Dr. Jen Rinker

Defend OU Instructors and Academic Freedom Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members, The University of Oklahoma made national headlines this month after a routine grading dispute erupted into public controversy, leading OU to ...

While I’m here in my annual week of re-engaging w/social media, maybe take a second and sign the petition to reinstate Mel Curth at OU, the grad TA who failed the OU student for not doing the assignment. #academicintegrity #highereducation #OU #reinstateMelCurth

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There’s still time to apply to our PhD program in Neuroscience at MUSC - app window closes 1/15/26 - tinyurl.com/mtnskh6e

FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

Public comments have been opened back up!

Research with animals is critical for providing evidence-based knowledge in the pursuit of human health. Broadly reducing research projects with animals threatens public health and will greatly stall the development of new therapeutics for diseases!

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Check out this NPP Hot Topic by @seemiller.bsky.social "A biological blind spot in addiction research: hormonal contraceptives and adolescent reward seeking".

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I have always wondered why there is not a bigger focus on modeling this in basic science, clearly never did anything about it, but really pumped to see you guys highlighting the importance of this!

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First the #RSA 3-min thesis inaugural winner and now the Gordis Award for @kathylindquist.bsky.social #proud-mentor #rsa2025 #rsa_isbra2025 @drjrink.bsky.social

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Absolutely crushing it, congrats Kathy!!!!

Job is up, consider joining us!
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So cool!!!! Congrats!!!!

Tenure looks especially good on badass lady scientists 🫶

So incredibly heartbreaking. She was an amazing scientist, mentor to so many, partner, partner and person. My heart has been heavy for her family and colleagues. 💔

She really nailed it. We paused our Alcohol Research Center meeting to watch as a group. Super proud of her 👏👏👏

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💯. I am just mystified how using the trainees diversity status to defund them is legal when there is an equivalent mechanism for non-diverse applicants. Would love some lawyers to chime in here #laborlaw #discrimination #breachofcontract #legalhelp

Get ready to FOIA NIH. Make them show their cards: the funded diversity Fs were in line or exceeded the scores of regular funded nondiversity funded Fs. So then not merit based, just blatant discrimination. Diversity is not a score-able criteria, just differentiates where the money comes from. 🤬

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Bless your sweet, Grammy. 🫶

Defending soon? Come postdoc with us - MUSC is a great place to prepare you for your next career move, in or outside of academia!

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Donate to Kathy Needs Your Help After Apartment Fire, organized by Patrick Mulholland A graduate student in the Department of Neuroscience (Kathy L.) at MUSC … Patrick Mulholland needs your support for Kathy Needs Your Help After Apartment Fire

Dear science community, an amazing grad student with @drjrink.bsky.social and I lost her belongings in an apartment fire this morning. She and her dog are safe but needs your help. Please consider donating

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Just one day without mass chaos would be nice.

Takes all of 5 seconds!

This is beyond embarrassing. 😳

I just don’t understand how. But no one seems to even be trying to stop him. How tf did we get here?!?!?

This will continue to be postponed and livelihoods and scientific advancements are going suffer the consequences. You can nay say, but you said calm down and wait til Feb 1, now that’s been pushed back further. You don’t know because you aren’t in it and doesn’t affect you.

Decisions on ALL funding have been further paused. If some uneducated trump minion decides a grant is “not in line with administration priorities” in any way they can cancel current awards and block review of pending. It’s not just DEI but those are their priorities.

Where are the checks and balances - this is the most egregious overreach of presidential power...

Another sweeping extension of the pause in ALL federal funding of science now subject to potential cancellation mid-stream: bsky.app/profile/mari...

There are lots of good scientists on here and other platforms trying their best to interpret the science for the masses and dispell any misinformation. I’ll try to remember to come back and tag accounts when I have more time!