Andy Skildum

Andy Skildum

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He / Him. Scientist, educator, and curler in Duluth, MN. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaD_cY_urnGDYQfyrmNEENA

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There’s no U.S. Olympic Curling Team without Minnesota!    Great to join Coach Phill, our Mixed Doubles Silver Medalists — MN’s own Korey Dropkin & Cory Thiesse — and their teammates. Can’t wait for the next big win! 🥌 🇺🇸

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As wildfires rage throughout northern Minnesota, air quality continues to worsen. Associate Professor Sarah Lacher, PhD, talks about the impact of wildfire smoke exposure on health ➡️: bit.ly/4plxSYD. See less

bit.lyTalking wildfire smoke health impacts with University of MinnesotaWildfire smoke is becoming an increasingly common part of summer across Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, smoky skies are expected to be even more common this year, with ...
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Yesterday after work we set up the sauna tent north of Duluth on the shore of #lakesuperior. The lake was calm and ice cold, and the sauna was blazing hot!

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Not quite as good as the #OlympicDog, but two good boys were spotted on the ice of the Duluth Curling Club last night!

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Hey no dogs on the ice! Things get a little out of hand at the end of the #curling season. 🥌

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Hey Queer Sports Fans! I am part of a small cabal working to start a chapter of Stonewall Sports in the Duluth / Superior area. Stonewall Sports supports local LGBTQ+ leagues that play pickleball, bocce, kickball and many other sports. #gayhockey #duluth

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Last night league action! I had two nice draws this end to score two. (Lost the game by so so much though.) Love this team and love this club! #duluth #curling

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Today I learned that Prof. Otto Warburg, a German biochemist who first described how cancer cells rely on glycolysis even when oxygen is abundant, was gay. Despite Jewish ancestry, comments against Hitler, and homosexuality, his work was tolerated by the Nazis. medcraveonline.com/SIJ/jacob-he...

medcraveonline.comJacob Heiss and the Gay Nobel Laureate: homosexuality in Nazi GermanyThe historical and scientific literature is replete with the extraordinary story of the 1931 winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, Otto Heinrich Warburg. What all publications have in c...
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Much of his original research was lost in the chaos of post-war Germany. But around the 1990s, there was a resurgence of interest in cancer metabolism, and his contributions gained renewed appreciation. To this day, the altered metabolism of cancer cells is called 'The Warburg Effect'.

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Hello Bluesky! I'm sharing a fundraiser for Moz, a golden retriever, and his life partner @jonbredeson.bsky.social. Moz has a seizure disorder. Treatments have made significant improvements, but they are iexpensive. If you can help with a couple few bucks, please do! gofund.me/79a6283bc

gofund.meDonate to Support Mozzarella's Epilepsy Treatment, organized by Bethany BerryMozzarella (Moz) is a young, fun-loving pup who began experiencing seizures in A… Bethany Berry needs your support for Support Mozzarella's Epilepsy Treatment