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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Feb 28

www.linkedin.com/pulse/keepin... Here is a summary of recommendations for keeping DEI alive in academia based on a fantastic article by Joan C. Williams and coauthors. Their original article here: hbr.org/2025/02/how-...

Keeping DEI Alive in Academia: Corporate-Inspired Strategies

https://hbr.org/2025/02/how-to-assess-the-new-legal-risks-of-your-dei-policies Wondering how universities can keep DEI initiatives moving forward despite changing regulations? A recent HBR article by ...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 4

If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Bar chart titled "Matters of Scale" comparing proposed US research budget cuts to the European Union's €500-million (US$571-million) "Choose Europe" fund. The chart shows:

* National Institutes of Health (NIH): $8 billion in cancelled grants and $18 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (long orange bar).
* National Science Foundation (NSF): $5.1 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (shorter orange bar).
* EU's Choose Europe fund: $571 million (very short blue bar).

The graphic highlights that the EU fund is much smaller in scale compared to the US budget cuts. Text above the chart explains the EU’s intention to attract US researchers in response to policy decisions by the convicted felon and rapist Donald Trump.

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Reposted by Kelly R. Zamudio, Anita Guerrini, Patricia A. Soranno , and 1 more Kelly R. Zamudio, Anita Guerrini, Patricia A. Soranno, Beth Tellman

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · May 2

Pause for a minute to appreciate the valiant Program Officers still at NSF, who are doing their utmost to preserve what they can. They’re in the stinking rotting belly of the beast, laboring on our behalf.

❤️❤️❤️❤️ to them

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · May 2

Probably every single woman in science in the United States under the age of 50 has been positively impacted by the NSF ADVANCE program in some way. As I hear stories of ADVANCE cancellations, it's hard to really fully grasp the tremendous damage the end of that one program is doing. 🧪

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Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @envirodgi.bsky.social · Apr 22

1/ As the first #EarthDay approached and over 20 million people across the U.S. participated in teach-ins, rallies, and events, Nixon and his team worked to create the first EPA in 1970. www.apeoplesepa.org/home/origins

https://www.apeoplesepa.org/home/origins

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Apr 22

This #EarthDay, we challenge scientists to advocate for our planet by fighting environmental data censorship.

Keep vital data alive! Use independent, open-source resources in your research and contribute your own data 🌐🧪

www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...

#OurPowerOurPlanet #OpenScience

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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · Apr 21

Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.

Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.

#McClintockLetters

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Reposted by Olivier Giménez, Hilde Van den Bulck, Brian Medeiros , and 7 more Olivier Giménez, Hilde Van den Bulck, Brian Medeiros, Patricia A. Soranno, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Eric Hehman, Jeffrey Alexander, Dorothy L. Hodgson, Melinda Baldwin, David W. Lawson

Noam Ross @noamross.net · Apr 19

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨

We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!

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NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.

We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks.

We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA

WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential.

These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Apr 18

After 29 years as a faculty member, I have seen how hard-won progress toward equity in academia can be, and how easily it can be lost. New disruptions to research funding & national service demand urgent changes to promotion and tenure criteria. Add your ideas!

www.linkedin.com/pulse/resear...

This illustration symbolizes the fragility of scientific review boards when political interference destabilizes trusted processes. The cracked platform beneath a diverse group of scientists represents how women and minority researchers have been disproportionately harmed by recent dismissals and disruptions at major U.S. research agencies. The image was generated using OpenAI’s DALL-E tool

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Margarita Lopez-Uribe @mmlopezu.bsky.social · Apr 18

What it feels like to be a "DEI hire"
www.science.org/content/arti...

As a scientist passionate about health equity, my career options are dwindling

Amid funding cuts and new limitations, “I don’t have 4 years to hunker down and wait it out,” this postdoc writes

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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · Apr 17

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review.

www.science.org/content/arti...

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review

Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency

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Phil Levin @phillevin.bsky.social · Apr 9

USGCRP brings together the power of 15 fed agencies to understand & respond to global change—turning science into action

The people are brilliant, tireless, mission-driven.

The value? Transformative
USGCRP has shaped policy, research, & lives

Gut wrenching blow.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Trump moves to hobble major US climate change study

The cuts are a potentially fatal blow to the National Climate Assessment that Congress mandated to ensure the government understands the threats posed by rising temperatures.

www.politico.com

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Apr 1

Really seems like it will be challenging for NSF to catch up and get the funding out the door by the end of the fiscal year. Temporary pauses on panels didn't help either. It seems really unclear what is happening.

Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 1

The number of new grants handed out by the National Science Foundation since President Donald Trump took office has fallen by nearly 50% compared with the same 2-month period 1 year ago. scim.ag/42dCJjc

NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office

The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Apr 1

Finally, a clear statement (and plea to the public) about what this administration is doing to science in the US. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Read the Letter (Gift Article)

Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 1

NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office

The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards

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ProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · Mar 26

We’ve often said tenured professors don’t see themselves as workers, so I’m glad to see this effort gain momentum!!! Once a certain signature threshold is reached, this will be published on AAUP blog & the organizers will solicit press coverage.

Please share!

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March 20, 2025 Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education: You are on the frontlines ...

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thanks to @juliaelenamusto.bsky.social at @the-independent.com for covering our recent publication! 🔬

We need this kind of broad-scale research to understand why some lakes are more vulnerable than others to climate-driven changes 🌍🧪

www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...

#Climate #Science ⚒️

More than 8000 US lakes saw ‘unexpected’ changes due to climate change

Rising temperatures and nutrient pollution allows for the growth of algal blooms that can impact drinking water and kill wildlife

www.the-independent.com

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · Mar 18

Curious about climate patterns? The new ERA Explorer app lets you compare 85 years of climate data worldwide. Analyse climatological averages at any map point or explore month-by-month data.Dive deeper with ERA Explorer! era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu?lat=50.86&ln...
#C3S #beautifuldata

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Zoë Schlanger @zoeschlanger.bsky.social · Mar 7

Trump just nuked all the federal environmental justice programs. What the hell were they anyway? Funny you should ask. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On

Environmental justice was patching over gaps in federal law that allowed for zones of concentrated harms.

www.theatlantic.com

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Reposted by Nick M. Haddad, Lauren B. Buckley, Patricia A. Soranno

Harry Stevens @harrystevens.bsky.social · Mar 6

🦋 In 20 years, the contiguous U.S. lost 22 percent of its butterflies, according to a groundbreaking new study published today.

We got the data, and I made a tool that lets you find out what's happening with butterfly species in your town.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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See How Butterfly Numbers Are Dropping Near You (Gift Article)

Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.

www.nytimes.com

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Mar 5

What a great REU story! These types of experiences are so critical for giving critical experiences to the next generation of scientists. Let's hope NSF fights to keep it going. And, we must think of ways to help them in that fight.

Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · Mar 5

University FINALLY getting around to celebrating our student who found a new species as part of her #REU! 🧪🌎💧https://voice.daemen.edu/march-5-2025/alum-identifies-new-species/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI1XX1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcMpld3syz2nw9u2UuDczVZ0ABPtxeUAvp7s2UuIzKgnfV4B3whpH_MqUg_aem_i6H2CI0sx6Jn8ocHcooozA

Alum Identifies New Species - Daemen Voice

Daemen Biology alum, Charsie Yox, ‘24, co-authored a research paper published on November 28, 2024, in which she identified and named an aquatic isopod. Yox learned about the National Science Foundati...

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Sarah Whorley, Ph.D. @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · Mar 5

Alum Identifies New Species - Daemen Voice

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Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @envirodgi.bsky.social · Mar 5

Scrubbing websites “removes critical information the public needs about issues that affect their health ... Information suppression undermines the environmental right to know, & our democracy as a whole,” EDGI’s @gretchengehrke.bsky.social told @carlynzwaren.bsky.social for Salon. ➡️ bit.ly/4bsZMdX

Trump is gutting environmental data, obscuring climate and pollution risks to the public

Deleting websites and ignoring scientific data threatens to undo clean air and water regulations

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · Mar 4

A study of 24,452 lakes across the United States explores nonlinear dynamics between climate, human disturbance, and algal biomass. The story of how lakes are changing is complex and often dependent on environmental context. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Satellite image of lakes with varying amounts of chlorophyll.

CREDIT: Landsat-8 Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey.

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Jonathan Gilmour @jonathang.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hosting a @publicenvirodata.bsky.social datathon TODAY from 3–5 on zoom to preserve critical federal environmental data, in partnership with @earthhacks.bsky.social. We'd love to see you there.

Register here! harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#climate #environment #datapreservation #noaa #nws

Join us for a Datathon on February 28th.

This is your chance to:
- Preserve access to critical datasets
- Contribute by uploading community-identified data
- Connect with fellow open data enthusiasts

We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you at the Datathon!

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · Feb 27

Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now.

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MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'

The John D

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Feb 25

see the paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Feb 25

And, the link to the paper is here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Abrupt changes in algal biomass of thousands of US lakes are related to climate and are more likely in low-disturbance watersheds | PNAS

Climate change is predicted to intensify lake algal blooms globally and result in regime shifts. However, observed increases in algal biomass do no...

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Feb 25

(10/10) Missed Part 1?

Catch up on our introduction to why algae biomass and open science matter below 👇🏻

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Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Feb 19

🌊Fresh findings coming soon!

(1/5) We found that climate causes changes in algal growth in freshwater lakes.

The organisms are small, but the implications of these findings and the methods used to achieve them are vast.

Check out why it matters below 👇🏻🧪

Patricia Soranno @patriciasoranno.bsky.social · Feb 25

(9/10) A sincere thank you to @msunatsci.bsky.social , @pnas.org, the NSF Macrosystems Biology Program that funded this work, and our fantastic group of co-authors, just a few of which are pictured here. 💫

Team science produces stronger science 💪

Picture of some of our co-authors at a recent conference. Pictured (from upper right to left): Patrick Hanly, Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Katherine Webster, Patricia Soranno

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