Monica Martinez Wilhelmus
@mmwilhelmus.bsky.social
#BrownUniversity engineering professor leading the wilhelmuslab.me
Interested in anything fluid mechanics. Working on air-sea ice-ocean interactions, metachronal swimmers, underwater robots and ecosystem engineers
Mom of two crazies, #mexicana
Interested in anything fluid mechanics. Working on air-sea ice-ocean interactions, metachronal swimmers, underwater robots and ecosystem engineers
Mom of two crazies, #mexicana
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A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the U.S., even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.
Brown University Surgeon and Professor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the U.S., even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.
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Experienced a moment of joy today sharing @fathomverse.bsky.social with @misselasmo.bsky.social! Gotta celebrate each and every one. ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Experienced a moment of joy today sharing @fathomverse.bsky.social with @misselasmo.bsky.social! Gotta celebrate each and every one. ❤️
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See you at the protest. #standupforscience
March 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
See you at the protest. #standupforscience
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"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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In 2008, the US started tweeting air quality data from its embassy in Beijing, putting pressure on the Chinese gov to address dangerously high pollution levels. The program was expanded and is credited with saving many lives and billions of $. Now, it's been killed. www.wired.com/story/air-mo...
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In 2008, the US started tweeting air quality data from its embassy in Beijing, putting pressure on the Chinese gov to address dangerously high pollution levels. The program was expanded and is credited with saving many lives and billions of $. Now, it's been killed. www.wired.com/story/air-mo...
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#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through February 2025 (record warm) 🔥
We need more research, not less, to understand the implications of this.
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
We need more research, not less, to understand the implications of this.
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
March 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through February 2025 (record warm) 🔥
We need more research, not less, to understand the implications of this.
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
We need more research, not less, to understand the implications of this.
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
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Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
March 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
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My colleague and friend, Silvia Bunge, a developmental neuroscience professor at UC Berkeley, created these fantastic signs for Friday’s rally. Sharing them here in case they inspire others to make their own! @standupforscience.bsky.social
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
March 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My colleague and friend, Silvia Bunge, a developmental neuroscience professor at UC Berkeley, created these fantastic signs for Friday’s rally. Sharing them here in case they inspire others to make their own! @standupforscience.bsky.social
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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🧪 @royalsociety.org speaks out.
"Scientific evidence & those who advocate for it are under attack by those who wish to undermine rational debate... The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science."
royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...
"Scientific evidence & those who advocate for it are under attack by those who wish to undermine rational debate... The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science."
royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...
Science under threat | Royal Society
The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science.
royalsociety.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🧪 @royalsociety.org speaks out.
"Scientific evidence & those who advocate for it are under attack by those who wish to undermine rational debate... The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science."
royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...
"Scientific evidence & those who advocate for it are under attack by those who wish to undermine rational debate... The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science."
royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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If all their previous actions don't destroy scientific research in the U.S., this one, which seeks to modify or terminate grants and contracts, including those to educational institutions, will certainly do so.
It's so sad that those who have benefited from the system now seek to destroy it.
It's so sad that those who have benefited from the system now seek to destroy it.
Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If all their previous actions don't destroy scientific research in the U.S., this one, which seeks to modify or terminate grants and contracts, including those to educational institutions, will certainly do so.
It's so sad that those who have benefited from the system now seek to destroy it.
It's so sad that those who have benefited from the system now seek to destroy it.
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One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
Home - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.
oceanacidification.noaa.gov
February 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
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Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
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Forget Canada being our 51st state, the US is now part of Russia.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
wapo.st
February 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Forget Canada being our 51st state, the US is now part of Russia.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Have Trump’s layoffs or funding cuts impacted you or someone you know?
Your story matters—We want to hear it.
Share your experience through this new portal: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory
Your story matters—We want to hear it.
Share your experience through this new portal: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory
Share Your Story
Since January 20, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Republicans' actions — many of them unconstitutional and in violation of federal law — have led to the firing of essential civil servants with responsibil...
democraticleader.house.gov
February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Have Trump’s layoffs or funding cuts impacted you or someone you know?
Your story matters—We want to hear it.
Share your experience through this new portal: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory
Your story matters—We want to hear it.
Share your experience through this new portal: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory
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As the spouse of a federal scientist, I can say we’re ALL living in a state of constant extreme anxiety. How little these salaries take from the annual budget. What vital work these scientists/others do. And if he loses his job we lose our NPS housing too.
The cruelty & the terror ARE the point.
The cruelty & the terror ARE the point.
February 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
As the spouse of a federal scientist, I can say we’re ALL living in a state of constant extreme anxiety. How little these salaries take from the annual budget. What vital work these scientists/others do. And if he loses his job we lose our NPS housing too.
The cruelty & the terror ARE the point.
The cruelty & the terror ARE the point.
Happy #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
A reminder that by age 5, girls understand the role society has in mind for them — it’s more important to be cute than to be smart.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A reminder that by age 5, girls understand the role society has in mind for them — it’s more important to be cute than to be smart.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children’s interests
By age 6, girls become less likely to associate brilliance with their own gender and tend to avoid intellectually challenging activities.
www.science.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Happy #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
A reminder that by age 5, girls understand the role society has in mind for them — it’s more important to be cute than to be smart.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A reminder that by age 5, girls understand the role society has in mind for them — it’s more important to be cute than to be smart.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
If you need talking points for your member of congress, I have some for folks in #Oklahoma - request expansion of the NSF Noyce program to get more teachers teaching physics in schools. 🧪🌊⚛️ Senator Mullin’s office was very interested in this topic
January 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you need talking points for your member of congress, I have some for folks in #Oklahoma - request expansion of the NSF Noyce program to get more teachers teaching physics in schools. 🧪🌊⚛️ Senator Mullin’s office was very interested in this topic
Consider getting your voice heard 🧪🌊 if a bad hombre like me can do it, so can you!
Apropos of everything, this is the number for the Capitol switchboard: 202 224 3121. You can call it and say the name of the person you'd like to talk to (or give them the state/district you're from) and they'll connect you. Then just tell the person on the other line everything you're upset about!
January 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Consider getting your voice heard 🧪🌊 if a bad hombre like me can do it, so can you!
My heart always stops when I walk through these doors 😅 #nasa #sciencenerd
January 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My heart always stops when I walk through these doors 😅 #nasa #sciencenerd
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As a member of the Science, Space, & Technology Committee, I helped kick off the RI Life Science Hub’s Neuroscience Symposium to showcase our state’s leadership in biomedical innovation.
In the wake of potential funding freezes, supporting this life-changing research has never been more important.
In the wake of potential funding freezes, supporting this life-changing research has never been more important.
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As a member of the Science, Space, & Technology Committee, I helped kick off the RI Life Science Hub’s Neuroscience Symposium to showcase our state’s leadership in biomedical innovation.
In the wake of potential funding freezes, supporting this life-changing research has never been more important.
In the wake of potential funding freezes, supporting this life-changing research has never been more important.