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CUAHSI @cuahsi.bsky.social · 2d

Navigating Academic Waters Webinar Series Continues!
Join us for, Expanding Funding Landscape: Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
OCT 8 / 1-2PM ET

Diversifying funding streams is becoming more important in hydrology and environmental science.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 18d

EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Christa Kelleher @hydrochrista.bsky.social · Aug 26

Email from AGU earlier today! Meeting will end Friday midday this year

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · Aug 19

Two fully NSF- funded Ph.D. positions in hydroinformatics at the Clemson University. Apply by 15 October. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs

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Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · Aug 13

Interested in how river water changes under climate change + human perturbations?

Come join our diverse group of learners. You will learn and grow to ask questions, +use big data, reactive transport + machine learning models

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · Jul 25

One year’s worth of rain in 24 hours in China.

Here in NJ, we just had a 10-minute rainstorm so intense that it downed trees and power lines and flooded streets immediately.

This is what a hotter climate does

www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...

Storms dump nearly a year of rain in northern China, 19,000 evacuated

Almost 20,000 people from more than 6,000 households were evacuated, the authorities said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · Jul 24

Reminder that H3S sends out quarterly newsletters with resources, upcoming events info, and other science-related highlights! Sign up here: www.agu-h3s.org/contact

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Jon Duncan @watershedduncan.bsky.social · Jul 24

Calling all catchment enthusiasts! Do you have any catchment science or critical zone science updates to share? Please consider attending and supporting long-term sites by submitting an abstract to H046! #AGU2025

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Christa Kelleher @hydrochrista.bsky.social · Jul 21

#AGU25 abstracts are due July 30! If you're doing any work on river temperature, we'd love to see you in New Orleans this December!! With: @andrasszeitz.bsky.social, @freshwaterflows.bsky.social, and #LorrayneMiralha

This image advertises the AGU session H126 River Water Temperature: Patterns, Processes, Impacts, and Management. We welcome contributions that deepen our understanding and offer actionable solutions for rivers under stress. The post also contains a QR code that, when scanned, takes you to the session website.

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Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · Jul 8

Streams have become drier in a warming climate.

7/17, #WARR talks on
intermittent streams + collaborative science teams,
Dr. Margaret Zimmer @margaretzimmer.bsky.social
Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social

Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@waterbarnes.bsky.social @devonkerins.bsky.social

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

www.forbes.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 30

Hundreds of employees at the EPA released a “Declaration of Dissent” today, accusing EPA officials of politicizing the agency and undermining its core mission to “protect human health and the environment.” scim.ag/4lB937S

EPA employees accuse Trump officials of undermining the agency’s mission

“Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · Jun 27

Don't forget to apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday!

Poster advertising the Headwaters Leadership Academy. The Headwaters Leadership Academy mission is to build a pipeline for emerging leaders by forming a network of early career freshwater scientists and providing mentorship, service, and professional development opportunities beyond the typical training offered in traditional academic setings. Apply by Monday, June 30th, 2025

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Jun 24

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.

NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

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JP Gannon @jpgannon.bsky.social · Jun 23

Teach hydro modeling? Want to introduce modeling in an intro class?

Check out this web-app, activities, and code (in case you want to spin off your own)..

Thanks @jansei.bsky.social for working with me on this, which was inspired by his HBV-lite teaching software!

dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp....

Interactive Learning in Hydrological Modelling With a Web‐Based Tool

We introduce a web-based tool to explore hydrological modeling in classrooms. The app can be run in any internet browser on a variety of devices. The app and code are available for free. We include m...

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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · Jun 14

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.

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Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · Jun 9

Upcoming #WARR talk on understanding carbon fluxes using reactive transport modeling + data mining

Dr. Bryn Stewart @caltech.edu
Dr. Bhavna Arora @LBNL

W 6/18, not Th 6/19 Juneteeth

Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@waterbarnes.bsky.social @devonkerins.bsky.social

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...

Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

www.queensu.ca

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · May 30

The National Science Foundation budget proposal would be a devastating blow to American science. 240,000 fewer people would be involved in federally-funded science in fiscal year 2026, according to estimates in the document.

nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · May 30

TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE PROPOSED NSF BUDGET CUTS NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE FROM NSF ACTIVITIES. FOR INSTANCE, JOBS.

A screenshot of the number of people involved in NSF activities being reduced from 330,100 to 90,000.

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Frederik Kratzert @kratzert.bsky.social · May 27

Caravan News🐪🐫

I just published Version 1.6. The main update is that the source data for CAMELS-AUS was upgraded to CAMELS-AUS v2. This means more basins (561 vs 222) and more recent streamflow data (2022 vs 2014).

All relevant links in thread 🧵

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Laura Lautz @llautz.bsky.social · May 22

An amazing group of dedicated federal workers celebrating 75 years of NSF supporting science. What a joy to be a part of! www.science.org/content/arti...

Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait

Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency

www.science.org

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · May 18

This is just a partial glimpse of the destruction of American science by Trump and the GOP.

Table showing the massive cuts in federal science funding for EPA- 54.5%, NASA -24%. NOAA - 24%, NSF -56%, USGS- 38% etc.

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · May 8

Federal scientists will no longer update list of billion dollar weather weather disasters, NOAA said Thursday. List had been growing dramatically in recent years, a sign of both extreme weather & increasing development.

Report by Scott Dance: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

NOAA will stop updating database tracking costliest weather disasters

The billion-dollar disaster tracker is on a growing list of datasets NOAA says that either scientists will no longer update or the administration will decommission entirely.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · May 8

OMFG.

If there's any agency that is NOT top-heavy, it's NSF. Over 95% of the money flowing through NSF goes to awards.

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 8

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

www.science.org

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