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Laura Wilson
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Science Librarian. Interested in info lit, teaching reading literacy to college students, collection development, and AI.
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Reported on June 9:
“You can’t lose 51 people and not have that impact our ability to provide our products..."
“We really need a fully funded NOAA Fisheries program..."
#AlaskaSky #Fisheries #NOAA 🧪🌊🦑

First reported by #KUCB: Your voice in the Aleutians.
Alaska's fishing industry and environmental groups don't always agree. But this week, they were on the same side — both warning that recent cuts to federal fisheries science could jeopardize Alaska's oceans.
Trump's cuts to fisheries science have industry and conservation groups sounding the alarm
The administration has made aggressive cuts to fisheries management since taking office this year.
akpub.io
June 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Love this from @edyong209.bsky.social 👇
A new study that looks at uncredited contributions of #WomeninSTEM to genetics research was inspired by the film "Hidden Figures". How scientists are portrayed in society matters; the stories we tell matter.
#WomeninScience #scicomm #movies 🧪
The Women Who Contributed to Science but Were Buried in Footnotes
In a new study, researchers uncovered female programmers who made important but unrecognized contributions to genetics.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Viewpoint from @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @stanfordhealthcare.bsky.social authors examines recent evidence on the gender pay gap in US medical professions and its relationship with motherhood.

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#MedSky
January 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Instead of just yelling into the void, today I'm trying to help. www.facebook.com/donate/16768...
Facebook
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January 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Broadening horizons: The programme is open to chemical sciences undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates in the UK & Ireland from a Black or minority ethnic background.

Apply by 6 February 2025 for a chance to become part of the 2025–2026 cohort: http://rsc.li/broadening-horizons #ChemSky
January 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
EveryLibrary—the national political action committee for libraries—strongly opposes the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget cuts to the South Dakota State Library.

www.everylibrary.org/statement_pr... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on Proposed Elimination of the South Dakota State Library and HB 1041 Enacting Legislation
www.everylibrary.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Help choose JCB’s cover of the year! 🔬 Explore 12 breathtaking images submitted by our talented authors and vote for your favorite. 🗓️ Voting closes on Friday, December 20! Have your say in celebrating the beauty of science 👉 https://buff.ly/3BdttSI #CellBio2024
December 4, 2024 at 3:07 PM