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Professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Merced; Currently serving as Interim Dean of the School of Natural Sciences... officially unofficial... opinions may be the ravings of a mad Titan / PI. He/His
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🧪hey all, a friend and colleague, @maddoxfornc.bsky.social, is running for Congress in North Carolina. He is a scientist, professor, and parent, perspectives that are especially important right now. I hope you will support his run for Congress. Find out more here: www.maddoxforcongress.com/about/
Meet Paul Maddox
Paul Maddox is a world-renowned cancer researcher, two-time entrepreneur, and native son of Western North Carolina–and now, a candidate for U.S. Congress. ....
www.maddoxforcongress.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🧪hey all, a friend and colleague, @maddoxfornc.bsky.social, is running for Congress in North Carolina. He is a scientist, professor, and parent, perspectives that are especially important right now. I hope you will support his run for Congress. Find out more here: www.maddoxforcongress.com/about/
Doing touristy things! Poured by my very own hand at the Guinness Storehouse
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Doing touristy things! Poured by my very own hand at the Guinness Storehouse
Picked up a few new books from local independent bookstores here in Merced and farther afield in Modesto… excited to dive in
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Picked up a few new books from local independent bookstores here in Merced and farther afield in Modesto… excited to dive in
hive mind: has anyone written an R03 to do secondary analysis of an existing data set??
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
hive mind: has anyone written an R03 to do secondary analysis of an existing data set??
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it's funny how in the You've Got Mail era Barnes and Noble was the bad guy and now i'm like "i love patronizing local, in-person, actually-book-focused business Barnes and Noble instead of buying books on Amazon"
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
it's funny how in the You've Got Mail era Barnes and Noble was the bad guy and now i'm like "i love patronizing local, in-person, actually-book-focused business Barnes and Noble instead of buying books on Amazon"
Nothing like submitting your proposal the day the Federal Government shuts down!
NSF proposal turned in to my Sponsored Projects Office for check, routing and (ultimately, hopefully) timely submission to NSF. Submitting proposals is hard under the best of circumstances... while also trying to 'Dean' it's God-awful. Reviewers, be kind, I tried my best to make it easy to read ;)
October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nothing like submitting your proposal the day the Federal Government shuts down!
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Every university has a story. UC Merced’s began with sketches and a dream to expand access to higher education. Now, 20 years later, UC Merced Arts presents "20 Years of UC Merced Art & Architecture", on view at La Galería through Dec. 13. 🔗 ucm.edu/olasz1
September 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Every university has a story. UC Merced’s began with sketches and a dream to expand access to higher education. Now, 20 years later, UC Merced Arts presents "20 Years of UC Merced Art & Architecture", on view at La Galería through Dec. 13. 🔗 ucm.edu/olasz1
NSF proposal turned in to my Sponsored Projects Office for check, routing and (ultimately, hopefully) timely submission to NSF. Submitting proposals is hard under the best of circumstances... while also trying to 'Dean' it's God-awful. Reviewers, be kind, I tried my best to make it easy to read ;)
September 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NSF proposal turned in to my Sponsored Projects Office for check, routing and (ultimately, hopefully) timely submission to NSF. Submitting proposals is hard under the best of circumstances... while also trying to 'Dean' it's God-awful. Reviewers, be kind, I tried my best to make it easy to read ;)
I just called something "Keystone Cops" and got blank stares...
a cartoon character in a suit and tie stands in front of a fire escape
ALT: a cartoon character in a suit and tie stands in front of a fire escape
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September 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I just called something "Keystone Cops" and got blank stares...
I know that rankings don’t really mean much… but, I’m going to take a minute just to reflect on just all the good good stuff that had to happen over the last 20 years to get @ucmerced.bsky.social to this news… we’re ranked in the top 25 Schools in the country!
news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
UC Merced Named Top 25 Public University by U.S. News & World Report | Newsroom
news.ucmerced.edu
September 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I know that rankings don’t really mean much… but, I’m going to take a minute just to reflect on just all the good good stuff that had to happen over the last 20 years to get @ucmerced.bsky.social to this news… we’re ranked in the top 25 Schools in the country!
news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
As a general principle, self-serving, pompous and self-righteous preaching isn’t likely to win folks to your side.
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
As a general principle, self-serving, pompous and self-righteous preaching isn’t likely to win folks to your side.
Can anyone help out??
Do I know anyone who has applied for/been awarded a K18?
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Can anyone help out??
