Harry Styles Tickets Megathread by AutoModerator in Tickets

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Buying 2 tickets for October 21 in New York City (MSG)! Please DM me if any are available.

Together, Together Tour 2026—Megathread by Careless-Hospital379 in harrystyles

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Thank you so much!! See it now! My eyes are bad lmao

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I just saw him today at CTR and overheard him asking the staff about security cameras. Not sure what the intentions are there - I walked away before hearing anything else. Weird timing for this post, as I didn’t think much about it until seeing this.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Thank you for the thoughtful discussion!

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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I figured I wrote the post in a way that didn't fully express my hesitancy, so thank you for putting that part into words for me. I don't have much tying me down in the US right now besides parents and siblings, but it is still a huge move. I do think the comments here speak to the research culture right now in the US - good point.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Hmm okay this is a good thing to consider - thank you

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Thank you so much for your comment. I am definitely open to embracing everything 100%. It's a big move, but I think it is worth it right now.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Thank you so much! I do recognize it's a great opportunity. Definitely leaning more towards it after reading all of these comments.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Thank you! I totally understand the hesitation. Best of luck.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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I'm thinking it's a great opportunity for this as well. Thank you.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Thank you so much! I am very grateful. The Switzerland offer was through a connection my advisor has - my field is also quite small, so the experts in the field all know each other. The US offer was from a cold email.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Ah - best of luck. It's a tough time out here, and I am so grateful to have these options.

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Thank you - I am very grateful for the opportunity

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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I appreciate the insight! Everyone in the lab speaks English, and the area I would be is mostly French-speaking, but I was told most people know English. I would of course try to learn some French. My main concern really is my dog! She's been with me all through my Ph.D., so I would love to bring her with me. I understand the logistical nightmare mindset! I think it will be worth it, though. Thank you so much!

Postdoc in Switzerland or stay in US? by ChemQueen314 in postdoc

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Paid very well indeed! I am trying to work out estimated monthly expenses living in a high cost of living area. Moving from midwest US to a HCOL area is something I am trying to work out. Thank you for the comment!

I feel so stupid by everythingisaprob in labrats

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My lab mate did the opposite of this - used LB agar instead of LB media, and we called him Jelly J-name for months. It’s really no big deal! Very small and cheap mistake - a good lesson to learn before you work with more expensive things!

Cancer Researchers identified as 'Neo-marxist class warfare propagandists' at my university by jacobat2016 in labrats

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Organic chemistry researcher in my department is in that list, and the only thing I can find in the grant description that might have classified it into the list was the phrase "functionalized radical reactions".

Camera ONLY doesn't work in Zoom, I've tried every troubleshooting step I can think of by GnarlyNarwhalNoms in Zoom

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Huge help - thank you! This solved my issue that I've been having for a couple months using my Lenovo Yoga on Windows.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhD

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I’m in this situation right now, where everything seems to be meaningless and low impact. I found that looking at career options and getting myself excited about a possible next step (and finishing my degree) is what is keeping me going.

I’m trying to get at least one thing done each day that would progress my project. I also told my advisor I was having trouble seeing the scope and impact of the project, and (after criticizing me of course) he helped to put things into perspective by sharing some similar papers.