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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey guys... this is serious please go and opt out NOW!

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out

National Public Data is back with new owners, joining the ranks of other creepy, people-finding services. Here's how to get your profile removed from the site.

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 11

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.

My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.

We found 437 of them.

Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · Jul 31

Please give feedback. I know I'm considering the new NIH mandate that open access has to be immediately available, meaning that grantees are footing open access bills at journals to meet the mandate. That can mean $5-$12K a paper of taxpayers money.

Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Jul 31

NIH wants to hear from you. No really.

Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
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NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · Jul 14

No, no, this is all wrong. The quote is actually supposed to be "let them eat cake".

Apropos of nothing, Happy Bastille day to all those who celebrate.

Truthout @truthout.org · Jul 14

“Don’t eat carrot cake. Eat real food,” said Medicaid and Medicare Administrator Mehmet Oz to people who are concerned about Medicaid cuts, after bringing Fox host Stuart Varney a carrot cake as a gift.

Dr. Oz Tells Americans Who Are Concerned About Medicaid Cuts to Eat Less Cake

Millions of Americans will lose health care coverage due to the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”…

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · Jul 12

There are currently more kids in Texas with measles than there are transgender collegiate athletes in all of America.

Guess which one they want you to focus on.

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · Jul 2

$123,536,510 of federally appropriated funding has been stolen from Virginia schools

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Jul 2

The Trump administration is currently holding hostage nearly $7B in federal funding for K-12 schools--funding that was supposed to be distributed yesterday.

They've stolen $80M from Wisconsin students and teachers alone. How much have they stolen from your state?

www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

See How Much School Funding Trump Is Holding Back From Your State

The administration is holding back nearly $7 billion for English learners, after-school programs, professional development, and more.

www.edweek.org

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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · Jun 28

On just one Friday the Supreme Court brought my citizenship into question and the Trump administration gutted my employer and possibly threaten my career. I could only write about one of those things. newrepublic.com/article/1973...

UVA President James Ryan Caved to MAGA—and They Forced Him Out Anyway

Ryan had not fought Trump on DEI and other matters. His forced ouster proves that no capitulation is enough.

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W. Carson Byrd @wcbyrdphd.bsky.social · Jun 28

In the fallout of James Ryan resigning from UVA, @sivav.bsky.social provides a clear argument of what higher ed is facing & why capitulation will not save you. newrepublic.com/article/1973...

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jenntheflower.bsky.social @jenntheflower.bsky.social · Jun 28

thank you, @sivav.bsky.social, for putting a lot of what I’m furious about in plain language. newrepublic.com/article/1973...

UVA President James Ryan Caved to MAGA—and They Forced Him Out Anyway

Ryan had not fought Trump on DEI and other matters. His forced ouster proves that no capitulation is enough.

newrepublic.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · Jun 25

PLEASE SHARE 🧪‼️

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr.

Scientific American has published a guide to the EVIDENCE-BASED vaccine recommendations in place BEFORE ACIP members were removed by the administration.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

www.scientificamerican.com

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · Jun 25

So happy to see this work is out and I hope it helps people find their best lab fit!

BF Francis Ouellette @bffo.bsky.social · Jun 25

From @knaegle.bsky.social & colleagues in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for effectively assessing lab environments | I like all of the rules, but particularly Rule 10: Know the emergency exits | #Education #PLOSCBTSR 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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Ten simple rules for effectively assessing lab environments

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Livable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · Jun 21

Charlottesville is turning into an e-bike city!

Great article from @nathanalderman.bsky.social on the @cvillecityhall.bsky.social e-bike voucher program, which is one piece of the city’s efforts to create a better transportation system.

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City’s e-bike voucher program provides some extra pedal power - C-VILLE Weekly

UVA doctoral candidate T.C.A. Achintya needed a better way to get around. A new program from the City of Charlottesville made it happen. “I had contemplated buying a regular bike, since I don’t own a ...

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Jun 8

Almost all Nobel Prizes are awarded for work that is exploratory, or absolutely basic science with no obvious commercial or medical benefit.

You cannot predict where advancements come from, so you have to invest in science and scientists.

Targeted (corporate) science investment will never do this.

Ted Pavlic (he/him/his) @tedpavlic.bsky.social · Jun 8

Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...

How a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond Scientific

A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · May 19

Grant freezes versus terminations feel different, but they have the same practical effect.

We should start treating freezes as terminations, both of which can be undone by HHS / NIH whenever they want—or by court order if they refuse. They’re all illegal.

Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · May 18

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · May 18

say it again:

4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities

ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x

demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · May 18

There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.

University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A must read

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · May 14

This is devastating for American science, health, technology, and the economy.

Michael Baym @baym.lol · May 13

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · May 13

We updated the reporting form today to clarify that we're also collecting info on "stop-work orders, unexpected non-renewals, or effective termination through updated notice of award." grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...

Michael Baym @baym.lol · May 12

If you're at one of the targeted institutions and have an active NIH grant you might want to check ERA Commons immediately for an "updated" NoA

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · May 11

We’ve become so desensitized to corruption that the Attorney General who spent years lobbying on behalf of Qatar approved a private jet gift from Qatar and it’s not even in the top 10 scandals of the week.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 10

“The results revealed that researchers who received renewals without a funding gap were less likely to switch research topics and investigate a wide array of subjects than were those in the control group, and they produced papers featuring newer or more unconventional combinations of ideas”

Nature @nature.com · May 10

Innovation takes time

US scientists who received renewals from the NIH over the past four decades produced more novel research than those who didn’t
https://go.nature.com/44s6cc5

Renewal of NIH grants linked to more innovative results, study finds

Nature - Survey of hundreds of scientists’ work suggests that cutting off funding disrupts focus and reduces the novelty of research.

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · May 8

I heard the new pope is a math major. So that means he understands both sin and sin^-1 right?

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · Apr 30

It has been scientifically shown that all dogs can engage an anchor mode by which their effective weight is quadruple their normal weight.

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · Apr 30

the most stubborn dog on earth

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Kristen Naegle (she/her) @knaegle.bsky.social · Apr 26

For Charlottesville peeps, MAGA-endorsing businesses include Charlottesville Tire and Auto, First Free Coffee, The Gym, Start 2 Finish nutrition, and several contractors and photographers.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Apr 26

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts

Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Apr 26

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts

Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.

www.huffpost.com

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Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · Apr 21

Update: I have been able to confirm grants worth ~$6M were terminated but think the total may be as high as $94M.

If you or your colleagues got a termination letter, considering responding to the form. You can do so anonymously.

Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · Apr 21

Dear US-based misinfo/disinfo research community: I am looking to write about the impact of Friday night's NSF decision.

I understand that this is a stressful moment, but also believe it is worth giving the public an understanding of what's at stake.

docs.google.com/forms/d/1MQP...

NSF misinfo/disinfo grant survey

This survey is run by Alexios Mantzarlis (mantzarlis.com) for his newsletter Faked Up (fakedup.org). The purpose is to understand the scale of the recent NSF decision (nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities) t...

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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · Apr 8

John Oliver's new segment on trans people in sports is pretty good. On content I give it like 7 or 8 out of 10, but you should def go watch it. It's so surreal seeing a high production quality media team actually do some research and treating trans people as human

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Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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