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Astrophysicist / Professor / Relentless Dreamer / Innovator / Founder & Host / Senior / Explorer [she]

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    9 Apr 2018

    The (assistant) professor is in! I'm *elated* to announce that I'll be joining the faculty at College this fall. Consider this my shameless plug for undergrads, graduate students + ONE amazing postdoc to join the . Will it be you?

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  2. May 9

    Ermahgawd, thank you ! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💜💜💜💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

    I got asked about who I think of as prominent Black women in physics and astronomy SO OF COURSE I HAD TO TALK ABOUT -- both an incredible scientist and media maven. BOTH.
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  3. May 9

    Highly UPSET to be missing present abt today, but don’t miss it! She’s 1/2 of my new favorite podcast w ! 💜🤩✨

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  4. Retweeted
    May 5

    For ~105 Natives earning STEM PhDs this year, congratulations and please do not hesitate to reach out for support, to bounce ideas off of, or seek advice from the ~105s of previous years.

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  5. May 5

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    Individual persistence ≠ institutional retention Institutional retention is an active process & ideally includes reflection & culture/al assessment (& change). Individual persistence, despite many issues/challenges, is often claimed as "retention success"
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  6. Retweeted
    Apr 17

    Sooo what's the best way to learn how to do all the things in ? Special shoutout to researchers in and who have conquered this feat -- teach me your ways. Thanks <3

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    May 4

    Hoping to help your friendly neighborhood ? Fund them. Fund their pantries. Fund their self-care. Fund their conf. attendance. Fund their fellowship dues. Fund their vacays. Help them remember they're people + loved + worthy of belonging.

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  8. Retweeted
    Apr 29

    Recode Decode at TED: Biologist wants more “nerdy black and brown kids” in STEM

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    May 1

    Our campaign is all about highlighting LGBTQIA+ women of color & non-binary people of color! You can register to be featured here:

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    May 1

    Did you know we feature girls of color who are starting out on their STEM journeys? You can nominate a young woman of color (18 & under) with STEM interests to be featured on here:

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    May 1

    Our , Elissia Franklin, is passionate about improving the understanding of health disparities faced by Black women which inspired her to start podcast, a podcast that helps breakdown and digest research relevant to Black women.

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  12. May 1

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    "We live in a world that tries to define us and make us believe that we cannot have more than one identity, but whether it’s how we dress or act, we do not have to fit into a predetermined mold." –– Elissia Franklin, B.S.
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  13. Apr 30

    Congratulations ! 🙌🏾✨ There’s a lot to love abt Nashville, tbh. Be sure to talk to recent students abt how to optimize your experience in the program. Woooo hooooo!!!

    Did some thinking about what makes the most sense to do in my immediate future so I'm taking a page out of 's book and movin to Tennessee yeehaw
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  14. Apr 19

    Alsoo another dear sister-friend is celebrating her birthday w the release of her talk on ! I have the coolest, smartest, most glorious squad on the planet. Happiest of birthdays and congratulations ! 🌈

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  15. Apr 19

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    Our very own 's is now live! Here's how she uses hip hop -- specifically, Naughty by Nature's hit "O.P.P." -- to teach science 🔬🧬
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  16. Apr 19

    My friend, sister, fellow scientist, explorer, freedom fighter, professor and behavioral biologist, Dr. , gave an amazing that is talk of the day today. Please do check it out, learn and shaaarreee! 🙌🏾💜✨

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  17. Retweeted
    Apr 10

    Take your rightful seat in history, Dr. Bouman! 🔭 Congratulations and thank you for your enormous contribution to the advancements of science and mankind. Here’s to ! 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏾‍💻👩🏼‍🏭👩🏿‍🏫

    Congratulations to Katie Bouman to whom we owe the first photograph of a black hole ever. Not seeing her name circulate nearly enough in the press. Amazing work. And here’s to more women in science (getting their credit and being remembered in history) 💥🔥☄️
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    Apr 10

    📈 And now for a word that is not trending on our website, but very well should be, thank you very much:

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    Apr 10

    The team built an Earth-sized telescope by linking radio dishes around the world. In April 2017, all they all swiveled to look at the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87, a galaxy in Virgo constellation.

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  20. Apr 10

    Only fitting!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥

    got a Google Doodle too! 😎
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  21. Apr 10

    So once we have both (improved) results, we compare them for two very different black holes and see what we find. The six papers that the collaboration has already released have exquisitely (read more precisely) pinned down a black hole mass for M87.

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