Liz Wayne
@lizwaynephd.bsky.social
Asst Professor at UW Bioengineering | Mississippi raised me I macrophage biosensors | Office Hours Podcast I #BlackANDSTEM
Register for CMBE 2026 Meeting in Puerto Rico! https://www.bmes.org/2026/cmbeconference
Register for CMBE 2026 Meeting in Puerto Rico! https://www.bmes.org/2026/cmbeconference
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If AI is inevitable then why does it need so much government support and why are they constantly worried
Rhetorical RHETORICAL
Rhetorical RHETORICAL
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If AI is inevitable then why does it need so much government support and why are they constantly worried
Rhetorical RHETORICAL
Rhetorical RHETORICAL
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OPINION: "For the past half-century, the jobs that have commanded the greatest earnings have increasingly concentrated on knowledge work, especially in science and technology.
Now with the spread of generative artificial intelligence, that may no longer be true," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
Now with the spread of generative artificial intelligence, that may no longer be true," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
Opinion | Kids Need Stronger Soft Skills in the Age of AI
Jennifer L. Steele writes that teachers still have tools to teach children soft skills even as artificial intelligence becomes more popular.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
OPINION: "For the past half-century, the jobs that have commanded the greatest earnings have increasingly concentrated on knowledge work, especially in science and technology.
Now with the spread of generative artificial intelligence, that may no longer be true," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
Now with the spread of generative artificial intelligence, that may no longer be true," Jennifer L. Steele writes.
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“Breaking the supermajority means restoring checks and balances—and ensuring that every Mississippian’s voice counts in their state government,” Mississippi Democratic Party Vice Chair Jodie Brown said in a party press release Wednesday morning.
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After six years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Breaking the supermajority means restoring checks and balances—and ensuring that every Mississippian’s voice counts in their state government,” Mississippi Democratic Party Vice Chair Jodie Brown said in a party press release Wednesday morning.
NOT Naming a sports team the Seattle Freeze is a missed opportunity.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NOT Naming a sports team the Seattle Freeze is a missed opportunity.
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People keep telling me that GenAI is the inevitable future but if that’s true, why does it need so many government subsidies and other assistance ? (rhetorical)
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
People keep telling me that GenAI is the inevitable future but if that’s true, why does it need so many government subsidies and other assistance ? (rhetorical)
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Residents of Yazoo City, Mississippi, are being ordered to shelter in place after an ammonia plant exploded at C.F. Industries, which produces nitrogen products, including ammonia and fertilizer.
Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.
Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.
Yazoo City Told to Shelter in Place After Explosion, Ammonia Leak
Officials are asking residents of Yazoo City to shelter in place after an ammonia plant exploded around 4:25 p.m. at C.F. Industries.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Residents of Yazoo City, Mississippi, are being ordered to shelter in place after an ammonia plant exploded at C.F. Industries, which produces nitrogen products, including ammonia and fertilizer.
Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.
Some residents and businesses were ordered to evacuate, including a nearby Walmart.
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The new Democratic Mississippi House representative says he supports expanding Medicaid to improve health-care access, especially in rural areas. Crosby says he wants to boost urgent care facilities and access to telemedicine in his district.
Democrat Justin Crosby Flips Mississippi House Seat, Ousts Republican Incumbent
Democrat Justin Crosby defeated incumbent Republican House Rep. Jon Lancaster in the Nov. 4 special election for Mississippi House District 22.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The new Democratic Mississippi House representative says he supports expanding Medicaid to improve health-care access, especially in rural areas. Crosby says he wants to boost urgent care facilities and access to telemedicine in his district.
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Yesterday, AIMBE hosted our first Biomedical Engineering Multidisciplinary Alliance (BEMA) Roundtable.
This roundtable convened 30+ cross-sector experts across the biotechnology space for collaborative discussions around "Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Medical Device Industry" 💪
This roundtable convened 30+ cross-sector experts across the biotechnology space for collaborative discussions around "Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Medical Device Industry" 💪
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yesterday, AIMBE hosted our first Biomedical Engineering Multidisciplinary Alliance (BEMA) Roundtable.
This roundtable convened 30+ cross-sector experts across the biotechnology space for collaborative discussions around "Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Medical Device Industry" 💪
This roundtable convened 30+ cross-sector experts across the biotechnology space for collaborative discussions around "Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Medical Device Industry" 💪
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The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 78 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList
Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 78 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList
Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
Enhancing human performance isn't just for athletes.
Walking/bending/standing are everyday movements often we don't notice until we lose it.
I learned so much from Colin Bowersock at the OK Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute
go.okstate.edu/hpnri/
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
Walking/bending/standing are everyday movements often we don't notice until we lose it.
I learned so much from Colin Bowersock at the OK Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute
go.okstate.edu/hpnri/
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
Office Hours: Episode 4
Explore how Dr. Collin Bowersock's research in biomedical engineering enhances recovery and mobility through personalized rehabilitation and innovative adaptive devices for movement disorders.
www.bmes.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Enhancing human performance isn't just for athletes.
Walking/bending/standing are everyday movements often we don't notice until we lose it.
I learned so much from Colin Bowersock at the OK Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute
go.okstate.edu/hpnri/
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
Walking/bending/standing are everyday movements often we don't notice until we lose it.
I learned so much from Colin Bowersock at the OK Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute
go.okstate.edu/hpnri/
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
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Report from ISD describing how Ireland is experiencing online rumors, misinformation, and targeted disinformation undermining the legitimacy of elections, including via content generated by AI.
