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UMN Department of Chemistry @umnchemistry.bsky.social · 13d

The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant isn’t just one of the longest-running student training grants at the University of Minnesota – it’s one of the longest-running training grants in the nation! Explore the program's story here:
cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ch... 🧬 🧪 @cse.umn.edu

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant renewed with National Institutes of Health funding

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/2/2025) – The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant (CBITG) isn’t just one of the longest-running student training grants at the University of Minnesota – it’s one of t...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 19d

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

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UMN Department of Chemistry @umnchemistry.bsky.social · 20d

We are thrilled to share a profile on Prof. Jihye Park, who will join the UMN Department of Chemistry faculty in January 2026! cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ji...

Jihye Park joins Department of Chemistry faculty

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (9/25/2025) – Dr. Jihye Park will join the Department of Chemistry faculty in January 2026. The department is thrilled to welcome Park as an Associate Professor.Park will join t...

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Demyan 🇺🇦 Prokopchuk ⌬ @dpro.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks so much to @bribarbu.bsky.social and @cenmag.bsky.social for highlighting our recent work! 😊

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 20d

Chemists finally know why palladium beats nickel at C–H activation

New study examines the precious metal’s ability to acidify bonds in alkanes. cen.acs.org/synthesis/c-... #chemsky 🧪

Chemists finally know why palladium beats nickel at C–H activation

New study examines the precious metal’s ability to acidify bonds in alkanes

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · 21d

As an experiment, I started a Substack called Metallacyclic Logic for my random reflections and rabbit holes. You can subscribe to it here nealmankad.substack.com?r=dv3oq&utm_...

Metallacyclic Logic | Neal Mankad | Substack

Reflections of a chemistry professor from a state university in the midwestern United States. Click to read Metallacyclic Logic, by Neal Mankad, a Substack publication. Launched 7 hours ago.

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Tehshik Yoon @tehshik.bsky.social · 22d

Come be my newest colleague!

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Assistant Professor of Chemistry - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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Ian Tonks @ianatonks.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled to see this write-up of my friend, Stefan Kilyanek, in C&EN. Trailblazer in many senses of the word, and a great person! Please take a read. cen.acs.org/synthesis/ch...

Stefan Kilyanek manipulates molecules to break their bonds

This electrochemist discovers new catalysts and finds unconventional ways to navigate the lab

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Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · 27d

In @science.org this week @zachwickens.bsky.social and collaborators find a way to do Z-selective elimination using thianthrenium chemistry in a versatile route to Z olefins.

chemsky 🧪

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Stereo-reversed E2 unlocks Z-selective C–H functionalization

The stereoselective functionalization of C–H bonds represents a central challenge in modern organic synthesis. Despite decades of innovation in C–H activation chemistry, methods for Z-selective functi...

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 27d

We served over 151 million (!) free meals to students last year, saving families an average of $1,000 per student.

Students should be able to focus on the classroom, not on where their next meal will come from. We’ve made that a reality in Minnesota.

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Sep 15

To celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are highlighting stories of chemists with Latin American roots. Read more about C&EN’s Trailblazers: cen.acs.org/careers/dive... #HHM #chemsky 🧪

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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · Sep 12

Check out the highlights from the 58th Bürgenstock Conference on Stereochemistry 2025 (4-8 May 2025, Brunnen, Switzerland), by Mattia Silvi and Claudia Bonfio!

Read for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

#ChemSky #SCS_BC25

Highlights from the 58th Bürgenstock Conference on Stereochemistry 2025

Herein, we share an overview of the scientific highlights from speakers at the latest edition of the longstanding Bürgenstock Conference.

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Organic Division of the ACS @organicdivision.org · Sep 12

Save the Date!

Oct. 15th at 12noon ET will be our next Virtual Symposium ft. Prof. Marvin Parasram (NYU) and Prof. Brian Stoltz (CalTech).

Many thanks to Beyond CCHF for hosting!

Free to watch!
Youtube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: emory.zoom.us/j/185635071

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Alex Grenning @ochemgrenning.bsky.social · Sep 10

Aaron and I have decided to do it: #FloHet2026 is a go and we can't wait for the amazing organic chemistry to be shared! More announcements coming soon. Here is our new website. Please share it with the ochem lovers in your life. flohet.org

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Tehshik Yoon @tehshik.bsky.social · Aug 22

Really proud of Riley's preprint on a new class of chiral Lewis acid photocatalysts. This project benefitted from a terrific collab with @chemguyeli.bsky.social chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

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Organic Syntheses @orgsynth.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Sixth Organic Syntheses Inc Workshop for Young Investigators on Organic Synthesis and Natural Products Chemistry was held at the UC Santa Barbara Club on August 7 to 9

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Jeff Lipshultz @jeflip.bsky.social · Aug 20

Really delighted this is out @ ACS Catalysis. The chemistry looks a lot like a job prop I wrote 4 years ago, and we've spent a good chunk of the group's history learning a LOT about Ti photochem. Congrats especially to Jagrut, who defended 2 weeks ago! doi.org/10.1021/acsc...

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Aug 20

For anyone sticking around for #acsfall2025 on Thursday, I'll be giving two talks. Hope to run into you! #chemsky

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Connie Lu @cluchem.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢pls share
We are hiring! New opening for a W2 Professor in "experimental inorganic chemistry" @unibonn.bsky.social
Deadline Oct. 10 t.co/EqMLA0fCuC

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Aug 19

The American Chemical Society (@acs.org) has launched a new funding scheme that will back 100 master's and PhD students who may be unable to finish their degrees due to the cancellation of their supervisor's grants

www.chemistryworld.com/news/america...

American Chemical Society announces new support for at-risk master’s and PhD chemistry students

$2.5 million programme launched to fund 100 students whose PI's grants were cancelled by the Trump administration

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Courtney Roberts @cortnieroberts.bsky.social · Aug 18

Also…does anyone know how to get rid of old affiliations?

Courtney Roberts @cortnieroberts.bsky.social · Aug 18

Excited to be celebrating Prof. Schrock’s birthday at the ACS symposium on C-M multiple bonds!

I’ll try to get to the bottom of the question of “what is the electronic structure of metal-arynes” complete with some new XPS data!

Screenshot of ACS schedule showing the talk at 8:20 am on Tuesday in Room 146C

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BlackinXNetwork @blackinx.bsky.social · Aug 7

#BlackInChemWeek #STEM #Chemistry #Science #BlackSky

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Courtney Roberts @cortnieroberts.bsky.social · Aug 7

Tonks/Roberts Organometallics sandwich in the ASAPs today! @ianatonks.bsky.social @pubs.acs.org

ASAP articles from the Tonks and Roberts group

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Ian Tonks @ianatonks.bsky.social · Jul 23

A long-overdue follow-up (original in 2016) on Ti-catalyzed carboamination: now selective, thanks to Michael and a Ti-iodide catalyst! Out in ACS Catal today. This is a neat one in that selectivity may emerge from a post-catalytic rearrangement of the kinetic product. doi.org/10.1021/acsc...

alkynes undergo Ti-catalyzed carboamination by alkenes/diazenes to selectively yield unsaturated imines through rearrangement of a kinetically formed cyclopropylimine

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