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Are you affiliated with Northwestern, UW-Madison, or U of I (Urbana-Champaign or Chicago)?

Have you been impacted by federal funding freezes? Has the vibe deteriorated on campus? Do you want to talk about it?

pls DM me or email at [email protected]
April 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’m proud to see the names of wonderful people I know quoted here, defending equity in chemistry. www.chemistryworld.com/news/america...
American Chemical Society diversity programme comes under attack
Lawsuit argues that ACS' Scholars Program discriminates against white and Asian applicants
www.chemistryworld.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.

I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
www.science.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As a former wet-lab chemist who worked with sulfur compounds, I am not surprised at all that sulfur is involved. 🤢

click.rsc.org/rsps/m/2RBCk...
Scientists uncover the chemistry of the corpse flower’s potent stench
The noxious smell comes from a mixture of putrescine and sulfur compounds
click.rsc.org
December 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM