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The New Mexico branch of the national Stand up for Science Movement. Learn more about upcoming rallies and protests: https://linktr.ee/standupforsciencenm

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happening tomorrow, register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

Brainwaves and breakthroughs a neuroscience teachin event. Saturday 8/24 at 3 pm

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 23

Today!! Don’t miss. @standupforscience.bsky.social

Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happening tomorrow, register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happening tomorrow, register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Felicia Tuchman, MS @feliciatuchman.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks to Northwestern News for publishing an extended version of my @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social / @scholars.org op-ed! Grateful to have had an opportunity to speak in detail about memorable mentors @jnfrltackett.bsky.social & @cmbrandes.bsky.social 💜

news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...

This is why I’ll never stop fighting for science

Northwestern alum Felicia Tuchman chronicles her path from high school science student to pursuing a Ph.D. — and what she’s learning along the way

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 19

Don’t miss our educational event happening this Saturday!! Learn more and register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

Where: ABQ Main Library Auditorium
When: Saturday, August 23rd at 3:00 PM

Join us for Brainwaves and Breakthroughs, a community teach-in spotlighting the power of neuroscience and the importance of scientific research in our everyday lives. This event, organized by the New Mexico chapter of Stand Up for Science, will feature local neuroscience PhD researchers sharing their work and insights on how brain science shapes our understanding of memory, addiction, and aging.

Come hear from:

Sam McKenzie, PhD – on how memories are formed and stored in the brain

Fernando Valenzuela, MD, PhD – on alcohol exposure and its effects on the developing brain

Nicole Maphis, PhD – on the links between alcohol use and Alzheimer’s disease

Whether you're a science enthusiast, student, advocate, or just curious about how neuroscience impacts public health and policy, this event is for you!

Free and open to the public.

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 8

Don’t forget to register for this event! Link is in bio.

Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us Saturday, 8/23 at 3 PM for our first Teach-in event! Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

Brainwaves and Breakthroughs: A Neuroscience Teach-In
Hosted by New Mexico Stand Up for Science
Where: ABQ Main Library Auditorium
When: Friday, August 23rd at 3:00 PM

Join us for Brainwaves and Breakthroughs, a community teach-in spotlighting the power of neuroscience and the importance of scientific research in our everyday lives. This event, organized by the New Mexico chapter of Stand Up for Science, will feature local neuroscience PhD researchers sharing their work and insights on how brain science shapes our understanding of memory, addiction, and aging.

Come hear from:

Sam McKenzie, PhD – on how memories are formed and stored in the brain

Fernando Valenzuela, MD, PhD – on alcohol exposure and its effects on the developing brain

Nicole Maphis, PhD – on the links between alcohol use and Alzheimer’s disease

Whether you're a science enthusiast, student, advocate, or just curious about how neuroscience impacts public health and policy, this event is for you!

Free and open to the public.

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 8

Don’t forget to register for this event! Link is in bio.

Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us Saturday, 8/23 at 3 PM for our first Teach-in event! Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us Saturday, 8/23 at 3 PM for our first Teach-in event! Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us Saturday, 8/23 at 3 PM for our first Teach-in event! Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/teach...

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · Jul 21

Don’t miss our latest @standupforscience.bsky.social op-ed by @feliciatuchman.bsky.social! Read it here: www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...

OPINION: Moments are being taken away from the next generation of scientists

I’m 17 years old. In AP Psychology, our final project is to design an experiment, collect data, and write up the results. My teacher suggests that our group, fascinated by

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · May 28

Big update to scienceimpacts.org: See the devastating impact of cancelled NIH grants across the country, and how losses at specific institutions ripple out to surrounding communities.

This is all in addition to the future losses that would result from cutting funds for indirect costs of research.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 26

🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨

Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.

We’ve launched an open letter.

SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!

Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...

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Nina C. Christie | PhD, MPH @ninachristie.bsky.social · May 19

Cassie said it best in yet another great piece in the ABQ Journal from addiction scientists: "We owe it to every person struggling with substance use, and their families, to act now to save the very infrastructure that saves families from unnecessary suffering." Check it out here:

Cassie Boness, PhD @cassie-boness.bsky.social · May 19

New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.

www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...

and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...

OPINION: Federal cuts put addiction treatment and recovery at risk

I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 9

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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · May 9

NM Stand Up for Science organizers canvassed UNM's campus on the last day of classes for the spring semester, hoping to engage undergraduate and graduate students in organizing against federal cuts against research.

UNM post-docs forewarn threats to research at Stand Up for Science event • Source New Mexico

New Mexico Stand Up for Science tabled at the University of New Mexico, to organize against federal defunding of science research.

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 8

Happening tomorrow! Will you be there?

Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 6

Don’t miss out on our event happening at UNM this Friday!!

Come learn more about the threats to science and ways to get involved

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

It's time for a Summer Send-Off
NATIONWIDE CAMPUS ACTION
Stand Up, Fight Back - TOGETHER!
STAND UP WITH US

BECAUSE SCIENCE, HIGHER ED, AND DEMOCRACY ARE FOR EVERYONE

Where: Cornell Mall @ UNM
When: Friday, May 9th 12-1 PM

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 6

Don’t miss out on our event happening at UNM this Friday!!

Come learn more about the threats to science and ways to get involved

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 6

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 6

Don’t miss out on our event happening at UNM this Friday!!

Come learn more about the threats to science and ways to get involved

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 3

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Stand up for Science NM @sufsnewmexico.bsky.social · May 3

The latest NM SUFS OpEd is out in @abqjournal.bsky.social!

Read "Science Cuts: The Five Stages of Grief" by Nikki Maphis at the link

OPINION: Science cuts: The five stages of grief

The five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — rarely happen in any specific order.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 2

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This isn’t just a funding freeze. It’s an attack on free inquiry.
Science is under siege—but this is just the beginning. We’re fighting back, stay tuned.

#StandUpForScience
#WithoutNSF
#NSFFreeze

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 2

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MAKE NOISE:
1. Share your story. Post how NSF funding has impacted your research or your life. Use #WithoutNSF to raise your voice.

2. Share your story on the Federal Freeze Tracker to help lawmakers and the public understand what’s at stake:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Federal Funding Freeze: Share Your Story

Trump's funding freeze is causing chaos and harming Americans. Share your story to build the movement.

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