Josh Kurutz
@jkurutz.bsky.social
NMR Facility Manager, University of Chicago Chemistry. ACS Chicago Councilor, Historian, Secretary, Web backup; ACS Chemists With Disabilities comms. PhD Biophysics, BS Chemistry. Opinions here are my own, not institutional.
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For the second year in a row, Parafilm has been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025! 🏅
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
For the second year in a row, Parafilm has been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025! 🏅
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Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
September 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
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Happy Ctenophore Day!
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October 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Happy Ctenophore Day!
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@katmabu.bsky.social telling it like is, giving us the facts on the ground at the ICE detention facility in Broadview, just outside Chicago
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
@katmabu.bsky.social telling it like is, giving us the facts on the ground at the ICE detention facility in Broadview, just outside Chicago
Good morning #warzone Chicago! It’s a hellscape, here, I tell ya! No wonder everyone’s afraid to go downtown! Who will save us from this madness?
September 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Good morning #warzone Chicago! It’s a hellscape, here, I tell ya! No wonder everyone’s afraid to go downtown! Who will save us from this madness?
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I don’t give a shit if JD Vance doesn’t give a shit about the Constitution. Striking civilian boats in international waters is both unconstitutional and a war crime. The party of “law and order” clearly doesn’t care about respecting it.
September 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I don’t give a shit if JD Vance doesn’t give a shit about the Constitution. Striking civilian boats in international waters is both unconstitutional and a war crime. The party of “law and order” clearly doesn’t care about respecting it.
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2010: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines do I need to get beforehand?
2025: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines should I get while I'm there?
2025: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines should I get while I'm there?
September 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
2010: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines do I need to get beforehand?
2025: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines should I get while I'm there?
2025: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines should I get while I'm there?
Happy Labor Day! Remember how we got here? People were murdered in Chicago and Pullman in the fight give you this day off. @katmabu.bsky.social here speaks to how this history is especially relevant, as federal troops are about to invade Chicago AGAIN. (Yes, *again!*)
History often rhymes, but sometimes it just repeats.
Watch the full video — and see how we can use the Haymarket Massacre and the Pullman Strike as a compass for us today — here: youtu.be/9EYC75wtwCM
Watch the full video — and see how we can use the Haymarket Massacre and the Pullman Strike as a compass for us today — here: youtu.be/9EYC75wtwCM
How Chicago Labor History Teaches Us To Fight Fascism Today | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
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September 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Happy Labor Day! Remember how we got here? People were murdered in Chicago and Pullman in the fight give you this day off. @katmabu.bsky.social here speaks to how this history is especially relevant, as federal troops are about to invade Chicago AGAIN. (Yes, *again!*)
The horror!! 😱 I’m in Washington DC and I personally witnessed a large group of people outside, in the dark, at night, unbelievably close to my civilized hotel…
… watching movies in the park!! Egad! Someone call the National Guard to keep us safe from this audience!!
… watching movies in the park!! Egad! Someone call the National Guard to keep us safe from this audience!!
August 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The horror!! 😱 I’m in Washington DC and I personally witnessed a large group of people outside, in the dark, at night, unbelievably close to my civilized hotel…
… watching movies in the park!! Egad! Someone call the National Guard to keep us safe from this audience!!
… watching movies in the park!! Egad! Someone call the National Guard to keep us safe from this audience!!
Friday morning project: finally jettisoning a bunch of old, redundant, mostly yellowed NMR standards that’ve been cluttering up the lab. I bet some of these date back to the 1990s!
#nmrchat #realtimechem
#nmrchat #realtimechem
August 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Friday morning project: finally jettisoning a bunch of old, redundant, mostly yellowed NMR standards that’ve been cluttering up the lab. I bet some of these date back to the 1990s!
#nmrchat #realtimechem
#nmrchat #realtimechem
Well this is frightening. I just verified this myself. Sections 9 and 10 of Article I of the constitution are indeed missing from constitution.congress.gov/constitution/. For the moment, the version at the Archives still has them, www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
August 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well this is frightening. I just verified this myself. Sections 9 and 10 of Article I of the constitution are indeed missing from constitution.congress.gov/constitution/. For the moment, the version at the Archives still has them, www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
Pro tip for people who need to attend a training session to use scientific equipment: Don’t ask “Can I show up an hour late?” to a one-time three-hour group training. Especially one that you’d already agreed to attend at that time. It’s not a good look.
August 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Pro tip for people who need to attend a training session to use scientific equipment: Don’t ask “Can I show up an hour late?” to a one-time three-hour group training. Especially one that you’d already agreed to attend at that time. It’s not a good look.
