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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 20h

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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Angeline J. Dukes, PhD @heydrdukes.bsky.social · 13h

In a surprising turn of events, I now have a graduate student 🤗

I want to do this right. So I’m soliciting advice from the wise & experienced 😅 - what are your best tips for being a good advisor/PI/graduate student mentor? ✨

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Talia Lerner @talialerner.bsky.social · 1d

The program for the 2026 Basal Ganglia GRC is live! 🧠🧪
www.grc.org/basal-gangli...

We are already ~60% full, so apply now to join us! Submit an abstract by end of Oct to be considered for a short talk.

See you in Tuscany!

2026 Basal Ganglia Conference GRC

The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Basal Ganglia will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 1d

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH

Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.

@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social

UMass Chan scientists show how the non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of brain

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, explains how two different cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input.

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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 1d

I am going to repost our job ad because we are not getting many applicants!
Like anywhere, there are pros and cons, so if you have questions just DM or email me.
#academicjobs #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicsky

Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · Sep 4

For anyone on the neuroscience job market, our ads are up. We are looking for anyone working in systems neuroscience of animals to join us in southern Alberta 🇨🇦
#academicsky #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicjobs #Canada
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Assistant Professor (Neuroscience, Tenure Track) - Lethbridge (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Lethbridge | 39049

Assistant Professor (tenure track) of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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Science Magazine @science.org · 20h

Neurons in the mouse brain bypass synapses by communicating with one another via tiny nanotubes. https://scim.ag/4pOH6fL

Neurons can communicate via hidden network of nanotubes, study finds

Tubes in mouse and human brains may also influence spread of brain disease

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Politico @politico.com · 18h

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is considering selling off parts of the government's $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio to private investors, three people familiar with the discussions tell us.

What it could mean for borrowers: ow.ly/Zka650X7Zjb

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

International student arrivals to the US dropped 19% this year, the biggest drop on record aside from the 2020 pandemic low.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d

The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 1d

His first week as a UMass Chan Medical School student, Mukund Desibhatla, MPH, drove from orientation in Worcester to Boston to donate blood stem cells through @nmdp-org.bsky.social: direc.to/nJT1

#StudentSpotlight #WhyUMassChan #BloodStemCells #BloodStemCellDonation @uofmass.bsky.social

Gift of life: First-year medical student donates stem cells during first week of school

In his first week of medical school at UMass Chan, Mukund Desibhatla, MPH, attended orientation in Worcester and donated blood stem cells in Boston.

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 1d

Two UMass Chan employees are on the Worcester Business Journal’s list of Outstanding Women in Business: Kavita Babu, MD, and Carla Delacruz Davila, MSW: direc.to/nJ2o

Delacruz Davila co-founded a nonprofit combatting food insecurity and homelessness. @wbjournal.bsky.social @kavita-babu.bsky.social

WBJ names the 2025 Outstanding Women in Business

What sets the 2025 Outstanding Women in Business apart is how vital they are to their communities.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 2d

These Patriots are 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙. Period.

Forget rebuilding. After a statement win in Buffalo, New England is a playoff contender.

http://dlvr.it/TNVgzW

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 3d

Oh look, temperature and salinity shifts in the North Atlantic are already matching what climate models expected around mid-century, according to a new paper in Climate and Atmospheric Science.

#collapse

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 4d

I would like to note, despite the fact that Emory University complied in advance and ended all our DEI offices and programs...they didn't get invited to join Trump's little Club of Capitulators.

Leopards and faces, people. LEOPARDS AND FACES.

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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

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Harry Pantazopoulos @hpantazo.bsky.social · 3d

Applications are now open for our UMMC Graduate Program in Neuroscience! Join a dynamic and collaborative environment where students work at the forefront of neuroscience—from molecules to behavior. 🧬🧠✨Application deadline: December 15. Apply here! lnkd.in/eSe2rwG

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Red Sox @redsox.com · 4d

2025 was one hell of a ride.

Simply put, we love you, Red Sox Nation. ❤️

TEXT: "THANK YOU"
IMAGE: Wide shot of a Fenway sunset during a Red Sox game, shows full stands and golden pink skies above left field and the facade.

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AZ Faust @azfaust.bsky.social · 4d

4. If you're looking for a postdoc and you're not looking outside of the US - what in the world are you thinking??? This is not a place to establish a stable science career at the moment.

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AZ Faust @azfaust.bsky.social · 4d

A couple of related-unrelated thoughts that have swirling in my head:

1. This is a bad time to become a new PI in the US. Probably the worst since WWII. If you're negotiating for a position, know your road is way harder than it was for the people on your TT committee. Negotiate accordingly.

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 5d

Netflix urged to take down “deeply irresponsible” documentary linking autism and gut health www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/netflix...

Netflix urged to take down documentary linking autism and gut health

The National Autistic Society has described a new Netflix documentary which links autism with gut health as “deeply irresponsible” and “offensive”.

www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk

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Ryan Logan @wickedneuro.bsky.social · 4d

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 4d

UMass Chan Medical School has received a five-year, $4.4M grant to study how transfer RNAs may drive the spread of melanoma: direc.to/nJeJ

Richard I. Gregory, PhD, is collaborating with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brown University.

#CancerResearch #melanoma @bidmcreseach.bsky.social

UMass Chan leads new $4.4 million study to study melanoma

UMass Chan Medical School received a five-year, $4.4 million National Cancer Institute grant to study how transfer RNAs may fuel the spread of melanoma.

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this nice story from @fordham.edu News on our work on #menopause transition recently published in Molecular Psychiatry & funded by the NIH. Knowledge is power! #WomensHealth 🔥

"Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connection”

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Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connection

A biology professor is examining the links between menopause and depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses, building on a pioneering study she and her team just published.

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Ryan Logan @wickedneuro.bsky.social · 5d

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 6d

UMass Chan Medical School is the central hub for Imaging-PHD, a program aimed at providing more transparent and reusable science by creating standardized records of research equipment: direc.to/nKvu

@rti-umasschan.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social

UMass Chan to lead $4M national scientific instrument cyberinfrastructure project

Caterina Strambio De Castillia, PhD, received a four-year, $4 million National Science Foundation grant to support her project, Imaging-PHD.

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taracdelorme.bsky.social @taracdelorme.bsky.social · 6d

🤩Big thanks to:
@wickedneuro.bsky.social
@brainaddiction.bsky.social
@abepalmer.bsky.social
Lieselot Carrette
Leah Solberg Woods
@snehyanka
Lisa Maturin, Mackenzie Gamble
@Ben_in_vivo

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