Carolski
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Chemistry, Community Colleges, Bikes. Not necessarily in that order.
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Michael McCreary published an extensive and incredible guide to modernizing teaching evaluation systems in #HigherEd today on the Engaged Learning Collective. This piece deserves bookmarking and careful reading. engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-practica...
A practical guide to modern teaching evaluation
Dozens of institutions are piloting new ways to evaluate college teaching beyond student surveys. Here are the six steps they’re taking to fix a broken system.
engagedlearningcollective.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Michael McCreary published an extensive and incredible guide to modernizing teaching evaluation systems in #HigherEd today on the Engaged Learning Collective. This piece deserves bookmarking and careful reading. engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-practica...
Well my class has once again decided, after a thorough debate, that YES the City of Bend should pursue policies that discourage methane (natural gas) hookups and appliances in residential new construction. New this year: they were unanimous (16:0). @melaniekebler.bsky.social @amendez.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Well my class has once again decided, after a thorough debate, that YES the City of Bend should pursue policies that discourage methane (natural gas) hookups and appliances in residential new construction. New this year: they were unanimous (16:0). @melaniekebler.bsky.social @amendez.bsky.social
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Meanwhile, Esri's popular climate action MOOC opens on Feb 18. Explore how GIS is uniquely suited to address our changing planet. I’m pleased as hostess to guide you thru this free, 6-week course, that features @globalecoguy.bsky.social + @katharinehayhoe.com
Save your spot → ow.ly/7jiJ30sS4i6
Save your spot → ow.ly/7jiJ30sS4i6
January 24, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Meanwhile, Esri's popular climate action MOOC opens on Feb 18. Explore how GIS is uniquely suited to address our changing planet. I’m pleased as hostess to guide you thru this free, 6-week course, that features @globalecoguy.bsky.social + @katharinehayhoe.com
Save your spot → ow.ly/7jiJ30sS4i6
Save your spot → ow.ly/7jiJ30sS4i6
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This is an illegal intervention in a country that poses no threat to the United States. Trump is trying to distract from the fact that he tanked our economy and kicked millions off their health care. Congressional Republicans need to rein Trump in before he gets American troops killed.
Trump says U.S. will 'run' Venezuela and sell seized oil in remarks on the strikes
President Trump says the United States conducted a strike in Venezuela and captured that country's president, Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is an illegal intervention in a country that poses no threat to the United States. Trump is trying to distract from the fact that he tanked our economy and kicked millions off their health care. Congressional Republicans need to rein Trump in before he gets American troops killed.
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OREGONIANS!!! Due to new legislation passed this year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is developing new guidelines for how to divide energy costs between residential & commercial customers. TELL THEM DATA CENTERS NEED TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
Oregon Public Utility Commission - Submit Public Comment - DocketPublicComment
apps.puc.state.or.us
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
OREGONIANS!!! Due to new legislation passed this year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is developing new guidelines for how to divide energy costs between residential & commercial customers. TELL THEM DATA CENTERS NEED TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...
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The Trump Administration is withholding funding for housing assistance programs, which could cause 170,000 Americans to lose their homes this winter.
That’s unacceptable. I’m demanding it be fixed & that hundreds of thousands of families aren’t needlessly evicted.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
That’s unacceptable. I’m demanding it be fixed & that hundreds of thousands of families aren’t needlessly evicted.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration policy change makes deep cuts to homeless permanent housing program
More than half of the 2026 funding for the program will be shifted from permanent housing to transitional housing with work and service requirements.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The Trump Administration is withholding funding for housing assistance programs, which could cause 170,000 Americans to lose their homes this winter.
That’s unacceptable. I’m demanding it be fixed & that hundreds of thousands of families aren’t needlessly evicted.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
That’s unacceptable. I’m demanding it be fixed & that hundreds of thousands of families aren’t needlessly evicted.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Every chance they have, Republicans are taking action to make healthcare less affordable, and I’ve had enough.
Healthcare is expensive enough as it is – Oregonians don’t need DC politicians raising their costs even more.
Healthcare is expensive enough as it is – Oregonians don’t need DC politicians raising their costs even more.
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Every chance they have, Republicans are taking action to make healthcare less affordable, and I’ve had enough.
Healthcare is expensive enough as it is – Oregonians don’t need DC politicians raising their costs even more.
Healthcare is expensive enough as it is – Oregonians don’t need DC politicians raising their costs even more.
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The Public Lands Rule provides us with modern, science-based tools to protect, restore, and preserve our environment.
The Trump administration is trying to get rid of it.
I’m joining my colleagues to demand the rule stay in place.
The Trump administration is trying to get rid of it.
I’m joining my colleagues to demand the rule stay in place.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Public Lands Rule provides us with modern, science-based tools to protect, restore, and preserve our environment.
The Trump administration is trying to get rid of it.
I’m joining my colleagues to demand the rule stay in place.
The Trump administration is trying to get rid of it.
I’m joining my colleagues to demand the rule stay in place.
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Yep, feeling pretty radiant today…lol ☀️🤭🙌
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yep, feeling pretty radiant today…lol ☀️🤭🙌
Hivemind (do we still say that?): I had an HVAC guy tell me today that our fume hoods, if the sash is up at all (like to put hands in there) does not send air through the roof but recirculates it. Says that’s different when the sash is fully down. I am (pun) baffled! Could this be true?
