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eleanor wang
@eleanorwang.bsky.social
5th year microbiology phd student at uc berkeley
also into journalism, climate justice, drawing things, data vis, and other stuff too probably?
[views are mine]
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eleanorwang.github.io
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Climate change is causing increasing blooms of toxin-producing algae, and it’s causing dementia in dolphins. There’s evidence that human exposure to these algae blooms - you can even breathe in the toxins from nearby land - is causing similar brain damage in addition to other harmful health effects.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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A new Global Justice Now report has found that nearly one-fifth of minerals labeled “critical” by the U.K. aren’t actually essential for the green energy transition, but are instead needed for the aerospace and weapons industries.
‘Clean energy is just one driver of mining’: Cleodie Rickard on critical minerals
For Cleodie Rickard, the policy and campaigns manager at Global Justice Now, the term “critical” minerals, commonly used to describe the metals vital for the green energy transition, can be…
news.mongabay.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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POV you’re in a crabby mood

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November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Want to know how birds in the San Francisco Estuary are responding to environmental change and restoration? Our team has launched a new website thag tracks changes in bird populations 🌎🧪 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
What Birds Can Tell Us About the Health of San Francisco Bay | KQED
A new website from conservation scientists reveals which Bay Area bird species are thriving, and which are declining, offering insights into the health of San Francisco Bay’s wetlands and waters.
www.kqed.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Teens need access to COVID vaccinations to help prevent Long COVID as well as acute COVID infection.

➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Dust off your wellies, throw on some layers, and grab a flashlight, because winter tide pool season is officially here! 🐚🪸🐙🦀🌊

November through December is your best shot at seeing unique intertidal creatures along the California Coast—like colorful nudibranchs, sea stars, kelp forests, and more.
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
issue 49 will be delivered in about 2 WEEKS!!! here's issue 48 of @berkeleyscirev.bsky.social 🧪 to build some anticipation...
the writers, designers, editors, and exec team have been working so hard :')
✨ Check out Berkeley Science Review's latest Issue 48!!! ✨
berkeleysciencereview.com/magazine/spr...

All written and edited by UC-Berkeley graduate students, led by Editor in Chief @libby20202.bsky.social.

It's also gorgeously illustrated by a team of graduate students led by @Eleanor Wang.
Spring 2025
A student-run publication on all things science.
berkeleysciencereview.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
first bluesky post will be this sneakpeak of the cover of issue 49 (whoa!) of @berkeleyscirev.bsky.social 👀 magazine should be out in early november (also whoa!) it's been a busy couple of months :')

#art #illustration #sciart #scicomm #science
October 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM