DisabledInSTEM

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We are here to affirm that you DO belong in STEM! This is a safe space for people with disabilities in STEM to connect. Contact: [email protected]

@disabledinstem.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

A little more about the 2027 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program and who can participate!

Whether you’re looking for mentorship or hoping to support disabled people in STEM, there’s a place for you in our community.

Applications are open through Dec. 11!

Lavender graphic for the DisabledInSTEM 2027 Mentorship Program announcing that applications are now open. The program is recruiting disabled mentees in STEM to connect with mentors, build community, and grow in their STEM journeys, as well as disabled and nondisabled mentors to share their experience, support the next generation, and make STEM more inclusive. The international program is entering its 7th year and has had more than 400 participants. Applications are due December 11, 2026. Link in bio to apply. DisabledInSTEM logo appears at the top. Lavender graphic titled “DisabledInSTEM 2027 Mentorship Program: Why Join the Program?” The program has spent 7 years building and growing, with more than 400 mentors and mentees participating. It is an international community connecting disabled people across institutions, disciplines, and career stages. The program’s impact has been recognized in Nature Reviews Materials and through the 2024 NEB Passion in Science Award for Scientific Mentorship and Advocacy. DisabledInSTEM logo appears at the top.
@boldnewme.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

Fuck the media obsession with finding out who Jane Doe “really” is. What is wrong with us as a society that we think someone’s identity is more important than what happened to them? Jane Doe isn’t a mystery to solve. She’s a human being. We are all Jane Doe.

@postvanfenna.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

Het was weer een gruwelijke week om vrouw te zijn (wanneer niet?). En, niet alle mannen. Wel bijna alle vrouwen. We hebben allemaal íets meegemaakt. En als we het melden? Dan worden wíj gewantrouwd of door het slijk gehaald. Want stel je voor dat zíjn toekomst schade oploopt.

Zwarte illustratie met de tekst ‘I am Jane Doe’, omringd door voorbeelden van veiligheidsmaatregelen die veel vrouwen nemen: sleutels tussen de vingers, locatie delen, drankje afdekken, doen alsof je belt, een vluchtplan of codewoord hebben, gevolgd worden en een plek verlaten omdat die onveilig voelt.
@sarahmackattack.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

If you are part of an academic society or a professor of any kind, public statements that you do not condone Drexel cutting off the academy of natural sciences from the public of Philadelphia is very important right now. We need your voices. Urgently.

@broadwaybabyto.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

When mask bans were first being enacted, disabled people warned they marked a return to Ugly Laws. They were a crucial step towards eliminating us from public life. They were designed to make us hide away, unable to safely exist in public. Disabled people are the canaries in the coal mine.

@deathcab4callie.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

This is an old post, but as I prepare for my program to come to an end, I have been reflecting on what diversity supplements mean for disabled scientists (a thread): 1/

@prisonculture.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.

@minouette.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

The #SciArtSeptember 🧪prompt is almond-shaped. Did you know that amygdala literally means almond-shaped? I didn’t, but now we both do. I used a (open source) brain MRI to make a cyanotype print and embellished it with metallic gold to show the almond-shaped feature, the paired nuclear complex

As described I used a (open source) brain MRI to make a cyanotype print and embellished it with metallic gold to show the almond-shaped amygdala, the paired nuclear complex present. It’s labelled “Amygdala” in gold and signed Ele Willoughby, 2026.
@stephabaker.bsky.socialReposted by @disabledinstem.bsky.social

Covid in 98% of airport air samples. A reminder that you can wear an n95 when you travel, even if you don’t wear one all the time, and why wouldn’t you want to avoid getting sick while you’re on a trip?

Dick Zoutman@dickzoutman.bsky.social

VERY important paper! This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season. That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!

journals.plos.orgMultimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance dataEarly detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...
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