Kyle Grice
gricechemistry.bsky.social
Kyle Grice
@gricechemistry.bsky.social
Inorganic Chemistry, Teaching and Research, Organometallics, Electrochemistry, Catalysis. He/Him/his. https://sites.google.com/site/drkyleagrice/
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There are a lot of challenges to teaching large enrollment courses that schools do not adequately support instructors in those classes.

Logistics are challenging, from using the LMS platform to policies for missed classes and assignments. These are not designed for large courses.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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“Without reinstating NIH and NSF grants, the pipeline that nurtures the next generation of young scientists is at risk.” www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-...
The pipeline that nurtures the next generation of young scientists is at risk | Opinion
When young scientists collaborate with more senior colleagues, the results lead to stronger science.
www.seattletimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The Many Lives of [Ru(bpy)3]2+: A Historical Perspective | Inorganic Chemistry
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Scattolini and co-workers
@InorgChem 🍷 Review ✨

#ruthenium #bpy #history #analytical #photophysics #photochemistry #photoelectrochemistry #photoredox_catalysis #biochemical
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Woo, paper accepted! A collaboration where my colleague and her team tested some gold compounds we bought or made as inhibitors against an inflammation-related caspase enzyme! The pre-proof version is already online! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Investigations of gold(I) complexes as inhibitors of caspase-1
Caspase-1 is a key enzyme in the inflammasome that turns on the inflammation cascade. It has been implicated in a variety of disease conditions, inclu…
sciencedirect.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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My podcast has launched!! Stay tuned for the first episode!

I am also looking for people to share their stories about their nonlinear pathways on this podcast. Have you changed careers? Or do you have interests outside the STEM fields? If so, let’s chat! #ChemSky
The Great Launch: People Have Nonlinear Pathways - and That is Fine!
Podcast Episode · No, I have NOT always wanted to be a scientist · 10/28/2025 · 3m
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October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I wrote an OpEd back in April about how mass deportations, tariffs, cuts to safety net programs, and mass firings and funding cuts to federal institutions were going to undermine food safety and access in the United States.

Nobody would publish it. 😕 I think they thought I was overreacting.
October 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The AI firm's settlement is the first of its kind.
AI company will pay authors $1.5 billion in damages after using their copyrighted works to train its models
Academics set for payouts of $3000 for each book that was illegally downloaded
www.chemistryworld.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Axel Becke, one of the big names in DFT development over the past 40 years, has passed away

#CompChem #ChemSky

(source Russell Boyd)
October 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Chemistry folks! IONiC has some Learning objects on MOFs if you want to use them in your teaching, given the Nobel prize last week. A collection was made this week, check it out here: www.ionicviper.org/viper-bites/...
What a Nobel Week! | VIPEr
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October 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I helped with DFT on a project with my collaborator Dr. Kari Stone, and the paper was just published! Check it out here. Some cool bioinorganic chemistry. www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/15...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine.

The chair broke the tie by voting NO.

Prescriptions will NOT be required.
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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To my H-1B friends, I am so fucking sorry. This all sucks so much.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Importantly, the employer files the petition, so the employer would be required to include a $100,000 check with the petition. But the ban on entry appears to also apply to ANYONE with an H-1B currently, and says that petitions must be "supplemented" with a $100,000 fee, so who knows who pays that.
September 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Unless I'm reading this badly wrong and the administration puts out contrary implementation, it would appear that starting tonight, anyone with an H-1B who doesn't write a $100,000 check to the US government is banned from reentering the country if they're currently outside the US.
September 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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ACS Spring 2026 to be held at Atlanta, GA. Call for abstracts open until end of this month.

#ChemSky

www.acs.org/events/sprin...
ACS Spring - American Chemical Society
Join the ACS Spring Meeting in Atlanta, GA or online from March 22–26, 2026. Explore thousands of scientific presentations, expand your network, attend professional development courses, and discover t...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.

My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.

We found 437 of them.

Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Midwest inorganic-y chemists, who all is going to CRIC in October? cse.umn.edu/chem/chicago...
Chicago Regional Inorganic Colloquium 2025
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August 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
After running a study abroad, I am back to the summer grind (doing research and such!). Teaching undergrads about research never gets old, I love that I get to do that in my job.
July 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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You can always expect something cool from @hartwiggroup.bsky.social and this one is no exception. Cu-catalyzed borylation of waste PVC creates strong adhesives for glass and metal - 5x more than commercial glue! #Chemsky
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July 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM