Mark Peifer (He, him)
@peiferlabunc.bsky.social
Cell adhesion, cytoskeletal regulation, Wnt signaling & wherever science leads us + wildflowers & my own idiosyncratic views. First gen college grad
Diversity, equity & Inclusion are core American Values
https://peiferlab.web.unc.edu
Diversity, equity & Inclusion are core American Values
https://peiferlab.web.unc.edu
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For those who have never worked with or studied executive EdD programs (I've done both), they are typically 3 years (not 2) so this program is shorter than a lot of them. My biggest issue remains the publication record.
richmond.com/opinion/colu...
richmond.com/opinion/colu...
UVa President Scott Beardsley is less qualified than you think | Guest column
UVa President Scott Beardsley's record is well outside the norm, as was the process behind his rushed, compromised appointment, writes Julie J. Parks. The UVa community deserved more time to understan...
richmond.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
For those who have never worked with or studied executive EdD programs (I've done both), they are typically 3 years (not 2) so this program is shorter than a lot of them. My biggest issue remains the publication record.
richmond.com/opinion/colu...
richmond.com/opinion/colu...
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Susan Collins: It would be impractical to exclude ICE and Border Patrol from the in-process DHS funding bill -- and to channel new dollars to FEMA and TSA instead -- because ICE and Border Patrol already have plenty of money. [Yes, this is logically incoherent and makes no sense.] #MEpolitics
Susan Collins opposes the proposal to fund non-immigration enforcement parts of DHS.
#mesen #mepolitics
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
#mesen #mepolitics
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Susan Collins: It would be impractical to exclude ICE and Border Patrol from the in-process DHS funding bill -- and to channel new dollars to FEMA and TSA instead -- because ICE and Border Patrol already have plenty of money. [Yes, this is logically incoherent and makes no sense.] #MEpolitics
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ALERT: Rep Robert Garcia (D-CA) says Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared for virtual deposition with House Oversight Cmte and “said nothing. She answered no questions and provided no information about the men who raped and trafficked women and girls”
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
ALERT: Rep Robert Garcia (D-CA) says Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared for virtual deposition with House Oversight Cmte and “said nothing. She answered no questions and provided no information about the men who raped and trafficked women and girls”
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Petra and Vanessa are back today with a guide to last night's show in @rollingstone.com! Read this, then grab their book from @dukepress.bsky.social!
"But Bad Bunny always finds a way to get many complex messages in his performances, just as he does with his songs."
"But Bad Bunny always finds a way to get many complex messages in his performances, just as he does with his songs."
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Petra and Vanessa are back today with a guide to last night's show in @rollingstone.com! Read this, then grab their book from @dukepress.bsky.social!
"But Bad Bunny always finds a way to get many complex messages in his performances, just as he does with his songs."
"But Bad Bunny always finds a way to get many complex messages in his performances, just as he does with his songs."
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This is what firing 30% of your staff does.
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This is what firing 30% of your staff does.
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A new report from Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finds that the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. is costing $1.65 million a day, and over seven months has hit $332 million. The report is here: hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
A new report from Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finds that the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. is costing $1.65 million a day, and over seven months has hit $332 million. The report is here: hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
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Rep. @reprashida.govpeeps.us : “A whistle and a cell phone — that’s all our residents are using to protect themselves in the streets… they’re making money off our babies being imprisoned.”
(H/T @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social )
(H/T @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social )
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Rep. @reprashida.govpeeps.us : “A whistle and a cell phone — that’s all our residents are using to protect themselves in the streets… they’re making money off our babies being imprisoned.”
(H/T @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social )
(H/T @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social )
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Anas Sarwar is the most senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post. https://to.pbs.org/4r8m77S
Head of Scotland's Labour Party calls on Starmer to resign
Scotland's Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar is the most senior party figure to call for Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Mandelson to the high-pr...
to.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Anas Sarwar is the most senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post. https://to.pbs.org/4r8m77S
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The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
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It has struck me that the good people of this nation are showing us joy, humor, and art, while the ruling kakistocracy and its rich protectors are grim and miserable. We can help ourselves by being joyful and optimistic, and we will prevail.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
It has struck me that the good people of this nation are showing us joy, humor, and art, while the ruling kakistocracy and its rich protectors are grim and miserable. We can help ourselves by being joyful and optimistic, and we will prevail.
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How do cells generate, sense & resist force?
MBoC highlights recent advances in mechanobiology in its Forces on and within Cells collection — spanning cytoskeletal dynamics, membrane mechanics, and beyond.
🔗 https://www.ascb.org/science-news/exploring-the-forces-that-shape-cells/
MBoC highlights recent advances in mechanobiology in its Forces on and within Cells collection — spanning cytoskeletal dynamics, membrane mechanics, and beyond.
