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Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 27d

Save the date for PSPDG kickoff 🎉

We will have free food, drinks, and a short presentation on upcoming programming and ways to get involved.

PSPDG is open to all members of the Penn Community, so bring your friends!

RSVP using the QR code or this link: tinyurl.com/595nhetb

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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · Aug 21

NEW REPORT documents dangerous levels of toxic benzene and chromium at fencelines of plants in PA, IN, AL, IL, OH, MI

Read the report: environmentalintegrity.org/news/trump-r...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Aug 7

Scientists!

@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!

We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · Aug 8

@snapcoalition.bsky.social is a grassroots organization that organized the McClintock Letters & just ran a training for our congressional district visit days. It’s a group with leaders from all over the country & a group where we put the team and goals FIRST. No silly titles. Just work we believe

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · Aug 8

What the article DIDN’T mention is the Slack has a name! I’m so lucky to be a part of a team of passionate science communicators and advocates in @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Bridging science and society is a problem everywhere...As someone passionate about science and society, I want the scientific workforce to reflect the diversity of the country, and these executive orders are going to stop that.” @jpflores.rbind.io

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JP Flores brings science home, connecting science to community with op-eds | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Project SHORT @projectshort.bsky.social · Aug 5

Mentee apps are NOW OPEN for the 2025-2026 graduate school application cycle!

⏰ Mentee applications close on August 25th, 2025 ⏰

✨ APPLY HERE: dashboard.project-short.com ✨

Questions? Email us: [email protected]

#gradschool #phd #gradadmissions

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.bsky.social · Jul 24

SCIENTISTS.

Participate in a congressional home office visit this August to advocate for science funding!

SNAP will set up the meeting, train you, & support your message. Sign up by Aug 1 to join: forms.gle/sqcMeZn5YTsW...

#DefendResearch #ScienceAdvocacy #SciencePolicy

SNAP Congressional District Visit Day Sign Up Form

SNAP (Science Network for Advocacy and Policy) is a grassroots, primarily graduate student-led organization working to build the next generation of science policy leaders. We’re organizing in-district...

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Project SHORT @projectshort.bsky.social · Jul 21

We are now recruiting STEM mentors for the 2025-2026 graduate school application cycle!

⏰ Mentor applications close on July 31st, 2025 ⏰

✨ APPLY HERE: dashboard.project-short.com ✨

Questions? Email us: [email protected]

#gradschool #phd #phdapplication #gradadmissions

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.bsky.social · Jun 18

It's not too late to participate in #McClintockLetters!

Check out all the resources we have available and get writing: tinyurl.com/McClintockLettersInitiative

Please don't hesistate to reach out with any questions!

Drawing of Barbara McClintock with stars and double helix image.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · Jun 17

My second McClintock Letters op-ed (@snapcoalition.bsky.social) is now published in The Signal! My hometown’s local paper 😊 thanks again @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social !

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John Patrick "JP" Flores | Why Science Funding Matters

Before I became a scientist, I was a kid playing baseball at Central Park, dreaming of playing college baseball. I went to Valencia High and Saugus, balancing science classes with […]

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Ashley Eng @ashyeneng.bsky.social · Jun 17

I hope my #Brookline community sees how these cuts are affecting those around us and joins the fight to defend federal science funding. (2/2) @brooklinenews.bsky.social @samjmintz.bsky.social brookline.news/re-the-world...

RE: ‘The world stopped making sense’: How Trump’s VA cuts uprooted the life and career of a Brookline researcher - Brookline.News

Science is being attacked in our country. Federal funding agencies are terminating grants without reason and our valued federal employees are losing their jobs. Our friends, families, and neighbors ar...

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Brendon Davis @bdavisbio.bsky.social · Jun 18

While unfortunate that this messaging is necessary, it is nevertheless exciting to connect with Spokane and advocate on behalf of science. Amazing working with my colleagues at @snapcoalition.bsky.social organizing the McClintock Letters, aided by collaborators at @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social

Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · Jun 18

Biologist Brendon Davis writes home to Spokane, WA: “I dream of seeing a therapy I helped develop used in the cardio wing at Providence Sacred Heart. My role would’ve been one rung on a long ladder. Right now, that whole ladder is being put through the woodchipper.”🧪🏠
@bdavisbio.bsky.social

Article here: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/15/brendon-davis-funding-science-is-funding-spokanes-/

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Erin Morrow @erinmorrow.bsky.social · Jun 16

So grateful to be one of the 500+ early-career scientists returning to their roots this month. The SNAP team behind this campaign has been such a blast to work with! @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Check out my piece in the Marietta Daily Journal, as well as other national coverage: bit.ly/3HXlfB4

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mjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · Jun 17

Honored to be featured in this @nytimes.com article yesterday about the McClintock Letters initiative! Op-eds from scientists across the country are going out in their hometown newspapers over the next couple of weeks, keep an eye out for one near you. tinyurl.com/nytmcclintock
#SciComm #McClintock

Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts

Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding.

