A lovely reminder of how NSF funding may be tied to your science origin story whether you know it or not. For me (and this will date me) it was 3-2-1 Contact and Square One TV on an antenna TV with 3 fuzzy channels and a knob to change between them in rural Maine. Both brought to you by the NSF!

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Grace Lindsay@neurograce.bsky.social · 4w ago

When I was in high school, my chemistry teacher (who was also my astronomy teacher) gave me a brochure for the 'Astro-Science Workshop'. She knew that I took her astronomy class because I liked it (and not to get out of taking physics like many other students) 1/n

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will soon issue vacancy announcements that may be of particular interest to early-career scientists and engineers. The agency seeks to recruit early-career scientists and engineers in the roles of science assistant and science/engineering analyst.

Last weekend I received the Troland Research Award from the @nationalacademies.org. I’m so grateful to the communities who made this work possible. It's strange to receive this award at a time when much of the work being recognized is not eligible for federal funding. My remarks 👇 and a 🧵>>

NAS 163rd Annual Meeting - Awards Ceremony

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A minor thing but also yet another damn thing: easily 90% of the articles I’ve seen about the National Science Board purge are illustrated with stock images of the building that NSF was forced to vacate so the HUD Secretary could have a better office gym www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

‘This is bull——': National Science Foundation employees protest HUD's takeover

Dozens of National Science Foundation employees crowded the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday to protest the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, w...

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The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

Wondering what you shouldn't say in a proposal? Call your program officer. Wondering what happened in panel? Call your program officer. Wondering how the latest federal stuff may affect your proposal? Call your program officer. Call your PO. 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/call-your-pr...

Call your Program Officer

Yes, you. Schedule a phone call. This is the hidden curriculum.

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One last shot at the close of the first day of DeLange, taken before the remarkable performance of Free Rein. It was a day that made me feel both hopeful and grateful to be part of a community thinking seriously - and imaginatively - about the future of the brain. #DeLangeXIV #DeLangeAtRice2026

The second provocation talk of the day - Cristine Legare telling us that brains are shaped by and are for culture. It’s not just a nuisance source of variability but a core aspect of what it means to be human. #DeLangeXIV #DeLangeatRice2026

On to the NeuroTech session - neurosurgeon @sameershethmd.bsky.social highlights progress in new implantable devices that provide neural stimulation for depression and OCD - while philosopher Tim Schroeder asks what do we do when people think these devices are doing to thinking and feeling for them.

@memoakten.bsky.social @katiehofstadter.bsky.social remind us that art is a form epistemology - for the vision nerds they align science with the fovea and art with peripheral vision - interspersed with art of pieces that demonstrate why neuroscience needs the arts. #DeLangeXIV superradiance.net

SUPERRADIANCE: Interdisciplinary research lab investigating intelligence, consciousness, and planetary systems through research-based art that bridges embodied experience with emerging technologies.

Interdisciplinary artists Memo Akten & Katie Hofstadter investigate intelligence, consciousness, and planetary systems through research-based art bridging embodied experience with emerging technologie...

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Alice Luo Clayton CEO of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation lays out a future for healthy brain aging - adaptation is key! At Rice - Margaret Beier studies adult skills and knowledge in her lab, not just what declines with age but what gets enhanced! #DeLangeXIV #FutureofAging

Fascinating - but terrifying - talk from @lhnicholas.bsky.social about how long before a diagnosis we can see dementia coming in how people spend their money and pay their bills. #DeLangeXIV #BrainandSociety #RiceUniversity

Scientia/De Lange Conference | Rice University

Conference focused on the exploration of the dynamic interactions between technology, society, and culture. More specifically, the conference will address the challenges of information technology, hea...

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President DesRoches and Provost Dittmar have launched #DeLangeXIV - and the conversation about Brains in Society has begun. We are live streaming a session on aging and dementia at DeLange.rice.edu. #FutureOfBrainScience #BrainandSociety #RiceUniversity

Scientia/De Lange Conference | Rice University

Conference focused on the exploration of the dynamic interactions between technology, society, and culture. More specifically, the conference will address the challenges of information technology, hea...

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If you are in Houston - or want to travel - join us at Rice Thursday March 12-14 for DeLange XIV: Brains in Society: Preparing for Neuroscience’s Impact on our everyday lives. DeLange.rice.edu

Scientia/De Lange Conference | Rice University

Conference focused on the exploration of the dynamic interactions between technology, society, and culture. More specifically, the conference will address the challenges of information technology, hea...

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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

Fantastic audience, seamless conference. #psynom25

Jared Medina@jaredmedina.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The SPARK Society is sponsoring a lunchtime workshop at Psychonomics (noon today, Governor's Square 12) on Science Outreach and Advocacy, featuring @ozgegurcanli.bsky.social @paulacroxson.bsky.social and @jzacks.bsky.social, moderated by me. Free lunch for the first 50 attendees - join us! #psynom25

The Sinclair Lab website won an award for Best Research Lab or Group Website! Check out the website and the other winners here: theacademicdesigner.com/2025/winners... www.sinclairlab-rice.com

Jennifer van Alstyne@jenvanalstyne.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Winners of the Best Personal Academic Websites Contest have just been announced! 🏆 We hope these websites inspire you to create your own space as a faculty, researcher, or grad student. Hosted by @jenvanalstyne.bsky.social, @owlstown.com, and Brittany Trinh theacademicdesigner.com/2025/winners...

Big news out of Rice this morning! Our new Brain Institute is launching - with the goal of having a concrete impact on the brain health of our local Houston community. news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...

Posting on behalf of Tamar Gollan, who is not on Bluesky: A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details! psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...

🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!) To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website: www.sinclairlab-rice.com Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...

Sinclair Lab

The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair

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Starting a new chapter, and proud to see the continued impact of programs I helped build — like the first-ever Congressional Hill Day at APS. Designing & leading this initiative was one of the most meaningful parts of my role. When science meets policy with clarity and purpose, change is possible.

Association for Psychological Science@psychscience.bsky.social · last yr.

Scientists and graduate students press lawmakers to fight research #funding cuts. #SciencePolicy

Applications accepted on rolling basis: 4 postdocs, neuroscience of language, Georgetown University (US citizens/permanent residents only) neurolang.georgetown.edu/admission

Super stoked for our Minds in the Making workshop at @cogscisociety.bsky.social 2025! If you are at all interested in the intersection between cognitive science and design, you won’t want to miss it!! 🧠🛠️

Junyi Chu@junyi.bsky.social · last yr.

Delighted to announce our CogSci '25 workshop at the interface between cognitive science and design 🧠🖌️! We're calling it: 🏺Minds in the Making🏺 🔗 minds-making.github.io June – July 2024, free & open to the public (all career stages, all disciplines)

Very last minute - but check out this workshop happening this Thursday and Friday on how we might build theories that account for variability and universality in human minds and brains. Remote attendence is an option! cps-vo.org/group/cise-s...

This morning at #APS25DC, we dug into how foundations can fuel psychological science beyond federal grants. From U.S.-based work (Russell Sage) to global proposals (APF), both secondary data and new studies are eligible. @psychscience.bsky.social #ResearchFunding #PsychScience #BehavioralScience

If you know @ozgegurcanli.bsky.social , you know she’s a force of nature. With growing uncertainty in science, she brought psychological scientists from seven states to advocate on Capitol Hill. Proud to watch her lead this historic Hill Day at @psychscience.bsky.social with vision, grit, and heart.

Dr. Özge Gürcanlı Fischer-Baum 🏳️‍🌈@ozgegurcanli.bsky.social · last yr.

Psychological scientists from seven states (AZ, GA, MA, PA, TN, TX,VA) are headed to the Capitol this morning to advocate for #NSF and #NIH funding. Very excited to lead this effort at the @psychscience.bsky.social under the supervision of Robert Gropp. With special thanks to @fabbs.org

Psychological scientists from seven states (AZ, GA, MA, PA, TN, TX,VA) are headed to the Capitol this morning to advocate for #NSF and #NIH funding. Very excited to lead this effort at the @psychscience.bsky.social under the supervision of Robert Gropp. With special thanks to @fabbs.org

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

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You can comment on this proposed policy change by May 23rd. The proposed policy defines science agency grant making program officers, among other positions, as “policy-making” and removes civil service protections. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...

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"Let’s be clear: It isn’t institutions that are being punished. It’s the researchers who are the future of science in this country — the ones who spend long hours at lab benches, running experiments, analyzing data." #SpeakOut #BrainDrain www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...

What am I supposed to say to this generation of young scientists?

Undermining the future of American science is not a path to accountability — it’s a path to decline.

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