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Sarah Breen (they/them)
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Non-binary 🏳️‍🌈 Irish 🇮🇪 academic living in the USA. Associate Professor & Associate Director Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma.
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We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biomechanics (Open Rank), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA - Biomch-L
The School of Kinesiology (http://kines.umich.edu) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’ve been quiet on here — summer’s been a blur ☀️
The dogs are surviving fireworks with snuggles + peanut butter 🐾🎆
And I biked to work once — calling it a win 🚴‍♀️💪
Sometimes that’s enough 💛
July 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
About a month out from the end of the semester, and I’m still figuring out how to be in summer mode.
The pace has slowed — which is good — but not always comfortable. I’ve been taking the girls 🐾 on longer morning walks, sometimes to the dog park.
June 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I was today years old when I learned that the Magic Schoolbus was an NSF-funded project.
May 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I need this cat !
May 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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What do you need the most today?
May 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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May 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🌞 First week of the summer semester:

Finalized grades, prepped for lab skills testing at a local technical college.

Enjoyed a slower pace, more dog walks, healthier meals, and lunches with colleagues. Loving the fresh change!

#SummerSemester #WorkLifeBalance #HealthyLiving #AcademicLife
May 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My wife just left for 6 weeks of archaeological field school.

It made me think of mine: trekking in Nepal, collecting biomechanics data at altitude.

When the field becomes the classroom, every step teaches something new. 🏔️📐

#FieldSchool #Biomechanics #STEM
May 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Walked by the Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Garden at #OU today. My wife first showed it to me while studying the geology of the 77 stones that make up the fountain.

No water flows now. Just this:
“The stone the builders once rejected has become the cornerstone.”

Made me pause.

#AcademicFreedom
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Look, I try not to repost from over there, but this just peered directly into my soul (and my wardrobe).
May 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Rainy skies 🌧️ in Oklahoma this week—it’s starting to feel a bit like home in Ireland. 🇮🇪

Finals week energy + this weather = slow sips, quiet moments, and letting the to-do list breathe.

We’ll get there. One warm cup at a time.☕️

#FinalsWeek #RainyDays #AcademicLife
May 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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🚨 AIMBE is calling on the biomedical research community to take a minute to send our 3 new advocacy letters urging Congress to:

1. Protect the STEM Training Pipeline (e.g., NIH MOSAIC, T32s, MARC, etc.)

2. Oppose Indirect Cost Caps

3. Support Research Funding in FY2026

aimbe.org/advocate/wri...
May 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Finals week is here and grading’s ✅. My summer goals? Reasonable work expectations, lots of dog walks, good food, and maybe a few bike rides. My dog (pictured) is already fully committed to the walks and resting. I’m hoping to follow her lead.

#AcademicLife #SelfCare #DogsOfBlueSky
May 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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We’re sounding the alarm for science. Science is not a switch that can be flipped on or off. If we do not act now to alter our current trajectory it will undermine our prosperity, our democracy, and our children’s futures for decades to come. You need science. Science needs you. SaveScienceNow.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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This is Tuna. You have once again taken him to the vet instead of the park. Fool him once, shame on you. Fool him twice, even more shame on you. 13/10 (IG: tunathekahuna)
April 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This week didn’t all fit neatly into accomplishments or bullet points.
Some things moved forward. Some things slipped through the cracks.
Here’s what I’m carrying into the weekend:

❌ Missed informal check-ins
❌ Double-booked and missed a commitment
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April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#BlueSky Random Boost

@mariaanderson541.bsky.social is an awesome, loyal & inspiring friend who I'm honored & fortunate to know

This is a better place b/c you're part of it & thank you for your support!

Let's help this acct meet great people😁I appreciate ya'll😉
April 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Next week, my knowledge-absorbers will prepare visual rectangles:
🔘 Select shapes
🔘 Apply sticky symbols
🔘 Clarify observations (and confusion)
🔘 Practice vocalizing to unfamiliar lifeforms

Soon they will say:
“I have attempted science.”
Joy levels = high.

Inspired by @nathanwpyle.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This week was full:
✍️ Negotiated a faculty hire
🎤 Hosted a campus interview
🎓 Sat on an MS thesis defense
🧪 Met with my PhD & MS students
✅ Final project day in lab
📬 Sent federal grant responses (!!)
💻 Research collabs (DoD + foundation)
So much good, but heavy too.
April 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955.

It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
April 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Today is not just any day — it’s National Biomechanics Day and National Unicorn Day! 🎉🦄🦿
Celebrating the science of movement and a little bit of magic too.
#NationalBiomechanicsDay #UnicornDay #Biomechanics #STEM #NBD2025
April 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!

But...good news and bad news.

👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.

👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%

(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)

See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
Research.gov :: GRFP
www.research.gov
April 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM