Christelle Sabatier

YouTube video by Timwi Terby Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" animated

To honor Tom Lehrer, sharing a favorite of scientists.

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Screenshot of Columbia's settlement with the White House

Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.

When my friends were reading and watching ‘Lessons in Chemistry’, I tried to convey that the misogyny of the sixties is still very much alive and well for many #WomenInStem.
This article tells a sad, real tale that needs to be heard.

Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent

“More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation have signed a letter denouncing what they described as efforts to undermine one of the country’s main science funding agencies. … Out of fear of retaliation, all but one of the employees’ signatures are redacted.”

Singhal: San Jose State loses NIH and NSF training programs - San José Spotlight The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) training programs were developed to promote a varied, vibrant workforce prepared to innovate solutions to our nation’s mos...

Nice OpEd from my SJSU Bio colleague Sonia Singhal highlighting the tremendous loss to students and science in general caused by the cancellation of NIH and NSF training programs. In good news, the NIH U-RISE program was reinstated thanks to the recent ruling 🧪 sanjosespotlight.com/singhal-san-...

🧪 Good news, for now at least.

Senate Appropriations Committee passes the Commerce, Justice and Science Bill.

NSF: flat funding, not -55% as requested by Trump!

NIST, NOAA, NASA get strong support, R's push back cuts requested by Trump.

Summary:

www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Think worked examples are the key to learning? Think again! In a large active-learning genetics class, students believed worked examples were most useful—but actual test gains came from prediction-based exercises. From Elise Walck‑Shannon, Washington University 👩🔬 www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/...

This is how to have difficult conversations with vaccine sceptics

Map of the United States showing reported cases of Lyme disease in 1995. One dot placed in county of residence for each reported case. Source: CDC data.

This is a map of Lyme disease cases in 1995 via CDC. Keep it in mind when I show you the 2023 map in the next post.

Powerful and devastating piece by Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Ben Barres (1954–2017) Neurobiologist who advocated for gender equality in science.

#AltPride #AltGov
To close out Pride Month, we are recognizing neuroscientist Ben Barres. Beyond making seminal discoveries related to glial cell function, he was also a staunch advocate for equality in science for both women and the LGBTQIA+ community. 1/n

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

David Attenborough’s Ocean is on Hulu and Disney+. Let’s watch together and discuss it! The new David Attenborough documentary “Ocean” is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. On Thursday, June 26th, watch it with me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts! Here…

This Thursday at 8:30 P.M. (US East Coast time,) join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough documentary and discuss it!

Everyone push play- it's on Disney+ and Hulu - at the same time, and use #OceanChat to discuss!

#SciComm 🦑🧪🌎🐟

🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to all! What a great achievement

This is a nice, simple lesson plan for helping first-year undergrads think about the effects of knowledge organization. I liked the linked video, too. projectcora.org/assignment/t...

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.

This is a major win for public health.

Opinion | Obama Isn’t Going to Save You

“Only direct, sustained protest will protect us. Everyday people standing between authoritarianism and our freedom scare the administration.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/o...

Interesting 🧵 and article ⬇️

June 14 SAN JOSE, CA

This is a peaceful protest and march against the Trump administration.
#SanJose #dumptrump #resist #protest #protests #bluecrew #handsoff #indivisible #bayarea #goodtrouble #pride #lgbtq+ #lgbtq #50501ca #50501sanjose #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #nokings #nokingsday

The No Kings protest map will help you find a place to exercise your First Amendment rights this weekend. (It's also a pretty good argument against the Electoral College.) www.nokings.org

Help power the Summer Fight For Science movement! Donate now to help mobilize the fight for science and democracy. Every contribution matters!

Help throw sand in the gears of the Trump administration’s attack on science before the September Budget Vote!

Donate to the Summer Fight For Science now. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

This also impacts anyone who uses flies as a model organism in their teaching lab. FlyBase is critical to these early experiences for our trainees. Unbelievable!!

Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.

It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.

unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

It is really important for everyone to provide a comment against having politically appointment people review and recommend grants at NIH, NSF, DOE, etc. Please, please take a few moment to #RT and to send in a comment opposing Schedule F.

Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now! Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...

🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨

Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.

We’ve launched an open letter.

SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

Time for Action! Urge legislators to fund UC!

I just emailed my state representatives to support Newsom's new budget for UC. If you agree that this economic and social engine for California needs robust state support, please join me.

universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...

The summer fight for science. The time is now. Join the fight at standupforscience.net.

☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️

🫵 WHO: You + all our friends

🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts.

🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community

🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th

🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.

2 versions of the same design, all of which say "Biology is bigger than binaries", with a central image of a bee, a clownfish, and a lily. The one on. the left is pink, the right is orange,

You asked for it, you got it.

Biology is Bigger than Binaries is now on a shirt!

Designed by @franzanth.bsky.social, printed here in Philly on 100% cotton Next Level Tees.

We've got... ironically 2 colors to choose from lmao.

Pre-order open until May 31!
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So glad she’s ok. I imagine she’s getting lots of extra hugs. Hang in there!