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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 21

Behind every cure, every breakthrough, every treatment — is someone who needed it.

If NIH funding helped you, your research, or someone you love, your story can help protect it.

Share your “why” and help defend the future of NIH & science.

Fill out the form here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Share Your “Why” In Support of a Strong National Institutes of Health

United for Medical Research (UMR) is launching a campaign called "My Why" to highlight the critical role of NIH funding and its impact on the education and careers of researchers and scientists as wel...

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Joel Boerckel @jboerckel.bsky.social · May 7

Our problem is not that our society does not sufficiently appreciate the economic return on investment in science. It is that we value education and knowledge generation only in economic terms.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 2

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!

Has a take action toolkit with:

1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points

Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.

www.savensf.com

Welcome to Save The U.S. National Science Foundation
A Girl Looking at a Physics Model
TAKE ACTION
Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Our mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation in various scientific fields. NSF funding is critical to this work.

Join us in our endeavor to ensure a sustainable future for scientific exploration and discovery.

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Apr 23

Exciting start to this year's ASNR meeting! Looking forward to kicking off the first oral session in t-minus 30 min

ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Apr 23

We're getting close to wrapping up our #ASNR2025 Professional Development Roundtables! So many great discussions and questions from attendees!

#ASNR2025 Attendees participating in roundtable discussions.

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Ryan Roemmich @ryanroemmich.bsky.social · Apr 23

At ASNR 2025 @asnrehab.bsky.social and want to go for a morning run? We have a fun group that meets at 6:30 am in the hotel lobby, please feel free to join us tomorrow!

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Apr 17

Making final preparations for your trip to Atlanta for #ASNR2025? Make sure to visit our website to browse the full conference program, check out the venue, and learn more about our sponsors and exhibitors!

www.asnr.com/files/2025%2...

#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #rehab #neuroscience

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Apr 11

Announcing @sciforgood.bsky.social!

#standupforscience
#scienceforgood

Big News: The Stand Up for Science movement is growing!

Science has the power to solve urgent challenges, improve lives, and build a more just and equitable world. But that only happens when science is supported as a public good, defended, and held accountable by the people it serves. That’s why we’re expanding our mission.

We’re launching Science for Good, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that science works for people—not power. This new initiative will strengthen and complement Stand Up for Science, which will continue to mobilize the fight against the attack on science in America.

Stand Up for Science will mobilize the fight for science and democracy. SUFS is building a movement to defend academic freedom, increase the pursuit of and access to scientific knowledge, and restore and expand the institution of science as a public good. Because science is for everyone.

Science for Good will drive both immediate impact and long-term change. We will support scientists and advocates at the intersection of science and society, amplify voices, organize campaigns, and build a shared vision for a future where science serves communities.

Science belongs to all of us.

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Apr 9

With every new announcement, it feels like we've somehow entered a race to the bottom in education, science, and health.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · Apr 9

NSF will award ~1,000 instead of their usual ~2,000 Graduate Research Fellowships this year.

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half

US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Programme recipients in 15 years.

www.nature.com

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · Apr 9

NSF will award ~1,000 instead of their usual ~2,000 Graduate Research Fellowships this year.

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half

US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Programme recipients in 15 years.

www.nature.com

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Apr 4

Some inexperienced, no name guy won that year, right?

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Apr 4

10/10 Highly recommend

James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Apr 4

Three years ago to the day. Still one of the best ever experiences in my life as a cycling fan.

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Apr 3

This may be worth pushing back against, particularly if you can one or more reputable sources that make a case for the benefits of writing from a 1st person perspective.

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Monica Daley @birdbiomech.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are recruiting trainees for the Integrative Movement Sciences Summer Institute. Students will gain research experience in dynamic muscular control of movement across organizational scales from molecular mechanisms to whole-body movement in complex environments.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7w6pey

IMSI Summer Institute 2025: Now Recruiting Trainees! – Center for Integrative Movement Science

cims.uci.edu

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 27

Wow. I just had a discussion about this very issue last week. One of the underappreciated goals of all the recent anti-DEI propaganda is to make you feel as if those who support DEI efforts are on the fringe. Don't believe the hype.

PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · Feb 16

New research reveals that Americans dramatically underestimate the support for diversity among their fellow Americans, a misperception that may be fueling silence and inaction.

Study: Americans vastly underestimate public support for diversity and inclusion

New research reveals that Americans dramatically underestimate the support for diversity among their fellow Americans, a misperception that may be fueling silence and inaction.

www.psypost.org

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 21

This tracks. With the exception of written equations, abbreviations usually serve the author more than the reader.

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 21

Oof. My arch nemesis. Relative changes in the absence of baseline values. The key thing we'd like to know is how these values compare to what would be considered hazardous.

ABC7 Eyewitness News @abc7.bsky.social · Feb 21

A new CDC study shows that for several days during the fires, lead levels in the air just south of the Eaton Fire increased roughly 110-fold, compared with levels from a few days earlier. https://abc7.la/4k29iJb

Lead levels in air briefly increased 110 times near Eaton Fire, CDC study says

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that for several days during the fires, lead levels in the air just south of the Eaton Canyon Fire increased roughly 110-fold compared to the levels from a few days earlier.

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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · Feb 19

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 19

This is incredibly upsetting. While the effects of these cancellations are clear to academics, we need to ensure that the wider public is not only aware of what's happening, but also understands how much damage this will cause to health and medical infrastructure, tech innovation, and higher ed.

Katherine Boyer @katherineaboyer.bsky.social · Feb 19

This will start to filter through the community today but the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Science Study section has been postponed to an unknown future date. The approvals at the highest levels that needed to happen for a federal review meeting to be held didn’t get done. 1/n

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 13

Underline, bold, and italicize sporadically to help the reviewers understand what's most important.

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 10

What's always been frustrating about the indirect cost issue as a PI is that we rarely have any idea how the actual rate is calculated. I'd love to be more confident about the actual costs and how close the negotiated rate comes to covering these costs (both averaged across the institution).

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Jumps into the line of fire

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Perhaps the key question here is what should we, as biomedical researchers, be advocating for in the long run with regard to budgeting for direct/indirect costs?

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Aside from assuming a constant NIH budget, the other core assumption here is that indirect rates are truly higher than what is strictly necessary for a given project. If anyone knows of a rigorous financial analysis of true f&a costs, please share.

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James Finley @jamesmfinley.bsky.social · Feb 10

One possible outcome of a reallocation is an increase in overall funding rates, and an increase in the number of funded investigators.

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