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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 14h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 14h

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15h

Trainees also received travel awards via Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience in cooperation with International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social . ❤️

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15h

This work was supported by the Hope for Depression Research Foundation, Grinnell College Center for Careers, Life, and Service, Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research Foundation, and *federal science funding* from The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). ❤️

Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15h

Link to the paper:
doi.org/10.1111/jsr....

<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library

How does sleep deprivation affect the brain? We performed a meta-analysis of publicly available transcriptional profiling datasets characterising the effects of sleep deprivation on cortical gene exp...

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15h

Link to the paper:
doi.org/10.1111/jsr....

<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library

How does sleep deprivation affect the brain? We performed a meta-analysis of publicly available transcriptional profiling datasets characterising the effects of sleep deprivation on cortical gene exp...

doi.org

Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15h

🧠 🧬 Our paper "A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on the Cortical Transcriptome in Rodent Models" is now out in the Journal of Sleep Research! Very exciting.

Congratulations to all involved! 🎉
@cosetterhoads.bsky.social @huda-akil.bsky.social @ummni.bsky.social

cosetterhoads.bsky.social @cosetterhoads.bsky.social · 17h

I’m excited to announce that my (first first-authored!) paper is live!

So grateful to @mhagenauer.bsky.social for her mentorship and guidance, to JSleepResearch for their fantastic reviewers, to Grinnell College’s summer internship funding, and of course to all my co-authors!

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 2d

🧠🦠 Link to paper:
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Virus exposure and neurodegenerative disease risk across national biobanks

We identified 45 viral exposures significantly associated with increased risk of neurodegenerative disease and replicated 22 of these associations, including the association between the Epstein-Barr v...

www.cell.com

Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 2d

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"People treated for a type of inflammation of the brain called viral encephalitis were 31 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease"

www.sciencealert.com/a-study-of-5...

A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Linked Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again

A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and ...

www.sciencealert.com

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Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.bsky.social · 3d

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19 percent this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (Gift Article)

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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IGOR DGPs @igor-dgps.bsky.social · 9d

🔍 Have we solved the replication crisis?

Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit.

📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
💻 Online (contact us for the link)

#OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 9d

I would love to see this, but the time slot for the lecture is in the middle of the night where I'm located. Will it be recorded?

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 9d

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12d

Yet again, the GOP supermajority steps in to allow Trump to break the law.
The case will be decided on the merits later, it says, when the damage cannot be undone.
But in the meantime it is giving the Trump administration a green light to engage in impoundment.

Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally appropriated foreign aid money

apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 12d

👏 We initiated this open letter re: #GRFP yesterday, before the solicitation came out. We updated this morning, and are working on additional response & actions focused on the eligibility change.

Please sign/add stories/share this letter if you can!

AND call your reps!

bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 13d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 12d

NSF GRFP is out 2.5 months late w/key changes

1. 2nd year graduate students not eligible.

2. "alignment with Administration priorities"

3. Unlike prior years, they DO NOT specify the expected number of awards... that is a BIG problem.

a brief 🧵 w/receipts

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d

Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in gene therapy trial

UCL trialled hours-long surgical procedure to treat disease which causes dementia and paralysis Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial. The disease, caused by a single gene defect, steadily kills brain cells leading to dementia, paralysis and ultimately death. Those with a parent with Huntington’s have a 50% chance of developing the disease, which until now has been incurable. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15d

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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 18d

BREAKING NEWS over in Inside Medicine:

Censorship at the CDC. Again.

Two dozen websites were removed, including resources for health equity, disability, and LGBTQ+ care.

Here’s what we know:

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18d

I have to keep this deliberately vague, but this is a total disaster for academic research.

And imposing it so suddenly is just cruel. I’ve got friends scrambling to get back to the US before midnight tonight. Do you know how hard that is to do on 36 hours of notice?

Trump to impose $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas, in blow to tech

The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies to warn visa holders to stay in the U.S. or quickly return.

www.reuters.com

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🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · 19d

Hmmmm. So, 25% of the US doctors are foreign-trained, and most of them at some point of their career require H1B visa. I don't know how many doctors with active licenses require H1B visa currently, but this is really stupid 👇🏻

Trump to impose new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in sweeping overhaul: Report - The Economic Times

Donald Trump plans significant H-1B visa changes. A $100,000 fee may be imposed on applications. The administration believes the visa program hurts American workers. Entry under the H-1B system will b...

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 23d

Here's a partial list of university faculty who have been fired or suspended this week. 🧵

How are free speech and academic freedom doing at your university?

#academicsky #edusky #aaup #freespeech

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1. A tenured Professor at Florida Atlantic:

FAU professor put on leave after social media comments about Charlie Kirk assassination

FAU President Adam Hasner released a statement Saturday on X, saying he became aware of repeated comments made online by the professor.

www.palmbeachpost.com

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 25d

"Every $326 that the government invests in cancer research extends a human life by one year."

Thanks to Dr. Rachel Sirianni @docsirianni.bsky.social for speaking up about the real, devastating consequences of current U.S. federal budgetary instability on cancer researchers and clinical trials. 🥼⚕️🔬🧪

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 25d

It’s horrific and inexplicable. Donald Trump and RFK Jr. are objectively pro-cancer. They’re destroying the entire infrastructure that has made so much progress and is poised to make much more. People will suffer and die because of them. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System

www.nytimes.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 25d

A bluetorial on NIH funding and out year commitments:

A historical perspective

a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on

ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on

media.tenor.com

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 26d

I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.

Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

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