Those of us doing research related to women’s health have been hit particularly hard by the govt’s sabotage of the NIH. I spoke to WaPo for this piece, as painful as it was to discuss the reality my lab is facing. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year
The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.
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Today's @nytimes.com dialogue with Ross Douthat & Jay Bhattacharya is tough sledding. I wrote a book on how silent transmission made COVID harder to stop and drove misleading narratives. The interview continues to mislead as a means to seize more power. a 🧵 www.amazon.com/Asymptomatic...
Asymptomatic: The Silent Spread of COVID-19 and the Future of Pandemics
Asymptomatic: The Silent Spread of COVID-19 and the Future of Pandemics
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My weekly update (Grants with Notice of Award dates up to 1/23/26) All projects 1/3
I mean, how many of us haven't wanted to throw a sandwich at a few things lately? Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...
Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.
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The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget. Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide. Interactive map and shareable report: scienceimpacts.org/fy26 a 🧵
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Let’s Remember Why There’s a System of Federal Research Grants to Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lets-...
Let’s Remember Why There’s a System of Federal Research Grants to Universities
This is largely preaching to the choir, but it’s absent enough from...
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Half of all US counties will lose at least $250K in revenue! Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here: www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...
A closer look at the nationwide impact of NIH cuts
Nearly half of U.S. counties will see economic losses of at least $250,000 from cuts to indirect funding by the National Institutes of Health.
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Good form letter to use: actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...
Oppose Current Nominations for HHS and NIH
Jayanta Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, nominated for Director of the National Institutes of Health by the Trump administration, supports nationwide spread of infectious disease such as COVID-19 and potentiall...
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Jay Bhattacharya’s committee vote in the Senate is tomorrow at 10am. Tell your Senators you want them to vote no. And tell your Stanford colleagues they can still speak out against Bhattacharya. His full Senate vote is likely next week.
Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 2y agoIt’s hard to think of worse picks. Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
NIH has announced major cuts. Medical and scientific research across the country will be badly damaged, affecting America's ability to innovate well into the future.
Beth Popp Berman@epopppp.bsky.social · 2y agoHere are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding. Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26) (Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
a quick drafted email template folks can use: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #episky
Email Template
SUBJECT: Oppose Harmful NIH Actions Dear ___________, I am writing to urge you to publicly oppose the Trump administration’s recent harmful actions and nominations targeting the National Institutes...
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Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 2y agoSome actions to oppose Trump’s NIH freezes: ➡️ Contact your electeds and urge them speak up ➡️ Demand your electeds oppose the nominations of RFK as HHS head and Bhattacharya as NIH head ➡️ Sign a group letter opposing the nominations ➡️ Stage a protest outside your lab/work