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The NSF is in trouble. Here is my latest substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/artediso...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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@standupforscience.bsky.social
The NSF is in trouble
The Trump administration is dismantling the NSF
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The NSF is in trouble. Here is my latest substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/artediso...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/artediso...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Congress: Tu stultus es!
I have sent a copy of ‘The Onion’ to every member of Congress. To spread its message to less powerful people, I have also taken out an ad in a lesser newspaper. Read my full letter here: theonion.com/why-im-sendi...
June 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congress: Tu stultus es!
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
I needed to hear this today. Schiff isn’t exactly bringing much-needed relief to the scientific enterprise with this post, but his earnest acknowledgement of our distressing situation and its significance is welcome.
Science is under attack. The NIH, the NSF, and our research universities.
So today, I have a message for America's scientists:
youtu.be/MeoZDPy5cIY?...
So today, I have a message for America's scientists:
youtu.be/MeoZDPy5cIY?...
A Message to Scientists
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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May 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I needed to hear this today. Schiff isn’t exactly bringing much-needed relief to the scientific enterprise with this post, but his earnest acknowledgement of our distressing situation and its significance is welcome.
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I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too
May 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too
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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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May 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Alarming for U.S. academia: “All 350,000 Chinese nationals - students that are here in the country - gotta leave immediately.” - Steve Bannon (Trump advisor) on NPR today, discussing U.S. universities
#science #immigration #universities
Quote at 5:21 of the 11-min audio:
www.npr.org/2025/04/30/n...
#science #immigration #universities
Quote at 5:21 of the 11-min audio:
www.npr.org/2025/04/30/n...
Steve Bannon praises Trump's strategy, wants DOGE's receipts
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Trump ally Steve Bannon about the president's agenda at home and abroad.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Alarming for U.S. academia: “All 350,000 Chinese nationals - students that are here in the country - gotta leave immediately.” - Steve Bannon (Trump advisor) on NPR today, discussing U.S. universities
#science #immigration #universities
Quote at 5:21 of the 11-min audio:
www.npr.org/2025/04/30/n...
#science #immigration #universities
Quote at 5:21 of the 11-min audio:
www.npr.org/2025/04/30/n...
Hey U.S. NMR facility managers. FYI the gov't docs that regulate academic recharge facilities (Circulars A-110 and A-21) don't seem to be available anymore. They've generally been on whitehouse.gov, but now there are zero circulars, afaik. #NMRChat #NMR #AMMRL
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/informat...
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Circulars
www.whitehouse.gov
April 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hey U.S. NMR facility managers. FYI the gov't docs that regulate academic recharge facilities (Circulars A-110 and A-21) don't seem to be available anymore. They've generally been on whitehouse.gov, but now there are zero circulars, afaik. #NMRChat #NMR #AMMRL
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/informat...
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/informat...
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social provides some much-needed rationality by placing our current moment in historical context. For me, her remarks carry more weight by including dictators active in my news-reading lifetime, like Qaddafi and Pinochet.
This, by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, is very informative
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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March 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social provides some much-needed rationality by placing our current moment in historical context. For me, her remarks carry more weight by including dictators active in my news-reading lifetime, like Qaddafi and Pinochet.
Despite the cold and oscillating snow/rain, THOUSANDS of people turned out at Chicago's #standupforscience2025! Including Senator @durbin.senate.gov and @schakowsky.house.gov. Gratifying and energizing to see so much support for #science! #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Despite the cold and oscillating snow/rain, THOUSANDS of people turned out at Chicago's #standupforscience2025! Including Senator @durbin.senate.gov and @schakowsky.house.gov. Gratifying and energizing to see so much support for #science! #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
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Anyone have a sense of this means no flu vaccines next fall in the US? www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Anyone have a sense of this means no flu vaccines next fall in the US? www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
So we’re supposed to trust the tech bros to run the world, but it’s 2025 and you still can’t export a Word document as a PDF without choosing whether to keep the fonts OR the hyperlinks, but NOT BOTH. 🤦🏻♂️
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Redirecting
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February 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So we’re supposed to trust the tech bros to run the world, but it’s 2025 and you still can’t export a Word document as a PDF without choosing whether to keep the fonts OR the hyperlinks, but NOT BOTH. 🤦🏻♂️
answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Has anyone had disturbing problems on FB this morning? I’m finding that @npr.org posts on news articles about Trump and Musk link to an unworkable fake N.PR address, whereas articles about #science work fine. The fact that only select articles fail suggests this isn’t a normal hack.
February 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM