In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.

CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study

“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study

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Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov.

The show is running at Space 1026 from now until the 30th (844 Broad St)!

Miniatures are a great way to kick start an affordable original art collection, or to give a small but unique gift. All of these are available in my Folksy shop... folksy.com/find/shop/th... #Miniature #birds #landscape #Flowers #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #bsnm

“Cool” new NSF postdoc position available in my lab at UConn, studying our unique Arctic phytoplankton collection and the interactive effects of temperature, light, and photoperiod. 3 years of funding, detailed job ad here: s.uconn.edu/q1o0itl62l.

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

Hey Philly! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum Sept 25-27. It’s the museum’s last weekend (for now!) Sign up here to help docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What’s your witch vibe? 🪄 Take our quiz to find out and get matched with a title on the #LibbyApp and a film or show on @kanopy.com that fit your brand of magic. 🔮 ✨ https://bit.ly/46iihjO #Bookish #LibraryLove #Booksky

Deaths from pregnancy are up in: sepsis, miscarriage, and even homicide. Explainable by an anti-abortion legislation (yes, even homicide - see the Turnaway Study for what happens when people don't get wanted abortions). The science of all of this is in my book:

Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End

A compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss--how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don't reflect the reality One of the most prevalent myths about human pre...

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Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · 4w ago

Abortion bans are killing women.

Data Scientist job - Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), data-management, computational, and bioinformatics assignments supporting research in tropical biology, ecology, and forestry. #ecologyjobs 🧪🌐🌾 trustcareers.si.edu/postings/8a2...

Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11

Job Opening: Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

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If you're worried about the elections- There's actually a lot we can do keep them on track? One of the best things you can do is sign up to be a poll worker! They train you, AND it's paid work! powerthepolls.org/creator-sarahtaber

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Poll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!

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Ada Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosome go.nature.com/4xIUyVW

Ada Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosome

Nobel laureate persisted despite widespread derision and revolutionized structural biology by protecting fragile crystals.

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Next month is #TransitMonth! Join us for a Rail Beach Day in Oceanside on September 19th to hit the beach and learn about the threats and opportunities facing Metrolink, Surfliner, Coaster, and Sprinter - and how you can get involved! www.socaltransitmonth.org/rail_beach_day

Despite the bloviating and sabotage attempts, Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine has been approved by the FDA. Despite the fact that it theoretically requires one preexisting condition, the list of conditions is enormously broad also if you want to JUST LIE. Personally I’ve never had a pharmacist ask

Moderna Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Updated 2026-2027 COVID-19 Vaccines

The updated formula for Spikevax is now approved for individuals 6 months through 64 years of age with at least one underlying condition placing them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, and all adults 65 years of age and older. mNEXSPIKE, Moderna's latest COVID-19 vaccine, is approved for individuals 12 through 64 years of age with at least one underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, and all adults 65 years of age and older.

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I wear a helmet, as do most people who ride a bike in the US. But Streetsblog is 100% right here. Bike helmets do absolutely nothing to prevent crashes, and focusing on helmets necessarily pulls our attention away from the systemic changes we desperately need to keep all people safe on our streets.

Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · last mo.

Mayor Mamdani's focus on a helmet paints deadly crashes as the failure of vulnerable road users to protect themselves, rather than as the failure of government to stop completely avoidable carnage. buff.ly/0HIM3RQ

We need YOU to spread the word about @skypeascientist.bsky.social - our *free* program that matches scientists w/classrooms & more! When educators sign up, they can tell us who told them about us. We'll hold a monthly drawing for $150 of science supplies* from the referrers! SkypeAScientist.com

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

The NSF Proposal is open for comments until the 24th of this month. Leave your public comment now!!! fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/Pro...

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The NSF has a sneaky proposal that'll implement Vought's OMB Proposal policies ahead of time such as removing requirements tied to statutory civil rights obligations and applying international collaboration restrictions.

