Dr. Eileen Gonzales
@egonzales788.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at SF State | Black In Physics director | Researching brown dwarf atmospheres and their clouds in the Cloud | #BlackandSTEM | #LatinaInSTEM | lindy hopper
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Ohio State astronomy is still waiting to see what happens with the federal funding landscape before deciding whether to proceed. With programs that are still TBD, I recommend waiting right now because *application fees do not get refunded if they decide to cancel after you have already paid*!!
So far the astronomy PhD programs that have cancelled admissions are Washington, Michigan State, and Case Western.
Sad to see the University of Washington Astronomy Department has suspended graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. astro.washington.edu/graduate-adm...
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Ohio State astronomy is still waiting to see what happens with the federal funding landscape before deciding whether to proceed. With programs that are still TBD, I recommend waiting right now because *application fees do not get refunded if they decide to cancel after you have already paid*!!
Not like I was going back anyways….
there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
Target gave $1M to Trump inauguration fund, a first for the company
President Donald Trump raised a record amount of cash for his inauguration, including donations from several companies with operations in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Not like I was going back anyways….
It’s a good week for brown dwarf science and #blackinastro #blackandstem! Congrats to @bemiles.bsky.social on the new faculty job!!!! Congrats to @capricephillips.bsky.social on the Hubble Fellowship!!!!
April 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It’s a good week for brown dwarf science and #blackinastro #blackandstem! Congrats to @bemiles.bsky.social on the new faculty job!!!! Congrats to @capricephillips.bsky.social on the Hubble Fellowship!!!!
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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
Congress didn’t pass a law requiring NIH-funded trials to include women until 1993. Drug trials with government funding only started including women in the NINETIES
And that’s only drug trials! And not ones with private funding!
Health research FAMOUSLY excludes women.
Congress didn’t pass a law requiring NIH-funded trials to include women until 1993. Drug trials with government funding only started including women in the NINETIES
And that’s only drug trials! And not ones with private funding!
Health research FAMOUSLY excludes women.
Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being and longevity of men.
Men die younger than women. Is it time for a focus on men's health?
Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being and longevity of men.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
Congress didn’t pass a law requiring NIH-funded trials to include women until 1993. Drug trials with government funding only started including women in the NINETIES
And that’s only drug trials! And not ones with private funding!
Health research FAMOUSLY excludes women.
Congress didn’t pass a law requiring NIH-funded trials to include women until 1993. Drug trials with government funding only started including women in the NINETIES
And that’s only drug trials! And not ones with private funding!
Health research FAMOUSLY excludes women.
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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Fascinating that no one has enumerated the list of felonies that Apartheid Clyde and his non-government friends may be guilty of, simply based on his public confessions over the last week
February 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Fascinating that no one has enumerated the list of felonies that Apartheid Clyde and his non-government friends may be guilty of, simply based on his public confessions over the last week
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Reposted by Dr. Eileen Gonzales
Most of the money that researchers spend is on paying other researchers. In other words, canceling research funds is taking money out of local economies by removing people and their spending power from them. 🧪
In Astronomy, NSF has only 1 call per year (grants last 3 years). This means that if the process is paused (or worse), it has a huge ripple effect: it changes how we do graduate admissions, as ~1/2 of our graduate students are funded by NSF grants. It changes if we can hire postdoctoral researchers.
January 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Most of the money that researchers spend is on paying other researchers. In other words, canceling research funds is taking money out of local economies by removing people and their spending power from them. 🧪
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
The flames in his eyes as I hit that streak……..
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The flames in his eyes as I hit that streak……..
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I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Had a final exam stress dream last night. A new experience from the professor side where I dreamt none of my students had pencils for their scantrons. Of course when I got up today I couldn’t find extra pencils at home. Luckily for the few who didn’t have pencils some students had extras.
December 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Had a final exam stress dream last night. A new experience from the professor side where I dreamt none of my students had pencils for their scantrons. Of course when I got up today I couldn’t find extra pencils at home. Luckily for the few who didn’t have pencils some students had extras.
Keeping that bird appeasement streak alive!
December 18, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Keeping that bird appeasement streak alive!
I hate when the bus straight ignores you and drives past at the stop. So sick of this
December 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I hate when the bus straight ignores you and drives past at the stop. So sick of this
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We are tired of writing a zillion letters of recommendation that aren’t helping our amazing students get into grad schools, or our colleagues select good candidates! Thank You to the authors for this… 🔭🧪📖
arxiv.org/abs/2412.08715
arxiv.org/abs/2412.08715
On the Use of Letters of Recommendation in Astronomy and Astrophysics Graduate Admissions
Letters of recommendation are a common tool used in graduate admissions. Most admissions systems require three letters for each applicant, burdening both letter writers and admissions committees with ...
arxiv.org
December 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM
We are tired of writing a zillion letters of recommendation that aren’t helping our amazing students get into grad schools, or our colleagues select good candidates! Thank You to the authors for this… 🔭🧪📖
arxiv.org/abs/2412.08715
arxiv.org/abs/2412.08715
Taught my last class of the semester! Now on to grading those finals and projects!
December 12, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Taught my last class of the semester! Now on to grading those finals and projects!
@blackinphysics.bsky.social is now up and running !
We've finally made our way over here! Be on the look out for new stuff from us! #BlackInPhysics
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 AM
@blackinphysics.bsky.social is now up and running !
Counting down to the end of the semester while drowning in grading. One and a half more weeks till finals. Getting covid two weeks ago sure did ruin so many things. #academicsky #blackacademics
a dumpster is on fire in a flooded area with the words " going thru the day like " below it
Alt: a dumpster is on fire in a flooded area with the words " going thru the day like " below it
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Counting down to the end of the semester while drowning in grading. One and a half more weeks till finals. Getting covid two weeks ago sure did ruin so many things. #academicsky #blackacademics
November 30, 2024 at 4:59 PM
My new teapot of W1935 from @amyraehill.bsky.social is incredible!
October 9, 2024 at 2:53 AM
My new teapot of W1935 from @amyraehill.bsky.social is incredible!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #682,174!
September 18, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #682,174!
Caprice an amazing astronomer is in a very difficult spot right now after her mother suddenly passed. Please consider helping out and spreading the word.
February 16, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Caprice an amazing astronomer is in a very difficult spot right now after her mother suddenly passed. Please consider helping out and spreading the word.
Going to Trader Joe’s to grab lunch is dangerous for random acts of plant buying
February 2, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Going to Trader Joe’s to grab lunch is dangerous for random acts of plant buying