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🔭 The Future of American Astronomy at #SXSW2025 For over a century, the U.S. has pioneered telescope technology, leading to some of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries. But in an era of billion-dollar observatories and increasing global investment, can the U.S. maintain its leadership in astronomy? At #SXSW2025, Carnegie Science President John Mulchaey will discuss the future of ground-based and space telescopes, the role of global collaboration, and what’s at stake for the next generation of scientific discovery.  🚀 This talk is featured in Forbes’ “Ultimate SXSW 2025 Guide”—don’t miss it! 📅 March 9, 2025 | 11:30am CT 📍 Waterloo Ballroom 3 🔗 Add us to your schedule—bit.ly/TalkingTelescopes #TalkingTelescopes #SXSW #SXSWParticipant

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💌 Science, like the best relationships, is built on partnerships, collaboration, and the occasional high-pressure experiment. This #ValentinesDay, celebrate the colleagues who support your research, the teammates who make every project better, and the lab partners who always have your back (and your pipette). From model organisms to planetary science, symbiotic relationships to exoplanet transits, our #ScienceValentines are inspired by real research at Carnegie Science—and the connections that make science thrive! 💡 Tag a colleague, mentor, or lab partner who makes your work better every day. Or go old school—print one out and leave it on their desk! 🔗 Download the full set: bit.ly/science-valentines #HappyValentinesDay #ScienceValentine #Collaboration #TeamworkInScience #STEMCommunity #LabPartners

#DYK that it's our birthday? And we think we're looking great for 123! 🎉 From 🧬genomes to ecosystems and from planets to the 🌌cosmos, Carnegie Science has been an incubator for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research for more than a century. With boundless creativity and broad expertise, our network includes four 🏅Nobel Prize winners, six National Medals of Science recipients, and 10 living members of the National Academy of Sciences. Every day, our researchers continue to ask and answer compelling questions. They have the skills to mobilize the global research community and the vision to transform our understanding of the natural world. 🌍 To celebrate this legacy, we spent the last eight days 📅 highlighting the incredible strides we’ve made toward tackling some of humanity's biggest questions and the world's most-pressing challenges. 🚀 Plus, we cleared up common misconceptions about our organization. 🎊 Today, we had cupcakes! And we invited our community of friends and supporters to make a gift in honor of the last 123 years and in support of the next century of excellence. https://bit.ly/40HGkGW #HBDCarnegieScience 🎂

Carnegie Science Day is finally here! 🎉 For 123 years, Carnegie Science researchers have had the freedom and flexibility to pursue bold, potentially transformative ideas. Their work has reshaped our understanding of 🧬 life, 🌎 our planet, and our place in the 🌌cosmos. Please help us say #HBDCarnegieScience 🎂 and consider supporting another century of groundbreaking research: https://bit.ly/40HGkGW 🎁

From 🧬genomes to 🌎ecosystems and from 🪐planets to the 🌌cosmos, Carnegie Science is an incubator for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that is expanding our knowledge of all that is around us. On a scale encompassing the entire natural world, and at the nexus of a broad array of disciplines, our investigators are tackling the biggest questions of our time. 🚀 With boundless creativity and broad expertise, our network includes four Nobel Prize winners 🥇, six National Medals of Science recipients, and 10 living members of the National Academy of Sciences 🏆. Every day, our researchers continue to ask and answer compelling questions where we have the skill, the leadership to mobilize the research community, and the vision to transform our understanding. Learn about us and get ready to say #HBDCarnegieScience 🎂 tomorrow! https://lnkd.in/eR-Mw3aj

For 123 years, Carnegie Science has been expanding the frontiers of knowledge by asking and answering big questions about life, planets, and the universe. This pursuit of answers—fueled by our scientists' curiosity, intellect, and creativity—has resulted in substantial breakthroughs including 🌽 Barbara McClintock’s discovery of “jumping genes”, 🌌 Vera Rubin’s confirmation of dark matter, and 🌟 Edwin Hubble’s revelation that the universe is continually expanding. Learn more about Carnegie Science’s rich legacy of research and discovery: https://lnkd.in/gjQxXMaY #HBDCarnegieScience 🎂

Nina Fedoroff, a former Carnegie postdoc and Staff Scientist, is a National Medal of Science laureate whose groundbreaking research has shaped plant molecular biology and genetic innovation. During her time at Carnegie Science, she determined the first complete gene sequence and pioneered the study of “jumping genes,” revolutionizing our understanding of genetic processes and evolution. Fedoroff went on to serve as the Science and Technology Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State, where she advocated for the role of genetic modification in advancing global food security. Her work has influenced public policy, education, and the future of sustainable agriculture. With more than 160 peer-reviewed publications, multiple leadership roles in international science organizations, and a career spanning decades, Fedoroff remains an inspiring figure in science and society. https://lnkd.in/e9PDTQQd #HBDCarnegieScience #CarnegieAlum #WomeninStem

Jane Rigby, a former Carnegie postdoc, is a trailblazing astrophysicist who uses the universe as her laboratory. 🚀 As Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (#JWST), Rigby leads efforts to study galaxy evolution, star formation, and the structure of distant galaxies, unraveling the secrets of how the cosmos came to be. Her work has been recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal. Rigby also made history by unveiling JWST’s first groundbreaking images at the White House, showing us some of the earliest galaxies formed after the Big Bang. A passionate advocate for equity in STEM, she combines scientific brilliance with a mission to inspire and mentor the next generation of astronomers. #WomenInSTEM #CarnegieAlum #Astrophysics #GalaxyEvolution #JWST #HBDCarnegieScience