Important that everyone remembers this lawsuit was brought by faculty association members, not UC. The faculty association had to sue the university to gain access to the DOJ letter.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The National Institutes of Health admitted to using an internal search tool to flag UC grants that mentioned 'health equity,' 'work force diversity,' 'structural racism,' and 'sexual orientation.' " apnews.com/article/cali... 1/3

Having chaired an NIH review panel, I know how much effort is put into peer review by everyone involved. This piece lays out the current attack on this system amd why it’s bad for American scientific leadership. It’s exceptionally well written and worth the read. It’s also a call to action.

Lisa Schiff@lschiff.bsky.social · 3w ago

Such a detailed, powerful accounting by @27unihted.bsky.social of how this administration is destroying the U.S. research enterprise: 27unihted.substack.com/p/the-quiet-... #science #resist #censorship #PeerReview #NIH #Action

I haven't seen any coverage on this! Time to submit another comment! www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

Jeffrey Mervis@policyhound.bsky.social · last mo.

If someone doesn't like your research grant, the US government may soon be able to help them sue you. www.science.org/content/arti...

Instead of hearing about this and thinking “how dare he take 3 months off!” consider thinking that 3 months’ paid leave for inpatient depression treatment could be available for everybody if people like Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) chose to pass a law that said so

CNN@cnn.com · last mo.

GOP Rep. Tom Kean announces depression diagnosis after mysterious monthslong absence from Congress. https://cnn.it/440CV6S

I donated to Advocates for Trans Equality today transequality.org When things are shitty, push back by putting good back into the world, whatever that looks like and for whatever cause(s) that make most sense for you.

Homepage | A4TE

A4TE was founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), two long-time champions for the trans community, merged togeth...

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Send this article to your Rep and Senators. Demand action. Keep the pressure on!

Max Kozlov@maxkozlov.bsky.social · last mo.

NIH grants have been under political scrutiny since early 2025. But what does the screening process actually look like? What is being flagged? I spent a month digging into leaked docs and emails. We've published the 235-word list that are being flagged by an internal AI tool. And so much more. 🧵

If your rep is not on the list of signatories, call them and ask why not! tinyurl.com/y73tpn5m

Rep. Jamie Raskin@raskin.house.gov · last mo.

Public health research at world-class institutions like the NIH is an important public good. Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Lori Trahan and I are leading 122 of our colleagues to oppose the Trump Administration’s efforts to give partisan political appointees final say over health research grants.

We have their attention, need to keep the pressure on! 🧪 thehill.com/newsletters/...

Democrats demand OMB rescind grant rule

Presented by Planned Parenthood{beacon} Health Care Health Care   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story Lawmakers raise alarms about NIH grant changes  A group of House Democrats is calli…

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Rode a bike in a place that didn't allow cars and now I'm convinced we need this everywhere

I woke up still in disbelief that a scientific society had police forcibly remove scientists from a scientific meeting for handing out printed copies of an editorial published in their own journal

This is an example of a scientific association censoring its members, real scientists, for defending attacks on science. The police were called to remove the scientists for handing out hard copies of this editorial. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!

The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent

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Jeremy Faust, MD@jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Incredibly disturbing story broken by @medpagetoday.com team. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

WHAT IS GOING ON?!?! @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"They physically grabbed us, forced us out of the conference center, & now are telling us we can no longer attend this meeting. They're taking our lanyards," Kelly said. "It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real…America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up”

Even just the trailer gives me chills and makes me proud to be a scientist! I can't wait for a screening near me!

Shruti Naik@drshrutinaik.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What if the next breakthrough never comes? The trailer for The Endless Frontier, a new documentary, by two time Emmy Winning Director Marilyn Ness. @nycures.bsky.social @standupforscience.net @aai.org @aaas.org @nature.com @sciam.bsky.social @statnews.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6s...

