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David Cwiertny @dcwiertny.bsky.social · Jul 19

Difficult to put into words how devastating this is for environmental and public health protection. We will be less safe, more at risk, and our environment will be far more polluted and degraded because of this.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

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Kris McNeill @krismcneill.bsky.social · Jul 17

We are looking for a PhD student for a project on chloronitramide in drinking water. Please spread the word!

jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

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Christy Remucal @remucal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Senator Baldwin's shout out to #WisconsinSeaGrant & the coastal programs of Wisconsin absolutely made my day. Check it out at 2:18: www.youtube.com/live/i_fYH6X... @baldwin.senate.gov @uwiscseagrant.bsky.social

Nominations Hearing for Department of Commerce Nominees

YouTube video by CommerceRepublicans

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Paul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · May 28

The true cost of research funding cuts are enormous, and not easily summarized. This is a generational loss beyond simple measure. news.wisc.edu/the-real-cos...

The real costs of research funding cuts

UW–Madison could lose tens of millions of dollars in annual research support due to a proposed change in federal funding. But what’s really at stake? The university’s ability to advance life-saving re

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Christy Remucal @remucal.bsky.social · May 8

Congrats to Dr. Jenna Swenson on a successful PhD defense (and happy bday to Kaitlyn)!! #bestlabever

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Christy Remucal @remucal.bsky.social · May 6

I have an open postdoc position in my environmental chemistry group at UW-Madison (starting summer or fall). Project focuses on applying high-resolution mass spectrometry to complex mixtures, including PFAS and dissolved organic matter. Email me directly if interested. Application deadline: May 15

Water Science and Engineering Lab in Madison, WI

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 11

The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

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Urban Milwaukee @urbanmilwaukee.com · Apr 11

Trump Administration Cuts More Than $12 Million in UW-Madison Research Funding

Lawsuit from Wisconsin and 15 other states says National Institutes of Health engaged in 'unlawful' effort to disrupt federal research grants.

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Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Apr 7

We are searching for a Group Leader in Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry! You can find details in the link; please share with qualified colleagues! jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Group Leader in Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 8

New story from @dangaristo.bsky.social on the NSF grad fellowship cuts:

A key point: “GRFPs are one of the most cost-effective ways for NSF to give out money,” Evans says, because the outcome is a trained, promising young scientist and it’s relatively inexpensive.

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half

US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Programme recipients in 15 years.

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · Apr 4

New research shows that COVID-19 disruptions of lampricide applications has led to increased adult invasive sea lamprey abundance across the #GreatLakes basin. Consistent treatment is critically important + reductions in suppression can quickly lead to sea lamprey resurgence doi.org/10.1093/fshm...

Sea Lamprey control reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic corresponds to rapid increase in Sea Lamprey abundance

Abstract. The Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus control program in the Laurentian Great Lakes is one of the longest-running and most successful invasive speci

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Ben Peterson @bigmicrobeben.bsky.social · Mar 30

New manuscript in Environmental Science & Technology: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

We combined enriched stable-isotope incubation assays for mercury methylation and demethylation with DNA and RNA sequencing with to investigate key constraints on methylmercury accumulation in freshwater. Highlights:

Sulfate Reduction Drives Elevated Methylmercury Formation in the Water Column of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake

Mercury (Hg) contamination of aquatic food webs is controlled in part by the formation and accumulation of toxic and bioaccumulative methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg production is mediated by metabolically ...

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thinking of my friends and colleagues at Maine Sea Grant today. An American Pollock from the Gulf of Maine.

We do great things at Sea Grant and I hope we can continue to do great things for the people of coastal states.

#SeaGrantStrong #SundayFishSketch

Ink sketch of a Pollock, a fish with a bunch of fins.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Mar 1

The Trump Administration has abruptly pulled $4.5 million in Maine Sea Grant funds (via NOAA), which were used to protect Maine’s working waterfront and ocean ecosystems.

www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...

Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program

The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · Mar 1

This is absolutely devastating.

"The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...

Maine Sea Grant funding terminated as Trump administration makes cuts to NOAA

The move to discontinue the $4.5 million grant program leaves 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo.

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · Feb 27

Wisconsin is advising departments to admit fewer students because they think more students will accept offers due to funding cuts at other universities.

UW-Madison graduate program to decrease admissions offers amid federal funding uncertainty

MADISON (WKOW) — The uncertainty of federal funding continues to have implications for universities.

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Bill Arnold @billarnold.bsky.social · Feb 19

@aeesprofs.bsky.social is now on BlueSky!

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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · Feb 19

"I don't know what NSF is going to be now, but it's not more efficient. It's just a mess."

My story on today's firings and their impact.
www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...

National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce

NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

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Christy Remucal @remucal.bsky.social · Feb 17

It’s a ski helmet and goggle kind of bike-to-work day #wisconsin #atleasthesunisout

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Feb 2

MIT professor Desirée Plata designs novel materials to tackle challenging environmental problems and has cofounded two climate- and energy-related start-ups: Moxair and Nth Cycle. cen.acs.org/people/profi... #chemsky🧪 #scinews

Desirée Plata: Chemist, oceanographer, engineer, entrepreneur

MIT professor is passionate about reducing the chemical industry’s impact on the environment and human health

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Hans Peter Arp @hanspeterarp.bsky.social · Jan 28

Please join me for my #webinar: "Ultrashort-Chain PFAS: The global threat of trifluoroacetic acid"

Hosted by the Collaborative for Health & Environment - EDC Strategies Partnership

February 19, 2025
3 pm US Eastern Time, 9 pm Central European Time

www.healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars...

Ultrashort-Chain PFAS: The global threat of trifluoroacetic acid

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is one of the ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acids, a subset of the larger family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). TFA is a degradation product of many...

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Christy Remucal @remucal.bsky.social · Jan 20

You know it's cold when Wisconsinites start signing their emails with "stay warm"

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Anne Jefferson @annejefferson.bsky.social · Jan 13

In the "it seemed like a good idea at the time" department, I signed up to do a Penguin Plunge in Lake Champlain. If you've got the resources, consider supporting a great cause (Special Olympics) and my foolishness.

give.specialolympicsvermont.org/fundraiser/5...

And, yes, I'll share pictures.

a group of penguins are swimming in the water with a national geographic wild logo in the corner

Alt: a group of penguins climbing out of the water onto ice

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Science Magazine @science.org · Dec 23

Women leave academia at higher rates than men at every career stage, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, a #ScienceAdvances analysis finds.

Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty

Women faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance.

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Christy Remucal @remucal.bsky.social · Dec 19

fat bike snow day!

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