The ideologues running the show at DOGE lazily hit ctrl+F in the grants database without assessing the actual content of the targeted grants. The end result is canceling funding for non-white PhD students and postdocs en masse. Absolutely outrageous.

It is beyond cruel to punish young black and brown scientists for participating in a program promoted by the NIH for years after the fact once they have already been working on their project for multiple years.

It appears that any fellowship application that included the F31 diversity supplement, a separate brief statement of the applicant’s identity that was encouraged by the NIH for years and years, was targeted.

when my zojirushi sings to me i do a magical dance to turn tiny like a paramecium and ride the burst of steam upwards and around the kitchen like a wandering cloud

It’s awesome to sell a property that has grown beyond their wildest dreams in pursuit of a new entertainment venture called AI. If the AI were any good they’d recommend a show called hot ones where celebrities eat wings.