associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, part owner of a flock of mutant chickens, Beamer Badass, qajaq builder, STEMinist, opinions are my own.
26-year ACS member here; time to renew. @AmerChemSociety encourages renewal online to save postage. Postage is not my concern! The dismantling of @cenmag (the TOP stated benefit of membership) is VERY concerning. What’s going on?
Renew or not renew?☹️😥
So sorry to hear of Ken Sauer’s passing. As the mentor of my post doc advisor (does this make him my academic great uncle or something? )he had such a big effect on my work and my trajectory.
"I understand the gravity of being a woman and now a #Nobel laureate in the sciences. There aren't that many of us—yet."
Prof. @CarolynBertozzi on chemistry, mentorship and representation ⬇️
“I’m the same person I was at 1 a.m., but I’m realizing that my voice now has a platform, and I’m thinking about how to use that.” -@CarolynBertozzi, winner of the 2022 #NobelPrize in chemistry
🗞: https://t.co/3I8Ihct7gM
Diversity is smarter than homogeneity.
New data on 6.6 million science papers in all 45 subfields of medicine: mixed-gender teams generate more novel and influential work than same-gender teams.
Similarity breeds groupthink. Variety fuels deeper reflection and broader learning.
So long Chicago #ACSFall2022, Levi and I are on our way back home now. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and said hi to the smallest attendee, came to @BorosLab talks and posters, as well as speakers and attendees of the special @ACSINORDivision#metalsinmedicine symposium!
A reminder to Chicago ACS meeting attendees that tomorrow is the joint Research Corporation/ACS PRF Reception. Monday, August 22, 5:30-7:30 pm, Marriott Marquis, Shedd Room. Please retweet. Free drinks/food. Bring your students. For some reason is not listed in the ACS program!
Please review our instructions on the state’s new anti-CRT laws. It’s not that you can’t teach about the existence of racial inequalities, you just can’t connect them to the institutions, power structures, or individuals who created, maintain and continue to benefit from them.
To pay tribute to all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no name, artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor their souls in an installation in Charlotte, North Carolina, called "Monuments" [read more: https://t.co/eNvkocjub7]
Here is our finalized Metals in Medicine symposium schedule for #ACSFall2022 next week in Chicago - we had some small changes to our speaker order so make sure you attend the entire symposium to not miss anything!😎 #metalsinmedicine@ACSINORDivision