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Join Carnegie Mellon researchers, including MCS Dean @barbsc.bsky.social and Head of @cmuchemistry.bsky.social Bruce Armitage for a faculty dialogue on Nov. 18. www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn...

Physics 🤝 Neuroscience Yunshu Li, a recent CMU physics grad, earned the Fugassi & Monteverde Award for her interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience research, studying how the brain processes & isolates specific sounds in noisy settings 🔊🧠 @barbsc.bsky.social Read more about her CMU experience ⬇️

Since there is a sizable minority that doesn't understand the value of basic science, fine. Uncle Bob, you wouldn't have your precious weight loss drugs if a curious scientist hadn't started studying Gila monster venom. And more below.... 🧪

SUBMIT TODAY! We are joining forces with the Acoustical Society of Japan for the 6th Joint Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 1-5, 2025! 🌺🏝️ Contributed papers are welcome in all branches of acoustics. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 28 July 2025! Details at lnkd.in/gX6gCFJ7

Any neuroscience friends interested in an amazing leadership opportunity? Consider applying to be the next @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social Director! lnkd.in/e-2unYZR

Neuroscience peeps! There is an amazing opportunity opening up at CMU! www.imsearch.com/open-searche... @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social @cmuscience.bsky.social @cmu.edu

Congratulations to Professor Laurel Carney! The David T. Blackstock Mentorship Award was created by the ASA Student Council and was first awarded in 2004. The intent of the award is to recognize those who show excellence in a wide variety of mentoring areas.

🧠📉 The 'pivot penalty' in science A new study in @nature.com finds scientists get cited less after switching research fields – the bigger the shift, the steeper the drop. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415... #SciComm #AcademicSky 🧪

Activated charcoal has been the standard for non-opioid overdoses for over 200 years. Carnegie Mellon chemists are working to bring overdose treatment into the 21st century. www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...

Find a career in acoustics! Studying acoustics opens up your future to a range of career paths. You can do almost anything with an acoustics background! exploresound.org/acoustics-ca...

Professors Nimer Murshid, Simon Faulkner and Tiziana di Mateo shared how they incorporate AI in the classroom during the MCS Summer Symposium.

If you work in psychology in a research area without Registered Reports, you will see that the main hypotheses in papers are almost always supported. If your peers publish Registered Reports, you will also have access to null results, which should be very common. doi.org/10.1177/2515...

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🔥 New episode of the Night Science podcast! The brilliant Eve Marder, professor at Brandeis University, talks with us about how "Recipe Science" ruins creativity. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4mSv...

Congratulations to Matt Ripley & Kevin Messinger of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for earning First Honors and a $3,000 prize in this year’s Student Design Competition for their exceptional project LOPEZ THEATER, advised by David Kahn!

Commencement may be over, but we're still celebrating! Check out photos from Commencement Weekend, and learn more about some of our recent graduates! www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...

From searching for life in space to drilling into Earth's depths, "the drive to explore is baked deep in our evolutionary history." Psychology and @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social professor Timothy Verstynen plans to investigate our desire to know more through his Guggenheim Fellowship.

Shooting guard on the court, neuroscientist in the lab 🏀🧠 That's been the past four years for Isha Nambisan, a CMU student athlete who graduated on Sunday. Via @post-gazette.com | #TartanProud

Congrats to all of the new MCS alumni of 2025! Go forth and bring science to the world

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Want to learn more about what's going on in the Mellon College of Science? Attend Meet the Dean with Glen de Vries Dean @barbsc.bsky.social on April 30 at noon. www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn...

Join us for an exclusive opportunity to meet Glen de Vries Dean @barbsc.bsky.social at noon on April 30! Learn about her plans for the Mellon College of Science! www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn...

This is being systematically under-reported. Say it with us!

Reminder: Don’t forget to vote today in WI and FL’s 1st & 6th districts!

Help Glen De Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science @barbsc.bsky.social make a splash at her inaugural Douse-A-Dean on Friday, April 4 at 12:30 p.m. All proceeds go to Special Olympics PA. give.specialolympicspa.org/team/646172

I promise it will be fun!

AOC: In every single stop that Bernie and I have had in the past couple of days… every single stop has completely blown out all attendance projections.

Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.

Children's Health Defense (CHD), founded by HHS Secretary RFK Jr, has created an imposter webpage that closely mimics a CDC webpage on Autism and Vaccines. It is nefariously seeding disinformation by presenting a seemingly balanced argument on the science supporting and refuting autism and vaccines.

Investigating the role of PLECTIN, a cytoskeletal crosslinker protein, in liver #cancer development and progression. elifesciences.org/articles/102...

The courts have ordered Chump rehire park service employees. Not half of them, all of them. The single most important thing you can do is visible protest. Don't let that bastad think he's getting away with it. Resist www.chron.com/life/wildlif...

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

A North Carolina appeals court heard state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's (R) bid to throw out 65k ballots and overturn the results of his losing election. “Now the right to vote is not absolute,” Griffin's lawyer said in court.

Got a DM from Congress: “I’m from Rep [X]’s office. Thanks for what you’re posting, it’s honestly been very useful for us.” Our great pleasure. If we can inform people about what’s happening at NIH and what the political agendas are behind attacks on science, we are achieving our goals.

What a wonderful idea…👇 Let’s. Do. This. ✨

“Our next generation of researchers are now poised on the edge of this cliff, not knowing if there’s going to be a bridge that’s going to get them to the other side, or if this is it” Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.

Yes. Journalists should note this: Every science or tech student, age 5-35 today, is looking at the destruction of their career prospects due to Trump and Musk. We should be interviewing those students and talking about the impact to their lives.

Commercial needles used for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization typically have a tip radius greater than 14 microns at their sharpest point, thinner than a strand of human hair. Auvil figured out how to make extremely sharp needles as small as 8 nm, more than a thousand times smaller.

Walking to the (Blue)Sky 🌤️ Hello! Join us here to be in the know about the latest innovations and discoveries happening at Carnegie Mellon University.

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

Scholarly communication update www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-wh...

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

I have worked with many untenured staff scientists & PIs at NIH. They are incredible colleagues who chose science in public service over more lucrative careers. Devaluing their commitment & professionalism is among the most cruel aspects of the DOGE purge www.science.org/content/arti...

Heads up! 🙆 There are a few things we will be covering this week in NIH news: - Why Jay Bhattacharya will be an absolute disaster for NIH. He hates NIH and “establishment science” — and if you’ve been NIH funded, that means you. - The ongoing destruction of NIH, esp intramural science. 1/2 🧪

He nails it.