I have been critical of ACS a number of times for some of their poor leadership decisions and this time I want to recognize and praise their efforts to support graduate students here. This is an example of what good scientific leadership and community looks like. Thank you, @acs.org 🙏🏽

The American Chemical Society announced that the ACS Board of Directors has approved $2.5 million to be granted to graduate students who have been impacted by the termination or cancellation of their adviser’s research grant(s) cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs... #chemsky

“Science does not speak for itself… but you can—and should!” — Dr. Sarah Ackenhusen At the Science Policy Symposium by WCC @acs.org #ACSFall2025

ACS Council approves the petition to establish the Committee on the Advancement of LGBTQ+ Chemists, 86% to 14%. #chemsky 🧪⚗️ #acsfall2025

“Advocacy and support must be constant and consistent now more than ever.” — Dr. Alyssa Adcock At the Science Policy Symposium by WCC @acs.org #ACSFall2025

The large language model–based chatbot ChatGPT fails to highlight the validity concerns with scientific papers that have been retracted or have been the subject of other editorial notices, according to a new study. cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪

I hope colleagues and friends attending #ACSFall2025 are having a good conference so far. It is refreshing and inspiring to learn about so many science projects and efforts happening despite many hardships right now. 💙

There is something poetic that my final year of graduate school was in DC, with protests, with a certain political admin, and with the national guard / military presence* and now I get to go back there under the same conditions, if not worse, to share my scientific work. *and peak pandemic lol #oof

#BlackInChemWeek #STEM #Chemistry #Science #BlackSky

It’s only problematic through a capitalist lens -- to people who mistake community for a growth metric rather than a space for actual conversation.

friends, this is (to me) a bit of an embarrassing request, but I am going to ask anyway: 1. do you have a favoriate online class (however defined) about statistics? 2. do you have a favorite basic (like 101-level) text on statistics? thank you! #chemsky

Greetings & I am grateful to share another PhD birthday. I am grateful for the knowledge and opportunities I have had and I hope I can give forward to others. I look forward to future adventures with more growth, discovery, community, care, and curiosity.🧪💙 #AStoryOfAScientist #TheDayOfEndings

It was so great to meet you, @finetraces786.bsky.social, Shasha, and Anuraj!

Excited to share a new survey being conducted by CSN graduate student @abbypigeon.bsky.social looking at how participating in science communication and outreach during graduate school affects post-graduate outlooks: umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I just wanted to take a moment and say that @petercarlton.bsky.social, @cesapo.bsky.social, and @chemfunman.bsky.social are absolutely amazing friends and I am super super grateful for them! 😊 #HappyMonday #Grateful #Blessed

One of my dear friends is defending for her PhD on Wednesday & another one of my dear friends has received an acceptance of their first author paper & while both of them are not on bluesky / twitter, I just wanted to put out there that I am so SO happy for my friends & their successes. 💙💙 #Chemsky

If you’re feeling post con crash after #CVG2025 this article from @takethis.org can help www.takethis.org/2017/09/how-... How to Handle Con Crash Like a Pro - Take This

The press keeps writing this awful fanfic where the president is someone who cares about other people and merits respect

Making figures & writing up some of the data from the #InvisibleWorkSTEM research has been full of contrasts - I feel hope & inspiration from some of the experiences ppl have reported but I also feel hopelessness & anger for so much crap ppl have gone through (wrt invisible work). #Inequity #Chemsky

For safety reasons, office desks (ppl's personal belongings + meals) I think should be outside of the lab space. But having 1-2 desks in the lab can be inclusive for ppl who may need to sit to finish up taking notes in their lab notebook or have a place to sit while pipetting, etc. #chemsky

California Farm Workers are going to call a strike to demand rights and dignity. Please join me in donating to their strike relief fund through the United Farm Workers Foundation. www.ufwfoundation.org/donate

ICYMI: 9,000 Philadelphia city workers are on strike for the first time in 40 years as they fight for better pay, benefits, and more. These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them. Solidarity!

