Ryn Flaherty (he/him)

PhD student in Biomedical Sciences | Transgender Neuroscientist | Activist | Hiker | Star Trek enthusiast | Born into Boston punk rock

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@audrey_lasry @nyuresearchers I said I was worried about the safety of Palestinian students, and you equate that to the "feelings of terrorists". That is racist. I'm ashamed to be at the same institution.

[Jewish Voice for Peace NYC @jvpliveNY]

BREAKING: HUNDREDS were just arrested blockading @SenSchumer's street, including high profile public officials, rabbis, politicians, scholars, and descendants of holocaust survivors — ages 20 to 80.

We demand an end to the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Never again is today.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@audrey_lasry @nyuresearchers Nice bait and switch, but I notice that you're not careful about differentiating. Pointing that out is not the same as interchanging them myself. You might as well have just replied "no, you". We are looking at a potential genocide. History will not look kindly upon your tweets.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@audrey_lasry @nyuresearchers Notable that another student is literally tweeting from a safe room and has managed to avoid using dehumanizing or racially charged language. It's really not that hard.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@DrBenNeel @nyuresearchers Really inappropriate for a PI or director to comment on unionizing efforts on Twitter. And if we were having a vote, illegal.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@audrey_lasry @nyuresearchers Also upsetting to see fellow Langone researchers use dehumanizing language. Surely you could have left it at "atrocious" without suggesting anyone who disagrees with you isn't human. Why is this normal or acceptable in any context?

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@lisa_katsnelson @nyuresearchers It's just really, really upsetting to see a fellow classmate double down on racist rhetoric. It's not ok regardless. To suggest I'm belitting violence by saying so is disingenuous at best. Do better.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@lisa_katsnelson @nyuresearchers You rarely see people using this word for war crimes committed by other groups. Pick a different word. In a context where Hamas and Palestinians are conflated its gross.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@lisa_katsnelson @nyuresearchers Yikes at the word "barbaric". Might help your case if you chose less racially charged language. (Views my own and all that).

[NYU Researchers United-UAW @nyuresearchers]

6/27: we announced that our card drive hit majority, showing that thousands of NYU researchers support forming a union

8/15: seven weeks after we hit majority Langone announced raises and blocked access to our website on its wifi “ for your protection” 🤡

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

Congratulations to all of my colleagues for the great work! Onto a new era of researcher and science advocacy.

[NYU Researchers United-UAW @nyuresearchers]

🎉 A majority of NYU researchers have signed a Union Authorization Card to form our union 🎉

We’re excited to join thousands of researchers across the country who have organized for a voice over our working conditions, including most recently at Sinai and Columbia here in NYC!

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

I don't post often, but everyone who follows me should know how terrifying this is. This is the alternative to Trump in the Republican party. I can not safely travel anywhere with laws like this, for conferences or otherwise.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

Hello here is my monthly Twitter binge quote tweeting about things that make me angry.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

@JohnStreicher1 Accusing a group of people of pedophilia based solely on their identity can and does escalate to violence. The is an old homophobic trope from the '50s that led to many deaths.

[NYU GSOC|UAW @GSOCUAW]

Some good news today.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

NYU Langone's student social media guidelines restrict students from discussing concerns about work environment on social media. I'm not a lawyer but this seems to contradict the National Labor Relations Act? This tweet will be staying up.

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

Spending this year studying MRI has ruined me. I'm listening through this moving, beautiful album about Alzheimer's dementia and all I can think about is signal to noise ratio 🤦 https://t.co/yiYBnTnat9

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

Great resources in the replies!

[Cassidy Doyle @DoyleCassidy4]

I am wrapping up my first year as a PhD student and can’t help but feel subpar. I don’t understand statistics to the extent I wish. SAS/any statistical software makes me nervous. I struggle comprehending journal articles on my own. Should I be concerned? @PhDVoice

[Ryn Flaherty (he/him) @FlahertyRyn]

I did well on the exam today in spite of the stress of this week 👌