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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Aug 28

@99pi.org For all you beautiful vexillology nerds out there: universalhub.com/2025/new-sta... @universalhub.com

The state has released copies of the hundreds of replacement flags, seals and state mottoes that people submitted - with the finalists scheduled for a review by an august body of experts starting at 2...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Aug 12

Are you curious about how studying arthritis can teach us about gene regulation? I certainly am, which is why I'm excited for @soumya-boston.bsky.social's talk on **Thursday**! Join us in-person or online! #autoimmunity #rheumatoidarthritis #Genetics

Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · Aug 7

Next week! Join us on Thursday, August 14 at 6PM ET in Cambridge, MA (or online) for a Broad Discovery Series talk with @soumya-boston.bsky.social, “Arthritis, autoimmunity, and how the genome works.” Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/DiscoverySeries25

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Aug 6

WE'RE HIRING!! Come be part of our awesome communications team at @broadinstitute.org! broadinstitute.avature.net/en_US/career... #scicommjobs #sciencewriting #scicomm #sciencecommunications

Science Writer, Office of Communications

Science Writer, Office of CommunicationsThe Science Writer will be a critical member of the Broad Institute’s Communications team and will pitch, report and write news and feature stories about...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Jul 31

It's #NationalInternDay! Here's to the great interns I've worked with over the last few years, like @norabradford.bsky.social, @alexviveros.bsky.social & @andreatamayo.bsky.social. Y'all rock.

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Jul 17

I've always found @soumya-boston.bsky.social's research to be absolutely fascinating, and I'm excited to bring him on-stage for the next talk in the @broadinstitute.org's Broad Discovery Series. Join us in-person or online on 8/14!

Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · Jul 16

Join us on Thursday, August 14 at 6 PM ET in Cambridge, MA – or online – for a Broad Discovery Series talk with @soumya-boston.bsky.social : “Arthritis, autoimmunity, and how the genome works.” Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/DiscoverySer...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Jun 19

Observation: I haven't seen too many Amazon/FedEx/UPS trucks out this Juneteenth, but of the ones I have seen, the drivers have all been Black. In the meantime, middle-aged White guy here has a day off from his desk job. Something seems off there.... 🤔

Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · May 13

TONIGHT!!! Join us in Kendall Square or tune into the livestream at 6pm!

Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · May 6

Join us next Tuesday, May 13, at 6PM ET in Cambridge, MA (or online) for a Broad Discovery Series × BroadIgnite talk with Ralda Nehme and @shiweiw.bsky.social, “How Brain Cells Talk to One Another.” Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/DiscoveryxIg...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · May 6

One week from tonight!!!

Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Apr 28

I'm psyched to team up with @broadinstitute.org institute scientist @drannecarpenter.bsky.social to help introduce a special Broad Discovery Series x BroadIgnite talk! Join us on 5/13 to hear Ralda Nehme and @shiweiw.bsky.social talk about ways that brain cells talk to each other.

Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · Apr 22

Join us on May 13 at 6PM ET in Cambridge, MA (or online) for a Broad Discovery Series × BroadIgnite talk with Ralda Nehme and Shiwei Wang, “How Brain Cells Talk to One Another.” Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/DiscoveryxIg...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Apr 28

I'm psyched to team up with @broadinstitute.org institute scientist @drannecarpenter.bsky.social to help introduce a special Broad Discovery Series x BroadIgnite talk! Join us on 5/13 to hear Ralda Nehme and @shiweiw.bsky.social talk about ways that brain cells talk to each other.

Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · Apr 22

Join us on May 13 at 6PM ET in Cambridge, MA (or online) for a Broad Discovery Series × BroadIgnite talk with Ralda Nehme and Shiwei Wang, “How Brain Cells Talk to One Another.” Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/DiscoveryxIg...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Mar 25

I must be an expert now, because a couple of weeks I'll be participating in the NYAS "Chat with Experts" series. Come hear about my career path and how I ended up doing what I do!

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Chat with Experts featuring Tom Ulrich, ScM - NYAS

April 10, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET Are you interested in building a career in STEM? Join The New York Academy of Sciences for an exciting monthly online event series designed to explore the vast oppor...

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Feb 24

We're still taking applications for the @broadinstitute.org #scicomm internship! The deadline is *THIS FRIDAY* (2/28) at 11:59pm ET. Don't delay!

Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Feb 3

Are you looking for a #scicomm internship? Just so happens I *have* a scicomm internship! Apply by 2/28 to be a paid summer #intern with the @broadinstitute.org communications team! 👉 broad.io/scicommintern

#sciencecommunications #paidinternship #internship

Science writing and communications internship

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard offers paid winter and summer internship in science writing and communications.

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Feb 12

What a great event last night! A recording of our event with Lloyd Bod should be available soon. (HT to sneaky front row photographer @namratasengupta.bsky.social)

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Feb 11

It's less than an hour to tonight's @broadinstitute.org Broad Discovery Series! Stream it live at broad.io/DiscoveryLive

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 8

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Feb 7

Thank you, @floragraham.bsky.social, for absolutely making my day. 🤣

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Feb 3

Are you looking for a #scicomm internship? Just so happens I *have* a scicomm internship! Apply by 2/28 to be a paid summer #intern with the @broadinstitute.org communications team! 👉 broad.io/scicommintern

#sciencecommunications #paidinternship #internship

Science writing and communications internship

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard offers paid winter and summer internship in science writing and communications.

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Tom Ulrich (he/him) @scribblertom.com · Jan 22

After a brief hiatus, the Broad Discovery Series returns on Feb. 11! Cancer immunologist Lloyd Bod will take us on a tour of the immune system and discuss new insights that may help scientists and doctors leverage its cancer-fighting capabilities more effectively. #cancer #immunology #immunotherapy

Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · Jan 21

Join us for a hybrid Broad Discovery Series talk, "Introducing the immune system, and expanding its cancer-fighting potential," with Lloyd Bod on February 11 at 6 pm ET.

Register: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/lloydbod

#Science

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Dec 15

Treat yourself by watching this loop for a while.

A close-up of the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, seen by the Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS camera in 2016 and processed by @landru79.bsky.social.

The "snow" is actually dust particles... in front of a moving ocean of stars.