• Submit a comment opposing the destruction of 🇺🇸 science; • Pressure every org, professional body, association, uni, etc. you are affiliated with to submit the strongest possible comment opposing this calamity (highest ROI move for most of us) • Make sure your electeds see those comments 🧪

Trump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

Trump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, by Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon. Join Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland...

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5 more years of funding! Thanks NIGMS! If you are interested in pursuing a postdoc in the Galligan Lab, please reach out!

This Means that opposition can work www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General

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Just a reminder that you can join the AAUP even if the faculty at your university aren't unionized. At minimum, it's a monthly donation to an organization that is actually fighting for academics

Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Shout out to @aaup.org for speaking up against the Trump administration's attack on science. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u... No one claims academia is perfect. *Least of all those working inside it.* But the Trump admin has weaponized its imperfections to justify its destruction.

Does the new math the admin is trying to roll out mean that I can say the measles vaccine is 3300% effective?

Happy to support a program to brings dignity and generosity to end-of-life care

Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS@thanh-neville.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I need a favor. A donor has agreed to give the @3wishesprogram.bsky.social $10,000 if we are able to show that >100 people believe in this program & willing to make a donation by 4/29/26. $5, $10, amount does not matter. Please help, I would be so grateful. bruingivingday.ucla.edu/campaigns/3-...

🚨 PI in the lab 🚨

I’m looking for an automated way to read others’s scientific data without giving credit or acknowledgement, and also claim full credit for insights from it. And I want it to have a fitting name OAI: say no more

OpenAI {bot}@openaibot.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Introducing GPT-Rosalind, our frontier reasoning model built to support research across biology, drug discovery, and translational medicine. Video: https://twitter.com/openai/status/2044861690911850863

I'm at the American Association for Immunologists #IMMUNOLOGY2026 meeting for the 1st time! I was worried about being out of place as a neuroimmunologist but it turns out I will fit right in! I was thrilled to see this badge ribbon. Come by my lab's PLCG2 poster 709 Friday!

If news outlets want to (rightfully) celebrate photos from Artemis II, they should be required to talk about the govt funding cuts that threaten all of scientific research

A few have suggested that some aspects of this mission--joy, international teamwork, diversity--are being played up to stick it to the hateful attitude of the administration. But I don't think it's that. I think it's just that those things are essential to and inseparable from a mission like this.

Lots of tech dudes think the "idea" is the important part of creating, not the creative journey you take through work to give that idea actual meaning. Ideas are the easiest, cheapest and least fulfilling part of it. Giving ideas life through work, and sharing that work with others, is the stuff.

the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Seriously it’s like there is a giant chunk of tech people who don’t understand that when you’ve learned how to write, you feel proud, you look forward to doing more of it, you cheerfully neglect your other work just so you can write more

Interested in investigating dietary and metabolic regulation of immune responses? We have a PostDoc and a PhD position available in the lab. karriereamukb.de/jobs/postdoc...

I defended my PhD 10 years ago today. That was the least remarkable thing that happened that day. Sharing something I wrote about it last year. Since then "the horrors persist but so do we." And with dignity.

This is insane. I sat on this bench yesterday morning waiting for my flight. It's well after passengers clear security prior to their departing flights

@jcfrias.bsky.social · 5mo ago

SFO airport ICE detaining woman with child police present video inside San Francisco International Airport Gate E2 shows federal agents detaining a woman with a young child while SFPD stands nearby questions about enforcement in public travel spaces #SFO #ICE #SanFrancisco

this is an out-and-out lie multi-year funding doesn’t give ANYONE more money up-front the money simply sits in different account at NIH no one gets money sooner

Michael D. Green, PhD@michaeldgreen.phd · 5mo ago

Bhattacharya on multi-year funding: “Sometimes for early-career scientists what you need is a front-loaded grant because they’re building their lab and so they can’t wait until year two or three to get the money, so it’s scientifically justified,” When you apply you don’t get to request MYF…

@aai.org is working to protect you from preventable diseases…AAI contributed to the brief that helped the court in this ruling: Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

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