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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 10h

So excited to watch @uwbioe.bsky.social department chair Princess Imoukhede recieve the BMES Social Impact Award #BMES2025

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 4d

I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time

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Jim Van Deventer @vandeventerjim.bsky.social · 6d

Today, I'm grateful for "Office Hours," a podcast supported by the Biomedical Engineering Society. Host Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social is doing tremendous work here. I especially enjoy the discussions surrounding why Liz and her guests have chosen careers in academia (1/2).

#BMES #ChemSky

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 7d

Mississippi lawmakers allowed Amazon to bypass regulatory approval for energy infrastructure to serve two data centers it is spending $10 billion to build.

It's part of a trend in states rushing to capitalize on the AI-driven data center boom.

New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 7d

UPenn professors have responded forcefully to the Trump administration's that colleges sign a "compact" in order to secure funding:

"When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

Statement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–Penn

October 2, 2025 We have received reports that Penn has been “invited” to sign a so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” by the federal government, and that failing to do so wou...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

Harvard University rejected the Trump administration’s finding that it violated federal civil rights law, objecting to numerous inaccuracies and failings in the investigation, according to a document sent to the government and obtained by The Post.

Harvard says Trump officials made factual errors in antisemitism finding

The university rejected the Trump administration’s finding that it violated civil rights law. President Trump said his administration and Harvard were close to a deal.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8d

NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

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American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) @aimbe-official.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to urge Congress to ensure timely passage of the FY2026 budget 👇

Strong, sustained funding for our nation's health and science agencies is essential for economic prosperity, U.S. global competitiveness, and public heath.

takeaction.io/aimbe/protec...

Protect Research: Finalize FY2026 Budget Now

Use AIMBE's letter template below to send an email to your Members of Congress on issues that matter. We encourage you to edit and personalize the note, sharing your individual experience. Please note...

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Gina Murrell @ginamurrell1.bsky.social · 21d

This is such a good question.

Mamdani posters in apartment and shop windows. Pride flags hanging on balconies and in apartment windows. Not being the lone masker at work, on mass transit, in grocery stores, and other public places. Existence of mutual aid groups, community fridges, and free stores.

Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 21d

What does hope look like for you today?

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 17d

A marathon seems like a good next step? (I’ve never ran more than a 5k so take that information in mind as I give encouragement😂)

Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 17d

We definitely increased physical security while putting no guardrails on internet safety.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17d

Skype a Scientist does not allow kids to email scientists directly bc it's obviously risky, so it's verboten. It shocks me how often I get emails from middle/HS kids asking me to meet bc of an assignment. It's good to trust scientists in GENERAL, but not like this! We are internet strangers!

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 19d

How far are you actually running these days?

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 21d

What does hope look like for you today?

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · 22d

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Democrats release competing funding bill as tensions over looming shutdown grow — NBC News

The Democratic bill would fund the government until Oct. 31, extend health care funding and roll back Medicaid cuts from Trump's

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bmes-cmbe.bsky.social @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social · 23d

Registration for the conference is open! Register before Oct 15 to take advantage of the early bird rate! Hope to see you in puerto rico! #CMBE2025 #BEvision #Bioengineering #BME #BioE

www.bmes.org/2026/cmbecon...

Registration | 2026 CMBE Conference

Explore registration details and more for the 2026 CMBE Conference.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Sep 6

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.

(Published July 2024)

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...

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Brendan Harley @profharley.bsky.social · Sep 2

New Opinion out today in @chicagotribune.com

"The Bio10 is an academic powerhouse."

"The health of our society depends on generations of young students equipped to embrace, and succeed in the face of, uncertainty."

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/o...

Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, 9/2/2025: The health of our society depends on students equipped to embrace uncertainty

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Mikkel Roald-Arbøl @roald-arboel.com · Aug 25

Inspired by @deniswirtz.bsky.social and team, I'm collating a database of #PhD and #postdoc fellowships in the #EU. I'm standardising the information an entry needs, making it easier to (1) search and (2) contribute - and I would appreciate input, especially from other #ECR! Please share!

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · Aug 22

as well as billboards and roadside signs, is a call-back to the original and rooted even more in the iconic barrel shape and word mark that started it all back in 1969," the company said”

Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Cracker Barrel has been a destination for comfort and community for more than half a century, and this fifth evolution of the brand’s logo, which works across digital platforms.

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · Aug 22

It doesn’t seem like this is a woke anything. Per this article Cracker Barrel has rebranded over 5 times.

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

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bmes-cmbe.bsky.social @bmes-cmbe.bsky.social · Aug 14

⏰ Last change! Today is the last day to apply for the CMBE 2026 Awards. Rising Stars 🌟 this is your last opportunity!
Apply here → hubs.la/Q03z88Bf0
#CMBE2026 #BMES #EarlyCareerResearchers #BiomedicalEngineering

a man in a suit and tie is saying you are a rising star

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying you are a rising star

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Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social · Aug 14

In college, I started taking science technology and science classes. It really made the world make more sense to me. It showed me how people use science and how people shape how science is done over time.

Science, Technology, & Human Values @sthv.bsky.social · Aug 13

In light of the passing of STS luminary Michel Callon, we have arranged for his landmark 1994 article "Is Science a Public Good?" to be available for free access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Is Science a Public Good? Fifth Mullins Lecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 23 March 1993 - Michel Callon, 1994

Should governments accept the principle of devoting a proportion of their resources to funding basic research? From the standpoint of economics, science should ...

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Aug 11

The title is silly. The reformist vs resistance frame is oversimplified. But this piece brings to light higher-ed leadership's collective action problem. Institutions acting individually or in splinter groups can't address threats that require coordinated response www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Elite University Presidents Who Despise One Another

Inside the civil war between the Ivy League and the South

www.theatlantic.com

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