Mouth open, tears rolling down the face great story about Caitlin Clark by Wright Thompson espn.com/womens-college…

Thanks to DCSWA for giving my story about visual processing and soccer goalies (with a bit of chemistry!) an honorable mention in their Newsbrief awards. I'm thrilled!

Journalist fantasy Apple TV show —Trent Crimm could runs an ai funded news outlet and illustrates how leading your work with humanity, coupled with the hunger for stories, builds a sustainable business

My editorial in the latest issue of C&EN explores the recent launches of two new outlets in journalism, Sequencer and Proof News, and how they can help inspire our team as we look to the future (with some fire/phone jokes and a John McPhee reference) cen.acs.org/education/scie…

Nominations are open for C&EN’s Trailblazers. This year, we will feature Hispanic and Latina/e/o chemists. Get more information and nominate your favorite scientists exploring the molecular world here: cenm.ag/nominatetrailb…

A year ago today, I was told I was being laid off while on parental leave for my 1st child. Since then, I have: - Written articles for 6 outlets - Consulted on a TV series, museum exhibit, and nonprofit digital strategy - Co-drafted a book It's been hard. But I'm making it work.

Taylor Swift is currently on the C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) homepage. You're welcome, nerds.

The lessons to emerge from the trauma of May 4, 1970 are embedded in the DNA of Kent State University, where 13 students were killed or wounded that day by the Ohio National Guard. Some here fear America has not learned from that history. Jonathan Edwards wapo.st/3UM8koH

A pretty solid visual metaphor for the arc of the media and entertainment industries over the past 15 years:

C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)'s #Talented12 has dropped! Some really neat science and scientists represented--I'm really proud to have contributed to this package, helmed by the incomparable Dr Bethany Halford! cen.acs.org/people/profile…

It was such a joy to talk with Arielle Johnson about her book Flavorama and her career combining chemistry and cuisine, for C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) cen.acs.org/food/food-scie…

Over 4 weeks, C&EN interviewed Rami Morjan, a Palestinian organic chemist who chose to remain in #Gaza despite a war with Israel that has devastated the civilian population. Amid the chaos, he hopes to survive and rebuild. Read his story: cen.acs.org/people/profile… .

The chemist who stayed in Gaza cen.acs.org/people/profile… via C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)

In addition to the story linked to below, Laurel also wrote about higher education in Gaza cen.acs.org/education/Gaza…

Here’s one of my favorite moments from our BASEBALL series.

Wisdom 👇 (Paul's newsletter, which he plugs in the thread is full of useful and often inspiring notes like this)

With its universities in ruins, Gaza’s college students have lost a year of classes. But academics both inside & outside the territory are trying to keep education going until they can rebuild, revealing gaps in the global policy for science systems: cen.acs.org/education/Gaza… 1/

What if I told you a researcher found a way to spend more time solving problems instead of going to meetings, writing grants, and performing administrative tasks? For Eric Tulsky, what made that possible was going to work for a hockey team. cen.acs.org/careers/nontra… .

Our team at C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) is recruiting for Deputy Editor in Chief recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1095ACHM/Jo… and Exec editor for science policy, scientific publishing, and chemical safety recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1095ACHM/Jo… It's an exciting time to join the team. I'm happy to talk to people who are interested.

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