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Chrystal Starbird
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Scientist, mother, perpetual learner, Assistant Professor. Views my own.
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HTholdenthorp.bsky.social

Unfortunately, the rate at which researchers are expressing disdain for the people who do the hard work of scientific publishing, education, policy has increased. It's just validating the critique of academic science as elitist. It needs to stop. Here's my column: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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CSdrstarbird.bsky.social

My oldest son has been taking my youngest son to car meets where they have been practicing photography together and I 🥹🥹🥹

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NBneedhibhalla.bsky.social

this is such a great issue of Nature Cell Biology, with timely and relevant perspectives on mentoring (including me!), achieving gender equity in academic science and the importance of basic science in the scientific and intellectual ecosystem 🧪 www.nature.com/ncb/volumes/...

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Vvijisathy.bsky.social

"I don't know a single woman of color serving as a college or university president who has not received a credible threat of violence. Not one." www.insidehighered.com/newsletter/s...

The Sister Presidents are Suffering | Inside Higher Ed
The Sister Presidents are Suffering | Inside Higher Ed

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NLneillewisjr.bsky.social

And that keeps us from doing the work we're here to do (which is, of course, the point). Toni Morrison's quote has been on my mind all day since the story broke.

“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing.”
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NBneedhibhalla.bsky.social

“One may be able to recognize good science as it happens, but significant science can only be viewed in the rearview mirror. To pretend otherwise distorts science”

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KEktelliottmicro.bsky.social

Students in my (undergrad only) lab turn in a writing assignment each semester. Usually an annotated bibliography or part of their capstone One is an aspiring science writer. She just turned in a poetry collection inspired by the lab. It is astounding What a gift to get to work w/these students!

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CSdrstarbird.bsky.social

Yes, that last part! The way I had to fight to get moving costs and a higher salary covered when I had funding to cover all of it, smh.

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Chrystal Starbird
@drstarbird.bsky.social
Scientist, mother, perpetual learner, Assistant Professor. Views my own.
152 followers92 following14 posts