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Dr. Caprice Phillips
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NHFP Sagan Fellow@UCSC 🍌🐌| brown dwarfs & exoplanets| Black In Astro VP|plan(e)t mom 🪴/🪐|she/her/hers

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Dr. Caprice Phillips @capricephillips.bsky.social · Jun 16
I successfully defended my thesis and am now Dr. Caprice Phillips (its got a nice ring to it!). So thankful for my advisors and mentors including Jackie Faherty and @ohdearz.bsky.social and friends who were here to support me. Im the 2nd Black women to get a PhD from my department. Full of joy.
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stellerarts.com
Crystal star & moon are almost finished! Just some highlights & background touch ups after they dry ⭐️🌙
Two 10x10” canvases on an easel. Left is a crystal star with pastel yellow background. Right is a crystal half moon with pastel blue background.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
capricephillips.bsky.social
Great NSBP-NSHP conference in San Jose. My first as a postdoc and invited speaker. Great to see mentees and folks shine. And see my peeps!
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
A cat enjoying the view of stars being born 🌌
Yarn bowl featuring sitting cat silhouette in front of a pale teal and orange nebula with one large star to the left and a trail of glowing stars to the right around the yarn feed. Yarn bowl featuring sitting cat silhouette in front of a pale teal and orange nebula with one large star to the left and a trail of glowing stars to the right around the yarn feed. (Left, detail of large star) Yarn bowl featuring sitting cat silhouette in front of a pale teal and orange nebula with one large star to the left and a trail of glowing stars to the right around the yarn feed. (Right) Yarn bowl featuring sitting cat silhouette in front of a pale teal and orange nebula with one large star to the left and a trail of glowing stars to the right around the yarn feed. (Detail of cat)
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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ohdearz.bsky.social
Great
@astrobites.bsky.social article by @skylargrayson.bsky.social
on OSU astronomy PhD student Sebastian Lopez's paper showing how PAHs (polycyclic aromatric hydrocarbons) follow cold gas in the outflows of M82, with a great classic rock-inspired title! 🔭 astrobites.org/2025/11/20/m...
Dust in the Wind: A New Tool for Understanding Galactic Outflows
The galaxy M82 is host to an extended multiphase wind driven by star formation. Today's paper attempts to use JWST observations of dust in the wind to understand the structure of its cooler gas.
astrobites.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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heydrdukes.bsky.social
#BlackInNeuro has supported marginalized neuroscientists for 5️⃣ years!! ✨

We have gorgeous limited-edition pins 😍 for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate

I can mail it to you or if you just want to donate, I’ll give your pin to trainees at #ABRCMS 🤗

Please share 🙌🏾✨
A black hand with red nails holding a Black In Neuro 5 year pin against a white linen background. The pin is a gorgeous gold laurel wreath with the original Black In Neuro logo on top and the big gold glittery 5 on the bottom
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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aas.org
✨ Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 registration & abstract submission are officially open! Join us in Denver (16-20 March 2026) for an unforgettable AAS Topical Conference Series!

👉 Abstracts due 19 December: aas.org/meetings/exo...

👉 Early registration ends 13 January:
aas.org/meetings/exo...
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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ohdearz.bsky.social
Glad to read the announcement that the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will continue!!
miriamposner.com Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 6d
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image] After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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natastron.nature.com
Our special November issue, celebrating 30 years of exoplanets, is now here! https://bit.ly/483MH9I
#astronomy #exoplanets
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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esa.int
Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈

ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.

#SpaceForAll
Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESAC site in Spain. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESEC site in Belgium. Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESOC site in Darmstadt, Germany.
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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stellerarts.com
Great Red Spot & Great Red Spot Jr.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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ohdearz.bsky.social
Honored to receive the 2026 American Physical Society Edward A. Bouchet Award!

To see how the DEI ban in Ohio influences our university, please see the OSU announcement of the award (left) vs the actual APS citation for the award (right).
Lopez receives physics award Laura Lopez, a professor in the Department of Astronomy, is the recipient of the 2026 Edward A. Bouchet Award from the American Physical Society. The award honors Lopez’s pioneering contributions to X-ray astronomy, as well as her transformative leadership of mentoring programs for undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs. Laura A. Lopez, The Ohio State University 2026 recipient, Edward A. Bouchet Award For pioneering contributions to X-ray astronomy, including foundational studies of supernova remnants, compact objects, and stellar feedback in galaxies, and for transformative leadership in advancing equity and inclusion in physics through innovative mentorship programs, national advocacy, and unwavering support for students from historically marginalized communities.
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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trentdupuy.bsky.social
Astro PhD applications for Edinburgh are open! Deadlines are:
* 24 Nov: Career Development Scholarship (for students of Black heritage)
* 5 Dec: Bell Burnell Scholarship (for all URM students)
* 5 Jan: all applications
Come to beautiful Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Applying is free! 🔭🧪
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
Picture looking up at the sky, with the Royal Observatory Edinburgh East Tower in the lower right-hand corner and stars overhead surrounded by the pink/purple glow of the Northern Lights.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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stsci.edu
The demand to use #NASAWebb shows no signs of slowing! For its fifth year, researchers around the world submitted a record-breaking 2,900+ proposals.