“Self nominations welcome” feels like the award version of “preliminary data not needed” for grants
September 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“Self nominations welcome” feels like the award version of “preliminary data not needed” for grants
Things are hard right now - very hard. So I want to throw some positivity out there. This morning (great planning I know) I decided that I wanted to talk about resumes/CVs at group meeting this afternoon, but realized I needed examples from industry. In short order @bagphos.bsky.social (Pfizer),
August 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Things are hard right now - very hard. So I want to throw some positivity out there. This morning (great planning I know) I decided that I wanted to talk about resumes/CVs at group meeting this afternoon, but realized I needed examples from industry. In short order @bagphos.bsky.social (Pfizer),
I 25% promise to work on that manuscript you sent!
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I 25% promise to work on that manuscript you sent!
Saw this at the other place… here’s what worries me, “imagine how much money…” why would you need to imagine, it’s literally in the post you shared! 260,000 x $8 x days of operation… even scarier though? All the people writing nonsensically incorrect answers below the post!
August 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Saw this at the other place… here’s what worries me, “imagine how much money…” why would you need to imagine, it’s literally in the post you shared! 260,000 x $8 x days of operation… even scarier though? All the people writing nonsensically incorrect answers below the post!
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My colleagues (Billy Kerr, Nick Tomkinson, Craig Jamieson, Glenn Burley, Dave Lindsay, and Rebecca Beveridge) are looking for a total of FIVE postdoctoral researchers for a large collaborative programme of oligonucleotide research.
Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH515/p...
Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH515/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associates in Oligonucleotide Chemistry (741378) at University of Strathclyde
An opportunity for an academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associates in Oligonucleotide Chemistry (741378) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job ...
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August 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My colleagues (Billy Kerr, Nick Tomkinson, Craig Jamieson, Glenn Burley, Dave Lindsay, and Rebecca Beveridge) are looking for a total of FIVE postdoctoral researchers for a large collaborative programme of oligonucleotide research.
Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH515/p...
Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH515/p...
🚨Call for Papers! 🚨
A new Special Issue of Inorganic Chimica Acta is now accepting submissions! Titled, "New Directions and Techniques in Organometallic Chemistry" see the link below for more details! #ChemSky
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A new Special Issue of Inorganic Chimica Acta is now accepting submissions! Titled, "New Directions and Techniques in Organometallic Chemistry" see the link below for more details! #ChemSky
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August 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🚨Call for Papers! 🚨
A new Special Issue of Inorganic Chimica Acta is now accepting submissions! Titled, "New Directions and Techniques in Organometallic Chemistry" see the link below for more details! #ChemSky
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
A new Special Issue of Inorganic Chimica Acta is now accepting submissions! Titled, "New Directions and Techniques in Organometallic Chemistry" see the link below for more details! #ChemSky
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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There is nothing that makes me more annoyed than private foundation grants that only allow faculty from a select list of “elite” universities to apply. It significantly limits my ability to obtain non-governmental funding. 🧪
August 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There is nothing that makes me more annoyed than private foundation grants that only allow faculty from a select list of “elite” universities to apply. It significantly limits my ability to obtain non-governmental funding. 🧪
I don’t care what it’s Box Office ends up doing… Fantastic Four is really really great
August 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I don’t care what it’s Box Office ends up doing… Fantastic Four is really really great
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#ChemSky #ACSFall2025 Huge thank you to Prof. Isaiah Speight, Prof. Kensha Clark, and Prof. Davita Watkins for organizing this amazing lineup of impressive speakers. Hosted by organicdivision.org POLY and INOR. Thank you to ACS President Dr. Phillips for elevating this to a Presidential Symposium
August 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
#ChemSky #ACSFall2025 Huge thank you to Prof. Isaiah Speight, Prof. Kensha Clark, and Prof. Davita Watkins for organizing this amazing lineup of impressive speakers. Hosted by organicdivision.org POLY and INOR. Thank you to ACS President Dr. Phillips for elevating this to a Presidential Symposium
out of left field question of the day... I just got back from France, my (French) Duolingo streak stands at 250 days, do I bother continuing? I am (potentially) going to Spain in 2 years, do I switch to Spanish now in the hopes I could be conversational in 2 years?
August 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
out of left field question of the day... I just got back from France, my (French) Duolingo streak stands at 250 days, do I bother continuing? I am (potentially) going to Spain in 2 years, do I switch to Spanish now in the hopes I could be conversational in 2 years?
...after 14 years of trying, it feels very weird during these times to say, I just got my first NIH grant awarded... if I can avoid ugly crying during this next zoom call it might be a minor miracle
August 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
...after 14 years of trying, it feels very weird during these times to say, I just got my first NIH grant awarded... if I can avoid ugly crying during this next zoom call it might be a minor miracle
I’m going to suffer the slings and arrows for this one… but AI is a boondoggle and will never fulfill the current hype - and NSF throwing money at it with a $100m investment is a waste.
July 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I’m going to suffer the slings and arrows for this one… but AI is a boondoggle and will never fulfill the current hype - and NSF throwing money at it with a $100m investment is a waste.