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And listen. ICE doesn’t care about your passport anyway. They detain US citizens constantly.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
And listen. ICE doesn’t care about your passport anyway. They detain US citizens constantly.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
I see it frequently. Not in a curmudgeonly way, more often strongly weighting a specifically discussed aspect of a proposal (usually related approach) differently than the assigned reviewers. It's the "can it be done?" question being answered. The discussants thought yes, a reviewer thinks no.
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I see it frequently. Not in a curmudgeonly way, more often strongly weighting a specifically discussed aspect of a proposal (usually related approach) differently than the assigned reviewers. It's the "can it be done?" question being answered. The discussants thought yes, a reviewer thinks no.
Within a panel, with enough voting scores, it seems a range of 1 (e.g) 2-3, could effectively rank strong applications. Even consensus between assigned reviewers e.g 2-2-2 can be disrupted by "outside the range" voting. Are you advocating for that? Just scoring with 1 more?
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Within a panel, with enough voting scores, it seems a range of 1 (e.g) 2-3, could effectively rank strong applications. Even consensus between assigned reviewers e.g 2-2-2 can be disrupted by "outside the range" voting. Are you advocating for that? Just scoring with 1 more?
Maybe we should all apply?
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Maybe we should all apply?
I'd have made sure the jacket fitted comfortably before using "bloated" in a sentence.
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'd have made sure the jacket fitted comfortably before using "bloated" in a sentence.
Indeed, the 5 pointer will almost certainly get discussed, the other is likely to fall on the 'not discussed' side of the line. Fast forward one week, the 5 pointer is "fatally flawed" with scoring metrics and a summary of the discussion.... and the other applicant is going ??? next???
October 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Indeed, the 5 pointer will almost certainly get discussed, the other is likely to fall on the 'not discussed' side of the line. Fast forward one week, the 5 pointer is "fatally flawed" with scoring metrics and a summary of the discussion.... and the other applicant is going ??? next???
Or even set-aside funding....
September 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Or even set-aside funding....
Often, the choice was not theirs. The heart wants what the heart wants ......(up to and including Tickle Me Elmo and other abominations).
September 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Often, the choice was not theirs. The heart wants what the heart wants ......(up to and including Tickle Me Elmo and other abominations).
Did he overstay his visa?
September 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Did he overstay his visa?
1) Cultural PTSD with respect to famine and child starvation.
2) Weren't big on Apartheid either.
2) Weren't big on Apartheid either.
August 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
1) Cultural PTSD with respect to famine and child starvation.
2) Weren't big on Apartheid either.
2) Weren't big on Apartheid either.
Has he ever served on a Study Section? He'd see some dissent RIGHT THERE!
Say it with me... "clarity not consensus"...
Say it with me... "clarity not consensus"...
August 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Has he ever served on a Study Section? He'd see some dissent RIGHT THERE!
Say it with me... "clarity not consensus"...
Say it with me... "clarity not consensus"...
I have a colleague who received their Y2 so close to the end of the cycle that they were unable to spend it all, and then were subsequently denied ANY carryover (they were looking at ~35% left). Currently they are fighting for the usual 20% but have received their Y3 NoA so not set back too far.
July 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I have a colleague who received their Y2 so close to the end of the cycle that they were unable to spend it all, and then were subsequently denied ANY carryover (they were looking at ~35% left). Currently they are fighting for the usual 20% but have received their Y3 NoA so not set back too far.
I believe that we should address this as "rigor of prior research" no?
July 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I believe that we should address this as "rigor of prior research" no?
The CDC was the only place where some clinical STI specimens could be typed and antibiotic resistance tested. It was madness to throw away that expertise and it is urgently needed.
Anyone can have an opinion (political or otherwise), but sometimes only one antibiotic can stop an infection.
Anyone can have an opinion (political or otherwise), but sometimes only one antibiotic can stop an infection.
June 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The CDC was the only place where some clinical STI specimens could be typed and antibiotic resistance tested. It was madness to throw away that expertise and it is urgently needed.
Anyone can have an opinion (political or otherwise), but sometimes only one antibiotic can stop an infection.
Anyone can have an opinion (political or otherwise), but sometimes only one antibiotic can stop an infection.
European politics often manifest at the level of scoring.
"Null points" anyone?
"Null points" anyone?
May 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
European politics often manifest at the level of scoring.
"Null points" anyone?
"Null points" anyone?
Spending power is also possibly compromised. For example laboratory equipment in IRL has the standard VAT rate of 23%. Your money won't go far!
May 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Spending power is also possibly compromised. For example laboratory equipment in IRL has the standard VAT rate of 23%. Your money won't go far!
Logic says that if you rank your "pile", you'll find it easier to distribute your scores. As in Highlander, "there can be only one" (best or worst).
May 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Logic says that if you rank your "pile", you'll find it easier to distribute your scores. As in Highlander, "there can be only one" (best or worst).
PIs who have proposals around the funding %ile should have ALL paperwork (IRB approvals, genetic/genomes, IACUC etc.) READY NOW should the JIT come tomorrow.
I am old enough to remember projects funded because the grant ahead of them couldn't be ready by close of the fiscal year. Similar scenario?
I am old enough to remember projects funded because the grant ahead of them couldn't be ready by close of the fiscal year. Similar scenario?
May 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
PIs who have proposals around the funding %ile should have ALL paperwork (IRB approvals, genetic/genomes, IACUC etc.) READY NOW should the JIT come tomorrow.
I am old enough to remember projects funded because the grant ahead of them couldn't be ready by close of the fiscal year. Similar scenario?
I am old enough to remember projects funded because the grant ahead of them couldn't be ready by close of the fiscal year. Similar scenario?
I’m reviewing for an institute targeted for dissolution. I don’t expect ANY grant that I review will be funded. All anyone will have to show for their efforts is a summary statement.
April 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I’m reviewing for an institute targeted for dissolution. I don’t expect ANY grant that I review will be funded. All anyone will have to show for their efforts is a summary statement.
Correct, the term I would use is ‘survive’ rather than ‘profit’. If you are in a lifeboat do you pull the people you can reach on board or try to find the truly deserving in the waves and swell?
April 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Correct, the term I would use is ‘survive’ rather than ‘profit’. If you are in a lifeboat do you pull the people you can reach on board or try to find the truly deserving in the waves and swell?