#chemchat
#chemchat
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hivemind (do we still say that?): I had an HVAC guy tell me today that our fume hoods, if the sash is up at all (like to put hands in there) does not send air through the roof but recirculates it. Says that’s different when the sash is fully down. I am (pun) baffled! Could this be true?
#chemchat
#chemchat
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USDA websites for accessing SNOTel and snow course data are offline. These were working normally through Friday morning. Data is still flowing: some (not all) of the SNOTel data remains available though other non-gov websites. 😡 #akwx @climatologist49.bsky.social #weather
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
USDA websites for accessing SNOTel and snow course data are offline. These were working normally through Friday morning. Data is still flowing: some (not all) of the SNOTel data remains available though other non-gov websites. 😡 #akwx @climatologist49.bsky.social #weather
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"It's past time to recognize that university administrators aren't going to lead the way out of this, [setting] the stage for leadership... from faculty, staff, & students, [where] most if not all progress in higher ed over the past 100 yrs has occurred."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky
Higher education fails at collective action
In the latest development in the ongoing combat between universities in the United States and the Trump administration, the Department of Education has presented them with what it calls a “compact.” I...
www.science.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"It's past time to recognize that university administrators aren't going to lead the way out of this, [setting] the stage for leadership... from faculty, staff, & students, [where] most if not all progress in higher ed over the past 100 yrs has occurred."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky
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It’s week four of the government shutdown, and I want to hear from you.
It’s your stories that fuel this fight. If you or someone you know have been impacted, please share your stories with me using the form below ⬇️
forms.gle/8m2v92nxvXBc...
It’s your stories that fuel this fight. If you or someone you know have been impacted, please share your stories with me using the form below ⬇️
forms.gle/8m2v92nxvXBc...
I want to hear from you!
The more I hear from Oregonians, the better job I can do representing and fighting for you. If you or someone you know has been impacted by the government shutdown, please share your story with me bel...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It’s week four of the government shutdown, and I want to hear from you.
It’s your stories that fuel this fight. If you or someone you know have been impacted, please share your stories with me using the form below ⬇️
forms.gle/8m2v92nxvXBc...
It’s your stories that fuel this fight. If you or someone you know have been impacted, please share your stories with me using the form below ⬇️
forms.gle/8m2v92nxvXBc...
Personally I think the “Assolini” protest sign was my favorite.
October 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Personally I think the “Assolini” protest sign was my favorite.
Was out yesterday to get coffee with a friend by bike, we discovered some pretty good riding north of Empire. On the return we hit the trail heading south beside Pilot Butte Canal…which would make a great MUP! 🤞that this is on the radar of those designing routes.
September 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Was out yesterday to get coffee with a friend by bike, we discovered some pretty good riding north of Empire. On the return we hit the trail heading south beside Pilot Butte Canal…which would make a great MUP! 🤞that this is on the radar of those designing routes.
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Stay out of my city. You want to do something? Run us our money.
September 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Stay out of my city. You want to do something? Run us our money.
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As leaders of her own party seek concessions from Republicans with a government shutdown looming, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum reiterated a sentiment in an interview with OPB. Congress is again nearing a vote on a short-term federal spending package that — if it fails — could shut down the government.
If federal government shuts down, Republicans will ‘own it,’ Oregon Democrat Janelle Bynum says
With the new budget year beginning in October, Democrats are seeking concessions from Republicans for their votes to keep the government running.
www.opb.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
As leaders of her own party seek concessions from Republicans with a government shutdown looming, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum reiterated a sentiment in an interview with OPB. Congress is again nearing a vote on a short-term federal spending package that — if it fails — could shut down the government.
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Patience is a virtue.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
September 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Patience is a virtue.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Y'all, I'm watching some meltdowns here tonight, I'm feeling sorta boiled-out myself, so I wrote a thing.
It's a bad time. If we stick together, we can get through it.
It's a bad time. If we stick together, we can get through it.
September 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Y'all, I'm watching some meltdowns here tonight, I'm feeling sorta boiled-out myself, so I wrote a thing.
It's a bad time. If we stick together, we can get through it.
It's a bad time. If we stick together, we can get through it.
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Oregonians: I need your help. I'm collecting stories about how Trump and Republicans' efforts to raise the costs of prescription drugs will impact patients, specifically anyone taking the cancer drug Keytruda.
August 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Oregonians: I need your help. I'm collecting stories about how Trump and Republicans' efforts to raise the costs of prescription drugs will impact patients, specifically anyone taking the cancer drug Keytruda.
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chemsky
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
ACS announces millions in funding for students affected by terminated grants
The grants will help students within 1 year of completion of their degree
cen.acs.org
August 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
chemsky
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Each Friday I summarize what happened in science 🧪& higher ed. This was Week 28:
- $300M frozen at UCLA + updates on university “deals”
- jobs report, Bureau of Labor Statistics firing & data quality fears
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down
+ more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
- $300M frozen at UCLA + updates on university “deals”
- jobs report, Bureau of Labor Statistics firing & data quality fears
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down
+ more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 28
July 28 - Aug 1, 2025 - failing down the garden path
buttondown.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Each Friday I summarize what happened in science 🧪& higher ed. This was Week 28:
- $300M frozen at UCLA + updates on university “deals”
- jobs report, Bureau of Labor Statistics firing & data quality fears
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down
+ more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
- $300M frozen at UCLA + updates on university “deals”
- jobs report, Bureau of Labor Statistics firing & data quality fears
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down
+ more at buttondown.com/liminalcreat...