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NPRExtra @nprextra.bsky.social · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today – donate at the link below.

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AAAS Center for STEMM Education & Workforce @aaascsew.bsky.social · 7d

The U.S. government has shut down, and the impacts on STEMM are wide-ranging. CSEW Director @travisyork.bsky.social provides insights on what it means for #HigherEd.

Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 7d

Grateful to be featured in the @chronicle.com today. Shutdowns don’t just stall DC—they steal time from science, students, and innovation. #HigherEd must keep showing up for our communities & make STEMM a national priority. 🧪

🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social

The Federal Government Has Shut Down. Here’s What It Means for Higher Ed.

The first shutdown since 2018 could leave the higher-education sector with mounting challenges if prolonged.

www.chronicle.com

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 7d

Grateful to be featured in the @chronicle.com today. Shutdowns don’t just stall DC—they steal time from science, students, and innovation. #HigherEd must keep showing up for our communities & make STEMM a national priority. 🧪

🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social

The Federal Government Has Shut Down. Here’s What It Means for Higher Ed.

The first shutdown since 2018 could leave the higher-education sector with mounting challenges if prolonged.

www.chronicle.com

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 15d

All people deserve to be included & contribute to the 🧪STEMM enterprise. Data is key to fair systems allowing America to leverage its rich talent, particularly for Queer & Trans scientists. Thank you @freemanjb.bsky.social & @democracynow.org for demanding public transparency & gov accountability!

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 16d

We’re suing the Census Bureau to force the release of critical LGBTQ+ data.

Failing to release the data = failing to include LGBTQ+ people from policy decisions impacting health care, housing, employment, education, and more resources.

So we're demanding accountability.

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AAAS Center for STEMM Education & Workforce @aaascsew.bsky.social · 20d

Meet our #Maker2025 speakers! The @aaas.org HBCU Making and Innovation Showcase, supported by the National Science Foundation and VentureWell, starts next Thursday! Our opening plenary kicks off with seven members of our community of practice, ready to set the stage for the Maker students & faculty.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22d

Education is the enemy of fascism.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22d

The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 230+ Venezuelan immigrants it sent to El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S. before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to Homeland Security data.

(Published May)

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes

Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

www.propublica.org

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The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · 22d

Louise Boyd was born 138 years ago today. She used her gold mine inheritance to fund a series of scientific expeditions to Greenland in the 1930s to record the varieties of botanical life there, then carried out an extensive ethnographic study of Eastern Europe.

#WomenInSTEM #Botany 🌱🧪

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 22d

Read more about the awardees here: www.goldengooseaward.org

The Golden Goose Award

The Golden Goose Award recognizes federally funded, silly sounding research award that has made an impact on our society.

www.goldengooseaward.org

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 22d

🥂✨ Golden Goose night! Celebrating the “odd-sounding” 🧪research that saves lives—like platinum chemo that turned testicular cancer survival from 10% to >90%, and cell-biology breakthroughs powering modern diagnostics. Federally funded basic science delivers. #GoldenGoose #ScienceMatters
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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 26d

The U.S. has led the #STEMM 🧪R&D & Education enterprise for decades thanks to shared values, international collab, & phil+fed funding. In 2022, we founded @stemmopportunity.bsky.social to jointly realize the change required to build a #workforce to power the future of innovation, science, & society.

AAAS Center for STEMM Education & Workforce @aaascsew.bsky.social · 27d

The STEMM Opportunity Alliance is on Bluesky! SOA is committed to adding 20 million new STEMM workers to the U.S. economy by 2050. SOA's 250+ partners come from many sectors, but the backbone organization is housed right here at AAAS' Center for STEMM Education and Workforce.

STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 27d

SOA has brought people and orgs together to:

⦁ create the U.S.’ first national strategy for STEMM progress and prosperity
⦁ turn strategy into action plans
⦁ get excited to dig into those plans!

How do you collaborate with the #STEM education and workforce community?

#WorkforceDevelopmentMonth

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 26d

Want a better 🧪STEMM ecosystem? We shape our world, and alignment & connection are essential to achieve great things. Join the @stemmopportunity.bsky.social to connect across the #STEMM education and workforce sectors during #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth and beyond.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 28d

🧪We’re celebrating #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth this September! Join @aaascsew.bsky.social & @stemmopportunity.bsky.social this month to learn more about how STEMM jobs contribute to the U.S. economy and how SOA Partners are connecting education and workforce efforts to achieve great things.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students

Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.

www.forbes.com

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

7/7🧵 |We need data-informed, inclusive strategies that target inequity head-on.

Equal opportunity starts with naming disparities and dismantling barriers—not pretending they don’t exist.

#Equity #Education #Inclusion #EduSky #SciSky @nepc.bsky.social @uscpullias.bsky.social @newamerica.org

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

6/7🧵 | When we strip away race, gender, or income data, we don’t create fairness—we ignore the track altogether.

“Blind” policies let inequities fester, while those with privilege continue to win.
@hepi-news.bsky.social @brookings.edu @insidehighered.com @chronicle.com @ncse.bsky.social

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

5/7🧵 | Children from the top 1% are 77 times more likely to attend an Ivy-Plus college than kids from the bottom 20%.

Opportunity is stratified by wealth. lnkd.in/eArDczHg

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

4/7🧵 | 📊 Evidence shows the gaps:
And access depends on school demographics too.

Only 52% of schools with high student-of-color populations offer Calculus, vs. 76% of low-diversity schools.

Low-income schools? Just 45% offer Calculus, compared to 87% in wealthy schools. lnkd.in/eArDczHg

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

3/7🧵 | 📊 Evidence shows the gaps:
In Algebra I, the story repeats:

Black 8th graders = 15% of students, but only 10% in Algebra I.
Latino 8th graders = 25% of students, but only 18% in Algebra I.

Systemic inequity, not “merit,” drives these gaps. lnkd.in/epNKMd6x

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

2/7🧵 | 📊 Evidence shows the gaps:

Black students = 15% of HS population, but only 9% of AP enrollees.
Latino students = 25% of HS population, but only 21% of AP enrollees.
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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

1/7🧵Ignoring race, gender & income doesn’t deliver fairness—it deepens inequity. 🚫
Policies that erase demographic data in admissions don’t level the field. They hide barriers and advantage those already holding resources. Check out the evidence below!
#EduSky #SciSci @aaascsew.bsky.social 🧪 🎓

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 25

🧪Can AI advance gender equality & inclusion?
Join the Just?Tech webinar Finding a Home for AI in Social Sustainability|4 Sept, 15–16 CEST|Speakers: Faheem Shah, Klaudia Mur & Pernilla Alexandersson
Register by 9/3 👉 forms.office.com/e/8HWqkkKtXg
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaascsew.bsky.social @liu.se

Digital poster for the Just?Tech webinar Finding a home for AI in addressing gender equality and social sustainability. Event on 4 September, 15:00–16:00 CEST. Speakers: Faheem Shah (Jolint Network Analytics), Klaudia Mur (Jolint Network Analytics & Epicz Labs), and Pernilla Alexandersson (Add Gender). Includes registration link to receive the Zoom link by 3 September.

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 22

🧪What Can Science Philanthropy Do? issues.org/science-phil...
Conn et al argue for a strategy to align nongov actors to advance US #STEMMEcosystem - 100% AGREE - @stemmopportunity.bsky.social was created in 2022 & produced the US National STEMM Strategy stemmopportunity.org/national-str... @aaas.org

What Can Science Philanthropy Do?

With federal funding of science in disarray, philanthropy may become an even more important supporter of scientific research.

issues.org

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 21

🧪 Innovation works best when it works for Everyone.

Oct 28 (12:00 CET), join Londa Schiebinger for a short but powerful talk on Gendered Innovations—tools to drive better tech, smarter design, & business opportunities.

Register: www.goto10.se/event/innova...
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaas.org @liu.se

Innovating for Everyone: Lunch and Inspirational Talk on Gendered Innovation with Prof. Londa Schiebinger, Stanford University | Goto 10

Join us for an inspirational talk followed by a hands-on workshop, and discover how applying intersectional thinking can lead to more inclusive products, services, and business strategies - while unlo...

www.goto10.se

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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · Aug 13

🧪TODAY (8/13) 4-5:30 PM ET - Deep Dive into the #FAIRModel for #IndirectCostRates with Kelvin Droegemeier, hosted by @aaas.org!
#Science #SciSky #EduSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org @acs.org @agu.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social

AAAS Center for STEMM Education & Workforce @aaascsew.bsky.social · Aug 12

Timely opportunity for the research community: Learn about the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Model on indirect costs at AAAS' public town hall this Wednesday, Aug. 13, 4–5:30 pm ET. Register now: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A event flyer with the text: Webinar: Deep Diver into the Fair Model for Indirect Costs, August 13, 2025, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm ET. The flyer includes an image of a smiling white man in glasses and a suit.

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