Painting by Gustav Klimt. ‘Tannenwald I’ Pine Forest I,1901. Oil on canvas. Size 90 x 90 cm.
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Professor of Chemistry at Boston University; Labradoodle wrangler; T1 Diabetic; friend of English Majors
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In case it wasn’t clear enough — they have come to murder our Science, and our academic system at large.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2w agoOnce you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
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1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science
As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...
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BU Schedules Informational Town Halls Regarding New Federal Cap on International Students’ Time in the US University focused on supporting community as it navigates new policy. Learn more ⬇️
BU Schedules Informational Town Halls Regarding New Federal Cap on International Students’ Time in the US
University focused on supporting community as it navigates new policy
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"Boston University biochemist Dr. Sarah Chen confirmed that she was packing for a version of herself who would wake up early, use the hotel gym, and make healthy choices at the conference buffet."
In Preparation@inprep.bsky.social · 3w agoKeep going with the deadline coming. Keep it going.
Jeremy Yoder says no war@jbyoder.org · 3w agoHoly COW. Text analysis of comments on the OMB rule: overwhelming opposition, overwhelmingly not form letters. (But 9 in 10 comments supporting the rule ARE form responses, LOL) Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up.
ACLU Comment on the proposed OMB regulation. They have some thoughts... It is 54 pages long! Well done! www.aclu.org/documents/ac...
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Hey science types! OMB has a proposed rule, OMB-2026-0034, which would be terrible for scientific funding. The comment period closes on Monday 7/13 - if you can, leave a comment opposing it. Here’s some info: elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne... #chemsky
What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.
New: The National Science Foundation is preparing to claw back some $500 million in funds from some of its core science programs in physics, math, computer science, and engineering in order to fund a project from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative
A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency’s budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications.
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If you see the word Syllabus enough times, I assure you it loses all context and meeting. Syllabus -> silly bus -> platypus -> syllabub -> cilla, Bub. I swear....
@trisre.bsky.social · last mo.1/ Happy to share our preprint! The Mtr complex catalyses the second-to-last step of the methanogenesis and is an essential bioenergetic machine in most methanogenic archaea. Anaerobic cryo-EM of Mtr reveals a nitrogenase-like metallocluster bound at its active site! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
One grant rejected, one grant (tentatively) accepted. I am incredibly proud of my colleagues in my group for the latter. When I feel a bit more secure about the funds actually being awarded, I will say more. Stay tuned!
You have quieted your last riot.
Sarah Pinsker@sarahpinsker.bsky.social · last mo.You've killed your last bikini.
Foundational! "The scientist doing basic research may not be at all interested in the practical applications of his work, yet the further progress of industrial development would eventually stagnate if basic scientific research were long neglected." From Science: The Endless Frontier, Bush, 1945
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist@princess-vimentin.bsky.social · last mo.
Our manuscript describing a new 2nd-year laboratory experiment using #biocatalysis in organic chemistry is now available on ChemRxiv! Here's a little thread about the experiment, and how we developed it from work in my research lab. #ChemSky 🧵 /1
Introducing Biocatalysis into the Second-Year Organic Laboratory: Using an Aldolase in the Synthesis of a Sunscreen Ingredient | ChemRxiv
Biocatalysis has become an important part of synthetic chemistry, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. It is therefore important for chemistry students to learn about biocatalysis in their pro...
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@thehighsign.bsky.social like many I am just very sad that the culturegabfest is going away. You all are going on to great things at the top of your game. But you have been my constant friends & companions & advisors (and wrongheaded Dunderpates from time to time). I will miss you all. even Steve.
Leaving the Metallocofactors GRC early to be able to deal with some Chair things back at BU. On a train… I would say Ask Me Anything but you always can….
2026 can go fuck itself. (I am absurdly touched that the obit mentions the coffee commercials.)
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnthony Head, best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 3mo agoQuote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap
It's 2:47 a.m. You up? You wanna talk about your favorite Library ever? Mine was the Chandler Park Branch in Detroit. It wasn't far from my house. My used to walk us there on weekends.
Please share widely. The new (simpler) MIRA R35 for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) NOFO is published. First due date is 10/2/2026. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
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