The types of requests show astronomers are ready to answer even bolder scientific questions: https://bit.ly/4nYC0LS 🔭 🧪
Illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope at the right with its gold, hexagon-shaped primary mirror and multi-layer sunshield. At left is a representation of its 18 primary mirror segments, which takes up about two-thirds of the view. Each segment is outlined in yellow and contains a different Webb image, artist’s concept, or spectrum (graph). The images display dying stars puffing off layers of gas and dust, spiral galaxies, planets, and deep fields of space spattered with fuzzy white galaxies. Three yellow, orange, and red wavy lines appear atop everything else, running left to right. The backdrop shows filaments of red gas and dust, white and blue stars, and distant galaxies, all against the black background of space.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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knauazpubradio.bsky.social
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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flatironinstitute.org
Apps are open for our Idea Scholar program! The program invites distinguished scientists with an interest in developing scientific talent in the workforce for extended visits at the Flatiron Institute. Deadline is 1/13/2026: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/idea_scholar_program/ #science
Idea Scholar Program
The Flatiron Institute’s Idea Scholar program invites distinguished scientists for extended visits to develop scientific talent and foster collaboration.
www.simonsfoundation.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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ohdearz.bsky.social
So much astronomical excellence in this picture from @astrosociety.org gala! 🔭 L to R: Kate Daniel (Arizona prof), Angela Twum, @astrolatinaa.bsky.social, Alejandra Rosselli-Calderon (UCSC grads), @katycosmiq.bsky.social (CSUSB prof), @capricephillips.bsky.social (Sagan Fellow at UCSC), and me.
7 women astronomers sitting on a stage at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific gala. Left to right: Kate Daniel (Arizona professor), Angela Twum, Naunet Leonhardes-Barboza, Alejandra Rosselli-Calderon (UCSC PhD students), Katy Rodriguez Wimberly (CSUSB prof), Caprice Phillips (Sagan Fellow at UCSC), and Laura Lopez (OSU prof).
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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carlnotsagan.github.io
i’m excited to announce that i am hiring (again)!

i am looking for a postdoc in computational astrophysics that’s excited about models of stellar transients and multi-messenger astronomy to join my group (star stuff @ steward) at @uarizona.bsky.social!

apply here ✨💥: aas.org/jobregister/...
Postdoctoral Research Associate I Computational Stellar Astrophysics (Steward Observatory) | American Astronomical Society
The University of Arizona (U of A) Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory (SO) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will work with Professor Ca...
aas.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
capricephillips.bsky.social
This is the face of astronomy! Like this is one of my new favorite photos! We ate!!!! 💅🏾
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
capricephillips.bsky.social
Congrats @ohdearz.bsky.social on receiving the Nancy Grace Roman Award from ASP for promoting gender equity snd inclusion in astronomy and related fields! It was awesome to be there and see all the amazing things! Truly well deserved!

astrosociety.org/who-we-are/a...
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
capricephillips.bsky.social
Had an amazing time at the first gathering for the 2030STEMxBWF Fellowship meeting at AMNH! So exiting for many things to come! Ll
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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ohdearz.bsky.social
Had a great time at the @sacnas.bsky.social conference last week! Many Ohio State folks (see pic, including @astrojennifer.bsky.social, @denisemondragon.bsky.social, and me) attended despite restrictions. Congrats to @denisemondragon.bsky.social on winning best grad poster presentation!
16 people from Ohio State University stand in front of a green SACNAS display, with a red cartoon dear and SACNAS logo in front of them.
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
Restock preview is up!
Shop opens tomorrow at 10am PT 💫
Amyraehill.com
Four cups featuring Mars surrounded by stars Three angled cups resembling weathered spacecrafts with a cat silhouette in the central round window on each. Angled cup featuring a blue-green galaxy running diagonally across the surface. Five cups featuring the Moon surrounded by stars
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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stellerarts.com
I am giving away a print as a thank you to everyone who has been following along & supporting me on my journey transitioning from a research scientist to full-time space artist.

I’ll draw a lucky winner from my email list at random on November 13th. You’ll get a print of Spectrum of Chaos!
Me holding a print of my painting of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant Close up of the print you’ll receive. A vibrant supernova remnant
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
Kiln is loaded 🔥
My gloved hand holding an angled cup over a tub of clear glaze. The cup that resembles a weathered spacecraft with impact holes on the outside and a cat jumping up in the central round window
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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insidehighered.com
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program

Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates. https://bit.ly/3WFBSpb

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
People walk around UCLA campus.
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM