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The path toward a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity - Carmona - 2025 - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The path toward a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity
Plant traits capture the remarkable diversity of ecological strategies, yet synthesizing this complexity into coherent frameworks remains challenging. Trait spaces have significantly advanced this ef....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
October 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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This article I had published at @motherjones.com in January feels very relevant with federal special ed office layoffs. Project 2025 targeted disability education services. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2025's plan to dismantle public education—and screw over disabled kids
Nearly nine million students rely on DOE-backed disability accommodations.
www.motherjones.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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New #AsiaNow post: AAS Statement on Discontinuation of International and Foreign Language Education Grant Programs
Statement on Discontinuation of International and Foreign Language Education Grant Programs - Association for Asian Studies
On Sept. 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) decided to prematurely terminate programs promoting international and foreign language education, which have been funded by federal grants…
www.asianstudies.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.

It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records
The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Another very Philly protest thing; the guy with a huge flag leading chants of “f*ck Trump!” interspersed with “Go Phillies!”
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Speaker at todays event, “Philly is undefeated against ***hole kings”
April 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
So, our NEH grant was terminated effective immediately. And yet, our ‘obligations in the original grant agreement still apply.’ Oh, and by the way, we might also audit you
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM