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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 6d

Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?

Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.

9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

northwestern.zoom.us

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · 7d

Despite heroic efforts by a small cadre of people in the field, the vast majority of senior PIs in clinical psychology continue to be uninterested or hostile to OS practices.

It makes me think they just don't care, and it's really depressing.

Josh Miller @jdmiller.bsky.social · 7d

New paper led by @drlynam.bsky.social on the need for more training in and engagement with open science practices in clinical psych programs. It has been difficult to make progress due to a variety of barriers, including students working in labs uninterested or hostile to these approaches.

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 7d

The Open Science Movement and Clinical Psychology Training: Rigorous Science is Transparent Science: https://osf.io/s46wd

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10d

Hey Dorks!

We are working really hard to fight for science and democracy…and it’s working. Last week, we got a commitment to write articles against RFK Jr.

@standupforscience.bsky.social is punching above our weight!

Chip in to keep us fighting here: act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...

Help Fuel the Big Budget Battle of Fall 2025!

Donate now to help mobilize the fight for science and democracy. Every contribution matters!

act.standupforscience.net

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Ashley Watts @ashleylwatts.bsky.social · 6d

I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Open science discussions that are largely hostile and condescending toward non-adopters will not motivate behavior change. Are we doing altruism, or antagonism?

Signed, someone who practices open science

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall.

Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.

More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...

RADLab - Graduate Applicants

Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals? Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...

sites.google.com

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Mikela Ritter @mikelaritter.bsky.social · Aug 31

Remembering all those who’ve been lost to overdose and substance use. Especially my dear friend who was gone overnight by opioids. Addiction is devastating. But there is hope, and as she would always say, Stay North. In memory of NH

Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · Aug 31

Overdoses are preventable when we use — and fund — the tools that work.

#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay

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The Overdose Decline
and why prevention works
Yale School of Public Health

Overdose deaths are declining.
CDC provisional data shows a 24% drop in overdose deaths (Sept 2023–Sept 2024).* That’s 27,000+ lives saved in a single year.
Within this report, 45 states saw decreases in overdose deaths. Five states (Alaska, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah) still saw increases.

*Note: CDC’s numbers are early estimates based on the most recent available information. They may be updated as more death certificates and records are processed.
Yale School of Public Health
Source: CDC

Progress is possible when we use tools that work:
Naloxone (Narcan®): Reverses opioid overdoses
Harm Reduction: Syringe services, fentanyl testing strips, and harm reduction centers help prevent overdoses and other health issues
Addressing Stigma: Stigma is a significant barrier to treatment
Medication-Assisted Treatment: Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of relapse & overdose
Yale School of Public Health
Sources: Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, Harm Reduction Journal

"Our son Alec passed away alone on his 26th birthday from the disease of addiction - ashamed, afraid, and without access to an overdose prevention center that could have saved his life. He had carefully placed Narcan by his side, but no one there to use it. Harm reduction saves lives. We must invest in these proven measures to give people like Alec another chance to live and recover."
- Dita Bhargava, MPH ‘26
Executive MPH student

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 20

Cutting Medicaid & Medicare isn’t bold. It’s cruel. Fewer people living w/ dignity, fewer lives saved, & more families left to suffer.

There is nothing “beautiful” about taking care away from the sick, the elderly, the poor. There is nothing strong about leaving people behind.

zurl.co/Fl1oQ

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Jul 18

Join @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, David Creswell, and A. Janet Tomiyama on July 23 for a new webinar!

Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 9

Good morning resistance!

The charge from these committee members is "illegal retaliation". 🧨

Let's plan our day together making the necessary noise we need to make to demand #Zeldin CANCELS the #EPA139 LEAVES INVESTIGATIONS & RETALIATIONS TODAY.

Resist act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · Jul 9

"The open science pyramid is actually a tomb"

Outstanding and thoughtful post on how to actually achieve the goals of science reform (and about what those goals actually could be).

Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · Jul 9

How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...

Which Kind of Science Reform

What hope is there for science reform, if we can't agree on what to reform? Right now, principles are more important than practices.

elevanth.org

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is an incredible resource for scholars (particularly scientists) on how to navigate our present reality. READ. DOWNLOAD. PRINT. SHARE.

zenodo.org/records/1569...

The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding

The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...

zenodo.org

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 3

These are the people ensuring your water is safe & air breathable.

Hundreds of #EPA professionals spoke out - worried about public safety, ignored science, and shrinking support for vulnerable communities.

We stand with them. Sign here to join us ➡️zurl.co/T2a5Z

zurl.co/hCozc

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

The letter is rare public criticism from agency employees who could face blowback for speaking out against a weakening of funding and federal support.

www.nbcnews.com

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hey #ClinicalPsych people…If you have even an ounce of bandwidth to spare and a desire to ~do something~, I’ve got an idea.

Comment/DM/yell in my general direction!

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · Jul 2

Public universities are a gift from the American people to the American people. We're dedicated to educating our citizens and making our states and thus our country a better place for all of us.

Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Jul 2

It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

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Alison Hoens @physioktbroker.bsky.social · May 31

A global alternative to PubMed 🧪 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Germany Plans Global Alternative to PubMed

In the wake of a brief PubMed outage, team launches project to ensure uninterrupted access

www.medpagetoday.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 31

The moral of the story: The math ain't mathin'.

Trump's cuts to science spending will damage our economy, leave hundreds of thousands of people jobless, destroy the discovery pipeline, and most importantly, cost lives.

But we are fighting back.

Join us: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · May 31

Anyone remember the plagiarism accusations they used to take down the leaders of universities? Anyone? Is this thing on?

Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · May 31

Plagiarism, AI slop, nonexistent citations, erroneous claims from real citations.

If the science doesn’t fit the story you want to tell?

Just make it up. Dress up disinformation and conspiracy theories in the guise of science and academic research. Halloween comes early for the RFK team.

E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · May 31

🧵New from me:

MAHA Report Appears to Plagiarize a 2023 Document Published During RFK Jr.’s Tenure at CHD
infoepi.substack.com/p/maha-plag...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 7

✅ ACTION ITEM ✅

The National Science Foundation is under attack.

Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.

The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):

www.savensf.com

Home | Save NSF

www.savensf.com

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · May 5

Great thread on the importance of investing in basic and applied science.

Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works.

@standupforscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@mikelaritter.bsky.social

Stacey D. Smith @iochromaland.bsky.social · May 5

On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · May 3

In WA state so many communities are in floodways & the process to get approval on important salmon habitat restoration can take years.

I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Apr 28

Here is a link to the full @60minutes.bsky.social segment!

👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins.

#StandUpforScience
#scienceforall
#saveourscience

www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...

Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations

Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.

www.cbsnews.com

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 25

A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

Angie Murimirwa: From hiding in the bathroom to Time's most influential people list

A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

www.npr.org

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Apr 25

GOOD EVENING, DORKS.

Did you know you can call your senators and house rep and ask for specific grants to be restored? You can ask for specific jobs to be restored. You can ask for data to be restored. You can ask for teams tracking food safety to be restored.

Do what you want with this info!

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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · Apr 26

On June 16, make an impact by writing an op-ed for your hometown paper sharing your personal scientific journey, and the meaning of your work. Reaching a diverse readerhsip is how we gain support! #SciComm

@sciforgood.bsky.social @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social

Sign up: tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...

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