Kelly Lane
@aklane.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | DBER Scholar | at UMN | Biology Teaching & Learning |studying essentialism in undergrad bio classrooms and modes of mentorship in graduate students | views are my own | she/her 🏳️🌈
I just do not relate to this new Google Pixel commercial with everyone having a vanilla ice cream to represent their boring phone…
…because NO QUESTION I would rather have a vanilla soft serve cone over more freaking AI in my phone.
…because NO QUESTION I would rather have a vanilla soft serve cone over more freaking AI in my phone.
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I just do not relate to this new Google Pixel commercial with everyone having a vanilla ice cream to represent their boring phone…
…because NO QUESTION I would rather have a vanilla soft serve cone over more freaking AI in my phone.
…because NO QUESTION I would rather have a vanilla soft serve cone over more freaking AI in my phone.
Just watched the new Frankenstein and omg incredible. As a long term lover of the novel, I think it did an incredible job building on the core themes of the story.
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Just watched the new Frankenstein and omg incredible. As a long term lover of the novel, I think it did an incredible job building on the core themes of the story.
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the wsj coverage of the shooter might be one of the worst and most irresponsible handlings of a story i’ve witnessed in the last 10 years
September 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
the wsj coverage of the shooter might be one of the worst and most irresponsible handlings of a story i’ve witnessed in the last 10 years
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All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
September 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
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100% this. The world I want to live in involves no one murdering podcasters and those podcasters not spreading nasty, anti-democratic, pro-murder rhetoric to their followers.
And this should go without saying, but I guess it doesn't: You can and should deplore political violence, which is both unacceptable on its own AND because it makes us all less safe, but it does not mean that you airbrush a legacy of malice and darkness as a "spirited disagreement." Tell the truth.
September 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
100% this. The world I want to live in involves no one murdering podcasters and those podcasters not spreading nasty, anti-democratic, pro-murder rhetoric to their followers.
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I have two professor colleagues who have faced threats and harassment due to the organization Charlie Kirk built, and they were not alone. We can denounce and loathe political violence without hagiography for its victims. This is dangerous nonsense.
"But I envied what he built. A taste for disagreement is a virtue in a democracy. Liberalism could use more of his moxie and fearlessness."
That is Ezra Klein.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
That is Ezra Klein.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I have two professor colleagues who have faced threats and harassment due to the organization Charlie Kirk built, and they were not alone. We can denounce and loathe political violence without hagiography for its victims. This is dangerous nonsense.
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I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Emory announces it is closing its DEI offices.
And, they put the responsibility for announcing it on Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court justice and the new interim president of Emory as of yesterday.
"The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly."
Well, not really, but.
And, they put the responsibility for announcing it on Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court justice and the new interim president of Emory as of yesterday.
"The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly."
Well, not really, but.
September 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Emory announces it is closing its DEI offices.
And, they put the responsibility for announcing it on Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court justice and the new interim president of Emory as of yesterday.
"The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly."
Well, not really, but.
And, they put the responsibility for announcing it on Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court justice and the new interim president of Emory as of yesterday.
"The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly."
Well, not really, but.
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1000+ current and former HHS staff speak out:
"Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."
www.savehhs.org
"Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."
www.savehhs.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
1000+ current and former HHS staff speak out:
"Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."
www.savehhs.org
"Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."
www.savehhs.org
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once again tapping the sign
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
once again tapping the sign
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an important reminder: if a trans person tells you they want to try out a new name/pronouns/etc in a space you're responsible for, be it a classroom, a lab group, or social group, that's a huge sign of trust and a pretty big deal.
September 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
an important reminder: if a trans person tells you they want to try out a new name/pronouns/etc in a space you're responsible for, be it a classroom, a lab group, or social group, that's a huge sign of trust and a pretty big deal.
Today is The Big Presentation day so of course I am accomplishing nothing except listening to the new Sabrina Carpenter album.
September 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Today is The Big Presentation day so of course I am accomplishing nothing except listening to the new Sabrina Carpenter album.
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Doctor: Who am I to tell you what to put in your body?
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Doctor: Who am I to tell you what to put in your body?
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
Patient: A physician, educated for that purpose, licensed to practice medicine, familiar with the empirical research and established best practices.
Doctor: Oh, right. OK. Get your shots.
There's a new TikTok trend where adult women plan their "coursework" for the fall...they basically lay out things they want to learn about and commit to doing it. And we wonder why women are outpacing men in so many sectors...
September 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
There's a new TikTok trend where adult women plan their "coursework" for the fall...they basically lay out things they want to learn about and commit to doing it. And we wonder why women are outpacing men in so many sectors...
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To solve this problem, there are things individual students need to do & there are things higher education & society need to do. The latter two need to decrease the pressures placed on students' time, increase the value & meaning of what they teach, & emphasize long-term learning not punishments.
Cheating Has Become Normal
Faculty members are overwhelmed, and the solutions aren’t clear.
www.chronicle.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
To solve this problem, there are things individual students need to do & there are things higher education & society need to do. The latter two need to decrease the pressures placed on students' time, increase the value & meaning of what they teach, & emphasize long-term learning not punishments.
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🧪 New study: Learning about economic impact of NIH funding motivates action to oppose funding cuts.
