Gail Webster

Biggggg yawn! 🐼🥱 Long day. We feel you, Qing Bao.

What kind of childhood makes a top scientist? Is it enough to have all the right traits (brilliance, grit, etc) or do you need the right family too? And why should we care? A 🧵 on our paper on the Nobel Laureates. A teaser: the income distribution of the laureates' fathers.1/N

Hands-on lab work is an essential component of chemistry programmes, but increasing evidence suggests that when labs are inquiry-based, students are more engaged and develop broader skill sets. @ninanotman investigates what that looks like practically. chemistryworld.com/features/the-u…

I don’t have a plan, I have concepts of a plan.

Major weakness with the moderation. They’ve let Trump speak 9 minutes more than her — that’s almost 40% of her time so far.

“I mean, what has Kamala Harris even accomplished as Vice President anyway?!?” I’m so glad you asked! Get comfortable🧵 (1/2)

Millions voted for Biden/Harris as one ticket—in 2020 & again in the primary. A Vice President exists to step in when a President steps down. Dems need to follow the succession plan that’s in place or never complain again that their opponents undermine democracy.

The road to faculty jobs begins during undergraduate admissions... at least for physics. journals.aps.org/prper/abstract…

Do you want to know how many #science faculty at research institutions are #depressed? Or #LGBTQ+? Or identify as #firstgen? This is the first study to document these hidden identities of science faculty nationally. lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cb…

For everyone who's interested in what's happening at UNCG, please take a moment to read this amazing thread by @AliciaAarnio, who summarizes the report we asked Howard Bunsis to compile on our university's finances last fall. This is a must read.

Me: Just going to relax with some mindless TV TV:

Here are two things students appreciated in my math course, along with some of my favorite teacher moves, just in case it helps someone out

Meet the professor fusing science with dance in the classroom! Chemistry professor Andre Isaacs and his students are conducting research at the College of the Holy Cross — and they’re doing it while also learning choreography. @SheinelleJones shares the story 🕺

What a privilege to attend this excellent event commemorating Black Space Week hosted by Dr. Quincy Brown, Director of Space STEM and Workforce Policy, White House National Space Council.

The May 18-19 #PCAST meeting will focus on the Future of Food and AI. We will live stream at whitehouse.gov/pcast/meetings… #FutureofFood #AI

I’m only at the @Nationals to see @Mets Wayne Kirby. Tabb High class of 82 represent!!!

Hurray for teachers, especially those in science, engineering, technology and math! We're so glad that we and other federal agencies can host K-12 educators in STEM through our Albert Einstein Fellows program (@AEF_Program). #TeacherAppreciationWeek science.osti.gov/wdts/einstein

@ass_deans The force was with him.

The former senator took over as chancellor on May the 4th? He immediately killed the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion advisory council.

Last night, the GOP in our state House used a party-line vote to pass a 12-week abortion ban - in a bill that was made public less than 24 hours earlier. They want to do this so fast that people don’t notice. Let’s make sure that plan fails. RT.