Let me tell you something about me: if I get even three drops of rain on me, my hair reverts to the Galician hair of all my ancestors. Red, random curls, and completely unmanageable.

One thing that I cannot understand about Bluesky is how hard it is to get any engagement on work-related posts! We used to be so supportive of such posts back in the good old days of Twitter, what happened?

It's not too late to sign up for SPARK! You will get access to all 4 weeks of content and can review it at your own pace. Join us! This week is my interview with Rich Felder, teaching mentor extraordinaire, you don’t want to miss it!

Maria Gallardo-Williams@teachforaliving.bsky.social · 4w ago

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Everybody go see Keith’s talk!!!

I like teaching philosophy haiku … and kind people.@keithanliker.bsky.social · last wk.

#BCCE2026 Seeing lots of old friends and colleagues this week. No symposium-style talks for me this time, but I am part of “The Mole” storytelling hour on Tuesday evening. Should be fun! I hope to see you there! @bcce2026.bsky.social

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A very happy birthday to my husband! Made him a hummingbird cake, had a fight with a Bundt pan, but yet I persevered!

What is your least favorite piece of kitchen equipment and why is it a Bundt pan?

Brokenhearted by bunnies and bugs biting my basil! #alliteration

On behalf of all chemistry faculty everywhere, a huge thanks to @chemjobber.bsky.social for this effort! We appreciate it!!!

Chemjobber@chemjobber.bsky.social · 2w ago

The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 27 tenure-track positions and 1 teaching-only position: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪

The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 27 tenure-track positions and 1 teaching-only position: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪

The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

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I want to thank all y’all for your support. I’m pretty sure the Spanish team could feel our support! We did it!!!

Maria Gallardo-Williams@teachforaliving.bsky.social · 3w ago

Welcome to the “anyone but Argentina” fandom! Please notice that you do not need any special equipment, you can wear your favorite team shirt, sing your favorite songs, etc. We are all in this together!!! Go Spain!

We made gnocchi and tomato sauce from scratch with our garden tomatoes and herbs. It was heavenly!

Fig dip served over whipped ricotta. Fresh fig season is my most favorite time in the garden!

Welcome to the “anyone but Argentina” fandom! Please notice that you do not need any special equipment, you can wear your favorite team shirt, sing your favorite songs, etc. We are all in this together!!! Go Spain!

Pudgy Penguin Waving Spain Flag

ALT: Pudgy Penguin Waving Spain Flag

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A very soothing jellyfish and a colorful seahorse that I met last Sunday at the NC Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores!

Sunflowers and a view of the Neuse River from this weekend in Oriental, NC

Apparently this is my “in love” face? I thought it would be more serious?

Lady is so sad about Norway’s departure from the World Cup that she has taken to her bed!

Maria Gallardo-Williams@teachforaliving.bsky.social · 4w ago

Lady is ready for the Norway-England match at 5pm!

Lady is ready for the Norway-England match at 5pm!

Did somebody say eggplants?

I got so many garden tomatoes! 💕

How old were you when you realized that evil actually wins a lot of the time?

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SPARK 2026: Igniting Outstanding Teaching

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Notre Dame is truly a beautiful university, full of lovely and thoughtful people. I’m so glad that I got to visit it with the ACC Academic Leaders Network and my NC State cohort!

Explain your @ I teach for a living. It’s what I do.

Chemjobber@chemjobber.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Explain your @ I am Chemjobber, a (former) chemist who thinks a lot about the US chemistry job market

First salad of the year with fresh garden tomatoes!