Evidence from two preregistered, randomized experiments with >5,000 U.S. adults.
Similar change for liberals and conservatives. Preprint from @asinclair.bsky.social et al:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Evidence from two preregistered, randomized experiments with >5,000 U.S. adults.
Similar change for liberals and conservatives. Preprint from @asinclair.bsky.social et al:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
![Study 2 Intervention Materials
Base Intervention Text
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide funding for scientific research that
leads to major breakthroughs for cancer, diabetes, dementia, heart disease, infectious
diseases, stroke, mental illness, and more.
NIH funding is also an excellent financial investment. For every dollar NIH invests in
research, an average of $2.56 of economic activity is returned–a gain of over 250%.
The White House recently ordered major changes to NIH funding, which would take
back funds already promised to the states. States have sued to challenge the order,
arguing that the changes are unlawful.
[page break]
There are two major sources of cuts to NIH funding, which will result in current and
future losses.
First, many NIH grants for health research have already been cancelled, interrupting
ongoing studies and clinical trials. These cancelled grants are projected to result in
economic losses of $4.9 Billion and over 21,000 jobs.
Second, another change would greatly reduce NIH funding that covers “indirect
costs” of research. These funds help pay for essential facilities, equipment, skilled staff,
and safety checks needed across many research projects. Medical research would not be
possible without funding to cover indirect costs. In the future, this proposed change to
funding for indirect costs of research would reduce the U.S. economy by about $16
Billion and over 68,000 jobs every year.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c5xrowexysrnn6rn6piltqjz/bafkreid62fezp32bbl53u4iwhrwttks7rwcdbbfqatklh35wmyxzq6o73i@jpeg)
August 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🧪 New study: Learning about economic impact of NIH funding motivates action to oppose funding cuts.
Evidence from two preregistered, randomized experiments with >5,000 U.S. adults.
Similar change for liberals and conservatives. Preprint from @asinclair.bsky.social et al:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Evidence from two preregistered, randomized experiments with >5,000 U.S. adults.
Similar change for liberals and conservatives. Preprint from @asinclair.bsky.social et al:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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ATTN: Robert Wood Johnson has money to support “canceled” research on racial-indigenous health equity
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research
The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment by supporting timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding.
www.rwjf.org
August 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ATTN: Robert Wood Johnson has money to support “canceled” research on racial-indigenous health equity
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
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Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities
August 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities
Was interviewed for this article and thoroughly enjoy that my big punchy quote in it is,
“I know that the work we’re doing is really important; they’re going to have to try harder to shut me up.”
😅😅
“I know that the work we’re doing is really important; they’re going to have to try harder to shut me up.”
😅😅
As of July 17, nearly 100 federal grants totaling more than $20 million in outstanding funds have been terminated or suspended at the University of Minnesota.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das
Federal grant cuts upend life-saving research, careers at UMN
Federal grant cuts have had a wide-ranging impact at the University of Minnesota, affecting everything from life-saving research, to undergraduate opportunities, to the pipeline of future scholars and...
sahanjournal.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Was interviewed for this article and thoroughly enjoy that my big punchy quote in it is,
“I know that the work we’re doing is really important; they’re going to have to try harder to shut me up.”
😅😅
“I know that the work we’re doing is really important; they’re going to have to try harder to shut me up.”
😅😅
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1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
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We are on a bullet train to the end of US science, and possibly the country as a whole, when political appointees are reviewing every scientific grant submitted to NIH to determine if The Regime finds the science acceptable.
August 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We are on a bullet train to the end of US science, and possibly the country as a whole, when political appointees are reviewing every scientific grant submitted to NIH to determine if The Regime finds the science acceptable.
@emilydriessen.bsky.social and I wrote a letter in Science calling for us to lean into our communities and increase support for change agents during this time of adversity and funding cuts.
#DBER #BioEd
Community support for inclusive US education | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#DBER #BioEd
Community support for inclusive US education | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Community support for inclusive US education
The Trump administration is working to dismantle inclusive education efforts by opposing diversity, equity, and inclusion (1); encouraging divisive actions in K-12 schools such as banning books (2) an...
www.science.org
August 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
@emilydriessen.bsky.social and I wrote a letter in Science calling for us to lean into our communities and increase support for change agents during this time of adversity and funding cuts.
#DBER #BioEd
Community support for inclusive US education | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#DBER #BioEd
Community support for inclusive US education | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Three members of the NIH council of councils publish a letter to the editor, coming out against proposed budget cuts and recent grant terminations
“The NIH is not just a national treasure — it is a global beacon of biomedical excellence. … We must not weaken it.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The NIH is not just a national treasure — it is a global beacon of biomedical excellence. … We must not weaken it.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Protect the integrity of the US National Institutes of Health
Letter to the Editor
www.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Three members of the NIH council of councils publish a letter to the editor, coming out against proposed budget cuts and recent grant terminations
“The NIH is not just a national treasure — it is a global beacon of biomedical excellence. … We must not weaken it.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The NIH is not just a national treasure — it is a global beacon of biomedical excellence. … We must not weaken it.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down.
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
988 Crisis Line LGBTQ Services Have Ended. Here's What That Means for Queer Youth
“For the love of God, don't take this away. 988 has saved my life at least twice.”
www.teenvogue.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down.
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️