders on the morning ramble.

Excited for this! If you’re an ECR considering the “academic path”, I encourage you to check it out! #TeamMassSpec 🥽 #Proteomics #Chemistry #ChemSky

Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi! For more reaction, follow our live blog.

Blue jays are not truly blue, they just look that way. 🪶🧪 Most colors in nature come from pigments that absorb and reflect light, but a blue jay creates its color through structural tricks: microscopic layers and air pockets that scatter blue light back to our eyes.

Percy catching treats like a pro! #RescueDog #AustralianCattleDog #DogTraining

We are searching for a tenure track assistant professor with research interest in mass spectrometry-based proteomics! #ChemJobs #TeamMassSpec @femalesinms.bsky.social @asms.org 🧪 More information or apply here: explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/en-us/job/50...

Some wildflowers up close. #BloomScrolling #MississippiWildflowers

Had some free time before an appointment today in Tupelo, so we explored the Natchez Trace and the birthplace of Elvis. m.youtube.com/watch?v=9XgD...

Finished this book on the flight home. Great read!

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‘From combustion engines to tobacco, universities have been used in the past to whitewash now-controversial products. For a long time, the tobacco industry pointed to research it subsidized at universities to claim its products were healthy.’

Our Department is searching for an instructor of Chemistry, focusing on undergraduate education. For more information or to apply click here: explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/en-us/job/50... #Chemistry #iTeachChemistry #Academia #TeamMassSpec #ChemJobs

Some new wildflowers appearing on the prairie! #Mississippi #BloomScrolling

The path to excellence is rarely a straight line; it comes with ups and downs, twists and turns. Let’s not fixate on the end goal so much that we may overlook valuable lessons along the way.

🎓 Planning to apply to STEM graduate programs? Join us for our webinar: “Applying to Grad Programs in STEM” on Thursday, 8/28 at 5.30pm ET. Gain key insights on: ✅ Grad school application timeline ✅ How to choose the right program 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/gsmi-2025-...

Been hearing folks don’t realize NIH is more than its internal labs. That cutting NIH is ok because Dana Farber will still do cancer research. Joslin will cover diabetes, etc. But these centers get most of their funding from NIH. Stop NIH, and the whole system fails, across the entire US.

The ACS GCI Green & Sustainable Chemistry Summer School never disappoints! Glad another Patrick Group member, Chibuike, had the chance to attend. He seems to have learned a lot and had a great time. 🧪🥽 #DiscoverYourAnd #TeamMassSpec www.cas.msstate.edu/news/2025/08...

Percy the Australian cattle dog rocking his @ncstate.bsky.social swag courtesy of @ncstatealumni.bsky.social ! #WPN #GoPack #NCState

Today's shelter pups included a short German shepherd mix (maybe part corgi?), a Vizsla-ish young guy, a brown mixed breed girl, and a toy-obsessed pit! #DogsOfBlueSky

Despite the flash flood warnings, I had a great brief trip to Raleigh before Fall semester gets in full swing!

So many great dogs at the shelter today! #DogsOfBlueSky #RescuePups

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

Cultural anthropology freshman year led to an anthro minor and related coursework (such as Latin American history) for me. Definitely enriched my experience in college and helped shape my outlook.

Though relief is on the horizon, HeatRisk will still be in the Major and Extreme category for the next few days for broad swaths of the eastern portions of the nation. If you're not inside in AC, make sure to hydrate well and take frequent breaks in the shade. Heat illness can sneak up on you.

Dragonfly pics from this morning’s walk!

Lots of new perspectives gained yesterday. Looking forward to Day 2!

Excited for some interesting conversations around STEM graduate education! 🧪🥽

Mississippi wildflowers from this morning's walk! #BloomScrolling #Wildflowers

Today's shelter pups! #DogsOfBlueSky

Some interesting discussions this week about mid-career mentoring of post-promotion faculty. I would love to see some similar initiatives at my institution! #SparkBYN

Bruno the shelter pup is too cute! He’s a compact little ball of muscle. #DogsOfBlueSky #ShelterDogs