Justin Pratt
@justinprattjp
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He/Him - Assistant Professor of Chemical Education at the University of Rhode Island! Chem edu researcher, outreach practitioner, inorganic chemist, husband
Joined November 2014
It was so great to host Dr. @justinprattjp at @uncg_chem ! There is something extra special about hosting good old friends đ Thahk you, Justin, for the excellent talk and for all the great conversations!
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i just heard the phrase, âif you wouldnât trust their advice, donât trust their criticismâ for the first time and i donât think iâve ever needed to hear anything more
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Iâm so tired of bad people getting away with doing bad things.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn same-sex marriage rights in the U.S.
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Iâm very worried SCOTUS is preparing to make same-sex marriage illegal again. As MSNBC reports here, Trumpâs Supreme Court has sided with religious organizations 85% of the timeâand they have no problem overturning settled precedent. When they overturned Roe, Justice Thomas
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When I interviewed for a tenure-track job at Harvard, the dean was completely upfront: almost no salary beyond startup, slim odds of retention, and I shouldnât expect to be treated well. And I actually appreciated the honesty. The irony is that other places pretended to be
@LocasaleLab 4 of my friends got TT position at HMS but none of them took it. All of them went to state Universities.
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âWhen authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resistâ, the Nobel Committee said in its citation. Wow.
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Today, SiX Surgeon Generals in keeping with those oaths, have felt compelled to speak against the actions of HHS and RFK Jr.
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teaching college students in 2025 is tough. not a single part of graduate training prepared me for this.
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Sorry, but "I don't think people like you should have any rights and I would prefer it if you didn't even exist. Debate me." is not a call for a calm, rational, reasoned debate.
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Our latest research was just reported on in US News & World Report! :) Basically, we found that LGBTQ+ teens who had experiences of victimization or less affirming environments reported more trouble falling asleep (which is v bad for health!) https://t.co/akxSrnDh2A
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Just a reminder before the "big announcement." Autism was differentiated from schizophrenia back in 1911. Tylenol was created in 1955. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes autism is entirely full of shit.
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Kurt Vonnegut was once asked why he wrote books when presidents and senators donât read; he replied, âYou catch people before they become generals and presidents and so forth and poison their minds with humanity ⌠to encourage them to make a better world.â
Reading fiction is not just a pleasant pastime. It teaches us empathy. It puts us in the shoes of those who are different from us. Itâs a form of resistance against the forces of ignorance and bigotry and lack of imagination that tear our world apart.
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ââŚthere is a darkness reaching like rust into everything around us. We let it grow, and now it's here. It's here and it's not visiting anymore. It wants to stay. The Empire is a disease that thrives in darkness; it is never more alive than when we sleep.â
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this scene feels especially relevant today.
how long until Disney takes Andor down
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Our bad.
2025 starts with WTF (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday). The last time that happened was in 2020. We're probably going to be fine, though, right?
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Pay attention to this excerpt: âWe are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary.  I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us.â
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
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Uh oh
WASHINGTON (AP) â Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak.
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Having an educational experience / career youâre proud of doesnât mean you havenât been forced to mask your way through it. đŹ Most academic spaces were, unfortunately, not intentionally designed with us in mind. #ADHD #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
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Excited to share some great news! My PhD advisor, Dr. Ellen Yezierski, has been honored with the prestigious 2026 American Chemical Society Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry! Congrats!!! https://t.co/bhCt5b0PRl
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