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Chris Rozell @crozell.bsky.social · 16h

Please share widely! If you work in any area related to the brain and policy, please consider applying to be our colleague here at Georgia Tech. This could include (but is not limited to) neuroethics or brain/mental health policy.

Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · 17h

The Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech invites applications for multiple open-rank tenured and/or tenure-track faculty positions with a focus on science, technology and innovation policy.

careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/...

#AcademicSky #PolicySky @appam.bsky.social

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · 17h

Please share, ask questions, and (if interested) apply!

Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · 17h

We are especially interested in candidates whose research relates to the School's strengths in ethics, energy and environmental policy, health policy, social and urban policy, and information and communications (ICT) policy.

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · 17h

the global interplay of knowledge systems; and the funding, resourcing and oversight of scientific and technological development, including emerging technologies.

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · 17h

Topics of research and teaching expertise should focus on science and technology (S&T) as objects of policy inquiry --e.g., understanding scientists and innovators; scientific and technological organizations; the production, communication, and consumption of science by scientists and the public;

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · 17h

The Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech invites applications for multiple open-rank tenured and/or tenure-track faculty positions with a focus on science, technology and innovation policy.

careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/...

#AcademicSky #PolicySky @appam.bsky.social

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Dr. Allegra Smith @argella.bsky.social · 27d

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology is hiring an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication with an emphasis in science communication. Priority consideration for applications is October 27. careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/...

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James T. Stroud @jameststroud.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come and be our new Chair of Biology at @gtsciences.bsky.social! We are growing an incredibly exciting ecology and evolution group here at GT and would love a visionary eco-evo minded person at the helm to help us do that. Please spread the word!

biosciences.gatech.edu/chair-search

Chair Search

Chair, School of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta The School of Biological Sciences of the Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech”) invites applications for the pos...

biosciences.gatech.edu

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social

We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly

#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky

uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...

Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies)

uscjobs.sc.edu

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Aug 27

Important and timely example of how science and technology policy research can inform research funding debates. Congrats to @crsugimoto.bsky.social from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy (@gtresearchnews.bsky.social) and the entire research team.

Cassidy R. Sugimoto @crsugimoto.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our latest work showing the alignment between the global distribution of research efforts and disease burden, and the effects of the US withdrawal from global funding www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global distribution of research efforts, disease burden, and impact of US public funding withdrawal - Nature Medicine

Longitudinal analyses reveal misalignment between global research efforts and disease burden; the gap is expected to widen substantially over the next two decades by the withdrawal of US public fundin...

www.nature.com

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Aug 20

Call for Papers! 🧵

The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)

Abstract Deadline: Sept 19

www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...

Public Science

Call for Papers Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceThe Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy

www.ias.edu

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Mar 14

Although it hasn't translated into formal policy yet, the structure and focus of this roundtable discussion raises serious concerns about how wide the door with will opened to stem cell profiteering by this administration and how may patients will be harmed as a result

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Mar 14

Not unexpected given the DHHS secretary's past statements, but this article by @leileiwu.bsky.social on Wednesday's roundtable on reducing stem cell regulation raises serious concerns:

endpts.com/rfk-jr-conve...

RFK Jr. convened roundtable around ways to reduce stem cell regulation

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his staff last Wednesday hosted a regenerative medicine roundtable primarily to discuss how to lower regulatory barriers for stem cell treatments, three people ...

endpts.com

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Mar 7

Congrats on organizing such a successful workshop. This is a great addition to the Atlanta and @gtresearchnews.bsky.social research ecosystem.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Feb 8

From Carrie Wolinetz, former Senior Advisor to the Office of the Director, Associate Director for Science Policy, and Chief of Staff to Francis Collins at NIH

www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...

Indirect research costs are complicated, wonky — and crucial to science

After two decades of work in biomedical research policy, there is no topic Carrie Wolinetz hates talking about more than indirect costs. She’s addressing them now because they are crucial.

www.statnews.com

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Feb 2

APLU put out a brief statement: www.aplu.org/news-and-med...

APLU Statement on Pause on Federal Grants - APLU

Washington, DC – APLU President Mark Becker today released the following statement on the White House Office of Management and Budget’s memo directing federal agencies to pause federal grants. “The Of...

www.aplu.org

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Jan 28

Important thread to follow:

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Jan 28

American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Jan 12

Very useful and timely overview of the purview of the Secretary of Energy from Valerie Thomas and Margaret Kosal (both @gtresearchnews.bsky.social) #EnergySky

theconversation.com/from-watts-t...

From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal

The Energy Department has a dual mission with a heavy science focus and manages large, expensive programs, many of which are behind schedule and over budget.

theconversation.com

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Dec 10

The semester is not quite over, but it’s never too early to stock up on winter break reading (thx to JHU press)

Looking forward to catching up on recent work from @joshuasweitz.bsky.social, @profgoldberg.bsky.social and Peter Hotez.

Stack of books (Asymptomatic by Joshua Weitz, Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries by Daniel Goldberg and The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science by Peter Hotez) in font of window.

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Nov 26

There’s at least three authenticator apps. I hope you chose the right one…

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Nov 26

Mayo Clinic has a post-bacc. program that can good for recent grads: www.mayo.edu/research/cen...

www.mayo.edu

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Nov 21

Beautiful crisp fall day at Georgia Tech

Tech tower on Georgia Tech’s main campus under a blue sky (with a half moon)

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Nov 19

Discovered this one:
bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Aaron Levine @aarondlevine.bsky.social · Nov 19

Anyone know if there are stem cell or cell therapy starter packs here yet?

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Nov 18

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

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