Emily
@physicsem.bsky.social
they/she. Medical Physics PhD student.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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happy to be wearing her new christmas sweater for a walk around the neighbourhood
December 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
happy to be wearing her new christmas sweater for a walk around the neighbourhood
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I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me!
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me!
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
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I also have funds for a PhD student in physical oceanography; this would be in the Physics Department. Further information about the PhD program and a link to apply is here: www.brandeis.edu/gsas/program...
Graduate Programs in Physics
The graduate programs in Physics, in Brandeis University's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, offer generous scholarships for master's and PhD students.
www.brandeis.edu
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I also have funds for a PhD student in physical oceanography; this would be in the Physics Department. Further information about the PhD program and a link to apply is here: www.brandeis.edu/gsas/program...
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Me while decorating the tree: I should put the Christmas ornaments a couple feet off the ground so the cats can’t get them.
The cat:
The cat:
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Me while decorating the tree: I should put the Christmas ornaments a couple feet off the ground so the cats can’t get them.
The cat:
The cat:
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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Hey AGU folks! I’m not at AGU but we’ve got a gaggle of undergrads (they call themselves the vfoxen)presenting the work they did this past summer and fall on VfOx- the oxygen fugacity sensor they are building to send to Venus on DAVINCI. Go check out their poster!
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hey AGU folks! I’m not at AGU but we’ve got a gaggle of undergrads (they call themselves the vfoxen)presenting the work they did this past summer and fall on VfOx- the oxygen fugacity sensor they are building to send to Venus on DAVINCI. Go check out their poster!
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Be sure to talk to #AGU25 student poster presenters! See someone standing around at their poster, stop and ask them to give you a short overview, and ask a friendly question or two.
It's a good -- and fun & easy -- way to support professional development and skill building in the geosciences. 🧑🎓
It's a good -- and fun & easy -- way to support professional development and skill building in the geosciences. 🧑🎓
No OSPA at this year's #AGU25, which is disappointing, because it made sure that students had at least 3 scientists come to their poster, ask questions, and provide anonymous (hopefully productive) feedback afterwards. Does anyone know why it was dropped? @hydrology-agu.bsky.social or @agu.org
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Be sure to talk to #AGU25 student poster presenters! See someone standing around at their poster, stop and ask them to give you a short overview, and ask a friendly question or two.
It's a good -- and fun & easy -- way to support professional development and skill building in the geosciences. 🧑🎓
It's a good -- and fun & easy -- way to support professional development and skill building in the geosciences. 🧑🎓
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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I honestly think that many people don't know what their public libraries offer besides books. I think that everyone should go on a public library treasure hunt in 2026. Go explore what your library systems offer at no cost to you. Report back to me :)
“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I honestly think that many people don't know what their public libraries offer besides books. I think that everyone should go on a public library treasure hunt in 2026. Go explore what your library systems offer at no cost to you. Report back to me :)
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If this isn't clear, think of how much colder you feel on a cold damp day than a cold dry day. When there's lots of water in the air, it can carry away heat more effectively.
Just because it's being passed around a lot: NO, data centers in space do NOT benefit from space being cold. Space is cold in the formal sense we use to define temperature. But it is very bad at cooling. What would you rather have to cool hot metal: a lukewarm water tub or a giant cold atmosphere?
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If this isn't clear, think of how much colder you feel on a cold damp day than a cold dry day. When there's lots of water in the air, it can carry away heat more effectively.
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Hey scientists and academics, anyone interested in moving to Canada? The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program is a one-time initiative designed to support Canadian institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. 🧪 ⚛️ #AcademicSky
Application process - Canada.ca
www.canada.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey scientists and academics, anyone interested in moving to Canada? The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program is a one-time initiative designed to support Canadian institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. 🧪 ⚛️ #AcademicSky
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As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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So, it's Monday, and there's no way to say this that doesn't sound stupid, so I'm just going to come out and say it: I've decided to Twitch stream the entire writing of an NIH R01 proposal, and you can follow along at twitch.tv/ColinDoesScience
ColinDoesScience - Twitch
I'm only doing this because they messed up science real bad forever
twitch.tv
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So, it's Monday, and there's no way to say this that doesn't sound stupid, so I'm just going to come out and say it: I've decided to Twitch stream the entire writing of an NIH R01 proposal, and you can follow along at twitch.tv/ColinDoesScience
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I know most academics are not on LinkedIn, but there are always very cool jobs being posted there, like this one!
(Remote) Research Scientist, OURA
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4061973009
(Remote) Research Scientist, OURA
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4061973009
Research Scientist
Remote - United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I know most academics are not on LinkedIn, but there are always very cool jobs being posted there, like this one!
(Remote) Research Scientist, OURA
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4061973009
(Remote) Research Scientist, OURA
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4061973009
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This is so messed up. The vast majority of these are graduate degrees and some of them are doctorates.
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is so messed up. The vast majority of these are graduate degrees and some of them are doctorates.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Interested in pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics?
The Centre for Astrophysics Research @herts.ac.uk is advertising many projects, including some I'm supervising on Galaxies, Black Holes and Cosmology!
Deadline: February 2nd 2026
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#astro #cosmology #PhD #uniofherts
The Centre for Astrophysics Research @herts.ac.uk is advertising many projects, including some I'm supervising on Galaxies, Black Holes and Cosmology!
Deadline: February 2nd 2026
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#astro #cosmology #PhD #uniofherts
Research degrees and studentships
Postgraduate Research Opportunities
www.herts.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Interested in pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics?
The Centre for Astrophysics Research @herts.ac.uk is advertising many projects, including some I'm supervising on Galaxies, Black Holes and Cosmology!
Deadline: February 2nd 2026
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#astro #cosmology #PhD #uniofherts
The Centre for Astrophysics Research @herts.ac.uk is advertising many projects, including some I'm supervising on Galaxies, Black Holes and Cosmology!
Deadline: February 2nd 2026
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
#astro #cosmology #PhD #uniofherts
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I'd guess that 85-90% of American scientists would be ineligible for future funding under this law, maybe close to 100% in the R1 universities. So much for funding proposals based on scientific merit.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'd guess that 85-90% of American scientists would be ineligible for future funding under this law, maybe close to 100% in the R1 universities. So much for funding proposals based on scientific merit.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
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Great news: Johns Hopkins makes tuition free for most undergraduate students. ($200k/year or less is about 85% of American households.)
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...
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Johns Hopkins becomes tuition-free for undergraduate students from families earning up to $200,000
New tuition promise program will offer free tuition for students from more than 85% of American households and tuition plus living expenses for families earning up to $100,000
hub.jhu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Great news: Johns Hopkins makes tuition free for most undergraduate students. ($200k/year or less is about 85% of American households.)
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"