Happy Tuesday and as a kind reminder for myself that might mean something to some others too: Joy is an act of resistance. 💙🙏🏽

Anyway all kinds of thoughts but the main one is the filmmakers didn’t make up the idea that to be a successful scientist you have to be a lab hermit without a family, and the fact that that’s changing doesn’t really make the film less wrenching

If you're reading this, whoever you are & whatever you're doing to try to make this world better, whether it's calling, protesting, providing mutual aid, making art, raising awareness, training & teaching people new concepts & skills, journalism, surviving through it all, or whatever else: thank you

I realize this post might relate to a small specific group of people but... ...nothing prepares you for having to process the death (killing) of one of your students. And if you / someone you know has had to deal with this, my heart has no words but my heart is with you. 💔🙏🏽🤲🏽 #Grief #Heartbreak

I’m watching “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones” with a friend and I highly recommend to check it out. More than diet, there is so much commentary on how life is different in the blue zones and really makes you think about what we prioritize and how we live in the US (for US friends).

I gotta keep believing: Science outlives dictators. Science outlives dictators. Science outlives dictators. Science outlives dictators. Science outlives dictators. #Hopecore #HappyFriday

And remember: you must never, under any circumstances, despair. To hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortune. - Boris Pasternak, Dr. Zhivago

I gave my (vaccine hesitant) mom BOOSTER SHOTS last month, & she called me today because she finished it. She told me that she finally understands why vaccines shouldn't be an individual decision‼️ Buddy reading & discussing books with good information/storytelling can make a difference! #BookSky

“No one like Mamdani has ever won an election where as many as a million people voted. This is akin to a socialist winning a medium-size state.” nymag.com/intelligence...

Morning Bluesky. Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist backed by AOC and Bernie Sanders, pulled off an historic win against disgraced scion of a political dynasty Andrew Cuomo in last night’s Democratic primary for New York Mayor.

Tonight on the internet is almost as good as when Henry Kissinger died. Omg the joy scrolling is so real rn.

AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! 💙🎉🎊💙🎉🎊💙🎉🎊💙🎉🎊 FUCK BILLIONAIRES FUCK PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN ANY TYPE OF ETHNOSTATES FUCK IMPERIALIST PROPAGANDA FUCK ISLAMOPHOBIC RACISTS FUCK RAPISTS FUCK COWARDS FUCK CORRUPT POWERFUL POLITICIANS LETS GOOOOOOO!!!! #ZohranMamdani

I can't believe Staten Island is Hamas

Bill Clinton please endorse my enemies

DO IT, NYC, PLEASE DO IT! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

Cuties for adoption 🧡🤎🖤🩶🤍😽😻 #AdoptDontShop #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #Cats #BlueskyCats

Big lawsuit filed today defending NSF. It’s a coalition including @aaup.bsky.social , @uaw.org , and @democracyforward.org . See thread🧪

BREAKING: Coalition Sues to Protect the National Science Foundation from Trump and DOGE Assault We’re suing on behalf of educators, researchers, professors, and graduate students to stop the latest effort by the Trump administration to weaponize federal funding to push their anti-equity agenda. 🧵

Protect Trans Scientists. cowritten with a lot of amazing people (I tagged those I could find but there are so many more incredible folks) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @thepunkscientist.bsky.social @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social @bfrancescol.bsky.social @drsueishaq.bsky.social

A letter with an appeal. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... "As queer and TGnC scientists, we call on researchers at all levels—from undergraduates to university presidents—to take direct, consistent, and rapid action."

I deeply appreciate #Chemsky academic leaders who wrote this letter to @science.org advocating for federal leaders to fund scientific research: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @sustainablenano.bsky.social #FundScientificResearch

I learned at #FLAMEnet that there is a chemistry professor that assigns curiosity journals for their students and learning about what students are curious about absolutely warms my heart 💙🦋 #Chemsky

Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy: "If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion? Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"