Joel P. Baumgart

@radical_kiwi @redvineski Stolarska 8, 31-043 Kraków, Poland

@redvineski where is this place!

Found a poster of my favourite Kieslowski at the Polish Poster shop.

Headed to the @GlobalYAcademy international conference hosted by @NewVoicesNASEM this year in Washington DC. Looking forward to meeting with the outstanding young leaders from around the world.

The New Voices program has selected its 2024 cohort who will engage in the work of the National Academies, develop their own interdisciplinary projects, and add to the building of a robust network of emerging STEM leaders. Learn more: ow.ly/kltC50QxkQJ

We welcome the 2024-26 New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The next cohort begins their two-year term of service as emerging leaders at @theNASEM working to address national and global STEM challenges. buff.ly/47UVtEV

The New Voices application is open! We are seeking U.S. emerging leaders in all STEM fields and sectors demonstrating professional excellence and a commitment to service beyond their institution. Deadline is August 10. nationalacademies.org/our-work/new-v…

.@Colleen_Iversen has been named director of the @ORNL-led DOE NGEE #Arctic project, overseeing a large, multi-institutional team of scientists studying #permafrost thaw and other #climate related processes in the Alaskan tundra. Check it out! 📖 lnkd.in/gfGmUv6g

UPDATE: On Dec. 5, Livermore National Lab scientists conducted the first controlled fusion experiment in history to achieve the milestone of fusion ignition. nbcbay.com/fwSZ2KG Here's a scientist's explainer on what occurred during that experiment:

"Here we are 100 years later making use of these chemistries in ways that we hope will benefit human health." In her #NobelPrize lecture @CarolynBertozzi spoke about how her work builds on curiosity-driven research, and how important that type of research can be for our futures.

25 days until the #MirzayanFellowship application deadline! Apply to be a 2023 #Mirzayanfellow here : ow.ly/QCoY50L2cz7

I began the week by joining AAAS President @SudipsParikh in welcoming the 50th class of @AAAS_STPF Fellows. Each fellow has the power to make a significant impact on science and technology policy in our country, and I'm excited to see their futures unfold.

Welcome to Christa D. Acampora, our newly appointed Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and all around amazing person and leader!  We are so grateful that you are joining our community. news.virginia.edu/content/christ…

Emory historian @deborahlipstadt on her new role as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism

this week in ukraine

Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda. Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children. 1/🧵

AAAS Member @fcoloninFL is in the business of shaping histories. Beginning as a @AAAS_STPF Fellow in 2006, she spent a large part of her career tackling policy challenges and advancing science diplomacy. Today, she sits on @WHOSTP's PCAST. Learn more: fcld.ly/z84bas5

As the Omicron epidemic continues to expand in South Africa and as case counts and sequencing data continues to come in, we can better estimate the current transmission rate of Omicron. 1/19

The United States needs a department of technology and science policy. Two former @NIH directors call for a cabinet-level department to formulate long-range science policy and oversee technology development. #scipol nature.com/articles/d4158…