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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 4d

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 6d

Some problems have simple solutions. This new “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is one. The answer is simply saying no.

Simple does not mean easy. But Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Univ of AZ, UPenn, USC, UT Austin & UVA must understand what they’ll lose if they sign on.

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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 6d

Webpage on the hidden curriculum of applying to ecology and evolution grad programs in the US (a lot of the info applies to other fields too, but perhaps less well): applyingtoeeb.info

#AcademicSky 🧪

Applying to US Graduate School in Ecology, Evolution, and Related Fields

applyingtoeeb.info

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Birthday, Dan!! 🎊🎊🎊 (that's what you were asking for, right?)

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 7d

Farewell to Jane Goodall 🌿 A pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking work with primates transformed how we understand ourselves. She showed how research and advocacy can unite, inspiring generations.

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 12d

The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 12d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 12d

There is so much in the news cycle these days that the complete dismantling of the Forest Service -- so *our* forests can be auctioned off to Big TImber -- is unfortunately getting little air play. But if this happens, US landscapes may be almost unrecognizable in a decade, and never coming back. 🌍

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13d

Using an emergency declaration, Trump’s timber production executive order would ease environmental protections so as to greatly expand logging in the national forests.

A report from our friends at @highcountrynews.org:

The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent

The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.

www.motherjones.com

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · 15d

Flea? Tick? Insect of some sort?

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · Aug 27

For @cassalalia.bsky.social, a Crested Jayshrike! Thanks so much for the #Waymakers donation!

To donate and request a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon... . Include your bsky name if you want a ping!

Every dollar helps support unaccompanied immigrant kids in the US!

🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · Aug 26

A bunch of wonderful scientists are working to study how the LA fires in January impacted our local nature. We had a great time working with @brookejarvis.bsky.social and @nytimes.com on this beautiful article.

feat. @kendallcalhoun.bsky.social @ltkelly.bsky.social et al.

What the Bloom After L.A.’s Wildfires Reveals About Our Ecological Future

www.nytimes.com

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · Aug 25

Said student group was ordered alphabetically, although they then changed their name in 2009:
www.thecrimson.com/article/2009...

BGLTSA Votes To Change Name to QSA | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance voted unanimously yesterday to change the organization’s name to the Harvard College

www.thecrimson.com

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · Aug 25

Since at least the 1990s, the identity-based Harvard student group was labeled with that ordering. Since the ordering of letters is, at best, arbitrary, I think no one decided it was worth changing, and became standard on campus for related topics.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 23

As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:

1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.

2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 23

For some scientists fighting partisan attacks, the goal is to defend their work from political interference. But in retaliating, @katherinejwu.com reports, they also run the risk of advancing the narrative that they want to fight.

Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap

Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.

bit.ly

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · Aug 19

"The Roadless Rule Explained: How the Last Unbroken Forests Could Be Lost Forever. For 25 years it has protected 59 million acres of wild forest. The latest repeal puts them all at risk." 🌏 morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/the-roadle...

The Roadless Rule Explained: How the Last Unbroken Forests Could Be Lost Forever

For 25 years it has protected 59 million acres of wild forest. The latest repeal puts them all at risk.

morethanjustparks.substack.com

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · Aug 4

Are you planning on attending the @amornith.bsky.social (American Ornithological Society) #AOS25 meeting in St. Louis this year?

I'm making a Starter Pack of attendees so we can easily follow each other. Attending the meeting and want on the list? Comment here or DM me! go.bsky.app/3dybD1a

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Aug 5

NEW: A federal judge has demanded NSF explain in court how the UCLA grant suspensions are not in violation of her June order that restored grants to UC scientists

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Jul 31

Breaking: NSF is suspending roughly 300 grants with UCLA, following a DOJ finding on Tuesday that the university violated Title VI by "creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students."

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Birds are dinosaurs who shrugged off a couple apocalypses. Some eat bone marrow. Some drink nectar. They outswim fish in the sea. They smile politely at gravity’s demands. ‬

‪I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.‬

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Jul 29

It's incredibly distressing, because - my lab needs funding but look, realistically, I'll be okay - but the entire generation of people who were going to move into this research space are just completely orphaned. There's no way to start a lab on this now. Funders need to pivot back to funding.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Jul 29

One thing very few people know, even in the climate-health research space, is that - in addition to NIH / NSF / NASA / EPA blocking any new research on climate change and health - all the philanthropies have decided to take NGO-shaped roles rather than fund research, and so they aren't stepping in.

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Morgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · Jul 26

I normally think about #fire from an ecological perspective, so really enjoyed thinking about the role of fire in the evolutionary past and future with @ltkelly.bsky.social. Take a look, it's a short read!

Luke Kelly @ltkelly.bsky.social · Jul 25

What are the evolutionary implications of changes in fire regimes for animals?

We explore this in our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social

📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

with @mwtingley.bsky.social‬ @jgpausas.bsky.social & team

#Biodiversity #FireEcology #EcoEvo 🔥🦎🧬

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Jul 8

This is a pretty good article, with comments from @weatherwest.bsky.social and me.

abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...

Extreme weather events like Texas rain are more likely to occur due to climate change, scientists warn

Climate change is likely to make extreme weather events like those experienced in Texas occur more intensely and more frequently, scientists are warning.

abcnews.go.com

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · Jul 1

It is difficult to describe just how disastrous it would be if just-released NOAA budget proposal (or even large portions) were to be enacted: It would involve a wholesale dismantling (decimation, really) of entities relevant to weather, climate, & ocean research & prediction.

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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Jun 6

Oh you've never heard of piculets before? The mini woodpeckers? Well here ya go- have a Rufous Piculet. Your life is now that much cuter. You're welcome.

📷 Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok, eBird

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · Jun 4

In a time when support for junior scientists is disappearing, how can you plan for a career in STEM? I think it starts by thinking of science as a big map with many routes and destinations, instead of a pipeline. 🧪

scienceforeveryone.science/p/career-pla...

Career planning in an era of scientific disinvestment

Know not just the destination and the route, but all the other features on the map

scienceforeveryone.science

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