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Ina Ganguli

@inaganguli.bsky.social

Economist at UMass Amherst. Labor, science & innovation, gender, immigration. 🪷🌻 websites.umass.edu/iganguli

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Anna Nagurney@annanagurney.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Very cool to have my colleague @inaganguli.bsky.social quoted in this @sciam.bsky.social article www.scientificamerican.com/article/immi...

Visualizations Trace How Immigration Underpins Dozens of Recent Nobel Science Prizes

Of the 202 Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine this century, fewer than 70 percent hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize. These graphics trace their...

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Dani Rodrik@drodrik.bsky.social · last yr.

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

Alondra Nelson@alondra.bsky.social · last yr.

“In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge grant opportunity for impacted scholars”

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · last yr.

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

Richard Van Noorden@richvn.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year NASA cut by 24% NIH cut by 40% EPA cut by 55% NSF cut by 56% Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

nature.com

Dan Silverman@dmsilverman.bsky.social · last yr.

💯. Why does almost no one in the public know this though? If you think about it, the government’s creation of the internet is probably one of the greatest policy achievements and worst communication failures of all time.

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young@dannagal.bsky.social · last yr.

All these bros conveniently forgetting that the U.S. government was instrumental in creating the Internet through NSF grants to universities and research hubs through the 80s and 90s.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · last yr.

Just got mine. Totally expected, but it still sucks. Probably the most for all the work that so many of us put in on behalf of US taxpayers that is now wasted and will never come to fruition.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has undertaken a review of its award portfolio. Each award was carefully and individually reviewed, and the agency has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF priorites. Effective immediately, the following are terminated: NSF Award Id NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant to NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1) term and condition entitled 'Termination and Enforcement,' on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities. This is the final agency decision and not subject to appeal.
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Jordan Matsudaira@jdmatsudaira.bsky.social · last yr.

Important thread explaining how proposed changes to federal employment policy threatens the federal statistical infrastructure. Comment period is open for those who rely on these data to convey their views to the Administration….

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · last yr.

The administration is moving the rule. Official public (that's us!!) comment period is open. Friends of BLS has resources making it super easy & efficient for you to: 1) submit evidence to the official record & 2) communicate to your federal reps #econsky www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...

Schedule Policy/Career Rule is a Threat to Federal Statistical Agencies. Take Action Today. The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is very concerned about the potential impact on federal statistics of Schedule Policy/Career Rule, a proposed change to federal employment policy. This change, initially introduced at the end of the first Trump administration (then referred to as “Schedule F”) seeks to reclassify certain senior federal employees, making it easier to remove them from their positions. Doing this requires adoption of regulations (a “rule”) to govern its implementation. On April 23, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) opened a 30-day comment period on a rule to institute Schedule Policy/Career. OMB is accepting comments through May 23, 2025. We urge all Friends of BLS to utilize the templates below and take action to help preserve the integrity and objectivity of the federal statistical system by: Writing to your Representatives in Congress. Submitting a comment on regulations.gov. Policy Brief Email Template Comment Template
Jennifer Withrow@withrowjenny.bsky.social · last yr.

I was devastated to learn about the unexpected passing of gifted historian and my former committee member Laura Lovett. Dr. Lovett was not only a renowned expert in women's history, but also an incredible mentor. I will miss her greatly. www.history.pitt.edu/news/memoriam

In Memoriam | Department of History | University of Pittsburgh

Laura L. Lovett (1963-2025) Our dear colleague Laura Lovett passed away unexpectedly on March 4, 2025. Laura joined Pitt’s History Department and its Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies Program in 20...

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Krystal Vasquez@kvasquez.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm reporting on what's happening at NSF for @cenmag.bsky.social! If you're a researcher who had an NSF grant that was previously approved for funding but is now in limbo because of what's happening at the agency, my signal is kvasquez.12. Always open to discussing options for anonymity.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · last yr.

This is how you do it. The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact". The moral imperative may be to fight... but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone: www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...

UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in

AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈@davidimiller.bsky.social · 2y ago

Been seeing some speculation about the NSF freeze being due to the "broader impacts" criterion. There's not a lot of hard facts out there yet, so here's a few facts below (but still inconclusive). Short thread 1/5 🧵

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 2y ago

“researchers suspect [the grant review freeze] may be related to President Trump's targeting of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. NSF reviews grant applications based on two criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts” www.npr.org/sections/sho... 🧪

Euromaidan Press@euromaidanpress.bsky.social · last yr.

🌾Flour from wheat that grew on demined Ukrainian fields was used to bake traditional Easter bread in the US. This flour traveled across the globe to New York's iconic Ukrainian restaurant Veselka. There, UN diplomats, entrepreneurs, and community leaders gathered to bake Easter bread together. ⤵️

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