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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 3d

Heeeeey #Microbial #Ecology folk! My department has a job opening for a tenure track Microbial Ecologist! Feel free to DM me with questions. Come join our awesome supportive whip-smart & kind crew in the Biology Department of @umassboston.bsky.social! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

The ISC - your new home at UMass Boston?

The view of Boston Harbor from front of campus

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 4d

New on Think Like a Microbe ... Iron!
🧫🧪 #philsci

open.substack.com/pub/thinkmic...

Ecological Consequences of Iron Scarcity

Gold is for the mistress, silver for the maid, copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade, ‘Good’ said the Baron, sitting in his hall, ‘but iron — cold iron — is master of them all’.

open.substack.com

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 6d

@elisabethbik.bsky.social
Does the rapid rise of AI in images complicate sleuthing?
I am stunned how seamlessly I can remove objects in my art photographs

www.chemistryworld.com/news/fake-mi...

Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing

Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud

www.chemistryworld.com

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 6d

Dashun Wang has done a lot of interesting stuff in this area
www.dashunwang.com/book/the-sci...

Book: The Science of Science — Dashun Wang

www.dashunwang.com

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 7d

From 0.09% to 0.18%
Tabloid journalism at NYT

Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 7d

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

Oh dear, this is not good from the NYT.

www.nytimes.com/2025...
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Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

www.nytimes.com

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 7d

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

Oh dear, this is not good from the NYT.

www.nytimes.com/2025...
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Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

www.nytimes.com

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Kristen DeAngelis 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @kristenobacter.bsky.social · 8d

UMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

Details - Assistant Professor - Virology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

careers.umass.edu

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 8d

NB this is 🏈 only. The ‘profit’ goes to support other parts of Athletics Dept

Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 8d

Greg Chick posted this a few days ago

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 9d

I'll confess to knee-jerk response when admin costs are 50% (eg charities)
Do ADs (anyone?) understand NIL -- not supposed to be pay for play but everyone knows it is pay for play. Are the NIL firms just laundering the $?
Will the system totally change again in 2 years to reconcile the hypocrisy?

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Allan Konopka @hamatsa50.bsky.social · 10d

So … Blueprint will be soliciting NIL funds ‘to help the student-athlete [sic]’ but I imagine not letting the donors know they’re pocketing 50% for themselves

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