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Jordan Williams (she/her)
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Aspiring SciCommer 💬📝 | Pharmacology PhD Candidate @upenn.bsky.social | reposts = my 🧠 | 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 | #DeathPositive 🪦
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · Mar 7
Pharmacology 💊 women in STEM 👩🏻‍🔬 showed up & out for scientific funding! 🧬
#standupforscience2025
#standupforsciencephilly
A group of smiling women posing in front of Philadelphia city hall with a sign that reads “science not silence”. A women at Philadelphia city hall with her face partially obscured by a sign that reads “science not silence”. A pair of smiling women posing at Philadelphia city hall with a sign that reads “science not silence”.
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SCOPE Policy @scopepolicy.bsky.social · Jul 30
SCOPE’s summer course “Engaging with Science Policy Through Traditional and New Media” is in full swing! Meet our cohort at scopepolicy.org/2025-new-med..., and stay tuned for the opportunity to vote on content created by the participants
#scopepolicy #newmedia #scicomm
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IndivisiblePHL ❌👑 @indivisiblephl.bsky.social · Jun 14
#NOKings vs. Nobody @indivisible.org
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 15
We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
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AFT @aft.org · Jun 14
Incredible turnout so far in Philly for #NoKings Day! Find your nearest rally at NoKings.org
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MoveOn @moveon.org · Jun 14
Trump wanted a coronation. Philly gave him a massive f*cking protest.

100k strong. 100k loud. 100k unbought. 100k unbowed.
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Michelle likes democracy. @democracymichelle.bsky.social · Jun 14
Philly today.
Chopper 6 video of the No Kings protest near the Art Museum
Chopper 6 was over the 'No Kings' protest near the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Saturday afternoon.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · Jun 14
Massive turnout in Philly
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · Jun 14
#Philly #NoKingsRally
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · May 28
Day #1: ✅
So excited to work with this incredible cohort and with @scopepolicy.bsky.social in this training! #scopenewmedia #scicomm #scipolicy
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SCOPE Policy @scopepolicy.bsky.social · May 28
Introducing the ✨Inaugural New Media Training Course 2025 Cohort✨
Follow along to see how these individuals develop content for engaging science communication. For future course iterations and other training opportunities, check out our homepage. #scopenewmedia #scicomm #scipolicy
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Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN @marionleary.bsky.social · Mar 21
Here is my #oped in the @inquirer.com online today, publishing in the paper on Sunday.

"I will not stand idly by while the Trump administration destroys the scientific foundation that keeps this country and its citizens healthy and safe."

www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
We need to stand up for science while it’s under attack | Opinion
Everyone benefits from science. I will not stand idly by while the Trump administration destroys the scientific foundation that keeps this country and its citizens healthy and safe.
www.inquirer.com
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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · Mar 21
Today was a good day to stand shoulder to shoulder with coworkers in six unions across the university and the health system speaking out for the rights of all members of our community
AAUP-Penn President Amy Offner speaks to hundreds of coworkers and students at a large coalition rally on the corner of 34th & Walnut while unfurling—together with Justin Roncaoli of RAPUP-UAW, Matteo Hintz of Penn Museum Workers United, Rupa Pillai of AAUP-Penn, and many more—a petition signed by 1,000+ Penn employees printed on a 30-foot-long scroll. Photo credit: Joe Piette
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Andy Vaughan @vaughandy.bsky.social · Mar 20
Proud of @aaup-penn.bsky.social and allies organizing this!!

www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadel...
Hundreds protest at Penn after Trump administration freezes $175 million in funding
Outrage is growing over the White House's decision to freeze $175 million in funding for the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender athlete policy.
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · Mar 20
Gods I love a long petition 💋
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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · Mar 20
Penn employees and students marching the petition, signed by over 1,000 of our coworkers, to College Hall. This beauty is 30 feet long!
A line of Penn employees and students holding up a 30-foot-long printed petition signed by well over 1,000 workers, marching up the steps to College Hall
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · Mar 20
But also, “Everything is Tuberculosis” is a fantastic read - please go check it out!
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · Mar 20
So excited to have heard from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social as part of the Authors@Wharton talks - as a future #scicomm person I would LOVE to chat about the need for public investment in science.
Everything in your talk about tuberculosis today was SPOT ON!
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · Mar 18
My 1st op-ed with Devin Burris & Mark Bray (@mark531.bsky.social)!

We look at how Trump’s funding cuts/changes to scientific resesrch threaten American biomedical research for small institutions & young scientists.

Feedback/comments welcome! #scicomm

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The Goal of Killing Academia: ‘Small’ Science as a First Stop
Co-written by Jordan Williams, Devin Burris, & Mark Bray
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Mar 13
NIH is the best investment there is.

www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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Paige Jarreau @fromthelabbench.bsky.social · Mar 13
We have a website now for #silencedsciencestories!
Share your story.

Silencedsciencestories.com
Silenced Science Stories
Featuring the faces and stories of federal scientists.
Silencedsciencestories.com
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AAUP @aaup.org · Mar 11
We call for the immediate release of former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Kahlil, a legal permanent resident of the US. His abduction is an assault not only on basic immigration law but on our 1st Amendment protections of freedom of speech & assembly.

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AAUP Condemns Trump Administration’s Punitive Weaponization of Federal Grant Funding at Columbia
The Trump administration has taken the unprecedented move of cancelling $400 million in federal contracts and grants to Columbia University in alleged response to “inaction by Columbia’s administratio...
https://www.aaup.org/news/aaup-condemns-trump-administration’s-punitive-weaponization-federal-grant-funding-columbia
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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · Mar 10
Paywall free news! But please do subscribe to some of these pubs if you find yourself reading and rereading their stuff. @wired.com @rollingstone.com @statnews.com @sciam.bsky.social many others are good to support.
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👻HaunTed👻★ 韓聖安 @knowtheory.net · Mar 10
@mmasnick.bsky.social shouting out the Gift Links feed, which is genuinely something that's only possible in Bluesky:

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 10
Our work is far from done—science is still under attack.

We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?

Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...
How do we keep Standing Up for Science?
A heartfelt thank you for everyone that Stood Up for Science with us on March 7th—whether it be volunteering, donating, sharing, or attending in event, we're forever indebted to people like you who ca...
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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 10
NIH is abruptly terminating at least 33 research grants for projects studying why some people are hesitant to receive vaccines or evaluating strategies that could encourage vaccine uptake. scim.ag/4how23i
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines
Move reflects vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Jordan Williams (she/her) @jolybdenum.bsky.social · Mar 10
Sad to NOT see @upenn.edu on this list.
Do not comply preemptively!!
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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · Mar 10
The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. The letters are addressed to all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination. “The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws.” The schools that received letters from the Office for Civil Rights include: American University Arizona State University Boston University Brown University California State University, Sacramento Chapman University Columbia University Cornell University Drexel University Eastern Washington University Emerson College George Mason University Harvard University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University, Bloomington Johns Hopkins University Lafayette College Lehigh University Middlebury College Muhlenberg College Northwestern University Ohio State University Pacific Lutheran University Pomona College Portland State University Princeton University Rutgers University Rutgers University-Newark Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Stanford University State University of New York Binghamton State University of New York Rockland State University of New York, Purchase Swarthmore College Temple University The New School Tufts University Tulane University Union College University of California Davis University of California San Diego University of California Santa Barbara University of California, Berkeley University of Cincinnati University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of North Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Tennessee University of Virginia University of Washington-Seattle University of Wisconsin, Madison Wellesley College Whitman College Yale University
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lovewins7.bsky.social @lovewins7.bsky.social · Mar 8
What do we do when science is under attack? Stand up, fight back! Philly understood the assignment: two thousand people showed up at the March for Science today! whyy.org/articles/phi...
Philly scientists, protesters join nationwide push to 'Stand up for Science' opposing Trump's funding cuts
More than two thousand rallied in Philadelphia as part of a nationwide protest that included almost every state in the U.S.
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