#Artemis II 🚀
Following their successful splashdown, the Artemis II crew gathered for a group portrait in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha, positioned in front of Integrity, the Orion spacecraft they personally named.
Screaming Pectoriloquy
NASA | ESA Space Updates
On this eve of International Day of Human Space Flight🚀 meet Poppy Northcutt.
As the first woman engineer in Mission Control, she didn't just break a glass ceiling—she calculated the Trans-Earth Injection that brought Apollo 11 & Apollo 13 home. #WomenInSTEM #Apollo11 #NASA (1/2) 👇
Admirable Women
The University of Washington Department of Microbiology seeks to hire an Assistant Professor, Tenure Track.
apply.interfolio.com/185622
We're interested in mechanistic approaches to study physiology and/or pathogenesis of bacteria and viruses, as well as microbial community interactions.
I joined first responders in prayer this afternoon as they work to battle the wildfires that are active in Brantley County and southern Georgia.
These crews are doing heroic work to protect lives and property.
Check in on your neighbors and stay safe, Georgia.
Very proud of my former postdoc Teresa Lee, for serving as organizing chair of the Northeast @socdevbio.bsky.social Meeting (see ⬇️) and for my former postdoc Brandon Carpenter, for serving as organizing chair of the Southeast @socdevbio.bsky.social Meeting. Building the scientific community!
David Katz
Christina Koch, mission specialist on NASA’s Artemis II, became the first woman to leave Earth orbit and head toward the Moon’s far side.
She also spent 328 days on the ISS in 2019-20 and helped complete the first all-female spacewalk in human history.
The future is bright! #NIGMS funded training grant recipients from @emory-GMB.bsky.social, including poster and talk award recipients, Mackenzie Roberson and Shaelin Rose at #SESDB @socdevbio.bsky.social
🚨🧪🧵URGENT INPUT NEEDED: NIH asks input for next strategic plan-including emphasis on non-animal models (NAMs) to replace animals. Per NIH insider, anti-animal responses now outnumber scientists 200-700x. Please please provide input. Deadline: May 26, 11:59 PM ET.
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
“The drug that kept me alive for my children was built on a foundation of public investment. Taxpayers funded the research and the clinical trials. This country made a long bet on science, and I’m alive because it paid off.” www.ms.now/opinion/canc...
www.ms.now
Jenney Bitner: I'm not a scientist or policy expert. But I know that the drug that kept me alive for my children was built on a foundation of public investment.
One last farewell from your #NESDB2026 organizers - Mansi, John, and me (all Berkeley MCB alums!). But the countdown starts NOW.... only 50 weeks til #NESDB2027!
We're *delighted* to introduce next year's team: Becca @radikes.bsky.social, Juanma, & Jess. See y'all next time!
