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Carrie McDonough: Money for Pittsburgh steel, but not for Pittsburgh science Donald Trump recently celebrated a planned partnership between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel expected to bring a $14 billion investment to U.S. Steel over...

Trump's proposed FY26 budget cuts will decimate our universities with devastating consequences for cities like Pittsburgh.

11.06.2025 12:43 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Worried Northwestern lab directors describe ‘bleak’ atmosphere in wake of Trump research funding freeze The Trump administration’s freezing of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left concerned lab directors without key grants and forced the university to spend mi…

The Trump administration’s freezing in April of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left concerned lab directors without key grant money from the National Institutes of Health.

07.06.2025 23:30 — 👍 45    🔁 33    💬 5    📌 2

I've been worrying about this since their website dropped offline. Losing the NRRL folks and their microbial strain collection would be a real blow.

13.05.2025 19:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What terrible news - I'm so sorry to hear this.

29.03.2025 02:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An unfinished sign on a table, surrounded by paintbrushes and paint. The sign says "Defunding science: bad for Pittsburgh, bad for PA, bad for the USA [& bad for the whole world!]"

(I missed the first talk or two because I had to pick up some posterboard and quickly slap together a sign!)

07.03.2025 20:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rep. Summer Lee at Pittsburgh's Stand Up For Science rally in Schenley Plaza, talking about the importance of scientific research in Pittsburgh (and beyond!)

Prof. Jeremy Berg at Pittsburgh's Stand Up For Science rally in Schenley Plaza, explaining the ongoing assault on science funding at the NIH.

Memorable talks included @jeremymberg.bsky.social explaining the assault on NIH funding (while sneaking in a bit of bioinorganic chemistry!) & @repsummerlee.bsky.social giving a barn-burner of a speech in support of science research in Pittsburgh and in the US.

07.03.2025 20:27 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

A crowd of people carrying signs supporting science at the Stand Up For Science rally in Pittsburgh, with the Cathedral of Learning in the background.

A crowd of people carrying signs supporting science at the Stand Up For Science rally in Pittsburgh.

Today's #standupforscience rally in Pittsburgh - it was great seeing so many people turn out. #standupforscience2025

07.03.2025 20:24 — 👍 27    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Local SUFS Events Stand Up for Science is officially supporting rallies in Washington DC and 31 other cities around the country. This means that a confirmed site leader—backed by our core team—is actively organizing…

For anyone who hasn't been spending perhaps a little too much time following things online, there may be a #standupforscience2025 rally or walkout near you: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...

07.03.2025 02:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hoping to see other Pittsburgh folks standing up for science in Schenley Plaza tomorrow! (It'll sure beat spending lunch doomscrolling like the last month...)

07.03.2025 02:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I've been meeting with applicants from two programs who're visiting Pitt this weekend - it was more than a little disconcerting to come out of a poster session yesterday evening and see this everywhere online. (Effects on programs in the med school or that already extended offers seem... unclear.)

23.02.2025 03:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Any chance you could add me? After spending too much time with natural products in methanotrophs and actinobacteria as a grad student and postdoc, I'm working on getting my own group up and running!

25.11.2024 14:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A sculpture spelling out ABRCMS in front of convention center windows, with a river and a yellow bridge visible through the glass.

Can finally confirm: #ABRCMS in person definitely beats the online early-pandemic versions. I didn't have to travel and I'm still wiped out by so many hours of posters... but there was so much exciting science and so many talented undergrad and postbac researchers! Highly recommended. #ABRCMS2024

17.11.2024 02:54 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I only was able to squeeze my way past the crowds to catch Nathalie's poster - Sophie was surrounded when I went by - but I really loved getting to hear about her research! (I think I may have actually been just off-screen in two of those photos, waiting my turn to talk proteins!)

17.11.2024 02:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Laboratory Research Technician Mobile

If you're interested in microbial chemical biology and looking for a research technician position, the Kenney Lab at Pitt is hiring. You'd be working with weird new (metallo)enzymes, weird microbes, and weird new natural products. Fill out an application here: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

14.06.2024 20:10 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0