As of this morning, 3068 comments received on this NSF draft guidance on financial assistance. Comments remain open until 11:59pm Eastern time TODAY. If you wrote a comment on the OMB proposed rules, please consider modifying that response tailored to how they show up in this draft NSF guidance.

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2mo ago

The NSF has a sneaky proposal that'll implement Vought's OMB Proposal policies ahead of time such as removing requirements tied to statutory civil rights obligations and applying international collaboration restrictions.

Thrilled to share my new feature about a plucky group of scientists investigating the effects of rising temperatures on animal nervous systems. Come for The Blob, stay for the "unflappable" bird brains!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Many aspects of animal physiology contribute to temperature tolerance. But “the nervous system is one of the major drivers of animal expansion,” says Wolfgang Stein. #neuroskyence By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/environment/...

Excited to see this nice discussion of climate neuroscience research! Thanks to @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social for including us.

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Many aspects of animal physiology contribute to temperature tolerance. But “the nervous system is one of the major drivers of animal expansion,” says Wolfgang Stein. #neuroskyence By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/environment/...

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Contact your members of Congress to prevent this censorship of grants for science research from happening before the end of the federal fiscal year.

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2mo ago

The NSF has a sneaky proposal that'll implement Vought's OMB Proposal policies ahead of time such as removing requirements tied to statutory civil rights obligations and applying international collaboration restrictions.

The Department of Psychology at University of Minnesota seeks an Assistant Professor working on computational approaches related to cognition and/or perception (broadly). This would be in my area of the department and I’m happy to answer any questions. Posting : hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EM...

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Computational Approaches to Perception and/or CognitionDepartment of PsychologyUniversity of Minnesota, College of Liberal ArtsThe Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities announces a search for an outstanding scholar to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position focused on computational approaches to perception and/or cognition. This full-time position in the Department’s Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CAB) Training Program will begin in Fall 2027.Applications are invited from researchers who would extend or complement our historic strengths in combining experimental and computational approaches to perception and cognition. Examples of desired research topics include, but are not limited to, computational approaches in human and/or non-human animal models to study perceptual function and sensory loss, learning, motivation, emotion, and/or higher cognition. While we expect the primary appointment to be in our CAB area, there is  potential for cross-affiliation with other departmental areas.The appointment will be 100%-time over the nine-month academic year (late-August to late-May) and will be made at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, depending on qualifications and experience and consistent with collegiate and University policy. Salary and start-up packages are competitive. The successful applicant should have and is expected to maintain a strong research program, advise graduate students from a variety of different backgrounds, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including core courses within the graduate training program. A strong record of teaching and mentorship is desired. The individual will also be expected to contribute to the service needs of the department, college, university, and profession.A successful candidate's application will demonstrate scholarly distinction, a record of publications, teaching commitment and, if applicable to the research program and the candidate’s career stage, evidence of success in securing and/or pursuing extramural funding.Applicants are invited to review the Workload Principles and Guidelines for Regular Faculty in the College of Liberal Arts, as well as the Standards for Promotion and Tenure in the Department of Psychology.

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The Niethammer Lab does top-fin research 🐟🧬 Consider applying, if keen! Contact details: zfin.org/ZDB-PERS-131... #ZebrafishJobs

Philipp Niethammer@niethammerlab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

👉1/3 We are looking for a research technician to join our lab at Sloan Kettering Institute in New York City. This is an ideal position for a recent college graduate (e.g., from the NYC area) interested in basic biology and gaining hands-on research experience before graduate or medical school.

👉1/3 We are looking for a research technician to join our lab at Sloan Kettering Institute in New York City. This is an ideal position for a recent college graduate (e.g., from the NYC area) interested in basic biology and gaining hands-on research experience before graduate or medical school.

I wrote about how PCOS became PMOS, and what it means to globally reclassify a disorder from the umbrella of gynecology to endocrinology. flaminghydra.com/on-womens-he...

On “Women’s health”

Until The Lancet published the link to a new paper on social media a few weeks ago (“Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome: a multistep global consensus ...

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Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.

Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

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