Justin Pratt
@justinprattjp
He/Him - Assistant Professor of Chemical Education at the University of Rhode Island! Chem edu researcher, outreach practitioner, inorganic chemist, husband
I try not to post science on this website. But Trump's BBB (Big B Bill) will cut NIH by 41% ($18 billion) and NSF by a whopping 57% ($5.2 billion). If you have a GOP Rep/Senator, call them now. I'm calling @SenMcCormickPA: Please restore these cuts to scientific research.
The @GOP has something to say about kicking 17 million Americans off their health care
How many people will lose health care in YOUR state under Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"? • Alabama – 219,803 • Alaska – 39,989 • Arizona – 365,984 • Arkansas – 158,745 • California – 2,368,466 • Colorado – 240,953 • Connecticut – 86,580 • Delaware – 54,957 • Florida –…
People interested in supporting Sustainability and Green Chemistry, Beyond Benign is hiring two remote positions! Check them out here: GCC Program Manager: beyondbenign.org/people/green-c… Technical Program Manager: beyondbenign.org/people/technic…
For her PhD research, Lara Tookey found that when classrooms were at comfortable temperature, had fresh air and low CO2 levels, students performed better on cognitive tests. “Basically, stuffy and uncomfortable classrooms make it harder for kids to think!” massey.ac.nz/about/news/phd…
Only 14 awards for anything related to STEM Education (0.93% of the awards). On the plus side...0.88% were for STEM Edu in 2024, so improved despite the proposed gutting?
Today, NSF announced an add’l 500 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awardees for the 2025-2026 cohort, bringing the total to approx 1,500. #NSFGRFP supports grad students as they pursue their dreams, build STEM skills, & become the next generation of innovators & leaders.
Understanding the Reasons and Cues that Guide General Chemistry Students’ Studying Decisions pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art…
Excited to share this article! We examined resources and support provided to marginalized women in chem PhD programs, as well as the resources and support they wished they had received. We end with a table of tangible implications -- and it is open access! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
Finding out HHMI is canceling the Hanna H. Gray Fellows competition is heartbreaking. Especially since if they decide to hold it next year I’ll no longer be eligible
That's a wrap on our semester-long exploration of learning in STEM and various theories of cognition! What a great group of students in chemistry, biology, and math! They are passionate about improving their learning and teaching others, and I can't wait to see what they do next!
I was telling my students about the tenure process today & I ended it with: “& if I don’t get it I’m fired.” they all gasped & put their hands over their mouths. it truly is terrifying when you think about it.
From the U.S. Holocaust Museum: "What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison (in the modern sense) is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process." Welp.