Noam Ross
@noamross.net
Computational disease ecologist. Executive Director of @ropensci.org. Co-founder of https://grant-witness.us/. Brooklynite. One Health, open science, #RStats, cities, civics, bikes, fun, love, progress + justice. he/him
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JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
🚀 We're pleased to open the call for Champions and Mentors for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026-2027, a 12-month journey in open science, research software, and community building.
🌎 This year's cohort will be run in Spanish and focused on Latin America
More info at ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
🌎 This year's cohort will be run in Spanish and focused on Latin America
More info at ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
Open call for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026!
You can now apply to participate in the 2026 Champions Program. We are looking for people to participate in mentoring roles and to become Champions.
ropensci.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🚀 We're pleased to open the call for Champions and Mentors for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026-2027, a 12-month journey in open science, research software, and community building.
🌎 This year's cohort will be run in Spanish and focused on Latin America
More info at ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
🌎 This year's cohort will be run in Spanish and focused on Latin America
More info at ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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FYI the NIH is proposing revisions to the NIH Genome Data Sharing Policy: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
This needs careful consideration.
Responses are requested by mid-March and it goes without saying that many submissions from the global genomics community are strongly encouraged.
This needs careful consideration.
Responses are requested by mid-March and it goes without saying that many submissions from the global genomics community are strongly encouraged.
NOT-OD-26-023: Request for Information on Draft NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Draft NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing P...
grants.nih.gov
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
FYI the NIH is proposing revisions to the NIH Genome Data Sharing Policy: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
This needs careful consideration.
Responses are requested by mid-March and it goes without saying that many submissions from the global genomics community are strongly encouraged.
This needs careful consideration.
Responses are requested by mid-March and it goes without saying that many submissions from the global genomics community are strongly encouraged.
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I just did my first review for #JOSS
joss.theoj.org
Extremely positive experience (summarized in Mastodon mstdn.science/@ChristosArg...).
If you are developing research open source software, strongly consider submitting to JOSS!
joss.theoj.org
Extremely positive experience (summarized in Mastodon mstdn.science/@ChristosArg...).
If you are developing research open source software, strongly consider submitting to JOSS!
Journal of Open Source Software
Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) is a developer friendly, open access journal for research software packages.
joss.theoj.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I just did my first review for #JOSS
joss.theoj.org
Extremely positive experience (summarized in Mastodon mstdn.science/@ChristosArg...).
If you are developing research open source software, strongly consider submitting to JOSS!
joss.theoj.org
Extremely positive experience (summarized in Mastodon mstdn.science/@ChristosArg...).
If you are developing research open source software, strongly consider submitting to JOSS!
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Keeping funding levels high while installing apparatchiks to steer it in political favored directions will fund at least as much corruption as it will science.
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Keeping funding levels high while installing apparatchiks to steer it in political favored directions will fund at least as much corruption as it will science.
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Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
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“As federal workers, we have a front-row seat to the harm a lawless administration inflicts on the American public. On January 7, 2025, that harm yet again took its most devastating form in the murder of Renee Good…”
open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
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Statement from the Civil Servants Coalition on the State-Sanctioned Murder of Renee Good
A guest post from a broad and informal coalition of civil servants concerned about how the current administration is harming Americans
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
“As federal workers, we have a front-row seat to the harm a lawless administration inflicts on the American public. On January 7, 2025, that harm yet again took its most devastating form in the murder of Renee Good…”
open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
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"NYS Dept of Health & NYC Health Dept reject all recent and unilateral changes to the CDC immunization schedule."
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
"NYS Dept of Health & NYC Health Dept reject all recent and unilateral changes to the CDC immunization schedule."
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.
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What are your favorite "this data was a shitshow" readings? Blogs, appendices, papers, things I can show to students.
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
What are your favorite "this data was a shitshow" readings? Blogs, appendices, papers, things I can show to students.
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Bat signal, nerds.
What are your favorite "this data was a shitshow" readings? Blogs, appendices, papers, things I can show to students.
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Bat signal, nerds.
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The *CATHOLIC CHURCH* is doing a better job standing up to the fascists than nearly every single science organization, society, and institution.
