Kerry Empey
kerryempey.bsky.social
Kerry Empey
@kerryempey.bsky.social
Lover of dogs, science, truth, coffee, and LEGOs, pharmacist, pharmaceutical scientist, Associate Dean of Graduate Education, proud mom
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Congratulations to University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist program student Madeline Kreider, PharmD, in my laboratory on her successful PhD defense today!
June 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Cantor Fitzgerald analysts said in a note that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was "undermining the trusted leadership of health care in this country."
They didn’t trust scientists telling them that RFK was dangerous so maybe Wall Street can!
April 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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It was quite an experience drafting and delivering remarks at Stand Up For Science RI. I do a ton of public speaking, but speaking at a rally is an entirely different proposition. I wrote a brief note about my experience, including the text of my remarks.

blog.geomblog.org/2025/03/stan...
Standing up for Science
It's been forever since I've written a blog post. Twitter, and then X, and then Bluesky, has absorbed most of my hot takes. But I think mor...
blog.geomblog.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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March 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Our grant was supposed to be reviewed yesterday. Like so many others, our study section didn’t happen. Hoping AND ADVOCATING for meetings to resume so we can all crawl out of “The Upside Down” in tact.
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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“You’re terminated because…?”

Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.

DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
February 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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We need to make sure that everyone understands how important science is for EVERYONE not just for scientists...
Get in dorks, we're going protesting!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL

Because science is for everyone!

Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org

#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM