A new paper suggests that grant terminations from the NIH over the past year may have further punctured the so-called "leaky pipeline" because women were more impacted by grant terminations than men
www.statnews.com/2026/03/23/n...
Whenever I hear about the leaky pipeline, I recall an interview I saw when I was an undergrad with a woman in STEM who said "I'm all for getting more women into the pipeline but people don't realize that the pipeline is full of acid."
NIH and other grant terminations exacerbate this situation.
We have established a neurodivergent community on Discourse, autistic-academics.discourse.group, and we're still looking for people interesting in helping moderating/administration AS well as being members of the community. Please spread! #chemsky
Grants for carers postcard Grants for carers Empowering you in your caring responsibilities. Find out more
The @rsc.org Gants for Carers offer up to £1,200/year to help chemists cover additional care costs so they can fully join conferences & training.
Open to chemistry students & professionals #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM #NADSN
Apply: rsc.li/4sD6x4o
the world has never been less safe, it makes you feel crazy watching people
cheer on war and destruction and destablization for profit and land. one day it will end
“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”
GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON
White noise in an analytical core lab #NMR - how much is acceptable?
I’m moving 2 NMRs, and the new space has noisy pipes and ducts in it. My phone app dB meter shows “inside of a car” levels w/o even any equipment in it. I worry about distraction and spectrum noise. 1/
#NMRChat #DisabledInSTEM
In genetics:
'Trans-acting' = a gene exerts influence on another gene on a different chromosome.
'Expression' = when a gene produces an effect in the cell
They tagged two of the most common terms in genetic research for defunding because we put fascist tech-bros in charge of our science. 😠
My genuine response to this would be to continue to do research, answering the same questions I try to answer now, but in a much more radical, liberated, and liberatory way. ✨👩🏻🔬 #AcademicSky #KnowledgePowerToThePeople
Looking for Australian (UTC+10) individuals who would be willing to serve as mentors for the #DisabledInSTEM program as we have two individuals currently without mentors!
Looking for Australian (UTC+10) individuals who would be willing to serve as mentors for the #DisabledInSTEM program as we have two individuals currently without mentors!
Officially closing applications on Friday so last chance to apply! #DisabledInSTEM
Extending application deadline to early January so still time to get your applications in! #DisabledInSTEM
🌟 If you are interested in increasing the visibility and impact of researchers with disabilities in #neuroscience, this @network-alba.bsky.social initiative is an opportunity for you!
👉 Take part in building a more inclusive neuroscience community, sign up today: buff.ly/jU3TeHO
Inclusion isn’t an add-on; it is core to scientific excellence @rsc.org #InclusiveLabsRSC
Explore case studies + principles for disability-inclusive labs →
www.rsc.org/policy-and-c...
#ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM #NADSN #DisabilityInclusion #InclusionAtWork #InclusiveResearch
Promotional graphic for a January 8 episode of the Disability Daily Podcast featuring Dr. Stephen Hawking. The poster includes the podcast logo, a starry night background, and an inset photo of Stephen Hawking in his wheelchair wearing a suit at a microphone, with a screen behind him projecting an image of the moon. Text identifies him as a theoretical physicist and cosmologist with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Today on the #Disability Daily #Podcast we celebrate theoretical #physicist Dr. Stephen #Hawking, who had #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis (ALS).
Listen & read transcript: tinyurl.com/DisabilityDaily
#STEM #DisabledInSTEM #physics #NASA #EduSky #LouGerhigsDisease #MIT #accessibility #a11y #space #ALS
Half-length portrait of Dr. J. W. Bolotin, blind man, sitting at a desk in a room, reading Braille text with his left hand and typing with his right hand in a room. Text reads: January 3. Jacob Bolotin. World's first practicing blind physician.
Today on the #Disability Daily #Podcast we honor Dr. Jacob Bolotin, considered the world's first practicing #blind physician.
Listen & read transcript
#DisabilityHistory #history #DisHist #DisabledInSTEM #EduSky #teachers #braille #MedSky #HistMed #MedicalHistory #SkyStorians #NFB #Jewish #a11y
On each of the applications, there’s a document with additional information. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Extending application deadline to early January so still time to get your applications in! #DisabledInSTEM
Massive congratulations!!!
Very exciting day to wake up and see my name as a PUBLISHED author for the first time! As someone who is #DisabledinSTEM it was such an honor to be a part of this collaborative work on #selfdetermination!
Particularly looking for more mentees and mentors in the following time zones: UTC+0, UTC+1, UTC+3, UTC+10! #DisabledInSTEM
Well, it's finally up. Thanks @sarahbraner.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social for profiling me and my journey from @cmu.edu to @ucddublin.bsky.social. It's been a hell of a ride. I'm glad I'm here safe, at least.
⚗️ #newpi #disabledinstem #lgbtqinstem #transinstem #leavingus #howtoleave #ireland
Disability-Inclusive Laboratories in the chemical sciences report front cover. Making chemistry accessible for everyone
Behind every barrier is a scientist whose ideas matter.
Disabled chemists share their experiences, and how we can build labs where all talent thrives #InclusiveLabsRSC
Read the @rsc.org Disability-Inclusive Laboratories report:
www.rsc.org/policy-and-c...
#ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM
It sucks being a chronically ill college student because I'll never be able to participate in club activities or go to parties because keeping up with the work takes all my energy.
#disabled #chronicillness #hEDS #disabledinstem #disability #spoonie #chronicfatigue #student
My linocut of Annie Jump Cannon shows her in a 3/4 profile view wearing a shirt with a lace collar and her hair up. She is printed in a gradient of violet at the bottom to green at the top, printed on white 11” x 14” paper. The background is printed in a gradient (left to right) of dark blue, light blue, yellow, pale yellow, pale orange, orange and red. The background block excludes her silhouette of shoulder and head with the exception of a smattering of small dots in a swath from upper left to lower right (which extends to white spots on the coloured background). Also along the bottom are a series of circles of decreasing size (left to right, blue through red) labelled O, B, A, F, G, K, M. There’s a axis line along the bottom with 6 tick marks. Vertically from top to bottom along the left side are 15-, 10-, 5-, 0, 5, 20, 15.
Day 11 #ArtAdventCalendar: Happy birthday to trailblazing US #astronomer Annie Jump Cannon (1863 – 1941), here with her stellar classification system which sorted stars based on spectral types, revealing their temperature from hot blue to cool red stars: O,B,A, F, G, K & M. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭 #histsci Named the 🧵
Front cover of the report Disability-inclusive Laboratories in the Chemical Sciences. Making chemistry accessible for everyone.
Disabled scientists shouldn’t have to self-advocate just to do their jobs @rsc.org
Accessible labs = innovation #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM
Adjustable fume hoods to assistive tech, solutions are here NOW we need action #InclusiveLabsRSC
How can we drive meaningful change?
www.rsc.org/news/disabil...
I still left it open for a few more days 😉 we accept everyone at any degree level! Feel free to apply! 💜
Filling mine out now because I forgot to listen to my reminder, sharing for all you fellow people who also forgot or didn’t know 🧪
Particularly looking for more mentees and mentors in the following time zones: UTC+0, UTC+1, UTC+3, UTC+10! #DisabledInSTEM