Submit a comment to NSF about the proposed changes to how grants are administered. They are *bad* changes and they'll implement them unless the community speaks up. Thanks to @agu.org for organizing this. agu.quorum.us/campaign/dvw...

I’m moderating an AMS webinar next Thursday that will be a panel discussion about career advising of students! Super important to think about in the ever-changing job market! Anyone in a mentoring roll of students should attend and join the discussion. Registration at link in flyer.

@amsearlycareer.bsky.social · yesterday

For months, the Trump administration has refused to pay lawyers and organizations that represent unaccompanied kids. Groups like the Defending Our Neighbors Fund are stepping up to fill the gaps and support trusted legal groups, but many kids face the real and tragic risk of facing court alone.

Trump Has A Tactic To Make It Easier To Deport Children

“We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney,” a lawyer said. “One word: deportation.”

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"If you see someone trying to downplay today's extreme heat by claiming that 'the 1930s were hotter,' it's a scam," warns Andrew Dessler (@andrewdessler.com).

Fixing one of climate’s worst plots

the 1930s were hot over the U.S. Midwest, but not that hot

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👋 Calling all Postdocs—check out our newest travel grant! Plan to join us at #AGU26 this 7-11 December in San Francisco, CA. 👉 Apply by 12 August: spklr.io/63329EuOWX

Trying to appease liars who seek your destruction for ideological reasons does not, in fact, make them stop trying to destroy you. Abandoning your values to chase after people who oppose you at their very core does not make anyone else trust you more. The results—unsurprisingly—are the opposite.

"In terminating 283 Department of Energy grants from states where a majority voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, and leaving untouched hundreds of grants that went to red states, the Trump administration punished researchers for merely living in states the White House politically opposed."

There are people who will tell you with a perfectly straight face that climate change impacts are not that bad, nothing to panic and rapidly phase out fossil fuels about. And anyway this destruction is about failure to adapt so it's sort of their fault.

Dr. Prakash Kashwan@pkashwan.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The number of people evacuated in France and Spain has now passed 250,000...Both countries are facing unprecedented blazes that are spreading unchecked despite the efforts of many hundreds of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

resources about changes and portal to respond here @standupforscience.net www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

Here is What You Should Know About NSF’s New Guidance on Financial Assistance — Stand Up for Science Foundation

On June 24, 2026, less than one month after the Office of Management and Budget released its proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance on federal financial assistance—the National Science Foundation ...

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"administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands."

Derek Lowe@dereklowe.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:

AAUP says the Trump admin is going after universities, & today WSJ says “White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges.” Ppl have asked me why Project 2025 and the Trumpist right want to kill US science. This is why: like Orban, they want to kill universities.

AAUP@aaup.org · 2w ago

OUT TODAY, the AAUP just released the first comprehensive account of how the Trump administration has taken the same playbook it's used on law firms & foreign governments & turned it on American universities. US higher ed has, in effect, become a target of a massive extortion racket. 🧵

New AGU travel grants for post-doctoral to attend Fall Meetinh Crossposted with @openvibe.social

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🚨 New for 2026! 🚨 Postdocs can now apply for the AGU26 Postdoctoral Travel Grant to help cover costs of attending the AGU Annual Meeting in person! 👉 Applications are due 12 August: spklr.io/63328EPNKE #AGU26 #Postdoc #Grant #ScienceFunding

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Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

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First report of ideologically-based cuts to climate curriciulum in Texas (that I’m aware of) More info, paywalled: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NSF physical sciences, geosciences, engineering, social sciences on track for a 33% budget cut, never mind Congressional intent.

Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 2w ago

And here's the spending breakdown across directorates, relative to the average from FY21–25 at this point in the year: NSF avg. - 74% BIO - 79% CISE - 110% ENG - 65% GEO - 65% MPS - 67% EDU - 26% SBE - 69% TIP - 105% O/D - 131%

Pretty cool and dramatic NASA animation showing the long-range transport of 2026 Canadian wildfire smoke.

the best day for the presidents of every R1 to hold a press conference screaming that higher ed is our second largest export and destroying it is economic sabotage and soft power detonation was Jan 21st 2025. the next best day is tomorrow.

Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 2w ago

a bad thing is running a phd program with brilliant international students who must reckon with a volatile xenophobic saboteur government in fresh ways every day, no thank you, 0/10

A possibly worthwhile point of clarification: the 'models' discussed here are statistical fits to the last ~100 years of data (from NOAA Atlas 14). This is inevitably backwards looking and will be an underestimate of current probabilities of rainfall intensity in a changing climate.

John Schwartz@jswatz.bsky.social · 3w ago

“There is a more structural question if these big events keep happening,” Berg said. “How far is it a statistical question, then how much is the ground shifting under our feet?” insideclimatenews.org/news/1707202...

We are starting a new series on the AMS BECP social media that will highlight members of the board! For our first post, we are honored to introduce the current BECP Chair, Jake Carstens! Jake has previously served as the BECP Chair-Elect, Webinar Team Lead, and Secretary. When asked why he joined

As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and keeping utility costs down. At least 1,662 Department of Energy webpages with guidance on protecting the electrical grid during heatwaves have gone dark.

That's about 2/3 the annual National Science Foundation budget.

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3w ago

RFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!) to finding a link between vaccines and autism. "That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."

The comment period for the proposed OMB rule that would shift U.S. science from scientists to politicians is now closed. Now what? We break down what to expect ⬇️  www.planetary.org/articles/omb...

What happens now that comments have been submitted on the devastating…

Nearly 500,000 comments were submitted in response to a rule change proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget that would fundamentally…

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Tropical cyclones have produced hourly rainfall extremes at about 3/4 of US stations once you include remote effects - maybe some trends in SE/NE Kalashnikov @climate-guy.bsky.social @astansfield.bsky.social GRL

Contribution of Tropical Cyclones to Hourly Precipitation Extremes in the Contiguous United States

Tropical cyclones (TCs) contributed to extreme hourly rainfall at 76% of stations in the contiguous United States since 1980 Local Atlantic TCs contribute to hourly extremes in eastern CONUS, whi...

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OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

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Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.

But combine the clawbacks and withholding, and every directorate (besides TIP) would see a 30%+ drop compared to last year.

Who should decide what science gets funded: scientists or political appointees? Right now, it's scientists. A new OMB rule would hand that power to political appointees instead. Comment by July 13 to stop it. ⬇️ www.planetary.org/ombgrantrules

Advocacy Action Center

The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.

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Universities in the US are governed now by "liberal autocrats." It's time to bring faculty, students, staff and alumni into leadership. Trustees and presidents are out of touch, unaccountable, and in this moment, selling us out to the Trump administration. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have

Our universities are selling us out. If we want that to change, we have to change the way they’re run.

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Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) ❄️ Alyssa Stansfield, Assistant Professor, University of Utah presents: ❄️ Investigating Precipitation Processes over CONUS with Objective Storm Tracking 🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎 Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live

NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory@ncar-ral.bsky.social · last mo.

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 ❄️ Investigating Precipitation Processes over CONUS with Objective Storm Tracking ❄️ Alyssa Stansfield, Assistant Professor, University of Utah ❄️ Wednesday, July 8 | 1-2 PM (MT) | Free hybrid event! Show me more! ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 10 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/Bl59I