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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑

@ggnanadesikan.bsky.social

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Biologist & Comparative Psychologist || Social Behavior & Cognition, Oxytocin, (Epi)genetics || 🐶🐕‍🦺🐒 || Postdoctoral fellow @ Emory University (formerly FIRST/IRACDA), now on the job market https://ggnanadesikan.github.io/

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · Apr 4

NIH has terminated my IRACDA fellowship. Here are some of my reflections on this moment and why it matters not just to me and my colleagues, but to everyone.

#FundScience #StandUpForScience #ScienceSavesLives

curiouser-gita.blogspot.com/2025/04/nih-...

NIH Cuts, Priorities, and "We regret to inform you..."

A travel, photo, hiking, and science blog with lots of animals.

curiouser-gita.blogspot.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 12h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 15h

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

Learn to tell your story with urgency and hope at our PUBLIC NARRATIVE TRAINING on 10/14!

We're preparing to share why we're standing up for science & democracy at No Kings Day Rally, and you can too!

Sign up, tell your story, and bring it to your No Kings Rally on 10/18! zurl.co/LM0QK

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 1d

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 1d

I know a lot of wonderful people at Emory who are continuing Jane Goodall's legacy of studying chimpanzees at Gombe.

Here's a little bit about their stories and their ongoing work:

news.emory.edu/features/202...

Emory scientists work to continue Jane Goodall’s legacy

Emory University scholars forged close bonds with the legendary naturalist and humanitarian Jane Goodall over many years, supporting her work to put hope into action in Tanzania and globally.

news.emory.edu

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 1d

Apply to become the next MSU EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow!

These are two year positions with research stipend, working with 2+ MSU EEB faculty. Applications due 10 November 2025. More here:

eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

eeb.msu.edu

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

JOIN us on 10/18 and stand up for science and democracy! There will be over 2300 events across the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and internationally for you to make your voice heard!

Interested in speaking at a local event? We will be hosting a training on 10/14 — stay tuned for details!

Poster image with a large blue star and three red stripes, text reads: "No Kings Rally, Stand up for science and for democracy! Find and join your local no kings rally! October 18th, 2025, Nationwide" At the bottom is a URL which reads: www.nokings.org

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 1d

🧪Excited to co-present this @standupforscience.bsky.social event next week with UW's Dr. Ryan Kelly

We'll cover how to effectively engage in public comments, to help shape public policy at all levels, federal to local. Attend in person or virtually!

RSVP: act.standupforscience.net/events/power...

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 1d

This is a scare tactic.

But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.

We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.

Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 1d

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is right. You don't just delete laws. And drawing sharpie marks over it doesn't legitimize claims.
#FEDSTRONG

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 2d

📣ACTION HOUR TOMORROW!!!📣

Feeling overwhelmed by the political attacks on science, education, and civil rights? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to face it alone. Join us tmrw @ 8 PM ET to connect with others, make sense of what’s happening, & move into action.

RSVP ➡️ zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A crowd gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial monument in Washington, DC, holding protest signs that read, "Stop This Madness." Bold text with an invitation to "Action Hour" for scientists and allies.

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Are you an alum from one of the 9 universities Trump is attempting to extort right now?

✍️ Sign this petition to defend your university, free speech, and democracy. I signed.

This is a time for courage, not capitulation.
#JustSayNo #Compact 🧪🧠🧬

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Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now

Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

alumni.controlshift.app

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 4d

Dartmouth response to the Trump Administration Compact

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...

Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

president.dartmouth.edu

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly. That's on purpose, presumably, with the hope that they will cooperate.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 5d

Shared how the greater shutdown of NIH science has been underway since January on @msnbc.com today.

We need Congress to stand firm to protect science, democracy and the American people.

www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Furloughed NIH worker: Left office with 'pit' in my stomach about future of our country

On day three of the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as the White House threatens mass firings as early as today. Furloughed NIH Program Director Jenna Norton joins...

www.msnbc.com

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Patrick @vectorpark.com · 9d

If a tiny fraction of the resources deployed towards AI was invested instead in actual artists we'd be enjoying a renaissance rather than drowning in a sea of garbage

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 5d

University of Arizona
Brown University
Dartmouth College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California, University of Texas
Vanderbilt University
University of Virginia

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

look at the map here -- more than 2000 protests planned already...

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 5d

"Whatever benefits you might receive... would be vastly outweighed by how destructive your participation would be for your campus community - and higher education more broadly. We urge you to be the united front line that rejects this latest onslaught..."

Signed: a UArizona alum. #HigherEd

Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 5d

Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now

Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

alumni.controlshift.app

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 5d

We're a month further into the job market - how are things looking? The good news is that the market does seem to have been delayed: ~150 new listings have appeared since my last post. The bad news is that the total is still substantially lower than what it was during the covid dip.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 5d

As it turns out, coyotes are good climbers. They loped up and down these limestone cliffs like they were mountain goats. #mammals 🌿

A coyote perches on a few, small moss-covered ledges sticking out from an otherwise pretty shear limestone cliff. Boreal trees grow on the edges and on top of the cliffs.

A coyote perches on a few, small moss-covered ledges sticking out from an otherwise pretty shear limestone cliff. It's looking down at other coyotes (out of frame) on the ground. Boreal trees grow on the edges and on top of the cliffs.

A large coyote with a decent-sized fish in its mouth pauses in its climb up a limestone cliff. It's partially obscured by the frees growing on the cliffs.

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan ❌👑 @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 5d

I have some help with interview prep today!

#CatsOfBsky #CatsOfAcademia

Calico cat sits curled up on a couch next to me, a tan woman with brown hair and glasses. I'm grinning and she is looking calmly at the camera with all four white paws reaching towards the bottom left corner together.