Mark Schofield
markschofieldphd.bsky.social
Mark Schofield
@markschofieldphd.bsky.social
I teach chemistry at The George Washington University and study the electronic structure of transuranic materials, homogenous catalysts, and green chemistry. I do not speak for GW.

https://blogs.gwu.edu/mschofie/
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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🧪Let’s set the record straight. AGAIN

Andrew Wakefield’s paper was RETRACTED by The Lancet in Feb 2010.
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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"You are not allowed to break the law in service to this country": @captmarkkelly.bsky.social

Navy veteran Sen. Mark Kelly joins The Weeknight after several Democratic lawmakers called on members of the military community to stand up for the Constitution.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chj_...
 'You are not allowed to break the law in service to this country': Sen. Mark Kelly
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Nov 7th is the birthday of both Lise Meitner & Marie Curie. Of the 13 chemical elements named directly after real people (not mythological figures) only two are named after women: meitnerium and curium (the latter of which is named in honour of both Marie & her husband) #chemsky 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Inorganic Peeps: I'm looking for a new inorganic text and like Housecroft and Sharpe but would also consider Weller, Rourke, Armstrong, Lancaster, Overton. In the past I've used Douglas et al, Huheey et al and Meissler et al. but I'm looking for a change. Any experience/recommendations?
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
QOTD:

“And I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution, under American tradition, and in American hearts, this Center, this place of worship, is just as welcome as could be a similar edifice of any other religion.”
Dwight D Eisenhower, 1957
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Virginia! I’m here today for a very important reason: to ask you to vote for your next Governor, @abigailspanberger.com. Tune in:
Virginia Votes Rally in Norfolk with Abigail Spanberger and President Barack Obama
YouTube video by Abigail Spanberger for Governor
youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Happy Mole Day, everyone! 10 to the 23 is a biiiiig number. Here are some incredible drawings from @chemscrapes.bsky.social illustrating the bigness of moles and the smallness of atoms and molecules.
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“[t]he near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens” is threatening “the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.”

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices
U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Teaching scientific writing like
The harpoon was hurled.
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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MIT's response to the Trump admin's proposed "compact" is excellent and should be a model for other universities. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Here’s a @science.org review Omar Yaghi published about 10 years ago

🧪 chemsky

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
www.science.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.
October 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social “Every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown...is already happening.” This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about stopping the erosion of our public services. It’s time to protect the programs that serve our communities and stand up to authoritarianism. #StopTheScam
Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs
Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.
www.npr.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪
The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks
cen.acs.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I have always been mildly suspicious of this form of currency. Now I know why.
September 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Powerful new article in NYT Magazine on cancer research

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I'm a Former Surgeon General. Here's Why I'm Getting the COVID Shot This Year. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | I'm a Former Surgeon General. Here's Why I'm Getting the COVID Shot This Year.
Vaccines continue to prevent hospitalizations and save lives
www.medpagetoday.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"I never thought I would see the day when I couldn't rely on the CDC website for fact-based information with transparency about how it got there, what it's recommending and why."

Former CDC director and author of "The Formula of Better Health," Dr. Tom Frieden, on @npr.org's All Things Considered:
Former CDC director weighs in on leadership shakeup
The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump's mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for the agency?
www.npr.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
www.aap.org Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2025
The American Academy of Pediatrics evidence-based immunization schedule includes updated guidance for children and adolescents from birth to age 18.
Home | AAP
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children. Explore our comprehensive resources, evidence-based guidelines, and expert insights on pediatr...
www.aap.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Tell your own Senators and Representatives to stand up. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM