Karen McFarlane Holman

People diving into a pool of books and figures with "Working Life, How I learned to teach like a scientist" text above the image

“I will miss the creativity of teaching.”

During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3Ys7gc7

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YES!!

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Thank you!!

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Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

On Friday, the White House released the budget document for fiscal year 2026. It’s light on details, but it calls for huge cuts for federal science funding - 56% cut for NSF, 40% for NIH & 55% for EPA

In the end the Congress will decide 🤞🏼 but this huge
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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😡🤬😓

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😆🤘🏼

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My life 🙃

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¡Perfecto!

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Women's March in Salem. #women #womensmarch #womensmarch #resist #resistfascism

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Stand Up For Science was a win for so many and gave hope that we still have the fire and will never give up.
#standupforscience

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Boosting the signal, FOR SCIENCE! Meeting at
900 Court Street Northeast, Salem, OR 97301 on
Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM #standupforscience #standupforscience2025

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Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives.

An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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These guys would sell their own grandmothers...

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"First they came for..."

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Even on gilligan's island they listened to professor, not the millionaire

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@cityofpieces new music video by the brilliant @undawned drops this weekend, just in time for us to throw all our darts at Monday’s event.

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MIG Fest, July 19, 2025, 5-year anniversary!

Hi! We're an annual punk and ska music festival outside on a beautiful farm in Salem, OR. We hope you'll come check us out this summer! #ska #SkaMusic #Punk #PunkRock #Festival #SalemOR #SalemOregon

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