Isaiah Sumner
profsumner.bsky.social
Isaiah Sumner
@profsumner.bsky.social
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We know the link to our Inclusion & Belonging page was temporarily broken. It was meant to redirect to our new inclusion and belonging page, which aligns with the ACS strategic plan 2025-2029 released on Jan. 1.

This has now been corrected, and you can access it here: www.acs.org/about/inclus...
February 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I deleted this post because it’s been superseded by an updated website www.acs.org/about/inclus.... I still think the comms surrounding the update were dreadful. I don’t yet know what to think about the updated language—trying to learn from others what the motivation was and what the impact will be
February 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Oh, please just read @jakeyeston.bsky.social's timeline today re: @acs.org as he has much more coherent things to say about their DEI shift/non-shift/claimed augmentation (if not a conclusion, which none of us have AFAIK) than I do
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Rarely have I been less surprised than I am by the move of the American Chemical Society to delete its website on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect.

The organization that has never taken a stand on anything has continued that trend.
February 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The @acs.org has deleted its website on diversity, equity, inclusion and respect.

www.acs.org/about/divers...
www.acs.org
February 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hey #chemsky!⚗️🧪
Our REU program is accepting applications! Our program covers all areas of chemistry. We'd love to read your application!
Info: www.jmu.edu/chemistry/re...
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February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Exciting new work from the undergrads in the lab! You may have heard about pseudokinases, but do you know there are pseudoamylases? We describe the structure and activity of the pseudoamylase BAM9 and how it regulates alpha-amylase activity. 🧪https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prot.26803
The Pseudoenzyme β‐Amylase9 From Arabidopsis Activates α‐Amylase3: A Possible Mechanism to Promote Stress‐Induced Starch Degradation
Starch accumulation in plants provides carbon for nighttime use, for regrowth after periods of dormancy, and for times of stress. Both ɑ- and β-amylases (AMYs and BAMs, respectively) catalyze starch ...
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January 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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JMU is hiring a tenure track & lecturer position
We seek TT candidates with expertise in nuclear/radiochemistry
Lecturers teach intro/lower division courses & labs - scholarship/service also expected
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September 27, 2024 at 6:18 PM