@profsmyth
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Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, NCSCE, PULSE, REMNet, SENCER, Tiny Earth, BioQUEST & Microbe Lover #scientificliteracy #amr #CUREs #microbiomes #WBE
We’re hiring a new Vice President for Research at TAMUSA! Come work with me :) wittkieffer.com/positions/20...
Vice President for Research
Texas A&M University–San Antonio (A&M–SA) seeks an inaugural Vice President for Research (VPR) to lead the development of a robust research enterprise and position the University as a rising doctoral-...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We’re hiring a new Vice President for Research at TAMUSA! Come work with me :) wittkieffer.com/positions/20...
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Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a side of heart.
https://to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs
https://to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs
How Tiny Chef captured the internet’s heart
He’s a little guy with a huge following online. Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a si...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a side of heart.
https://to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs
https://to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs
DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas www.expressnews.com/news/article...
DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas
The state’s humanities council, which supports libraries and museums, said the cuts will have a “devastating” effect.
www.expressnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas www.expressnews.com/news/article...
We’re doing a lab sustainability survey with students here at @A&M-SA. If you can help us get this link out to folks - particularly those doing A&P, we would appreciate it. I'll share our findings with you all when done!
Here's the survey
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Here's the survey
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Going Green: Lab Sustainability and Recycling
Hello from the Texas A&M University here in San Antonio. We're grateful for your help and participation in our survey. 5 years ago when I was a faculty member at The New School, we did a survey of rec...
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April 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
We’re doing a lab sustainability survey with students here at @A&M-SA. If you can help us get this link out to folks - particularly those doing A&P, we would appreciate it. I'll share our findings with you all when done!
Here's the survey
forms.gle/SNGsrcxDWHCA...
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Here's the survey
forms.gle/SNGsrcxDWHCA...
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🧪 New studies show paying peer reviewers ~$250 speeds up reviews by 1-33 days without affecting quality. One journal saw acceptance rates rise from 48% to 53%. #AcademicSky
Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.
www.nature.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🧪 New studies show paying peer reviewers ~$250 speeds up reviews by 1-33 days without affecting quality. One journal saw acceptance rates rise from 48% to 53%. #AcademicSky
Check this out chem friends!!!
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 496 tenure-track positions and 88 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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March 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Check this out chem friends!!!
Oooo anyone want to move to Denmark!!??
Permanent job in lovely Aarhus, Denmark, as a special consultant in biodiversity and nature conservation.
www.au.dk/om/stillinge...
🧪 🌍 🦊 #WomenInSTEM #ScienceJobs
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🧪 🌍 🦊 #WomenInSTEM #ScienceJobs
Special consultant with expertise in biodiversity and nature conservation - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Institut for Ecoscience - Biodiversitet, Aarhus Universitet
www.au.dk
March 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Oooo anyone want to move to Denmark!!??
Why is this not of value?? Read this folks www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Why is this not of value?? Read this folks www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 496 tenure-track positions and 88 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
bit.ly
March 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 496 tenure-track positions and 88 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
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📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment!
This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.
Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.
Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
March 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment!
This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.
Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.
Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
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I was lucky enough to receive a vaccine against measles that prevented a severe infection so I’m paying more attention to what happens during & after the disease. Immune system “forgets” what it was immune to before because #measles #virus wipes out immune memory.
I was lucky enough to receive a vaccine against measles that prevented a severe infection so I’m paying more attention to what happens during & after the disease. Immune system “forgets” what it was immune to before because #measles #virus wipes out immune memory.
Immune 26: Measles erases immune memory | Immune
Michael Mina joins the Immune team to explain his findings that measles diminishes pre-existing antibodies that protect against infection with other pathogens.
www.microbe.tv
March 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I was lucky enough to receive a vaccine against measles that prevented a severe infection so I’m paying more attention to what happens during & after the disease. Immune system “forgets” what it was immune to before because #measles #virus wipes out immune memory.
