Thanks to everyone who attended our first WISE seminar last Tuesday, especially our speaker Felicia Osburn! Even though we've had to change the way we present research this year, we had record attendance last week. Keep your eyes peeled for info on our next seminar this month!

Sic'Em Science Day today at the Mayborn. Baylor students get in free! Chemistry Magic Show at 2 PM.

BaylorWISE seminar with Jasmine Stovall this Tuesday at 3:30 PM in Zoom. Come and support our Women in Science and Engineering.

I've been wondering what this new huge warehouse building is all about...mystery solved! Maybe #Amazon could invest in undergraduate research at Baylor UG Research as well! Within two years after opening, Amazon plans to have more than 1,000 new jobs in Waco businesswire.com/news/home/2020…

Take your notes by hand! The psychological benefits of writing by hand fastcompany.com/90578555/the-p…

Do dogs see optical illusions? Thanks to Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere for talking to us The Scientist about how she's finding out! bit.ly/396stxU

Now scientists can grow three connected, functional mini organs in a dish. See how this research could lead to better treatments.

This weird chemical bond acts like a mash-up of hydrogen and covalent bonds sciencenews.org/article/new-we…

Periodic Graphics: How are RNA vaccines made? cen.acs.org/content/cen/ar… via C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)

Zoom information sessions on the Prehealth Summer Internships and BTRUE. Don't miss them.

COVID-19’s Effects on the Brain the-scientist.com/news-opinion/c…

"Taking some form of action also has risks. If whistleblowers decide to act, they could be marginalized, falsely accused of poor performance, harassed, fired, or even blackballed." bit.ly/3ohTV1f

Restored Corals Spawn Hope for Reefs Worldwide the-scientist.com/features/resto…

“It’s absolutely remarkable,” Binnicker, the Mayo Clinic’s director of clinical virology, told me. “I fully expected there to be a typical influenza season this year.” mayocl.in/372LH7p via The Atlantic #COVID19 #flu

Brain Stimulation Tested to Awaken Coma Patients the-scientist.com/news-opinion/b…

Pfizer’s vaccine appears to reduce coronavirus transmission sciencenews.org/article/corona…

Breaking news: Researchers have cloned a long-dead black-footed ferret, offering hope for this endangered species. My latest for National Geographic. (Also a thread coming...) nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Insects Might Be More Sensitive to Radiation than Thought the-scientist.com/notebook/insec…

Of mice and men and their different tolerance to pathogens bit.ly/3qPulBR via Wyss Institute EurekAlert! #Bacteriology #Biodiversity #Biology

'What is Going on With the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine? blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archi…