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Cathleen Crudden

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Proud Canadian Scientist, Chemist, Mother, Daughter, Swimmer, Tree Hugger, Japanophile Editor-in-Chief ACS Catalysis All views and opinions expressed are my own She/her/elle

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · May 15

GREAT news! WE ARE HIRING! Please see the ad below for a Canada Excellence Research chair (CERC) in PRECISION NANO MATERIALS.
CERC is Canada's most prestigious research chair, and the position is associated with our institute @c2mci.bsky.social. Please share widely!

www.queensu.ca/vpr/cerc

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 6h

congratulations!!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 6h

A corollary to my past complain about fitting text into allowed page numbers–if the instructions say "Approximately three pages", you better believe you're going to get 4.5 pages.... #Proflife

a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .

ALT: a man is typing on a computer keyboard while making a face .

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 11h

Although I love my job, the part of it that requires editing, rediting and cutting text to fit pre-application guidelines, followed by then expanding at the next round is kinda soul-destroying (in a pathetic academic sense...there are lots of other actually soul-destroying things going on...)

michael scott from the office says `` all i can do right now is put on a brave face '' .

ALT: michael scott from the office says `` all i can do right now is put on a brave face '' .

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 11h

Ah, I guess that's what happens when you (I) base comments on a single data point... THanks for the input!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 11h

Always love an OFFICE gif!

two men in suits and ties are sitting in chairs and one of them is saying " i think you 're great "

ALT: two men in suits and ties are sitting in chairs and one of them is saying " i think you 're great "

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 12h

I guess you nailed this. Well done sir!

a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it

ALT: a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 12h

The @natureportfolio.nature.com Collection celebrating the award of the 2025 #chemnobel to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of metal–organic frameworks is now live! #chemsky 🧪

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

www.nature.com

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

u.afp.com/SmAy

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 12h

GO ILLINOIS!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 12h

Brandon Johnson for President.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 12h

Just heard Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaking on CNN. You want a great presidential candidate–Look at this guy. PHENOMENAL. That is why Trump is afraid of him.

CREW @citizensforethics.org · 13h

If we're at the place where the president is calling for a governor to be jailed for no good reason, our democracy is in real danger.

Anyone concerned about the balance of power between states and the federal government should speak out now against this authoritarian posturing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t forget the cruelty and racism is the point.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 1d

Man, that is amazing.

Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 1d

#goals

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 1d

yeah.... sorry I don't think that negates Murai's contributions or vision. We'll have to agree to disagree.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

saw one flying over the road with a bird in its talons on the way into work once!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

Love ospreys, so many around here (for now)

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

You know what's great about Canada's supreme court? I don't know any of their names or their political affiliations.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah it wasn't that long ago. I was 100% team Murai as well, glad to know it wasn't just me!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

It was not nearly as cringe inducing to watch myself as I thought it would be.

Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI) @c2mci.bsky.social · 15d

Want to learn more about the current state of C2MCI research (and how our Institute was created)?

Check out our Scientific Director, Dr. Cathleen Crudden (@cathleencrudden.bsky.social), at the 2025 Royal Society of Canada Eastern Ontario Symposium!

➡️ bit.ly/4ngy49q @ 1:08:00

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

I was 100% in the Murai camp (biased since I worked with him) but he's passed away. I do think JH and MS deserve it.

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 2d

buuuhahahahah, now that's funny, but yes we and collaborators are definitely having lots of fun and games with NHCs!

Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 3d

Would I would love to see is CH activation. Sanford, hartwig and Bergman.

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · 3d

My predictions: Matyjaszewski and Sawamura or Tao Zhang, or something amazing I haven’t heard of before.

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