Ahead of Ireland’s presidential elections, ISD & H&CC found 172 false/misleading posts, as well as 43 AI-gen ones including a deepfake claiming Catherine Connolly’s withdrawal & the election’s cancellation. The brief urges tackling both harmful content & the algorithms that amplify it. More below.
Irish presidential election 2025: Renewed attacks on election integrity and repeated platform failures
Analysis identified many false, misleading and delegitimising narratives about both the electoral process and candidates.
www.isdglobal.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Report from ISD describing how Ireland is experiencing online rumors, misinformation, and targeted disinformation undermining the legitimacy of elections, including via content generated by AI.
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The Department of Education is under attack, and as a father to a daughter in Arizona public schools, I am running for Congress to protect public education. We need fighters in Congress right now, and I'm ready to bring this fight directly to Secretary McMahon.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Department of Education is under attack, and as a father to a daughter in Arizona public schools, I am running for Congress to protect public education. We need fighters in Congress right now, and I'm ready to bring this fight directly to Secretary McMahon.
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Each Friday, I write a briefing on what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪
This was Week 40:
- UVA signed a dangerous deal
- AWS outage pain
- Incoming grad cohorts ⬇️
- Shutdown, alt-MMWR, & imminent loss of food aid for 42 million
& much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
This was Week 40:
- UVA signed a dangerous deal
- AWS outage pain
- Incoming grad cohorts ⬇️
- Shutdown, alt-MMWR, & imminent loss of food aid for 42 million
& much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 40
Oct 18-24, 2025 - care and feeding
buttondown.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Each Friday, I write a briefing on what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪
This was Week 40:
- UVA signed a dangerous deal
- AWS outage pain
- Incoming grad cohorts ⬇️
- Shutdown, alt-MMWR, & imminent loss of food aid for 42 million
& much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
This was Week 40:
- UVA signed a dangerous deal
- AWS outage pain
- Incoming grad cohorts ⬇️
- Shutdown, alt-MMWR, & imminent loss of food aid for 42 million
& much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
This part.
If you are a person who told everyone they were overreacting in 2016, and you have since realized you were wrong, I think you have a valuable role to play right now:
Talk to people who aren't convinced things are *that bad* about why you were wrong and what you wish you had done differently.
Talk to people who aren't convinced things are *that bad* about why you were wrong and what you wish you had done differently.
October 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This part.
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You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
Opinion | You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
I’ve been flirting with the idea of reverting to a low-tech classroom setting. The way to get students to think again is to go back to the principles of learning as well as teaching.
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I’ve been flirting with the idea of reverting to a low-tech classroom setting. The way to get students to think again is to go back to the principles of learning as well as teaching.
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Yep, we've seen the massive #NoKings rallies, with tens of thousands gathered in big cities across the country.
But y'all look at this small protest of 11 people in the small, small town of Kosciusko, Mississppi.
That's democracy, too.
www.mississippifreepress.org/no-kings-pro...
But y'all look at this small protest of 11 people in the small, small town of Kosciusko, Mississppi.
That's democracy, too.
www.mississippifreepress.org/no-kings-pro...
Mississippians Say ‘No Kings’ From Kosciusko to Gulfport
Thousands of Mississippians took to the streets in No Kings protests on Saturday, Oct. 18, from small towns to the state’s largest cities.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Yep, we've seen the massive #NoKings rallies, with tens of thousands gathered in big cities across the country.
But y'all look at this small protest of 11 people in the small, small town of Kosciusko, Mississppi.
That's democracy, too.
www.mississippifreepress.org/no-kings-pro...
But y'all look at this small protest of 11 people in the small, small town of Kosciusko, Mississppi.
That's democracy, too.
www.mississippifreepress.org/no-kings-pro...
CMBE BMES Award winners have just been announced @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social
www.bmes.org/2026/cmbecon...
I'm so excited about this cohort of senior and junior scientists. Please check them out. and again congratulations!
#CMBE2026
www.bmes.org/2026/cmbecon...
I'm so excited about this cohort of senior and junior scientists. Please check them out. and again congratulations!
#CMBE2026
2026 CMBE Awards | 2026 CMBE Conference
Celebrate the 2026 CMBE Award winners and recognize outstanding contributions in cellular and molecular bioengineering at the upcoming BMES conference.
www.bmes.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
CMBE BMES Award winners have just been announced @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social
www.bmes.org/2026/cmbecon...
I'm so excited about this cohort of senior and junior scientists. Please check them out. and again congratulations!
#CMBE2026
www.bmes.org/2026/cmbecon...
I'm so excited about this cohort of senior and junior scientists. Please check them out. and again congratulations!
#CMBE2026
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The Unthinkable resource hub as featured in @grist.org:
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
Internal activism
This week, we’re sharing a new database of resources to help people work through different forms of climate anxiety and grief.
grist.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Unthinkable resource hub as featured in @grist.org:
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
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Notably: every single rally (including in the small towns) was bigger than the surrounding police force available. That kind of image event is VERY IMPORTANT if you're, I dunno, demonstrating social coherence AGAINST a fascist government and it's makeshift gestapo.
October 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Notably: every single rally (including in the small towns) was bigger than the surrounding police force available. That kind of image event is VERY IMPORTANT if you're, I dunno, demonstrating social coherence AGAINST a fascist government and it's makeshift gestapo.
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A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.
October 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.
YES MARINERS!!! Grand Slam!!
October 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
YES MARINERS!!! Grand Slam!!
Today I’m holding onto the Mariners.
October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Today I’m holding onto the Mariners.
I am devastated about D’Angelo’s passing. He was a great musician.
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I am devastated about D’Angelo’s passing. He was a great musician.