I was lucky enough to receive a vaccine against measles that prevented a severe infection so I’m paying more attention to what happens during & after the disease. Immune system “forgets” what it was immune to before because #measles #virus wipes out immune memory.
Omg …
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases NSF program has been archived. Huge loss. Does anyone know if the current proposals in the queue for funding will not be reviewed or are panels still happening?
February 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Omg …
Read this folks and brush up on your measles knowledge - it’s coming ….
Confusion and misconceptions about the measles vaccine has played a role in declining immunization rates and the current outbreak in parts of Texas and New Mexico. This article answers common questions about measles vaccination. asm.org/Articles/201...
Measles Vaccination and Infection: Questions and Misconceptions | ASM.org
Confusion about the measles vaccine has played a role in declining immunization rates and the current outbreak. Here we answer common questions about measles vaccination.
asm.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Read this folks and brush up on your measles knowledge - it’s coming ….
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Strong background in genomics and bioinformatics education and community engagement.
Currently located in Bethesda, MD.
Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...
Currently located in Bethesda, MD.
Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...
Katie Sandlin_ CV_v4.pdf | Powered by Box
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February 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Strong background in genomics and bioinformatics education and community engagement.
Currently located in Bethesda, MD.
Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...
Currently located in Bethesda, MD.
Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...
Congratulations Dr. Dennehy!!!
Congratulations to all who were elected as fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology! @asm.org
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65 Fellows Elected Into the American Academy of Microbiology
The Academy elected 65 new fellows to the Class of 2025.
asm.org
February 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Congratulations Dr. Dennehy!!!
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
scim.ag
February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
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Rat populations are rising in cities predominantly because of warmer average temperatures, reports a new #ScienceAdvances study.
Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population
Most cities are seeing increases in rat numbers, linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population densities.
scim.ag
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Rat populations are rising in cities predominantly because of warmer average temperatures, reports a new #ScienceAdvances study.
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Did you know that if a child with #measles walks into a classroom, every unvaccinated child will most certainly get it? Why are measles cases increasing worldwide? And is the measles vaccine safe and effective? Dr Natasha Crowcroft explains on Science in 5. Watch full EP: bit.ly/40RQqoC
January 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Did you know that if a child with #measles walks into a classroom, every unvaccinated child will most certainly get it? Why are measles cases increasing worldwide? And is the measles vaccine safe and effective? Dr Natasha Crowcroft explains on Science in 5. Watch full EP: bit.ly/40RQqoC
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Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
scim.ag
January 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
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We are devastated to report that NABT President-Elect Lindsey (Carter) Fields was aboard the AA Airlines 5342.
This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.
This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.
January 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We are devastated to report that NABT President-Elect Lindsey (Carter) Fields was aboard the AA Airlines 5342.
This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.
This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.
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NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE)
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January 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
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Hoping more science educators will join bluesky! @ncsce.bsky.social
On the migration of the scientific community to Bluesky:
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Hoping more science educators will join bluesky! @ncsce.bsky.social
Ok what is going on now - I’m hearing of a potential economic collapse - www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
Is Ireland on Donald Trump’s radar in a trade war?
As the US administration reviews tariffs and tax arrangements, we assess the possible economic consequences of actions from our ‘friends’ across the Atlantic
www.thetimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ok what is going on now - I’m hearing of a potential economic collapse - www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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Near the end of his life, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera painted Water, Origin of Life at the terminus of the public water system in Mexico City. Strikingly accurate in its scientific theory, watch what inspired Rivera and how it connects with microbiology. youtu.be/toLP7Gje_mg
Muralist Diego Rivera - Inspired by Microbial Life
YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology
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January 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Near the end of his life, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera painted Water, Origin of Life at the terminus of the public water system in Mexico City. Strikingly accurate in its scientific theory, watch what inspired Rivera and how it connects with microbiology. youtu.be/toLP7Gje_mg