UMN mat sci PhD candidate @CalabreseLab | @CWRUMacro alum | Tweets about science, polymers, & environment | Fanatic of classical music and cooking | He/him

Minnesota, USA
Joined February 2019
I have several variations of the following recommendation: 1. practice hanging out with people without talking about The Thing that you’ve made Central in your life
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Today, I took executive action to protect access to gender-affirming health care in Minnesota.   My message is clear: Here in Minnesota, our LGBTQ+ neighbors will not be denied or punished for seeking life-affirming and lifesaving medical care.
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The moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here! Graduate workers at the University of Minnesota are signing cards in support of unionizing because we know we are stronger together–and that the U works because WE do! Learn more at umnglu.org
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my yearlong project of becoming the top #BeefHutchins listener was a success @chrisfluming #SpotifyWrapped #worthit
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States with same-day voter registration: California Colorado Connecticut D.C. Hawaii Idaho Illinois Iowa Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming Please help share this!
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Whew! Survived giving a guest lecture to a 200-person undergrad class! #AcademicChatter #phdlife
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showing back up at work after travelling for two weeks
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BREAKING: White House issues new policy that will require, by 2026, all federally-funded research results to be freely available to public without delay, ending longstanding ability of journals to paywall results for up to 1 year. Coverage coming on @ScienceInsider.
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I had the great privilege of mentoring my first undergrad researcher this summer--such a fun and rewarding experience. I will miss having you around, Fabian!
Farewell to our wonderful summer undergrads Abbie, Fabian, Ally, and Chelsea. We loved getting to know you and will miss you!
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*when the villain in the movie has a PhD* Viewers without a PhD: Ah, they are just saying he’s a smart villain. Makes sense. Viewers with a PhD: Ah, grad school and academia drove him to madness. Makes sense.
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Jason Linn retweeted
By age 30, you should have figured out that plants have protein too.
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How much would it cost to make chocolate cookies with ingredients from @SigmaAldrich ? Answer: quite a lot.
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The search is over—Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård is the Minnesota Orchestra’s music director designate. Read more > bit.ly/3S99A2I
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This Supreme Court often ignores science when handing down decisions, and it affects far too many lives. | Editorial bit.ly/3udk1bp
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We are witnessing a judicial coup in process. If the President and Congress do not restrain the Court now, the Court is signaling they will come for the Presidential election next. All our leaders - regardless of party - must recognize this Constitutional crisis for what it is.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agreed to hear Moore v Harper, an appeal advocating for extreme interpretation of the Constitution that could make it easier for state legislatures to suppress the vote, draw unfair election districts, enable partisan interference in ballot counting.
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This is what a judicial coup looks like
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BREAKING: Supreme Court just STRIPPED EPA’s best tool to tackle climate change in their decision on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. If we can't agree to save the planet, then what are we doing?
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The justices of the Supreme Court who struck down abortion rights are telling the American public that science doesn’t matter, that evidence can be ignored. scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
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