Liz Wayne

And…it’s a wrap for #BMES2025! I have more pictures but even more memories made from this meeting. @uwbioe.bsky.social showed up big at this meeting and I couldn’t be prouder.

Poster with QR code linking to the position

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
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I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.

That’s tough!! And not what you should be worrying about!

Do you understand why people wear shoes on their head?

Seattle is on a high right now. Go Mariners!

A must read to understand the conditions of science labs in America.

Ooh I love that @lizneeley.bsky.social is giving briefs!

The #OfficeHours podcast was a success! #BMES2025

Okay but 14 innings?!?!?!

We’re doing a live show of Office Hours podcast at #BMES2025 in the Exhibit Hall.

Special guest is Dr. Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert!

So excited to watch @uwbioe.bsky.social department chair Princess Imoukhede recieve the BMES Social Impact Award #BMES2025

I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time

Today, I'm grateful for "Office Hours," a podcast supported by the Biomedical Engineering Society. Host Liz Wayne @lizwaynephd.bsky.social is doing tremendous work here. I especially enjoy the discussions surrounding why Liz and her guests have chosen careers in academia (1/2).

#BMES #ChemSky

New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.

Mississippi lawmakers allowed Amazon to bypass regulatory approval for energy infrastructure to serve two data centers it is spending $10 billion to build.

It's part of a trend in states rushing to capitalize on the AI-driven data center boom.

UPenn professors have responded forcefully to the Trump administration's that colleges sign a "compact" in order to secure funding:

"When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

Harvard says Trump officials made factual errors in antisemitism finding The university rejected the Trump administration’s finding that it violated civil rights law. President Trump said his administration and Harvard were close to a deal.

Harvard University rejected the Trump administration’s finding that it violated federal civil rights law, objecting to numerous inaccuracies and failings in the investigation, according to a document sent to the government and obtained by The Post.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.

🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to urge Congress to ensure timely passage of the FY2026 budget 👇

Strong, sustained funding for our nation's health and science agencies is essential for economic prosperity, U.S. global competitiveness, and public heath.

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This is such a good question.

Mamdani posters in apartment and shop windows. Pride flags hanging on balconies and in apartment windows. Not being the lone masker at work, on mass transit, in grocery stores, and other public places. Existence of mutual aid groups, community fridges, and free stores.

A marathon seems like a good next step? (I’ve never ran more than a 5k so take that information in mind as I give encouragement😂)

We definitely increased physical security while putting no guardrails on internet safety.

Skype a Scientist does not allow kids to email scientists directly bc it's obviously risky, so it's verboten. It shocks me how often I get emails from middle/HS kids asking me to meet bc of an assignment. It's good to trust scientists in GENERAL, but not like this! We are internet strangers!

How far are you actually running these days?

What does hope look like for you today?

Democrats release competing funding bill as tensions over looming shutdown grow — NBC News The Democratic bill would fund the government until Oct. 31, extend health care funding and roll back Medicaid cuts from Trump's

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Registration for the conference is open! Register before Oct 15 to take advantage of the early bird rate! Hope to see you in puerto rico! #CMBE2025 #BEvision #Bioengineering #BME #BioE

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School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget. Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.

(Published July 2024)

Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, 9/2/2025: The health of our society depends on students equipped to embrace uncertainty

New Opinion out today in @chicagotribune.com

"The Bio10 is an academic powerhouse."

"The health of our society depends on generations of young students equipped to embrace, and succeed in the face of, uncertainty."

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/o...

Inspired by @deniswirtz.bsky.social and team, I'm collating a database of #PhD and #postdoc fellowships in the #EU. I'm standardising the information an entry needs, making it easier to (1) search and (2) contribute - and I would appreciate input, especially from other #ECR! Please share!

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