BU hires first African American female president! As one of the less than 10 tenured Black women at BU, I am thrilled to see this historic moment and look forward to the direction she takes the University in. #diversity #highereducation #leadership

We are excited to announce that Registration and Abstract Submission are now open on the ISNA-20 conference website: isna2024.com. We look forward to welcoming you to Toronto next August! #chemtwitter #chemX

Apply by 10/16 to the next BU Arts & Sciences Society of Fellows cohort — for early career postdoctoral scholars across the arts and sciences committed to innovative research and teaching, interdisciplinary scholarship, and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion: bu.edu/cas/sof

Virtual registration is still available for the Chemical Science symposia. Check out the all-star line-up. Christine Luscombe Helen Tran Helms Research Group Matyjaszewski Lab Brent Sumerlin Luis M. Campos byebye
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New ACS award! - ACS Pride-Merck Graduate Research Award. It will be given out for the first time during the Pride symposium at the Spring 2024 National Meeting (will fall on the Sunday of the meeting schedule). Please share!

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Nominations are being accepted for the 2nd year of RCSA’s Robert Holland Jr. Award. To nominate an outstanding senior scientist for research excellence & commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please contact a #CottrellScholar or Holland awardee. bit.ly/3QH75TZ

So true indeed.

In discussing holistic admissions, the cost of the GRE and lack of access to testing sites were noted as reasons for waiving it. One person argued that people who can't pay $100 for the test will not likely have anything to contribute to science. I am still shocked. #gradschool

Congratulations to Squire J. Booker on winning the NOBCChE Official Percy Julian award. Looking forward to celebrating in NOLA.

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So today I missed my connection while in the airport. Unfortunately, my phone didn't switch time zones so I was off an hour. My app also never showed my flight as boarding. While DeltaAssist knew I was in the Sky Club they didn't page me there either. #travelchronicles

Congratulations on a successful symposia. It was great to connect with you all.

Today is off to a rough start, two friends dealing with their parent's illness. Another report of someone gone too soon. So much bad news before noon. Be kind to each other, life is too short to be mean. #RandomThoughts

LMU is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of Biochemistry to begin in August 2024. We hope to attract a highly qualified, diverse, and broad applicant pool. Applications are due Oct 2, 2023. Please spread the 🗞️! Link to the job ad is within the tweet.

Today, I actually finished eating the bag of salad I purchased before it went bad. Achievement unlocked!

Looking forward to it.

Flights booked, rooms reserved and registration paid. MODEL Sean Elliott and other BU Chemistry students will be there.

Sorry Elon, but you are not original with your X logo. Spike Lee did it first. #TwitterX #TwitterX LOGO

So delighted to welcome our 1st Holland Award recipients to the #CottrellScholar community! Luis Colón Luis A. Colón, Raychelle Burks Raychelle Burks, Jane Liu Pomona College, Malika Jeffries-El Malika Jeffries-EL, Ted Goodson Michigan Chemistry & Robert Gilliard @rjgilliard.

Welcome Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL (Malika Jeffries-EL) from
BU Chemistry! She will be giving a talk at American Chemical Society titled 'Design and synthesis of organic electronic materials.' #ACSFall2023 #CMUGSSPC

There are very few people whom I despite without having actually met them. Among the top of this list is the person who invented padded sports bras and swimsuit tops. #RandomThoughts