Kat Nicholson
@drnicholson.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University | microbiologist | AWIS-CAC VP of Outreach (Public Relations) | 🏳️🌈 | dog mom
Clemson ‘17, University of Notre Dame ‘23
Clemson ‘17, University of Notre Dame ‘23
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“It makes a really powerful statement that the professors themselves are stakeholders and that it’s just not the institutions alone...It’s a way of saying, ‘Well, if you’re slow to the battlefield, we’re going to get there first.’”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
UC Berkeley researchers team up for first-of-its-kind lawsuit over Trump funding cuts
University of California staff members hope to use a class action lawsuit to restore their research funding.
www.nbcnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“It makes a really powerful statement that the professors themselves are stakeholders and that it’s just not the institutions alone...It’s a way of saying, ‘Well, if you’re slow to the battlefield, we’re going to get there first.’”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
this is a direct attack on the LGBTQ+ community
The Trump admin is halting HIV vaccine studies—including promising work by top research centers. Scientists warn this could set progress back a decade.
Lives are at stake. This is why we fight.
zurl.co/Xi4WM
#StandUpForScience
Lives are at stake. This is why we fight.
zurl.co/Xi4WM
#StandUpForScience
Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say
"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.
zurl.co
June 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
this is a direct attack on the LGBTQ+ community
or Northwestern.
This NYT analysis is incomplete, because the underlying data provided by HHS is inaccurate. It does not include the mass termination of all federal funding to Harvard.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
or Northwestern.
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We are opening our summer mentoring program! You do not need to be an AWIS member to join, and the program is FREE and runs from June-September 2025.
More information and sign-up links here: www.awis-chicago.org/featured/men...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
More information and sign-up links here: www.awis-chicago.org/featured/men...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
May 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We are opening our summer mentoring program! You do not need to be an AWIS member to join, and the program is FREE and runs from June-September 2025.
More information and sign-up links here: www.awis-chicago.org/featured/men...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
More information and sign-up links here: www.awis-chicago.org/featured/men...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards (Gift Article)
The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
nyti.ms
April 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
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Harvard President drops the mic on Trump admin threats to cut them off — saying that’s not how “Veritas” works.
This is a huge moment for institutional resistance to Trump and DOGE’s war on public science.
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpToTrump
Read more below! 👇
view.hu.harvard.edu?qs=351b45ebf...
This is a huge moment for institutional resistance to Trump and DOGE’s war on public science.
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpToTrump
Read more below! 👇
view.hu.harvard.edu?qs=351b45ebf...
view.hu.harvard.edu
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Harvard President drops the mic on Trump admin threats to cut them off — saying that’s not how “Veritas” works.
This is a huge moment for institutional resistance to Trump and DOGE’s war on public science.
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpToTrump
Read more below! 👇
view.hu.harvard.edu?qs=351b45ebf...
This is a huge moment for institutional resistance to Trump and DOGE’s war on public science.
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpToTrump
Read more below! 👇
view.hu.harvard.edu?qs=351b45ebf...
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From the organizers: "Biotech Networks is pleased to announce our first event in the US Midwest in Chicago during the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting on April 28th 2025."
Check it out below!
mwbn.bio/midwest-life...
Check it out below!
mwbn.bio/midwest-life...
Biotech Networks Speed Networking + Science of Tasting AACR & Chicago April 28th 2025 – Midwest Region Biotech Networks
mwbn.bio
April 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
From the organizers: "Biotech Networks is pleased to announce our first event in the US Midwest in Chicago during the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting on April 28th 2025."
Check it out below!
mwbn.bio/midwest-life...
Check it out below!
mwbn.bio/midwest-life...
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NEW: the admin has killed collective bargaining for a number of federal agencies
Guidance on Executive Order Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Programs
www.chcoc.gov
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
NEW: the admin has killed collective bargaining for a number of federal agencies
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I unironically use my local library a lot. Ebooks, audio books, physical books, the seed exchange, the meeting spaces?? Passport services?? Citizenship and English classes? I grew up in the teen hangout area as a housing insecure youth with a bad parent. Libraries are important, I'm pissed
March 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I unironically use my local library a lot. Ebooks, audio books, physical books, the seed exchange, the meeting spaces?? Passport services?? Citizenship and English classes? I grew up in the teen hangout area as a housing insecure youth with a bad parent. Libraries are important, I'm pissed
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Please please PLEASE fight for museums and libraries, they are such good things, we cannot possibly have a society without them
March 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Please please PLEASE fight for museums and libraries, they are such good things, we cannot possibly have a society without them
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Trump just withdrew the bad CDC nominee after public blowback about the measles vaccine.
Scientists, we can achieve the same with the bad NIH nominee. Public pressure can force out Bhattacharya.
Your voices are needed now. Please take action. 🧪
Scientists, we can achieve the same with the bad NIH nominee. Public pressure can force out Bhattacharya.
Your voices are needed now. Please take action. 🧪
White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pick
The White House is withdrawing President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican former congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon to serve as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump just withdrew the bad CDC nominee after public blowback about the measles vaccine.
Scientists, we can achieve the same with the bad NIH nominee. Public pressure can force out Bhattacharya.
Your voices are needed now. Please take action. 🧪
Scientists, we can achieve the same with the bad NIH nominee. Public pressure can force out Bhattacharya.
Your voices are needed now. Please take action. 🧪
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In leu of NIH cuts at Columbia, many folks are asking why aren't universities using endowment funds to support the research mission of their faculty scientists?
Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In leu of NIH cuts at Columbia, many folks are asking why aren't universities using endowment funds to support the research mission of their faculty scientists?
Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option
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Join Civic Saturday Evanston for a conversation about diversity!
civicsaturdayevanston.org
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
civicsaturdayevanston.org
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
March 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Join Civic Saturday Evanston for a conversation about diversity!
civicsaturdayevanston.org
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
civicsaturdayevanston.org
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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Did you know? At AWIS Chicago, it's Women's History Month all year round!
We run quarterly articles, a podcast, and a zine featuring current and historical women in STEM. Check it out on our website: www.awis-chicago.org/scientist-of...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth
We run quarterly articles, a podcast, and a zine featuring current and historical women in STEM. Check it out on our website: www.awis-chicago.org/scientist-of...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth
Scientist of the Month - AWIS Chicago
Nominations are open! The AWIS Chicago "Scientist of the Month" is an area scientist who promotes the advancement of women in the fields of science, technology, and engineering (STEM). This monthly se...
www.awis-chicago.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Did you know? At AWIS Chicago, it's Women's History Month all year round!
We run quarterly articles, a podcast, and a zine featuring current and historical women in STEM. Check it out on our website: www.awis-chicago.org/scientist-of...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth
We run quarterly articles, a podcast, and a zine featuring current and historical women in STEM. Check it out on our website: www.awis-chicago.org/scientist-of...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth
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Join us for AWIS-CAC Walks, monthly networking walks through summer 2025!
First walk is Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Meet at 225 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601.
www.awis-chicago.org/event/awis-c...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
First walk is Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Meet at 225 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601.
www.awis-chicago.org/event/awis-c...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
March 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Join us for AWIS-CAC Walks, monthly networking walks through summer 2025!
First walk is Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Meet at 225 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601.
www.awis-chicago.org/event/awis-c...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
First walk is Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Meet at 225 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601.
www.awis-chicago.org/event/awis-c...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
We’re hosting monthly networking walks all summer long! Come meet other women in science in the Chicagoland area, have a coffee, and enjoy the sunshine! 🧬🏃♀️
Join us for AWIS-CAC Walks, monthly networking walks through summer 2025!
First walk is Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Meet at 225 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601.
www.awis-chicago.org/event/awis-c...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
First walk is Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Meet at 225 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601.
www.awis-chicago.org/event/awis-c...
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We’re hosting monthly networking walks all summer long! Come meet other women in science in the Chicagoland area, have a coffee, and enjoy the sunshine! 🧬🏃♀️
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Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
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Why did we organize Stand Up for Science? 🧪☀️⬇️
Read more in our Q&A in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social, out today!
Link - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@leslie-bern.bsky.social
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@jpflores.bsky.social
@samschuelstein.bsky.social
Read more in our Q&A in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social, out today!
Link - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@leslie-bern.bsky.social
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@jpflores.bsky.social
@samschuelstein.bsky.social
Why we organized ‘Stand Up For Science’ - Nature Human Behaviour
In the USA, the Trump administration has signed executive orders that impose censorship on key areas of scientific research, strip government scientists of their jobs and reduce federal funding for sc...
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Why did we organize Stand Up for Science? 🧪☀️⬇️
Read more in our Q&A in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social, out today!
Link - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@leslie-bern.bsky.social
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@jpflores.bsky.social
@samschuelstein.bsky.social
Read more in our Q&A in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social, out today!
Link - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@leslie-bern.bsky.social
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@jpflores.bsky.social
@samschuelstein.bsky.social
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I haven’t seen enough discussion coming from university leadership about elevating the importance of scientific communication in this new reality. Most of the public doesn’t even know what the NIH is or does.
March 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I haven’t seen enough discussion coming from university leadership about elevating the importance of scientific communication in this new reality. Most of the public doesn’t even know what the NIH is or does.
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Yes. Journalists should note this:
Every science or tech student, age 5-35 today, is looking at the destruction of their career prospects due to Trump and Musk.
We should be interviewing those students and talking about the impact to their lives.
Every science or tech student, age 5-35 today, is looking at the destruction of their career prospects due to Trump and Musk.
We should be interviewing those students and talking about the impact to their lives.
Every one of my friends is asking “do I even have a career going forward”
“Our next generation of researchers are now poised on the edge of this cliff, not knowing if there’s going to be a bridge that’s going to get them to the other side, or if this is it”
Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.
Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.
March 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Yes. Journalists should note this:
Every science or tech student, age 5-35 today, is looking at the destruction of their career prospects due to Trump and Musk.
We should be interviewing those students and talking about the impact to their lives.
Every science or tech student, age 5-35 today, is looking at the destruction of their career prospects due to Trump and Musk.
We should be interviewing those students and talking about the impact to their lives.
March 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The @standupforscience.bsky.social DC rally is on.
What we are hearing from around the country:
"this is big!"
"biggest rally I have seen around here in years and years"
The public cares about medical research--and students, GenZ, and other people too are ready to stand up.
What we are hearing from around the country:
"this is big!"
"biggest rally I have seen around here in years and years"
The public cares about medical research--and students, GenZ, and other people too are ready to stand up.
March 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The @standupforscience.bsky.social DC rally is on.
What we are hearing from around the country:
"this is big!"
"biggest rally I have seen around here in years and years"
The public cares about medical research--and students, GenZ, and other people too are ready to stand up.
What we are hearing from around the country:
"this is big!"
"biggest rally I have seen around here in years and years"
The public cares about medical research--and students, GenZ, and other people too are ready to stand up.
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Bluetorial:
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
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media.tenor.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Bluetorial:
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
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I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.
March 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.
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Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.
March 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.