Learn more about the EPIC lab's quest to study the processes leading to eruption at South Sister volcano and help us on our journey (we're about half way there!): experiment.com/projects/wha...

Coming this Fall, the EPIC lab's next EPIC adventure! We need your help to do important volcano science research & support some amazing graduate students in need of funding while you're at it: experiment.com/projects/wha... #volcano #science #magma #eruptions #funding

Despite the chaos in the world, it’s been an amazing week helping lead the @nagtgeo.bsky.social Early Career Faculty in the #Geoscineces Workshop. So inspired by our newest cohort of faculty & the collective effort to eliminate the hidden curriculum required to succeed in the academy.

I have just heard the terrible news about about Wes Hildreth and Judy Fierstein. My heart goes out to their loved ones and all who’ve had a chance to know them over the years. I wish Judy a quick recovery ❤️

Shocked to learn this incredibly tragic news - we have lost one of the most influential volcano scientists of our times.

Andrew Alden@geology.bsky.social · last yr.

RIP volcanologist Wes Hildreth, dead in a Nevada car crash south of Mina. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Hil...

HUD secretary's hostile takeover of the NSF building have angered NSF employees

Statement from Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Ranking Member on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee):

Now in @sciam.bsky.social Via Jesus Soriano, NSF employee union president: "NSF’s management 'learned this afternoon [from HUD]' that ... 'HUD will take over the NSF building' and that the science agency was not involved in the decision." www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

Trump Administration Ousts National Science Foundation from Headquarters Building

Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their offices

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Joshua Weitz@joshuasweitz.bsky.social · last yr.

More information here, building on @dangaristo.bsky.social's breaking news. www.alxnow.com/2025/06/24/r....

Absolutely speechless as this press conference basically ignores that NSF is already working, living, loving this building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdct...

Live: The New Golden Age of HUD | Secretary Turner Unveils HUD’s New Building

YouTube video by HUDchannel

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Really useful reporting by the @nytimes.com on the level of grants funded, as well as cancelled, per directorate @ NSF in 2025 so far: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 1/2

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

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TODAY, in AGU's new lawsuit, our plaintiff’s coalition filed to temporarily restrain the government from implementing Pres. Trump’s Executive Order for "large scale” RIFs, including at NOAA, NSF and others. fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-files-ne...

Last week, the govt dismissed 400 researchers working on the US National Climate Assessment. I was one of them. Today, @agu.org & @ametsoc.org announced they are joining forces to sustain the momentum. It's not a replacement, it's a reminder that science is unstoppable. news.agu.org/press-releas...

AGU and AMS join forces on special collection to maintain momentum of research supporting the U.S. National Climate assessment

Congressionally mandated, the NCA draws on the latest scientific research to evaluate how climate change is affecting the United States. The new special collection does not replace the NCA but instead...

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Join the community on AGU Connect for members impacted by job and funding losses. Come together to share information, network and support one another. Join the forum here: buff.ly/gZZ4TSh

At an @agu.org Board Meeting this week learning about everything the org is doing to respond to current events. Check out AGU’s resources for impacted members here: www.agu.org/impacted-mem...

Resources for Impacted Members | AGU

Career and networking resources, information, and actions for AGU members during this challenging time.

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@agu.org has a tool to find & contact your legislators about FY25 #science funding. It provides scripts, email text, phone numbers & sends emails. agu.quorum.us/campaign/FY2...

Support Science Funding in this Pivotal Moment

Congress is setting its spending limits now--tell your legislators to support science in their appropriations bills.

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The US Geological Survey (in the Dept of the Interior) is the federal agency that runs our volcano observatories & monitors volcanoes in the US for imminent eruption. Their work is critical to protect lives & infrastructure when volcanoes awaken like this. 🌋

Eric Holthaus@ericholthaus.com · last yr.

The closest active volcano to Anchorage — Mount Spurr — is now expected to erupt within the next few weeks. Would be a great time to have a fully-staffed NOAA to help navigate the impacts of this likely disaster. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.

Might save a life.

Let's debunk this whole "space is hard" mantra. Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures. Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues. That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)

They can’t fire science. Tell your story: bit.ly/faces_of_science

I’m working on a piece about funding basic science and if you’ve never explored spinoff.nasa.gov, I would really encourage you to do so. Even though I’ve been doing this for 20 years, it really is humbling and informative to see the ways in which space science works its way into our daily lives.

Central Arizona people there are now Stand Up for Science events planned for tomorrow! Get out and make your voice heard 🧪🔭

AGU has joined a lawsuit challenging the firing of probationary employees at federal agencies. These actions weaken science, harm public health & the environment, and threaten national security. 🧵 #StandWithScience

I'm very excited to share my new paper out today! It's about a a new method to construct ‘magmatic trees’, which illustrate all the processes that formed a particular igneous rock unit or eruption. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... a 🧵- 1/6

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

Nice @forbes.com piece about @agu.org President Dr. Brandon Jones www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Leading Science Organization Makes History With New President

The American Geophysical Union elected its first black President. Here's why that matters.

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Highly recommend listening to this interview with @edyong209.bsky.social. Particularly related to his insights on burnout & objectivity, which apply to being a scientist these days as well. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World

Podcast Episode · The Interview · 02/22/2025 · 40m

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This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪 Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️

GeoSPACE is the only accessible for-credit geology field course in the US and we need your help! Help us keep this camp financially accessible for students by donating at the link below through 2/20 and typing "geospace" in the text box at the bottom of the form. givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...

Geology Department Fund - Gator Nation Giving Day

Do you ever wish you could have attended a Hydro field camp or learned to code in Python over the summer? Maybe a shorter, local field experience would have been practical for you? Many of our alumni ...

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Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.