Omar Saleh
@oasaleh.bsky.social
Soft/Bio physics and materials professor at UC Santa Barbara.
https://labs.materials.ucsb.edu/saleh/omar/
https://labs.materials.ucsb.edu/saleh/omar/
PRX Life seems like a good choice, though maybe you are thinking to aim higher? It is a great result
September 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
PRX Life seems like a good choice, though maybe you are thinking to aim higher? It is a great result
Best time to come is the winter, for the obvious reason (maximal weather difference between Canada and here) but also because it is the clearest time, and you get great views of the islands from that particular room
July 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Best time to come is the winter, for the obvious reason (maximal weather difference between Canada and here) but also because it is the clearest time, and you get great views of the islands from that particular room
Maybe the new NSF will fund this
Seems like the kind of thing the administration will like
Seems like the kind of thing the administration will like
May 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Maybe the new NSF will fund this
Seems like the kind of thing the administration will like
Seems like the kind of thing the administration will like
How many of you are there
May 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
How many of you are there
Hey this looks fun
Congrats!
Congrats!
May 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hey this looks fun
Congrats!
Congrats!
No
I believe research gov went down and came back up without any issues or changes
This whole thing was strange from the start; we have all sorts of email trails and office of research paperwork on awards, right?
I believe research gov went down and came back up without any issues or changes
This whole thing was strange from the start; we have all sorts of email trails and office of research paperwork on awards, right?
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April 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
No
I believe research gov went down and came back up without any issues or changes
This whole thing was strange from the start; we have all sorts of email trails and office of research paperwork on awards, right?
I believe research gov went down and came back up without any issues or changes
This whole thing was strange from the start; we have all sorts of email trails and office of research paperwork on awards, right?
Note excellent invited speakers on both days starting at 8am sharp!
March 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Note excellent invited speakers on both days starting at 8am sharp!
Yeah I saw this also… was hoping to get to LA from Santa Barbara; getting to Sacramento is a bit harder
February 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yeah I saw this also… was hoping to get to LA from Santa Barbara; getting to Sacramento is a bit harder
Yeah I read this yesterday… a sad ending to an article that, in the first place, was discussing intrinsic issues with the university funding model. May we be so lucky to just have those intrinsic issues in a year
February 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Yeah I read this yesterday… a sad ending to an article that, in the first place, was discussing intrinsic issues with the university funding model. May we be so lucky to just have those intrinsic issues in a year
No despairing!!
Fight fight fight
Fight fight fight
February 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
No despairing!!
Fight fight fight
Fight fight fight
Well all the more reason to take quick action then!
February 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Well all the more reason to take quick action then!
Though even CRISPR was at least 15 years, and perhaps longer depending on which fundamental research paper you want to start counting from
February 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Though even CRISPR was at least 15 years, and perhaps longer depending on which fundamental research paper you want to start counting from
You are right
It probably varies with sector.
Some physics things are longer scale
Agreed that biotech is much faster
It probably varies with sector.
Some physics things are longer scale
Agreed that biotech is much faster
February 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
You are right
It probably varies with sector.
Some physics things are longer scale
Agreed that biotech is much faster
It probably varies with sector.
Some physics things are longer scale
Agreed that biotech is much faster
Me too! I am literally waking up in the middle of the night with this crap running through my head
Private industry generally no longer carries out research …bell labs is long gone…but in pharma they still do some
Private industry generally no longer carries out research …bell labs is long gone…but in pharma they still do some
February 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Me too! I am literally waking up in the middle of the night with this crap running through my head
Private industry generally no longer carries out research …bell labs is long gone…but in pharma they still do some
Private industry generally no longer carries out research …bell labs is long gone…but in pharma they still do some
Is your comment about the real world or online discourse? I think in the real world there are a lot of powerful entities (companies) that rely on an educated workforce.
Even Musk seemed to acknowledge this in the H1B visa discussion last fall
Even Musk seemed to acknowledge this in the H1B visa discussion last fall
February 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Is your comment about the real world or online discourse? I think in the real world there are a lot of powerful entities (companies) that rely on an educated workforce.
Even Musk seemed to acknowledge this in the H1B visa discussion last fall
Even Musk seemed to acknowledge this in the H1B visa discussion last fall
My worry with that approach (focusing on scientific areas with such direct and ongoing applications) is that the argument does not protect fundamental research (NSF, and a lot of the NIH and DOE)
February 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My worry with that approach (focusing on scientific areas with such direct and ongoing applications) is that the argument does not protect fundamental research (NSF, and a lot of the NIH and DOE)
Yeah, agreed about the delay…stopping research will tank the economy in 30-50 years, not right away.
A teaching strike is pretty immediate. This is a huge benefit when the NIH order takes effect tomorrow.
No retailer/company will stop selling Viagra because we ask (why did you choose viagra?)
A teaching strike is pretty immediate. This is a huge benefit when the NIH order takes effect tomorrow.
No retailer/company will stop selling Viagra because we ask (why did you choose viagra?)
February 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yeah, agreed about the delay…stopping research will tank the economy in 30-50 years, not right away.
A teaching strike is pretty immediate. This is a huge benefit when the NIH order takes effect tomorrow.
No retailer/company will stop selling Viagra because we ask (why did you choose viagra?)
A teaching strike is pretty immediate. This is a huge benefit when the NIH order takes effect tomorrow.
No retailer/company will stop selling Viagra because we ask (why did you choose viagra?)
Well we might be forced to stop doing research anyway, regardless of what I choose.
Maybe the ‘deal’ I outlined is simplistic. But teaching is the only mechanism of civil disobedience we really have, right?
Maybe the ‘deal’ I outlined is simplistic. But teaching is the only mechanism of civil disobedience we really have, right?
February 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Well we might be forced to stop doing research anyway, regardless of what I choose.
Maybe the ‘deal’ I outlined is simplistic. But teaching is the only mechanism of civil disobedience we really have, right?
Maybe the ‘deal’ I outlined is simplistic. But teaching is the only mechanism of civil disobedience we really have, right?