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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈
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Physicist Turned Psychologist | Senior Researcher in #STEMed | Meta-Analysis Nerd | https://d-miller.github.io/

Also posts about 🧪 science funding to focus my attention.

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Receipts for above:

U of Texas Board of Regents (gift NYT link): www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

California governor: bsky.app/profile/gove...

The 10-page "compact" itself: www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Republicans had what was a strong shutdown position: We want to keep the govt open, Dems have demands.

They had traded this for Vought's position, which imo is much riskier, since it is based on an obvious lie about the need to make cuts.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/shutdown-h...
The administration is gambling the idea that the public will buy the false claim that the cuts they are imposing are caused by the shutdown. This is simply not true, and if people start to understand that Vought is imposing needless pain, using the shutdown as an excuse to hurt public services and blue states, the Republican position looks a lot harder to defend. It is therefore substantively important that the media cover this point accurately.
October 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
davidimiller.bsky.social
Some further context on the abrupt policy change:
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
www.science.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
davidimiller.bsky.social
Though many NSF employees are currently furloughed, Congress is not (where this call is going to next):
omfishient.bsky.social Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · Oct 1
📣 🧪 Update: #GRFP petition went to #NSF and OSTP (w/ the growing* comments list) yesterday.

We are now working to get these impacts in front of Congress, so PLEASE keep signing/sharing the petition!

*nearly 900!

@danielbolnick.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social
omfishient.bsky.social Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · Sep 29
🧪 Were you one of the many thousands of STEM students (and mentors) impacted by the sudden change in #NSF #GRFP eligibility last week?

We created a petition to NSF leadership and Congress to reverse the changes - please sign and share your stories here!!

laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
davidimiller.bsky.social
In that vein, NSF's shutdown plans just went public: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf-sh...

Already-funded projects can continue. And proposals can be submitted. But don't expect a response from a program officer during the shutdown.
Brief Summary of significant agency activities that will continue during a lapse: National Science Foundation (NSF) will use available carryover balances to continue daily operations. Once those balances are exhausted, electronic systems for proposal preparation and submission will remain available for use during a lapse in appropriations, (i.e., Research.gov, and Grants.gov). The Awards Cash Management Service (ACM$) and the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) will remain available for the submission and processing of valid payments for recipients and contractors. Recipients may continue performance under their NSF awards during a lapse in appropriations, to the extent funds are available, and the period of performance of the grant or cooperative agreement has not expired. In the event of a lapse, more detailed information on NSF operations for recipients, panelists, and employees will be posted at www.NSF.gov, and will be updated as necessary during a lapse. 2 Brief Summary of significant agency activities that will cease during a lapse: In general, no new grants, continuing grant increments, cooperative agreements, or contracts will be awarded. No new funding opportunities (program descriptions, announcements, solicitations or Dear Colleague Letters) will be issued. Responses to any inquiries received regarding upcoming deadlines will be deferred until normal operations resume. All panels (including virtual panels) scheduled to occur during a lapse in appropriations will be cancelled and will likely be rescheduled to a later date.
September 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
davidimiller.bsky.social
Statement from the plaintiffs:

“We are as united and committed as ever to ultimately winning this case and protecting these important NSF grants. The Trump-Vance administration acted unlawfully when it terminated these crucial grants."
In a Loss for American Innovation and Excellence, Court Allows Mass Termination of Grants at National Science Foundation as Case Continues - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
davidimiller.bsky.social
And more broadly, fuck this lawless dangerous SCOTUS.

Like how SCOTUS gave the green light for racial profiling earlier this week.

From a chaired law professor at NYU:
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM