Claire Tomlinson, PhD
@clairetomlinson.bsky.social
Clinical psychology postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh. Research in parenting, interventions, divorce and separation.
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Researchers did not mince words about this purge of senior NIH leadership:
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Researchers did not mince words about this purge of senior NIH leadership:
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
Reposted by Claire Tomlinson, PhD
UPDATE: Here's where we're at w/ NIH grant terminations:
❌ 429 NIH grants terminated*
❌ 137 related to HIV/AIDS prevention
❌ 27 on cancer
❌ 16 on Alzheimer's
The full Airtable, thanks to wizardry of @noamross.net👇
*This is just what we know. There are certainly more we don't know about yet.
❌ 429 NIH grants terminated*
❌ 137 related to HIV/AIDS prevention
❌ 27 on cancer
❌ 16 on Alzheimer's
The full Airtable, thanks to wizardry of @noamross.net👇
*This is just what we know. There are certainly more we don't know about yet.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
UPDATE: Here's where we're at w/ NIH grant terminations:
❌ 429 NIH grants terminated*
❌ 137 related to HIV/AIDS prevention
❌ 27 on cancer
❌ 16 on Alzheimer's
The full Airtable, thanks to wizardry of @noamross.net👇
*This is just what we know. There are certainly more we don't know about yet.
❌ 429 NIH grants terminated*
❌ 137 related to HIV/AIDS prevention
❌ 27 on cancer
❌ 16 on Alzheimer's
The full Airtable, thanks to wizardry of @noamross.net👇
*This is just what we know. There are certainly more we don't know about yet.
Reposted by Claire Tomlinson, PhD
#StandUpforScience local rally in Pittsburgh is confirmed!
📅 March 7, 2025
⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM
📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates
Spread the word 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceForAll
#ScienceNotSilence
#STEM
📅 March 7, 2025
⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM
📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates
Spread the word 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceForAll
#ScienceNotSilence
#STEM
February 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#StandUpforScience local rally in Pittsburgh is confirmed!
📅 March 7, 2025
⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM
📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates
Spread the word 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceForAll
#ScienceNotSilence
#STEM
📅 March 7, 2025
⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM
📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates
Spread the word 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceForAll
#ScienceNotSilence
#STEM
Reposted by Claire Tomlinson, PhD
"The American Association of University Professors, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education &other groups argue in a lawsuit filed Mon that the orders exceed executive legal authority, violate both the 1st & 5th Amendments, &threaten academic freedom &access to HE for all"
Higher ed organizations sue against Trump’s DEI orders
The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.
www.insidehighered.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"The American Association of University Professors, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education &other groups argue in a lawsuit filed Mon that the orders exceed executive legal authority, violate both the 1st & 5th Amendments, &threaten academic freedom &access to HE for all"
Reposted by Claire Tomlinson, PhD
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
Reposted by Claire Tomlinson, PhD
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Reposted by Claire Tomlinson, PhD
Trump's War on science - imposing a wide range of restrictions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) including the abrupt cancellation of meetings such as grant review panels. Orders a communications pause, a freeze on hiring, and an indefinite ban on travel.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Trump's War on science - imposing a wide range of restrictions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) including the abrupt cancellation of meetings such as grant review panels. Orders a communications pause, a freeze on hiring, and an indefinite ban on travel.