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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · 16d

I'm having to counsel my own kid (a HS senior) that he has to change which schools he's prioritizing in order to hedge his bets because I honestly don't know if "scientist" will be a viable career path in 5 years when he graduates with a BS. (He wants to be a marine biologist.) 😭😱

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔭🧪🎢 Hard to believe, but I’ve been doing research with teachers at IPAC for 20 years. All these fabulous people I’ve had the pleasure and privilege to know!!
www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/20-year...

20 years of high school teachers and students doing astronomy research at IPAC

The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) is celebrating 20 years of high school teachers and students doing astronomy research at IPAC.

www.ipac.caltech.edu

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Aug 24

Nice summary of the mess at Chicago

Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · Aug 23

the crisis in which the University of Chicago is now engulfed -- one entirely of its own making, and which has led to the (hopefully temporary) suspension of admissions into numerous PhD programs in the humanities -- represents I think a seismic event in the history of American higher education

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Aug 22

sure; that makes more sense than a mostly blank "Thanks!" slide. but at least in astronomy, most people put the list of collaborators on the first few slides, as well as citing them (sometimes even with photos if promoting a student/pdoc) throughout the talk. i stand by "leave the summary up!" 🙂

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Aug 22

Unpopular opinion (maybe I am just grumpy?): your last slide, which you leave up during your questions, should NOT be a content-free "thanks!" but instead your conclusions slide. Leave that puppy up for slower consideration, don't wipe it from the screen for a one-word slide. 😠 🔭🧪

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Aug 13

really interesting. this is the most interesting use of AL/LLMs in research that i've seen.

Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · Aug 13

Fascinating and also depressing from @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social on a new study about why social media makes us all so miserable.

It's not just the algorithm, it's the way we as people interact with it.

Hell is other people.

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

“The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve.”…

arstechnica.com

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Aug 11

As I wrote in @thehill.com, federal science funding isn’t just about labs, it’s about livelihoods. Cuts to NIH, NSF & NASA mean lost jobs today, stalled discovery tomorrow, and fewer opportunities for the next generation. When we invest in research, we are investing in workers and communities. ⬇️

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump’s cuts to science & innovation could stall innovation, eliminate jobs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. @alondra.bsky.social explains for @TheHill.com:

The administration is attacking America’s opportunity engine

The damage is already apparent. A future Congress may want to restore funding, but talent pipelines, lab capacity and institutional knowledge cannot simply be switched back on.

thehill.com

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Jul 3

🔭🧪 SPHEREx data are at IRSA! irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/sph...

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · Jun 17

My #NITARP teachers are arriving soon! Can't wait!! ❤️ 🔭🎢

Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · Jun 12

Excited to announce the mission patch for our #NITARP research team! Looking forward to spending time with Dr. Rebull at @caltechipac.bsky.social this summer. Thanks to the inimitable and amazing Tim Gagnon for the design!! 🔭

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

The ugly but direct link to the PDF application instructions is here:
nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu/ckeditor_ass...
This page:
nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu/resource_cat...
has a generalized collection of resources for applicants, including FAQs and a pointer to the application. /end

Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

Whether or not we can run the program in 2026 is contingent on the availability of funds! The application itself consists of short answers to a few questions.

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

The program involves three trips — an American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in January 2026, to Pasadena, CA in summer 2026, and the AAS meeting in January 2027. The January 2026 meeting is in Phoenix, AZ; the January 2027 meeting is in Salt Lake City, UT. Most of the work is done remotely.

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

Most of our educators are HS classroom educators, but 8th grade, community college, and informal educators have participated. We are looking for educators who already know the basics of astronomy, & are interested in learning exactly how astronomy research is conducted. Educators must be US-based.

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

NITARP, the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program, gets teachers involved in authentic astronomical research. We partner small groups of educators with a mentor professional astronomer for an original research project.

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

High school teachers! 🔭🧪🎢 Want to do real astronomy research with NASA astronomers? The application for NITARP for 2026 is now available! It's available at our website:
nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu
(thread with a bit more information follows)

NITARP - NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program

nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 29

my father once had to go through the lengthy tech support checklist with them (reboot this, reboot that, etc) even though he kept telling them, "the cable is physically detached from the house. the cable is in the street. the cable is literally being run over by cars. you need to send someone..."

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 15

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IRSA IPAC @irsaipac.bsky.social · May 15

It's Tutorial THURSday! Today's video is an overview of how to use the Spitzer Heritage Archive. As always, the video is in HD and has English subtitles (click on the 'cc' button in the lower right of your YouTube window to turn on the closed captioning). youtu.be/hZ3SlSstF0E

IRSA Tutorial 0301v3: Spitzer Heritage Archive (SHA) Introduction

YouTube video by IRSA IPAC

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 14

😲 Whoa! Why? I mean, I understand if whales are, you know, moving with the water (tides) but that's daily, not monthly. Are they following food that is responding to lunar illumination fraction at night? And *solar cycles*?? How interesting!!

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 14

:) :) I mean I do give talks, both at conferences and a la carte, but not this week, so my first thought was “what video did they find?” But it doesn’t seem like this is an astronomy conference. It looks like an interesting talk though!!

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 14

Not me! 😀 wrong tag…

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 13

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IRSA IPAC @irsaipac.bsky.social · May 13

It's Tutorial Tuesday! Today's video talks about using Data Discovery and the Data Collection Explorer to find data I need near M8. The video is in HD and has English subtitles (the 'cc' button is in the lower right of your YouTube window to turn on the closed captioning). youtu.be/-vJMINsS0KA

IRSA Tutorial 0204v2: Case Study: finding all the SEIP mosaics I need

YouTube video by IRSA IPAC

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · May 12

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 6

If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!

Three people in the vast open space of the desert southwest (Arches NP). All of us are wind blown and messy-haired but happy. 16 yo manchild, me, and husband

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Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull.bsky.social · May 6

If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!

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