🔗 https://www.ascb.org/science-news/exploring-the-forces-that-shape-cells/
Exploring the Forces That Shape Cells - ASCB
Cells are constantly pushing, pulling, and responding to the physical forces around them—and those forces play a critical role in shaping cell behavior, organization, and function. Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC), ASCB’s flagship journal, brings these dynamics into focus through its Forces on and within Cells collection. Spanning molecular mechanics, cytoskeletal dynamics, and force-driven…
www.ascb.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
How do cells generate, sense & resist force?
MBoC highlights recent advances in mechanobiology in its Forces on and within Cells collection — spanning cytoskeletal dynamics, membrane mechanics, and beyond.
🔗 https://www.ascb.org/science-news/exploring-the-forces-that-shape-cells/
MBoC highlights recent advances in mechanobiology in its Forces on and within Cells collection — spanning cytoskeletal dynamics, membrane mechanics, and beyond.
🔗 https://www.ascb.org/science-news/exploring-the-forces-that-shape-cells/
VERY excited that @harmitmalik.bsky.social will be giving the UNC Biology seminar tomorrow, and is featured in one of Bob Goldstein's gig posters. I missed him the last time he cams through (I was away giving a talk) and thus have never heard him speak
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
VERY excited that @harmitmalik.bsky.social will be giving the UNC Biology seminar tomorrow, and is featured in one of Bob Goldstein's gig posters. I missed him the last time he cams through (I was away giving a talk) and thus have never heard him speak
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During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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This is torture. The US is torturing children. Children whose words and whose art contain infinitely more humanity than the people keeping them detained.
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is torture. The US is torturing children. Children whose words and whose art contain infinitely more humanity than the people keeping them detained.
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That’s Brett Ratner there on the right.
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
That’s Brett Ratner there on the right.
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This April we're doing environmental ed a little differently.
Join us for Biodiversitease: an Earth Day Cabaret!
We just don't see any reason why a bodacious bumblebee can't teach you about the critical role of pollinators, ya know?
This *will* sell out. Get tix now
Biodiversitease.eventbrite.com
Join us for Biodiversitease: an Earth Day Cabaret!
We just don't see any reason why a bodacious bumblebee can't teach you about the critical role of pollinators, ya know?
This *will* sell out. Get tix now
Biodiversitease.eventbrite.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This April we're doing environmental ed a little differently.
Join us for Biodiversitease: an Earth Day Cabaret!
We just don't see any reason why a bodacious bumblebee can't teach you about the critical role of pollinators, ya know?
This *will* sell out. Get tix now
Biodiversitease.eventbrite.com
Join us for Biodiversitease: an Earth Day Cabaret!
We just don't see any reason why a bodacious bumblebee can't teach you about the critical role of pollinators, ya know?
This *will* sell out. Get tix now
Biodiversitease.eventbrite.com
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Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Was this just in DC? Last night, during the Big Game, there were two Stephen Miller-toned recruiting ads. One for ICE itself, the other for Bovino's CBP.
Was this just in DC? Or nationwide? Have not seen them mentioned in most discussion of ad strategies. (Otherwise saturated with gambling, AI etc)
Was this just in DC? Or nationwide? Have not seen them mentioned in most discussion of ad strategies. (Otherwise saturated with gambling, AI etc)
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Was this just in DC? Last night, during the Big Game, there were two Stephen Miller-toned recruiting ads. One for ICE itself, the other for Bovino's CBP.
Was this just in DC? Or nationwide? Have not seen them mentioned in most discussion of ad strategies. (Otherwise saturated with gambling, AI etc)
Was this just in DC? Or nationwide? Have not seen them mentioned in most discussion of ad strategies. (Otherwise saturated with gambling, AI etc)
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Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
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Can't decide whether Ring's ad trying to use dogs to get us to opt into their surveillance program or Amazon's "lol what if our AI killed you?" ad was the most dystopian
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Can't decide whether Ring's ad trying to use dogs to get us to opt into their surveillance program or Amazon's "lol what if our AI killed you?" ad was the most dystopian
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What actually happened was that Jennifer was also invited, but when we talked about her participation, we were told "she could go shopping with the other wives." The deep-rooted sexism of the whole enterprise couldn't remain hidden. Jennifer was repulsed, I felt likewise, and we said no.
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
What actually happened was that Jennifer was also invited, but when we talked about her participation, we were told "she could go shopping with the other wives." The deep-rooted sexism of the whole enterprise couldn't remain hidden. Jennifer was repulsed, I felt likewise, and we said no.
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Some time later we were invited to a conference on Epstein's island. My name is in the files on a list of invitees.
We said no. I would love to say it was because we learned about all the rape and sex trafficking, but that's not actually the reason.
We said no. I would love to say it was because we learned about all the rape and sex trafficking, but that's not actually the reason.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Some time later we were invited to a conference on Epstein's island. My name is in the files on a list of invitees.
We said no. I would love to say it was because we learned about all the rape and sex trafficking, but that's not actually the reason.
We said no. I would love to say it was because we learned about all the rape and sex trafficking, but that's not actually the reason.