That should make you think.
This is how it’s done, dorks.
That should make you think.
This is how it’s done, dorks.
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
The *CATHOLIC CHURCH* is doing a better job standing up to the fascists than nearly every single science organization, society, and institution.
That should make you think.
This is how it’s done, dorks.
That should make you think.
This is how it’s done, dorks.
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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More than 1,000 charities submitted federal tax filings without language reflecting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in mission statements from their earlier filings.
Others went as far as to change their names.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Others went as far as to change their names.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms
As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
More than 1,000 charities submitted federal tax filings without language reflecting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in mission statements from their earlier filings.
Others went as far as to change their names.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Others went as far as to change their names.
(Published Dec. 2025)
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RFK Jr. Recommends Drinking Anything That Comes Out Of Cow
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
RFK Jr. Recommends Drinking Anything That Comes Out Of Cow
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NEW: My research has found that 17 of the 200 highest-ranked U.S. colleges have removed references to gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation from their nondiscrimination policies. See the full list here: medium.com/prismnpen/to...
Top U.S. Universities Are Quietly Removing LGBTQ+ Discrimination Protections
From the Ivy League to elite state schools, this list might surprise you
medium.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
NEW: My research has found that 17 of the 200 highest-ranked U.S. colleges have removed references to gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation from their nondiscrimination policies. See the full list here: medium.com/prismnpen/to...
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Putting in the work WORKS. The calls, the protests, the petitions. The work WORKS.
Don't let people tell you that nothing will make a difference.
Don't let people tell you that nothing will make a difference.
The U.S. Congress has delivered another rebuke of President Donald Trump’s plans to slash this year’s budgets of several science agencies. https://scim.ag/49G7Zwe
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science
Appropriators agree instead to keep this year’s spending nearly level
www.science.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Putting in the work WORKS. The calls, the protests, the petitions. The work WORKS.
Don't let people tell you that nothing will make a difference.
Don't let people tell you that nothing will make a difference.
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I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - NOAA Firebird - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI - Application Deadline: February 15, 2026
blogs.illinois.edu
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
Accepting applications until Feb 15th
blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...
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Letter of resignation from @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social former Dir of Extramural Ops at NHGRI
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
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"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
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Letter of resignation | Jennifer Troyer
Reposting: As many of you know, I recently chose to leave the position I worked hard to achieve, the work that I love, and the team of people that could not have been better to do this work with. It ...
www.linkedin.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Letter of resignation from @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social former Dir of Extramural Ops at NHGRI
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
1/6
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
1/6
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Grandparents for Vaccines opposes rollback of childhood vaccine recommendations:
@nurseteria.bsky.social @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@nurseteria.bsky.social @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Grandparents for Vaccines opposes rollback of childhood vaccine recommendations:
@nurseteria.bsky.social @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@nurseteria.bsky.social @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
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RFK Jr. is about to launch a dangerously unethical experiment in West Africa.
RFK Jr. is about to launch a dangerously unethical experiment in West Africa.
RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment
RFK Jr. recently directed the CDC to fund a study in West Africa that lays bare his cruelty and dishonesty
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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RFK Jr. is about to launch a dangerously unethical experiment in West Africa.
RFK Jr. is about to launch a dangerously unethical experiment in West Africa.
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Reporters! If you're covering the wake of the CDC overhauling childhood vaccines today, we've made clean kindergarten vaccination-rate data available for schools and districts in 36 states, and county-level data for 44 states. Get it here: github.com/washingtonpo...
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, and RSV. Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Reporters! If you're covering the wake of the CDC overhauling childhood vaccines today, we've made clean kindergarten vaccination-rate data available for schools and districts in 36 states, and county-level data for 44 states. Get it here: github.com/washingtonpo...
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i realllllly want to stress that this change is most likely going to be stopped in court, and quickly. but the confusion rfk jr. is spreading is also part of the project. that’s long term damage
gift link. this will be challenged in court
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
i realllllly want to stress that this change is most likely going to be stopped in court, and quickly. but the confusion rfk jr. is spreading is also part of the project. that’s long term damage
