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50. My senior year research was organo-metallic chemistry

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:28 PM

Mar 31

But in work life for the feds, it was analytical chemistry. In either case, lots of prep work but also having to use the noggin to do conversions (like moles/liter of whatever I was analyzing and diluting, etc).

As part of that chem major (ACS certification track), I had to take 3 semesters of calculus and 3 semesters of physics, so was sitting in classes with math majors, physics majors, and engineering majors (all kinds - electrical, chemical, mechanical, etc).

Fun stuff! NOT!

Getting women into STEM can be a chore - not so much attracting them, but helping them to stay there against all odds.

And my mom became a stay-at-home mom when I was born but I heard about her travels and experiences around the state as a SW like having to take children to the now-closed Pennhurst Hospital/Asylum facility for those with mental illness/brain disorders, etc. (they had horrible names for them back then).

And she met my dad through his sister who was a coworker when she was working for the city

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Tim Walz Demands Answers After University Student Detained by ICE [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 30 OP

ICE/the new SS NotHardly Mar 30 #1

None of us are safe. Born in the USA or not, white or not, male or not, whatever. erronis Mar 30 #5

This bdamomma Mar 31 #45

That's why it's so important that a Governor is raising a stink about this mountain grammy Mar 30 #22

I love that Tim Walz is speaking out and being an activist, but where is Kamala Harris? hlthe2b Mar 30 #2

Remember that the party has blamed Kamala Harris for the loss BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #4

Maybe because it is the RIGHT thing to do? And as soon as she steps forward, she WILL get media attention. hlthe2b Mar 30 #8

Nope BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #9

Don't be condescending with ME. I GET IT. As do everyone else here. You have your opinions, fine... hlthe2b Mar 30 #11

I value your opinion BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #15

So how does our (global "OUR") staying silent help that? The populace has disdain for Democratic party hlthe2b Mar 30 #16

There are PLENTY of other politicos out there who can speak out BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #27

The 92% JustAnotherGen Mar 30 #26

They have the gauntlet all ready to fire up the minute she steps out. BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #28

F*cking A JustAnotherGen Mar 30 #33

The boomers - and especially the mid-late 70 year olds are out there! BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #35

Kamala's voicing her views does not iemanja Mar 31 #52

Given you have tried to create a strawman, stating what I never said, IGNORE. hlthe2b Apr 1 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author nilram Mar 30 #37

She ran a great 90 DAY campaign. This is on those who STAYED HOME. Evolve Dammit Mar 30 #13

That hasn't stopped them from blaming HER BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #17

Walz is still a sitting governor and the University of Minnesota is in his purview. LisaM Mar 30 #6

I am (as is probably everyone here) fully aware that Tim Walz is the governor of Minnesota now. Really? hlthe2b Mar 30 #7

They are STILL throwing grenades at Biden and literally killing him off day after day BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #10

Honest to gawd do you REALLY think we have the next 2, 3, 4 years to "digest" and ponder the results of hlthe2b Mar 30 #12

There are those of us who KNOW what happened BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #18

You have seriously contradicted yourself. hlthe2b Mar 30 #21

No contradiction BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #29

What happened is in the past. We are on a razor's edge of losing our democracy NOW. hlthe2b Mar 30 #23

The "past" has been recycled MULTIPLE times in this country over the past 235 years BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #30

Wrong! That is incredibly naive'... I will just leave it there. Read some damned history. hlthe2b Mar 30 #31

My family LIVED that history BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #34

I am not equating slavery/Jim Crowe. But, to suggest we are in an expected cycle that is NO worse than all the hlthe2b Mar 30 #36

THAT is the cycle. BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #38

Then why are YOU so content to sit back and analyze what went wrong with the last election INSTEAD hlthe2b Mar 30 #39

I'm not "analyzing" I'm TELLING you what has happened BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #40

Fixating on the past instead of responding to the NOW and what is clearly COMING... hlthe2b Mar 31 #43

There is an old saying about how "history repeats" BumRushDaShow Mar 31 #44

Just a small side story about black teachers... electric_blue68 Mar 31 #46

Ain't science fun??? BumRushDaShow Mar 31 #48

Ah, Chemistry, interesting. I get some of it. My favorite Sciences are the Earth Sciences, and Space Sciences... electric_blue68 Mar 31 #49

My senior year research was organo-metallic chemistry BumRushDaShow Mar 31 #50

Appreciate your take on this. Kicking Joe Biden in the teeth was only one piece. Blaming Kamala, jeez. Hekate Mar 30 #14

When you have people like (unfortunately) YOUR governor BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #19

All of that would apply in and after any other election. I'd agree. This is NOT like the aftermath hlthe2b Mar 30 #20

Bingo!!! mountain grammy Mar 30 #24

Walz has the authority of a governor. The others do not question everything Mar 30 #32

The irony of President Musk having ICE detain people here on legitimate student visas. Ontheroad Mar 30 #3

Nazi scumbags! LW1977 Mar 30 #25

They're using literal Gestapo Tactics GopherGal Mar 30 #41

The DIFFERENCE our country would be right now if Harris/Walz were in office Blue Owl Mar 31 #42

And those Who Stayed Home!!! 😬 electric_blue68 Mar 31 #47

We know that this was a business student iemanja Mar 31 #51