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Marissa Hanley
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Soil enthusiast | Climate & DEI advocate | Soil Biogeochemistry PhD student exploring the world beneath our feet 🌱🌍
Reposted by Marissa Hanley
Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding:

The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes

And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
January 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Reposted by Marissa Hanley
Today I was told to take out a line about being a mentor to students from diverse backgrounds and historically underrepresented groups from my biosketch for a proposal, because it might damage our chances of getting federal funding.

How has it come to this? I feel absolutely sick.
January 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM