A new PNASNews study from ACE at Illinois links soy & pesticide expansion in Brazil with childhood leukemia deaths. Pesticide safety education & access to treatment can mitigate the effect, the researchers say. Read more: tinyurl.com/54cj6dmu DOI tinyurl.com/2mha94de

Now that I have completed my dissertation, I have decided to finally open my Etsy shop! I am passionate in designing items that create positivity and affirmation. My products include custom affirmation mugs and science themed affirmation stickers! designedwithhartman.etsy.com

Anddddd the CDC finally has a useful wastewater dashboard. Now we are talking! And just in time for exponential growth in Covid-19 🫤 Link: cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID1… National and regional trends.

There's lots of announcements and news coming out of #COP28. I'm here to rank them for you from a climate scientist's perspective, using 🌴 for the wins and 🤦‍♀️ for the facepalms. Did I miss something? Let me know and I'll add it to this list! #ClimateAction #COP28FromHome 🧵

Had an echocardiogram this morning. I was masked, as was the echo tech. She had the sniffles/ was clearing her throat throat. Several points: 1) She ideally should’ve stayed home from work - but in the real world, that’s not always a choice for people. This further underscores

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in Feb. '22 severely affected the country’s wheat exports, causing wheat prices to spike📈Bill Ridley, ACE at Illinois, analyzed long-term impacts of the conflict on the global wheat market. Read more ➡️tinyurl.com/3zvkpsw7 DOI tinyurl.com/4cys54s8

📢 Amazing job alert! 📢 The awesome folks in the Office of Marketing & Communications at The Grainger College of Engineering are looking for a senior science writer. Please apply by March 6: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

This is what I don't understand. Biden boycotters think Trump ISN'T going to be WORSE for Palestine? It sucks that our vote is essentially harm minimization, it really does, but that's exactly what it is.

Illinois landowners could receive $5K in free soil testing and access to Crop Sciences & Illinois Extension soil scientists! If you own property on this map, sign up for a team to sample your soil. Map 🗺️: tinyurl.com/27f7buuz More info ➡️: tinyurl.com/ydbk2fy3

Scientists have made history with the first #transgenic #cow capable of producing human #insulin in her #milk. The advancement could herald a new era in insulin production, eliminating drug scarcity and high costs for people living with #diabetes. …iencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bi…

📣 Calling all #scicomm people! 📣 Check out this new job at the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Apply by May 8 and/or share with your networks! Apply here ➡️tinyurl.com/4yxvs69e #sciencewriters #sciencejobs #writingjobs #sciencecommunication #greatjobalert

Join us for Agronomy Days in June at the 2024 Weed Science Field Research Tour! 🌿 📅 Wed, Jun 26 🕗 Registration: 7:30 AM, Tour: 8:00 AM 📍 Clem Farm, 1114 County Road 1200 E, Champaign 💲 $10 (includes book, refreshments, lunch) 👉 More info: agronomyday.cropsciences.illinois.edu/events/

Exposure to "forever chemicals" (#PFAS) may be a risk factor in cardiovascular disease for postmenopausal women, according to new Toxicological Sciences research from FSHN at Illinois and Nutritional Sciences. Learn more: DOI: tinyurl.com/496pdc3m Story: tinyurl.com/yvmj3z84

Diana Rodríguez, a Mexican-American 1st-gen college graduate, knows how daunting it is to apply for and find community in college. As our asst. director of inclusive recruitment & retention, she's here to help 🫶 Read more ➡️ aces.illinois.edu/news/first-gen…

Are you an NASW (National Association of Science Writers (NASW)) member looking to improve your press release chops? Next Thursday at noon ET, I'll be joining Matt Shipman and Lauren Quinn to host a virtual discussion on crafting effective press releases. More information here: nasw.org/events/craftin…

Inside a cold vault at the University of #ILLINOIS, researchers are safeguarding 23,000+ soybean varieties – the world’s only public soybean seed bank. It’s meticulous work that protects global food security, one seed at a time. 🔶🔷

We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it. grist WBEZ Inside Climate News Chicago Sun-Times

Severe Flu in Pregnancy Lets Harmful Molecules Reach Fetal Brain Severe flu during pregnancy can cause the placenta and fetal brain barriers to become unusually permeable, according to a new mouse study. Researchers discovered that large molecules and fibrinogen, normally