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Edna Chiang, PhD (ednachiang.bsky.social) @EdnaChiang

Presidential Management Fellow | Data Scientist @CommerceOIG | PhD Microbiologist | She/Her | Views my own

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wapo.st/4icVCt8

Their civil service careers had just begun. Now they wonder: What’s next?

After the president axed their fellowship program, these young federal workers mull next steps — and whether to pursue public service jobs at all.

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A Life Without Humans@alifewithoutus
4 Feb 2024
Replying to @creepydotorg
This is called black pin mold, Rhizopus stolonifer, and is a very common agent of decomposition of stored foods
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Creepy.org
@creepydotorg
4 Feb 2024
A tin of cat food left out created some bizarre and creepy mould.
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If you're an experienced #SciPol and/or #SciConm professional, there's a new opening in my office that may interest you ⬇️
Commerce OIG@CommerceOIG
11 Dec 2023
We are hiring a Senior Legislative and External Affairs Officer (GS-0301-15) for our Immediate Office in DC. Apply here before January 3, 2024. usajobs.gov/job/764894900 #hiring @USAJOBS
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"We have a responsibility as lawmakers to investigate and understand the wrongs of the past, to study historic and ongoing racial discrimination in our state, and to shed light on a path for the future."
The Denver Post
@denverpost
14 Dec 2023
Black Coloradans, less likely to own a home or have a degree, deserve a deeper study of racial inequities, lawmakers say trib.al/c8eyyZN
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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_
12 Dec 2023
The nation’s largest pharmacy chains — CVS Health, Kroger and Rite Aid — hand over Americans’ prescription records to police without a warrant, a congressional investigation found wapo.st/3RDnfko

Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds

Findings of a congressional inquiry raise privacy concerns as some states seek to criminalize abortion.

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KizzyPhD@KizzyPhD
12 Dec 2023
I was called a DEI recruit to my face. (Not at Harvard; I would leave immediately) At NIH. My 2nd week in my postdoc. By another postdoc who TECHNICALLY, while not racially diverse, characterized as “DEI” too. In my head, I was like baby we are in the same boat 😂
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UW-Madison LSC@UW_LSC
8 Dec 2023
Check out the latest article from the @BadgerHerald featuring LSC Asst. Professor @Kaiping_Chen as she delves into her #research about the relationship between #gender, #race, #education, #inequality, and #technology. badgerherald.com/news/2023/1… #SciComm

Kaiping Chen shares research into relationship between gender, race, education inequality, techno...

The Computational Demography Working Group held a forum Dec. 6 during which assistant professor in computational communications at the University of Wisconsin Kaiping Chen discussed her research on...

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Governor Tony Evers
@GovEvers
7 Dec 2023
I support LGBTQ Wisconsinites, and I will continue to do everything in my power to defend them, protect their rights, and keep them safe.
Ben Jordan@BenJordan3
6 Dec 2023
.@GovEvers first comments after vetoing a bill that would have prohibited gender-affirming care for LGBTQ youth. "To prevent somebody from getting that care is frankly an abomination." @tmj4
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clara T@ramencult
4 Dec 2023
they blocked me for this
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Lior Pachter@lpachter
18 Sep 2020
There is something deeply flawed with SciPy. The recent @numpy_team paper just published with 26 male authors and 0 women is a symptom. 1/ x.com/numpy_team/status/1306…

NumPy@numpy_team
16 Sep 2020
The NumPy paper is out! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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National Human Genome Research Institute@genome_gov
4 Dec 2023
There’s no wrong time or place to remind people that it’s time to stop seeing ourselves as having one complete human genome reference! One genome sequence can’t possibly represent everyone’s diversity.
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CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship@CCSTFellows
4 Dec 2023
📢 NOW OPEN: Applications for the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship 🚀 From PhD to policy, kickstart an exciting career path, opening the door to impactful policy positions 🔗 ccst.us/ccst-science-fellows… #SciPol @SciPolJobs #SciComm #PhD #Sacramento #CAleg @SciPolNetwork
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Bhavreen Kandhari@BhavreenMK
4 Dec 2023
Concerns arise as the visual narrative of #COP28 lacks representation of #women, prompting questions about the genuine inclusion of diverse women's voices in shaping #climate policies ahead of #gender day:( context.news/climate-justice…
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Cientifico Latino, Inc.
@cientificolatin
30 Nov 2023
📢 Applying for fellowships this season? We have compiled a database of >250 fellowship awards for STEM professionals of all levels, including high schoolers, undergrads, grad students, postdocs, & faculty! Check to see if you might be eligible! 👀 cientificolatino.com/fellows…
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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
@USCPSC
28 Nov 2023
Surprise!
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I'm excited to share that I'm officially a Presidential Management Fellow and recently started my Data Scientist position at @CommerceGov! I'm helping to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer dollars by applying my #bioinformatics skills to non-biological #DataScience #PMF #PostPhD

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annie
@soychotic
16 Nov 2023
Telling every man in the office I like their shirt then tallying the frequency at which they each wear it over the next quarter to calculate my individual influence to adjust the amount of seconds I look into their eyes accordingly
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