The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument we have in a democratic society. Do your part. Get registered. Vote. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay

Darwin's seed eating finches have a blood thirsty cousin:check out the vampire finch and its microbiome in"Gut of the Finch:uniqueness of the gut microbiome of the Galápagos vampire finch"Caltech students Michel, Ward w/Jaime A. Chaves Shana Goffredi John McCormack microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Rachel Carson’s efforts - her book and the public support that followed, got DDT banned in the US. The science still says this warranted. But, “The industry’s response to “Silent Spring” proved more aggressive than anyone anticipated. “ Lesson? Fight for the truth; don’t give up.

Uber joins Lyft in offering rides to voters for the midterm elections ow.ly/YqKs30m75fn 35% of youth who didn't go to college say a lack of transportation was why they didn't vote in the 2016 election

The science party have all arrived in Cabo San Lucas. Excited to spend the next 13 days exploring the magnificent hydrothermal vents of Pescadero Basin! Follow along: FB & live streaming youtube.com/channel/UC1m5L… @daanspeth John Magyar Shana Goffredi Schmidt Ocean #pescaderoventdiving

We were off to a rough start yesterday- high winds and big waves, but definitely worth the wait to finally meet my namesake scale worm Peinaleopolynoe orphanae (thanks Greg Rouse for the honor). The Pescadero vents are truly spectacular. Follow us live! #pescaderoventdiving

Another great LLNL job: Postdoc in microbe-metal interactions/biomineralization— for cement curing (so cool!) Need solid skills in bacterial/fungal physiology, culturing, cloning. Prior knowledge of mineralogy or biomineralization a +. contact Yongqin Jiao at [email protected]

I'm looking for a postdoc to help me get my C-DEBI @deepbiosphere funded research off the ground! Interested in microbial electrochemistry, comparative genomics, and genetics of non-model microbes? Come work with me! career8.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobre…

Nine STEM-related professionals – one senator and eight members of the House of Representatives — were voted into office during the 2018 midterms. They include an ocean scientist, an aerospace engineer, a software engineer and a biochemist. n.pr/2OO7Eeg

Soggy tennis ball, sad California puppy

Shana Goffredi Ok, so what does it take to get a ride inside what looks like the inside of the Millennium Falcon to go see some deep-sea worms? #SciFriLive

You might have seen dramatic before-and-after photos of cities previously blanketed by smog now sporting spectacular vistas. But it's not as simple as a photo would suggest. Atmospheric scientist @wennbergcaltech clears the air: ow.ly/tQWD50znLLa

So proud of ⁦Shana Goffredi⁩ - promoted to full professor at Occidental college today!

We are hiring: 4 full professorships (W3), Geoscience Department, University of Tübingen, Germany, Terrestrial Geo-Biosphere interactions. 1) Climatology & Biosphere 2) Terrestrial Sedimentology 3) Near-Surface Geophysics 4) Geo-Biosphere Interactions earthworks-jobs.com/geoscience/tub…

Professors still teaching: have you addressed #GeorgeFloyd’s murder & recent ongoings (riots, weaponizing white tears, etc) during your classes? At least opened with a statement of acknowledgement & POC support, condemning wrongdoing? If so, how did you, or how would you have?

Democracies don’t collapse all at once. Leaders who don’t want to give up power don’t just announce democracy is over. It often starts by making it impossible for anyone who wants to change the status quo to vote.

Tonight: NightLife: NightSchool: Women in Science | California Academy of Sciences calacademy.org/nightlife/nigh… via California Academy of Sciences

While I won’t be at the AGU fellows banquet in person this year, I did want to take a moment to thank the people who nominated me. I appreciate the time and effort it takes and the importance of paying it forward. Congratulations to all of the 2021 fellows!

Yay Aradhna @ClumpedIsotopes congratulations on your agu award!! Well deserved!

🎉Inspired by pioneering science? So are we🙋 We’re thrilled to announce the first @HypothesisFund seed grants! We’ll be celebrating each outstanding #grantee throughout the day - follow along! 🙌🥂🔬💫 bit.ly/HFgrants