Karen McFarlane Holman
@karenchemistry.bsky.social
Chemistry professor, punk rock guitarist in City of Pieces, Founder of KMUZ-FM community radio, podcaster, mom, lover of all things vintage & vinyl, ponderer of the natural world.
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“I will miss the creativity of teaching.”
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3Ys7gc7
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3Ys7gc7
May 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“I will miss the creativity of teaching.”
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3Ys7gc7
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3Ys7gc7
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On Friday, the White House released the budget document for fiscal year 2026. It’s light on details, but it calls for huge cuts for federal science funding - 56% cut for NSF, 40% for NIH & 55% for EPA
In the end the Congress will decide 🤞🏼 but this huge
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In the end the Congress will decide 🤞🏼 but this huge
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
www.nature.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
On Friday, the White House released the budget document for fiscal year 2026. It’s light on details, but it calls for huge cuts for federal science funding - 56% cut for NSF, 40% for NIH & 55% for EPA
In the end the Congress will decide 🤞🏼 but this huge
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In the end the Congress will decide 🤞🏼 but this huge
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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March 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Stand Up For Science was a win for so many and gave hope that we still have the fire and will never give up.
#standupforscience
#standupforscience
March 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Stand Up For Science was a win for so many and gave hope that we still have the fire and will never give up.
#standupforscience
#standupforscience
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Boosting the signal, FOR SCIENCE! Meeting at
900 Court Street Northeast, Salem, OR 97301 on
Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM #standupforscience #standupforscience2025
900 Court Street Northeast, Salem, OR 97301 on
Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM #standupforscience #standupforscience2025
March 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Boosting the signal, FOR SCIENCE! Meeting at
900 Court Street Northeast, Salem, OR 97301 on
Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM #standupforscience #standupforscience2025
900 Court Street Northeast, Salem, OR 97301 on
Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM #standupforscience #standupforscience2025
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Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives.
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives.
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The response of the science community to the last month is not about one statement or action. It's about all of us with our different frames. For Science's part, we are doing what we have always done and have no plans to change. My thoughts on what we can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Come together, right now
The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific commu...
www.science.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The response of the science community to the last month is not about one statement or action. It's about all of us with our different frames. For Science's part, we are doing what we have always done and have no plans to change. My thoughts on what we can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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These guys would sell their own grandmothers...
Congress is considering rolling back the Endangered Species Act & Marine Mammal Protection Act - US folks please contact your reps before the oversight hearing on Wednesday Feb 26th.
Pacific Whale Foundation has a great tool for emailing your reps here:
www.pacificwhale.org/what-we-do/c...
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Pacific Whale Foundation has a great tool for emailing your reps here:
www.pacificwhale.org/what-we-do/c...
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Ocean & Whale Advocacy Group | Pacific Whale Foundation
Since 1980 Pacific Whale Foundation has advocated and promoted measures that protect ocean wildlife. Learn more!
www.pacificwhale.org
February 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
These guys would sell their own grandmothers...
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"First they came for..."
The Trump administration's efforts to slash research funding have US graduate students, postdocs and other early-career scientists fearing for their careers. Some might leave the country -- or abandon research altogether.
https://go.nature.com/43ao2zq
https://go.nature.com/43ao2zq
Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science
As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.
go.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"First they came for..."
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@cityofpieces new music video by the brilliant @undawned drops this weekend, just in time for us to throw all our darts at Monday’s event.
January 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@cityofpieces new music video by the brilliant @undawned drops this weekend, just in time for us to throw all our darts at Monday’s event.
