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Are you affiliated with Northwestern, UW-Madison, or U of I (Urbana-Champaign or Chicago)?

Have you been impacted by federal funding freezes? Has the vibe deteriorated on campus? Do you want to talk about it?

pls DM me or email at miles.macclure@gmail.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’m proud to see the names of wonderful people I know quoted here, defending equity in chemistry. www.chemistryworld.com/news/america...
American Chemical Society diversity programme comes under attack
Lawsuit argues that ACS' Scholars Program discriminates against white and Asian applicants
www.chemistryworld.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.

I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
www.science.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As a former wet-lab chemist who worked with sulfur compounds, I am not surprised at all that sulfur is involved. 🤢

click.rsc.org/rsps/m/2RBCk...
Scientists uncover the chemistry of the corpse flower’s potent stench
The noxious smell comes from a mixture of putrescine and sulfur compounds
click.rsc.org
December 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM