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Kristin Schneider @drkristinschneider.bsky.social · 8h

Had a wonderful time today celebrating #PSYCGoodDeedDay2025. Greatly appreciated how many good deeds involved delicious treats! And all our new students are now CPR trained. Thanks to GASP for organizing our event!

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow.

go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 12d

NSF GRFP is out 2.5 months late w/key changes

1. 2nd year graduate students not eligible.

2. "alignment with Administration priorities"

3. Unlike prior years, they DO NOT specify the expected number of awards... that is a BIG problem.

a brief 🧵 w/receipts

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · 15d

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely (and on X) so all applicants can benefit 😀. If you are mentoring please do add your name!
#clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

docs.google.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22d

Today's the day: Your taxpayer dollars are now being used to fix up a “free” plane Qatar “gifted” to Donald Trump.

Up to $1 BILLION going to a plane that Trump's planning on keeping after he leaves office.

So much for getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Sep 4

The September CR needs to do more than fund NIH, CDC, EPA, USDA, FEMA, AHRQ, FDA, and so many more critical public health and safety agencies. It needs to include language that prevents harmful decision-making based on partisan politics rather than science.

indivisible.org/campaign/car...

Care Over Cuts: Reining in the Trump Chaos

indivisible.org

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Kristin Schneider @drkristinschneider.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't believe the lies coming from the federal government. www.wbez.org/news/2025/09...

Chicago sees its fewest summer murders since 1965

The Chicago Police Department’s criminal homicide tally for June, July and August is the lowest in 60 years. And overall violent crime remains near its lowest point in more than four decades.

www.wbez.org

Kristin Schneider @drkristinschneider.bsky.social · Sep 4

Not a great time to hire FEWER mental health professionals and scientists.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking pretty grim out there :-(.

Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · Sep 3

The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs

Bar plot showing the number of psychology jobs posted each year by area. There are major dips in 2020 due to covid, and in 2025 (now).

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Sep 2

So, kudos to both #Democrats & #Republicans in the House for their draft mark-up for next year's #budget, which maintains funding for #NIH (just like the Senate). This is rare, true #bipartisanship and should be praised. But #RussellVought will not be stopped by an appropriations bill. Why? 1/

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · Sep 1

This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:

RFK Jr is a danger to public health.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks, Republicans.
A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out

www.nytimes.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 28

#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/

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Kristin Schneider @drkristinschneider.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's the little things that sometimes you miss the most. Sorry friend. Sending positive your way.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Aug 28

According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.

8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.

And yet Trump is sending troops here.

Post from Donald Trump on Truth Social:

A really deadly weekend in Chicago. 6 dead, 27 hurt in crime sprees all over the city. Panic stricken Governor Pritzker says that crime is under control, when in fact it is just the opposite. He is an incompetent governor who should call me for help. Mayor Johnson is no better. Make Chicago great again!

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Aug 28

The brain drain created by this Administration’s anti science policies will affect research for decades.

They are robbing your children of the cures they would have seen.

Stealing science, killing cures.

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nice study by @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social et al., even though quite a depressing read.

Studies/articles like these are useful to help the public understand what's being lost and push back.

Don't want to have long depressing chats with your family, friends, etc. yourself? Send 'em here.

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Aug 26

We asked researchers across the country how federal funding changes have affected them and their labs. Their responses indicate a sense of doom and an existential crisis for science in the US: “The ship is going down and we are powerless.”

Importantly, there’s still time to fix this. 1/2

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IDPH | Illinois Department of Public Health @idph.bsky.social · Aug 27

In Illinois, we want to make sure you’re connected to the resources you need to feel supported, protected, and at home here.

That’s why Illinois has launched a first-of-its-kind free and confidential legal hotline for LGBTQ+ residents — Illinois Pride Connect. Here’s what you need to know. 👇

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · Aug 26

More than 600 Hispanic-serving institutions are at risk of losing millions of dollars in annual support after the Justice Department late last month declined to defend a federal grant program against a lawsuit.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions May Lose Federal Funds After Justice Dept. Refuses to Defend Grant Program

The department has indicated that it agrees with a lawsuit calling the program’s eligibility standard “unconstitutional.” More than 600 colleges could be affected.

www.chronicle.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Aug 23

They're going to spike everyone's energy prices. Your energy prices are going up and it's Trump's fault. Plain as day.

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · Aug 23

"The developers behind the project had said it was on track to produce enough electricity for more than 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut by next spring."

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 23

Breaking News: The Trump administration ordered construction to stop on a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that has already mostly been built.

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50501 Chicago @50501chicago.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join Stand Up for Science at the Lincoln Park Library Saturday to learn how spending cuts can affect Lake Michigan. #waterislife

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Aug 12

Excellent piece from a former NIH colleague and #BethesdaDeclaration co-signer.

She highlights the ongoing censorship at NIH and calls for the following three actions:

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

‘A whole body of health-equity research is being disappeared’ — why I resigned from the NIH

As federal support vanishes for research addressing the root causes of health disparities in the United States, we are left with a dangerous void and an urgent need to rethink science funding.

www.nature.com

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Aug 10

New toolkit provides tips for scientists interested in continuing the work of dismantled science advisory committees...

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Federal Science Advisory Committees Are Being Defunded and Dismantled. Here’s a Toolkit to Help Independent Scientists Step Up

Despite the current Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal science advisory committees, scientists and their organizations can still collaborate to form independent committees.

blog.ucs.org

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27 UNIHTED @27unihted.bsky.social · Aug 7

Tell the Supreme Court Hand Off NIH! We partnered with @safa-science.bsky.social on this memo outlining the upcoming shadow docket Supreme Court case NIH VS APHA! Grants will be terminated if the stay is allowed, and livelihoods and vital health research is at stake!

Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket.

It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.

We must speak up now.
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Tell the Supreme Court: No Stay. Hands off NIH

The Supreme Court is poised to allow Trump to illegally terminate NIH grants. Let's speak out. There is not much time.

scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · Aug 2

A liveable & sustainable future for all is currently at risk. Scientists can act in ways commensurate with research evidence. On a spectrum from indirect to direct @abiperrin.bsky.social‬ et al. outline actions that scientists can take to catalyze change re climate & nature doi.org/10.1038/s441...

Title, authors’ names, and abstract from a perspective article about actions scientists can take to support social movements focused on today’s serious climate and environmental issues

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