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I've been very curious about this as I see gym folks and dermatologists recommend it. But the chemist in me doesn't like the idea of spraying bleach on my face.

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · Aug 26

Educators, do you have favorite/well-liked peer-reviewed scholarship about gap years and their long-term impact?

Please RT. Thank you! 🧪

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Aug 9

I learned when a friend had hers at 25. I missed mine by a couple decades lol

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Aug 4

DOC definitely the rainbow periodic table lanyards

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Aug 4

A picture with the mole?

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 26

Agreed

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Debbie Gale Mitchell @heydebigale.bsky.social · Jul 25

Genre fiction 🤝 nonfiction science pairing about mining and the potential destruction of a planet. 🌍🪨

THE BLIGHTED STARS BY Megan O’Keefe and POWER METAL by Vince Beiser.

🧵A thread on why you should read these books :

#booksky #sff #nonfiction

A photo of two books side by side :

THE BLIGHTED STARS by Megan Okeefe and POWER METAL by Vince Beiser

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 17

Just submitted our manuscript to the ACS Omega special issue for PUI research!

It's open until 7/30 if anybody is looking for a place to submit.

axial.acs.org/cross-discip...

Call For Papers: Undergraduate Research as the Stimulus for Scientific Progress in the USA | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog

This Special Issue will highlight the significant research activities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) in the United States and their unique focus on fostering student engagement in STEM...

axial.acs.org

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Katya Zimmer @katarinazimmer.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hi! I’m a freelance reporter writing a story for Nature Careers
about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at [email protected]. Thanks so much!

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 15

Same. There was one lab in grad school that only used them.

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Courtney & Clarke Collins | Fantasy Co-Authors @collinsauthors.bsky.social · Jul 13

LOTR: ROP x PRINCESS BRIDE

A half-elven princess and her loyal guardsman must evade capture and save her father, the king, from a fate worse than death: total corruption. But their rescue mission turns into a hunt, and only the princess or the king can be saved.

#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #LGBT

3x3 mood board, from top left to right:
Knight with sword
Princess by tree
Person in chains
Forest
Center block is the IN THE NAME OF HONOR book cover
Castle
Flames
Silhouette of a couple under a tree
Woman with bow

A book cover on a deep blue background with silver and gold accents. Celtic knotwork frames the border, with a tri-circle knotwork in the top two corners. In the bottom two corners are custom-designed horror creatures, stylized. A banner in the center reads IN THE NAME OF HONOR. Below the banner reads Vows & Valor Book 1. A sword points vertically behind the title banner, and a handful of leaves cascade down.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 13

Love seeing all the great pitches for #bluepit today. Mine is a contemporary MG STEAM-themed novel. 📖 🧪 👩🏼‍🔬 🎨

Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 13

EMMA AND THE BUTTERFLY BLUEPRINT

Gigi Shen is Not a Nerd x The Girls Who Code

When science becomes part of the arts high school admission criteria, Emma must join the STEM club to and convince her friends to help her make a larger than life art exhibit.

#bluepit📖 #Q #MG

A jumbled display box of butterflies, girls doing science, a tree covered in Spanish moss with a trolley in Savannah, GA, and a sketchbook full of nature drawings

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KC Fetch-Author NA Contemporary Fantasy @kcfetchwrites.bsky.social · Jul 13

#Bluepit 📖 #NA #F #WF First book of a series. Drawing from the Void follows Ellie & Louie. After unveiling an ominous prophecy about herself, Ellie & her basset hound Familiar hit the road to go on the adventures they always talked about. They face threats from magical & non-magical forces.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 13

EMMA AND THE BUTTERFLY BLUEPRINT

Gigi Shen is Not a Nerd x The Girls Who Code

When science becomes part of the arts high school admission criteria, Emma must join the STEM club to and convince her friends to help her make a larger than life art exhibit.

#bluepit📖 #Q #MG

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 11

Oh no so sorry to hear that 😢

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jul 3

Nothing better than heading into a long weekend after hitting the submit button on a manuscript.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jun 27

😂😂😂

Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excellent, thanks!