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Deema Tamimi retweeted
8 Oct 2025
A fellow Palestinian-Jordanian-American just won the Noble Prize for chemistry.
8 Oct 2025
This year’s chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story:
“I grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to raise. I was born in a family of refugees, and my parents could barely read or write. My father finished sixth grade and my mother couldn’t read or write. It’s quite a journey. Science allows you to do it. Science is the greatest equalising force in the world.
Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. That’s why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.”
Today Yaghi shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work developing metal–organic frameworks.
Learn more about the prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemis…
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
8 Oct 2025
Omar Yaghi, the new Nobel Laureate, was born to a Palestinian refugee family.
8 Oct 2025
“My parents could barely read or write. It’s been quite a journey, science allows you to do it.”
New laureate Omar Yaghi was in the middle of changing flights when we reached him, just after he heard that he had been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry.
In this interview we speak about his early life as a refugee in Jordan and the overwhelming draw of the beauty of chemistry: “I set out to build beautiful things and solve intellectual problems.”
Listen now:
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8 Oct 2025
The Brief: The AI marketing agency for smarter campaigns producthunt.com/products/the… by @tammynam h/t @kevinwdavid for hunting!
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8 Nov 2023
Little hands should be reaching excitedly for falafel not lifelessly from rubble. #ceasefire #gaza #palestine
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8 Nov 2023
Dear President @JoeBiden and global leaders: How many more children must die before you support the global call for a #ceasefire? As people from across the world, we call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the blockade in #Gaza. #CeasefireNow secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en…
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
20 Jun 2023
The Figma blog just got a major [⌘ ⇧ R], just in time for #Config2023!
Introducing Shortcut: figma.com/blog/introducing-s… ✨A 🧵…
Introducing Shortcut, a new blog from Figma.
Come for the content, stay for the ~vibes~
figma.com/blog
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
8 Feb 2023
Today’s the day!
I’m over-the-moon excited to share some of the @figma FigJam brand updates we’ve started to roll out. Plus, a little typographic side quest 🤓
Yes, #designtwitter this is a thread...
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17 Sep 2022
Thank you so much, @BarbaraAGoff @SwisherLiz @heidigraydrezn5 for putting on such a lovely set of events to honor my dad's career at the UW Medical Center. I learned a lot and enjoyed seeing you all.
14 Sep 2022
So happy to host Dr. Gershenson for the Dr. Tamimi Rare Lectureship. Fantastic presentation on low grade serous tumors and the progress we have made. Thank you @SwisherLiz and @heidigraydrezn5 for putting this together
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Unity stands with the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦
Here’s what we’re doing to provide support: assetstore.unity.com/ukraine
ALT Unity stands with the people of Ukraine. Here’s how we’re helping to support those affected: Internally, our employees are directly supporting four international humanitarian charities focused on helping the people of Ukraine with a triple-matching commitment from the company and our leaders. As of March 1, Unity and our employees have committed over $623,000 to supporting Ukraine. We have also launched two initiatives on the Unity Asset Store: The Ukraine Mega Bundle, which features 32 beautiful assets donated by publishers from around the world, with 100% of proceeds going to humanitarian charities. A publisher support program, where 100% of Unity’s net revenue from sales of assets by Ukranian publishers will go to relief efforts for the remainder of 2022. Together we can make a difference.
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2 Mar 2022
Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦
2 Mar 2022
Our hearts go out to our Ukrainian gaming community, their loved ones, and all residents and citizens of Ukraine 🇺🇦
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26 Feb 2022
Over 1.2M people from around the world have already signed this viral open letter against the war. Add your voice, and stand with the people of #Ukraine!
#NoWar #StandWithUkraine #StandWithUkriane fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/sto…
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6 Feb 2021
Proud to call this amazing human my dad. His career is a lesson in dedication, healing, teaching and empathy. I'm thrilled that @UWMedicine is honoring his career with this annual lecture on rare gynecological cancers. Thank you @SwisherLiz and team.
4 Feb 2021
Dr. Hisham Tamimi retired after 43 years of incredible service to @UWMedicine. Help create an annual lecture on rare gynecological cancers. Please consider a donation, no matter the size, to honor his legacy in #gynonc and plz RT.
acceleratemed.org/Tamimi.
@UWashOBGYN @SGO_org
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
18 Sep 2020
Today, we’re making history as Unity takes the podium for the @NYSE’s first all-virtual bell ringing experience 🔔
Over 3,300 employees from around the globe are united in this moment, as we ring the bell together. pscp.tv/w/1PlKQNLqebvGE
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
18 Sep 2020
Full screen. Sound on.
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12 Sep 2020
I was pleasantly surprised to find this was about the food system, but these great lessons apply broadly. A lesson in turning adversaries into allies (Leah Garcés | TEDxSeattle) ted.com/talks/leah_garces_a_… via @TEDTalks
19 Jun 2020
“Colin Kaepernick to Join Medium Board of Directors” by Ev Williams link.medium.com/2unFNh0Or7
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13 Jun 2020
This. 🖤
3 Jun 2020
Dear corporations and venture capital firms making supportive posts and vowing to be part of the solution,
I am available to join your board.
#RepresentationMatters
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
4 Jun 2020
White supremacy won’t die until White people see it as a White issue they need to solve rather than a Black issue they need to empathize with.
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22 Apr 2020
So proud of my sister @rtamimi 💗
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we'd like to introduce you to @rtamimi.
Dr. Tamimi is an esteemed cancer epidemiologist who has recently joined @WeillCornell. She's the Associate Director of Population Science at @MeyerCancer and our Epidemiology Division Chief. #WCMWonderWomen
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Deema Tamimi retweeted
21 Apr 2020
I am thrilled to be a part of this amazing team! @WCMPopHealthSci @RainuKaushal @BruceSchackman @jyotipathak
Esteemed cancer epidemiologist, @rtamimi, has been named the inaugural chief of the newly established Division of Epidemiology in @WeillCornell's #WCMPopHealthSci.
Get to know Dr. Tamimi with our Faculty Q&A.
➡️ bit.ly/tamimiannouncement
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