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NPR @npr.org · 12h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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APA Div. 37 Section on Childmaltreat @div37childmaltx.bsky.social · 2d

So touched by this wonderful thank-you video from Dr. Rhoades and the Thriving Families team celebrating the success of our recent fundraiser! 💫💛
#communitysupport #gratitude #thrivingfamilies

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 4d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Samantha Brown @drsamanthabrown.bsky.social · 13d

We are currently seeking a Department Head in Human Development and Family Studies at CSU. Come join our amazing department!
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...

Professor and Department Head

Colorado State University (CSU) seeks an engaged, innovative, visionary, strategic, and high-energy leader for the position of Professor and Department Head of Human Development and Family Studies (HD...

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Samantha Brown @drsamanthabrown.bsky.social · 13d

We are currently seeking a Department Head in Human Development and Family Studies at CSU. Come join our amazing department!
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...

Professor and Department Head

Colorado State University (CSU) seeks an engaged, innovative, visionary, strategic, and high-energy leader for the position of Professor and Department Head of Human Development and Family Studies (HD...

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Samantha Brown @drsamanthabrown.bsky.social · 27d

Agree! Grant funds are already tight, and removing this line item while still having the ability to publish open access would be ideal.

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Penn State Child Study Center @pennstatecsc.bsky.social · Aug 27

Recent work by Michelle Ramos, Anna Zhou, and Kristin Buss examined how multiple dimensions of #dysregulation throughout #toddlerhood may predict trajectories of #externalizingbehavior in early childhood. @annamzhou.bsky.social @kabuss.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdzkmyww

Parent‐Reported Toddler Dysregulation and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Predict Trajectories of Childhood Externalizing Behaviors

Externalizing behaviors (e.g., aggression, oppositionality, conduct problems) typically peak then decrease across early childhood (ages 2–5). However, some children continue to exhibit elevated level...

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Aug 22

Worthwhile (and moving) read on strategies for continuing to do important research under threat.

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Scatter and Keep Working

Human rights workers and everyday citizens are asking: how do we deal with the evolving and very real threats we are facing?

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Aug 15

This Radiolab episode is one of the most beautiful and moving pieces of science communication I've come across in a long time.

Do yourself a favor and take some time to listen to this story of astrophysicist Charity Woodrum, and what she's learned from her work and life
radiolab.org/podcast/gala...

Galaxy Quenching

In the midst of unthinkable grief, an unthinkable discovery.

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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · Aug 10

I still get chills

Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts

Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE

see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek @kathyhirshpasek.bsky.social · Jul 29

Anyone looking for a great postdoctoral position? Here's one at Oxford University and they would love to have someone great! It's even out of the US -- a special bonus. Post-doctoral position in developmental/cognitive psychology at Oxford Brookes, UK

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Samantha Brown @drsamanthabrown.bsky.social · Jul 24

Each year, @div37childmaltx.bsky.social hosts a fundraiser to uplift local organizations supporting children and families. This year, we are supporting Thriving Families in Denver, CO, an incredible nonprofit empowering women and their families to thrive. Join us in donating by August 31!

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Jen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · Jun 25

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

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Jamie Hanson @jamielarsh.bsky.social · Jun 26

Linking pregnancy- and birth-related risk factors to a multivariate fusion of child cortical structure www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Linking pregnancy- and birth-related risk factors to a multivariate fusion of child cortical structure | PNAS

Pregnancy- and birth-related factors affect offspring brain development, emphasizing the importance of early life exposures. While most previous st...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Jun 26

American Academy of Pediatrics "will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust." publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.

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Lauren S. Hallion, Ph.D. @laurenshallion.bsky.social · Jun 10

I’m thrilled to share this preprint with a brilliant co-author team.

We describe several crises mental health science faces in the current sociopolitical context, as well as new and previously-overlooked opportunities to make non-incremental progress.

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/nz42x_v1

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Jun 8

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.

“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

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Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein.bsky.social · Jun 3

Look at these cuts that will devastate med/behavioral health research, severely limit mental health services, & end educational programming.
YOU help STOP these cuts by flooding Congress using the link below.
This is for ANYONE to do, so please spread the word!!
www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...

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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · May 19

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

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Talia Lerner @talialerner.bsky.social · May 15

This. This is why we invest in biomedical research and development in this country.

A bespoke gene-editing treatment for a baby born with a life-threatening disorder : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder.

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · Apr 29

Here's a database from UCLA on Non-NIH funding opportunities ranging from grad students to faculty from a wide range of biological and medical disciplines: biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu/crt-funding/...

BioFund - a Non-NIH Funding Database | crt-funding

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Samantha Brown @drsamanthabrown.bsky.social · Apr 26

Congratulations!

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · Apr 6

I'm offering a new advice/Q&A session to help support our newest colleagues facing extraordinary conditions:

How to start a lab during an (inter)national crisis?

I began in 2020 COVID, I believe I've learned some translational tips.

Please fill out if interested: forms.gle/6DPoZRWop1rY...

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Samantha Brown @drsamanthabrown.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congratulations!! 🎉

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