Please repost! We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky

I’ve been quiet on here — summer’s been a blur ☀️ The dogs are surviving fireworks with snuggles + peanut butter 🐾🎆 And I biked to work once — calling it a win 🚴‍♀️💪 Sometimes that’s enough 💛

About a month out from the end of the semester, and I’m still figuring out how to be in summer mode. The pace has slowed — which is good — but not always comfortable. I’ve been taking the girls 🐾 on longer morning walks, sometimes to the dog park.

I was today years old when I learned that the Magic Schoolbus was an NSF-funded project.

I need this cat !

What do you need the most today?

LOL #microsoft

🌞 First week of the summer semester: Finalized grades, prepped for lab skills testing at a local technical college. Enjoyed a slower pace, more dog walks, healthier meals, and lunches with colleagues. Loving the fresh change! #SummerSemester #WorkLifeBalance #HealthyLiving #AcademicLife

My wife just left for 6 weeks of archaeological field school. It made me think of mine: trekking in Nepal, collecting biomechanics data at altitude. When the field becomes the classroom, every step teaches something new. 🏔️📐 #FieldSchool #Biomechanics #STEM

Walked by the Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Garden at #OU today. My wife first showed it to me while studying the geology of the 77 stones that make up the fountain. No water flows now. Just this: “The stone the builders once rejected has become the cornerstone.” Made me pause. #AcademicFreedom

Look, I try not to repost from over there, but this just peered directly into my soul (and my wardrobe).

Rainy skies 🌧️ in Oklahoma this week—it’s starting to feel a bit like home in Ireland. 🇮🇪 Finals week energy + this weather = slow sips, quiet moments, and letting the to-do list breathe. We’ll get there. One warm cup at a time.☕️ #FinalsWeek #RainyDays #AcademicLife

🚨 AIMBE is calling on the biomedical research community to take a minute to send our 3 new advocacy letters urging Congress to: 1. Protect the STEM Training Pipeline (e.g., NIH MOSAIC, T32s, MARC, etc.) 2. Oppose Indirect Cost Caps 3. Support Research Funding in FY2026 aimbe.org/advocate/wri...

Finals week is here and grading’s ✅. My summer goals? Reasonable work expectations, lots of dog walks, good food, and maybe a few bike rides. My dog (pictured) is already fully committed to the walks and resting. I’m hoping to follow her lead. #AcademicLife #SelfCare #DogsOfBlueSky

We’re sounding the alarm for science. Science is not a switch that can be flipped on or off. If we do not act now to alter our current trajectory it will undermine our prosperity, our democracy, and our children’s futures for decades to come. You need science. Science needs you. SaveScienceNow.org

This is Tuna. You have once again taken him to the vet instead of the park. Fool him once, shame on you. Fool him twice, even more shame on you. 13/10 (IG: tunathekahuna)

This week didn’t all fit neatly into accomplishments or bullet points. Some things moved forward. Some things slipped through the cracks. Here’s what I’m carrying into the weekend: ❌ Missed informal check-ins ❌ Double-booked and missed a commitment (1/3)

#BlueSky Random Boost @mariaanderson541.bsky.social is an awesome, loyal & inspiring friend who I'm honored & fortunate to know This is a better place b/c you're part of it & thank you for your support! Let's help this acct meet great people😁I appreciate ya'll😉

Next week, my knowledge-absorbers will prepare visual rectangles: 🔘 Select shapes 🔘 Apply sticky symbols 🔘 Clarify observations (and confusion) 🔘 Practice vocalizing to unfamiliar lifeforms Soon they will say: “I have attempted science.” Joy levels = high. Inspired by @nathanwpyle.bsky.social

(1/3) This week was full: ✍️ Negotiated a faculty hire 🎤 Hosted a campus interview 🎓 Sat on an MS thesis defense 🧪 Met with my PhD & MS students ✅ Final project day in lab 📬 Sent federal grant responses (!!) 💻 Research collabs (DoD + foundation) So much good, but heavy too.

Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955. It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

Today is not just any day — it’s National Biomechanics Day and National Unicorn Day! 🎉🦄🦿 Celebrating the science of movement and a little bit of magic too. #NationalBiomechanicsDay #UnicornDay #Biomechanics #STEM #NBD2025

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!! But...good news and bad news. 👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now. 👎 # of fellowships went down by 51% (1000 this year vs. 2036 last year) See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

You matter. Unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light squared. Then you Energy.

🚀 Want the latest in biomechanics? 🚀 The Journal of Applied Biomechanics is now on Bluesky & LinkedIn! 📡📊 📢 Follow us for the latest updates, discussions, and breakthroughs in biomechanics! #Biomechanics

Walking my 30.5lb and 72lb dogs on a dual leash: I’m the biomechanical pivot in a live-action physics demo. Mismatched stride lengths, mass, and impulse forces—yet somehow they balance out. (Big dogs pull harder, but less often: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10...) #biomechanics #dogwalkscience

Back at it—hello BlueSky! I’m rebooting my professional presence here. I’m a biomechanist & BME prof into STEM education, movement, and helping people thrive in engineering. Expect biomechanics, BME, teaching wins, dogs, cats, bikes—with a healthy dose of engineering nerdery.

Oklahoma: In 2024, 3 schools received more than $10 million in NIH grants, for a total of $99 million. Of that, $68 million went directly to research and $31 million went to facilities and administration. The new rate would bring that to $10 million, a loss of about $21 million.