5th year Ph.D. Candidate Elizabeth Shih’s work on heterogeneous mechanics of cerebral aneurysms was featured in the ⁦U of M Neurosurgery⁩ News for Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month! Article attached: med.umn.edu/news-events/ta…

This robot is SICK 😎😎😎

Me, halfway through my "weekly writing day" #AcademicTwitter

Drumroll, please… here are your new snowplow names, Minnesota! After nearly 60,000 votes cast, Plowy McPlowFace has eight new friends joining the fleet – one for each MnDOT district around the state. Learn more here: mndot.gov/nameasnowplow

New study showing that always wearing a good mask (respirator: N95,KN95) in indoor public settings is associated with much lower odds of +Covid test. Real-world evidence confirms basic principles and lab studies. washingtonpost.com/health/2022/02… comments from Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez and me

A picture is emerging of the toll long Covid takes inside the body and why it can be so debilitating nyti.ms/3H2HdwE

waiting for my simulation to magically work so I have something to show at lab meeting

When I want to sound impressive: I'm a PhD candidate. When I want cheap movie tickets: I'm a student 👉👈

#MINNESOTASWEEPS #FIRSTPLACE #SB3C2022 🤑🤑🤑 #LEGACY #UMNPROUD Sam Boland @BarocasLab

After much procrastination I have entered the #AcademicTwitter scene. I am excited to be here and expand my network as a young scientist! #WomenInSTEM #stemcells #cardiactissueengineering #regenerativemedicine #healthequity

A big week for BME! Our PhD students won 2 of 6 divisions of the PhD student paper competition at the 2022 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (#SB3C2022). Way to go Carly Donahue and Sam Boland! More: bit.ly/3NoMVMm

“The trial is a good example of how engineering tools can be used to predict clinical outcomes.” - Prof. David Odde, a co-investigator of the #COVID19 trial published in NEJM. Read more: bit.ly/3AuvI0R College of Sci & Eng UMN Institute for Engineering in Medicine U of M Research University of Minnesota UMN Medical School

'Disruptive' science has plummeted — and no one knows why. Research in the 2000s is much more likely to incrementally push science forward than to veer off in a new direction. Check out my latest for nature with Russell Funk, Dashun Wang, Yian Yin nature.com/articles/d4158…

I’ve been seeing a lot of people quoting stats that show more athletes died in the last year than have died in the last 38 years. Is this true? No, let’s chat about it. A 🧵👇🏻

I don’t see it as lost luster as much as an undeniably exciting time for science, with burgeoning diverse opportunities. Not just push but a ton of pull. It’s a great thing for all sectors for scientists to be, well, excited about possibilities in science nature.com/articles/s4159…

The votes are in! 🎉 More than 64,000 people voted and we’re excited to welcome eight new snowplow names to our fleet (including an homage to someone who just won Record of the Year *ahem* hi LIZZO!) Meet the Class of 2023 Snowplows and learn more: mndot.gov/nameasnowplow

The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously voted with all 13 members present to pass a resolution in support of GLU-UE! lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2023-00267

It’s back!! Your favorite annual tradition returns for a fourth year. ❄️ Submit your creative ideas for our “Name a Snowplow” contest by Dec. 15! mndot.gov/nameasnowplow

Friends don't let friends make bad charts! Chenxin Li, pulled together a lot of great advice for data visualization, with clear "do this, not that" examples for each item. Here are a few of my favorites, see the link below for more.