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If anyone is at GR/Amaldi, sign up here to come to GW Solidarity's meetup tomorrow for free pizza and constructive discussions on current these imporatatn issues 🍕🍕🍕🍕

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Promotional flyer for the Black in Astro Speaker Series. The title reads: “Seeing Beyond the Stars: Race, Astronomy, and the Making of Scientific Knowledge.” The featured speaker is Jada Cheek, M.S., PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychology at UC Santa Cruz. The event is scheduled for 30 May 2025 at 11am PT / 2pm ET on Zoom. A smiling Jada Cheek is pictured on the right, wearing a white top and colorful earrings, with framed certificates on the wall behind her. The flyer includes the Black in Astro logo and website: www.blackinastro.com.

✨ How does race shape what we know about the universe?
Join Jada Cheek, M.S. for a powerful talk on science, identity, and the stars!
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great article with concrete tips for getting involved in (grad student) activism!

🧵 What does my gravitational-wave research have to do with my country’s immigration policies? What does it have to do with global conflict? The current state of global affairs forces us all to ask questions like these and seriously grapple with the answers. Join us for a panel on...

so grateful for this because the silence and business-as-usual attitude of the people around me irl has genuinely felt soul crushing

"Inspired by their concerns about the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, these GW scientists share how politics impacts their approach to science, and their efforts to foster a scientific community that engages with the global implications of their work" Read more from me and my colleages below!

Graphic giving information about a solidarity meetup at APS March/April meeting that includes pizza. It will be at 5:35 on March 19th at the main entrance of Anaheim Marriott.

Attending APS March/April meeting next week? Meet up with us there! After Wednesday's sessions, we’ll meet at the main entrance to Anaheim Marriott, walk to a park, eat pizza, and discuss how to enact lasting change in our field. RSVP at bit.ly/GWSolMeetup to help us get a headcount for pizza! 💫

From the Heart of Gaza: A Physics Student's Resilient Pursuit of Hope Hello,

Palestinian physics student Wassim Abuharbid is raising money to provide for family and to help pay for a path to Germany and a PhD in physics. Please consider giving to this campaign, which a friend of mine vouches for. 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭

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also! check out the gravitational wave solidarity committee, a collective of scientists working to make gw science more just and equitable, and a good reminder of hope in times like these

also, interesting use of passive voice. Would be seen by whom? And are they people we should care about?

also! check out the gravitational wave solidarity committee, a collective of scientists working to make gw science more just and equitable, and a good reminder of hope in times like these

in this paper, we use normalising flows to allow us to measure current gravitational wave progenitor populations, even when we don't have computationally expensive population synthesis simulations. from this, we measured low black hole birth spins and highly efficient common envelope ejection

paper day ⭐🔔🥳 here's my first first-author work on how we can understand more about the progenitors of binary black holes using normalising flows

I sadly won’t be at #AAS245 but those who will be - y’all should check this session out!

[🔭🧪 #DEI #AcademicSky]

Why Scientists Must Stand with Palestinians Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. (source) “On Rosh Hashanah will be...

Here is my own #skysci piece from last year about why scientists must stand with our Palestinian colleagues and their communities:

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So many new people here! Hi, my name is Storm, I research what gravitational waves tell us about the astrophysics that eventually lead to 2 black holes merging.

I also a write for @astrobites.bsky.social and edit/illustrate for the LIGO magazine. I love to lurk so catch me around very occasionally

Creating a Professional Website Hosted on Github Curious about creating a website but not sure where to start? This tutorial has you covered!

From @chirpmass.bsky.social: Curious about creating a website but not sure where to start? This tutorial has you covered! 🔭✨️

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Apply to Write for Astrobites 2024! Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 27th.

@astrobites.bsky.social is accepting applications for a new cohort of writers! Being part of the collaboration was an amazing experience; if you're a graduate student interested in writing about astronomy, I can't recommend it enough.

(Deadline is November 27!)

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Confronting a Systemic Bullying Problem in Astronomy and Geophysics Today we look at the findings of the Bullying and Harassment Report 2023, published by the Royal Astronomical Society

From @chirpmass.bsky.social: Today we look at the findings of the Bullying and Harassment Report 2023, published by the Royal Astronomical Society. 🔭

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Unveiling hamstars: the cheek-stuffing accreting stars Learn how greedy stars can store overflow matter to eat later in todays bite

From Storm Colloms: Learn how greedy stars can store overflow matter to eat later in today's bite!
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Astrobites at AAS 243: Welcome! Welcome to our coverage of AAS 243! We’ve got interviews with speakers, daily coverage, and so much more to come this week.

We have a new post summarizing all the places you can find Astrobites at #AAS243: astrobites.org/2024/01/08/a...

at astrobites we are doing a bunch of cool things at and around #AAS243 this week! i got to kick off our interview series with Dr. Stephen Taylor - we chatted about NANOGrav, the future of nanohertz GWs, and building diverse scientific collaborations. check it out and watch out for more! 👀✨

How to tell if a Black Hole is making your fairy lights twinkle Are your fairy lights being warped by a black hole this holiday season? Find out in today’s post!

From Storm Colloms: Are your fairy lights being warped by a black hole this holiday season? Find out in today's post! 🔭🧪

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Guide to Gravitational Waves From PTAs to ground-based gravitational wave interferometers, many exciting discoveries have been made in the field of gravitational wave astronomy. Today we have an overview of it for you in this …

From @sumeetkul.bsky.social and Jessie Thwaites: From PTAs to ground-based gravitational wave interfermeters, many exciting discoveries have been made in the field of gravitational wave astronomy. Today we have an overview of it for you in this guide! 🔭🧪

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The cover art for the comic "Reflections", showing the two main characters and Albert Einstein.

My friend Corey Gray isn't on Bluesky so I'm sharing this on here!
He collaborated with Chag Lowry and Eli Hyder to create this comic, inspired by his and his mother's (Sharon Yellowfly) work translating LIGO science into Blackfoot.

You can get a copy here!:)

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