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Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · Jun 17

Wonderful @nytimes.com feature discussing the #McClintockLetters with PSPDG President @mjarnett.bsky.social and incredible collaborators leading this initiative @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @snapcoalition.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...

To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · Jun 10

This team has been so fun to work with y’all, for real for real!

I admire everyone in SNAP!

(If you’re a trainee interested in science policy, reach out! It’s a party!)

mjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · Jun 10

Science is under unprecedented threat in the US, and we need to speak out to save it.

If you are an early-career researcher, please consider signing our open letter calling to preserve the future of American science: tinyurl.com/mcclintockle....

Our futures, and our country's future, depend on it.

Open Letter: A Call to Preserve the Future of American Science

The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) invites early-career scientists (e.g., student, post-bacc, PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, early-career faculty) in the United States to join...

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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · Jun 12

#McClintockLetters wouldn't be possible without @snapcoalition.bsky.social members such as ASAP leadership @alexlando.bsky.social @hannaherf.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social

Alex Lando @alexlando.bsky.social · Jun 12

The McClintock Letters made it to NBC News! Take a look at ours and the other initiatives we’ve been working with over at @cornellasap.bsky.social to humanize scientists and make our voices heard. Be a part of the movement!

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Researchers have a radical plan to thwart Trump's war on science: Talking to people

Faced with federal funding cuts, scientists are learning to communicate about what they do — and why it matters.

www.nbcnews.com

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Rose Albert @rosemalb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Early career scientists and trainees: your voice matters! Head over to @snapcoalition.bsky.social if you’re looking for a community of kind, funny, and driven people advancing science policy!

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Rose Albert @rosemalb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Working with and learning from incredible leaders like @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and dozens others @snapcoalition.bsky.social has been the highlight of my year! Read how trainees are taking action: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Researchers have a radical plan to thwart Trump's war on science: Talking to people

Faced with federal funding cuts, scientists are learning to communicate about what they do — and why it matters.

www.nbcnews.com

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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · Jun 9

Neuroscientist Kristina Visscher writes, “I’m reaching out to you as a nerdy kid from Northport, Alabama, who – thanks to a great Alabama public education – got a Ph.D. in Neuroscience” @visscherlab.bsky.social
www.al.com/news/2025/06...

Attacks on science are attacks on making and keeping America great: op-ed

"Our American scientific engine ... is good for the economy, it improves lives, and it’s one of the true wonders of the world."

www.al.com

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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · Jun 9

Neuroscientist Erin Morrow writes, “Wellstar Cobb Hospital is where science saved my life…Six months later, I walked across the graduation stage at Emory. My happy ending wouldn’t have been possible without decades of U.S. research” 🧪🏠
@erinmorrow.bsky.social

www.mdjonline.com/opinion/well...

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · Jun 10

Ignoring the input of nationally recognized experts committed to the safety and well-being of the American people is not only reckless but sets a dangerous precedent for the leadership of public health organizations tasked with critically evaluating vaccines and protecting the US.

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · Jun 10

The ATS condemns the HHS Sec. Kennedy’s unilateral decision to dismiss all members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This decision undermines decades of medical and scientific that have been vital to safeguarding public health.
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RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.

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mjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · Jun 10

Science is under unprecedented threat in the US, and we need to speak out to save it.

If you are an early-career researcher, please consider signing our open letter calling to preserve the future of American science: tinyurl.com/mcclintockle....

Our futures, and our country's future, depend on it.

Open Letter: A Call to Preserve the Future of American Science

The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) invites early-career scientists (e.g., student, post-bacc, PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, early-career faculty) in the United States to join...

forms.gle

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · Jun 5

Heck yes, let's do it @jonj-udd.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @rosemalb.bsky.social @viv-cc.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @ksxue.bsky.social @ashyeneng.bsky.social @disha-patel3.bsky.social

Science for Good ☀️ @sciforgood.bsky.social · Jun 5

There's still time to write a McClintock Letter in support of federal funding of research!

Interested and don't know where to start?

Join this workshop tomorrow, June 6th, at 12 ET ☀️

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Image for a McClintock Letters writing workshop tomorrow at 12p ET, hosted by Dr. Katherine Xue at UC Irvine, who has written for the New Yorker. She will walk participants through how to write and pitch your op-ed!

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