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Zach Bennett
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Bioinorganic chemist in the Brunold lab interested in protein engineering, genetic code expansion, biocatalysis, spectroscopy, and metalloenzymes :)

UW-Madison Chemistry PhD candidate
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Reposted by Zach Bennett
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Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
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April 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted by Zach Bennett
In order words, grant funding is policy making so those who are involved in grant making are policy makers and, therefore, should be political appointees.

But, while policy should be informed by good science, science should not be driven by policy goals.

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April 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I used to live down there, that corner is iconic.
January 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
That’s unfortunate. It must be convenience of routes, rate of busses, and safety. It’s difficult to pull car commuters from their set route when it is just more inconvenient, plain and simple. Bussing takes more time, effort, planning, and discomfort unfortunately.
December 13, 2024 at 5:29 AM