Arithmetic in the "New Golden Age of Science" at NSF: Reduce $600M in STEM funding between FY25 and FY26 grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses... Propose to reduce NSF GRFP fellowships by $180M in FY27 nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202... Declare "success" w/a $100M "push" for US scientists.

White House Makes $100 Million Push to Train American Scientists

The Trump administration is injecting more than $100 million into education programs for American researchers in STEM fields, as federal policies stanch the flow of foreign scientists to the US and po...

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I spent two years teaching at a gender diverse women's college, which means it allows trans and nonbinary people, and an experimental college before that. I taught plenty of trans students and at the end of the day, they just want to be free to be themselves.

Arizona and Virginia, both of which are governed by Democrats, are ending Medicaid coverage of care for trans youth, Transitics has learned. The bans, which go into effect on October 13th, mark the most significant Democratic capitulation to Trump's anti-trans demands yet. Cowards.

Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands

The policy changes, which go into effect on October 13th, see Arizona and Virginia join Kansas as states where Democrats have needlessly opted to restrict Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.

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Academia is spending 10 hours on an application that you're not even confident you'll get an interview for 🫠

the tech industry is about to invent books

never the wrong time for this classic

Science Magazine@science.org · 3d ago

Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8

Did a little interview about the new trans-inclusive guidance 🙂 heart-magazine.com/2026/10/04/t...

Reseachers publish guidelines for inclusive fieldwork for trans+ people

On Friday 25th of September 2026, three researchers at Leeds university released the Trans+ Guidelines for Inclusive Fieldwork.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️@canopyrobin.com · 2w ago

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/

Come to University of Canterbury to do a PhD on penguin genetics with Sarah Flanagan and me! Everything you need to know is in the link below, check it out and please spread the word 🧪🦑🌍🦉🐧 www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/uc-gra...

As I continue to be unemployed (feel free to send relevant opportunities as all help is greatly appreciated 💜) I've been volunteering once a week at a local animal shelter. I'm getting hands-on experience to better understand both dogs and the realities of animal shelters #Dogs #Shelters 🐶

The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.

This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...

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Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit

One thing I’ve be disappointed by in science and academia is how many people believe that because someone at the same level is kind of them, they can’t be unkind to students and early career scientists/academics. I’ve seen and experienced plenty of established people punching down, it’s very real

My dept is hiring 2 lecturers, one in cell/molec and the other in comp bio. 100% teaching, no tenure but generous intervals btwn renewals. Same position as me and I love my job!!! Very collegial dept w/ colleagues who take quality teaching v seriously barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Facult...

Lecturer of Biological Sciences

If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position. Job: Lecturer of Biological Sciences Barnard is a premier liberal arts undergraduate coll...

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The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!

Man, imagine you're minding your own business, getting kind of drunk with your friends at a picturesque brewery in Maine, when suddenly John Roberts walks by and you get to start heckling him. Must have felt incredible. That's the dream. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

Just a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist

Yesterday was Orange Shirt Day, in which we reflect on the Boarding schools that Native kids were forced to attend. That includes Alaska Native kids, some of which were sent as far away as Pennsylvania. archives.alaska.gov/education/bo... #OrangeShirtDay

People have asked why we aren't involved with Neil deGrasse Tyson...this is why. @standupforscience.net does not endorse candidates with accusations of sexual misconduct and we do not collaborate with people who have accusations of sexual misconduct. PERIOD. Welcome to the matriarchy.

public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · last wk.

i genuinely forgot how bad this was

Exciting news! We here at the LSU Museum of Natural Science @lsumns.bsky.social and Dept. of Biological Sciences are looking for Curator and Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Paleobiology! Come work with us! We are fun, supportive and active! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...

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I loathe when people describe zoos as "prisons", particularly Americans, because it shows an ignorance of both zoos and the prison system.

The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Really interesting questions: how many genomes? How diverse were the samples to start with especially from declining populations. Need many such labs and sites to “restore populations”?

Mongabay@mongabay.com · last wk.

From saving DNA to cloning Przewalski's horses, biodiversity banking helps preserve genetic diversity against extinction. Conservation leader Katie Heineman discusses how San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is expanding biobanks to partners in Kenya, Vietnam, Peru, & Hawai‘i. Read the full interview.👇️

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

I wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh

I'm starting to think that being unemployed and job-hunting while the economy is about to break and there's a cost of living crisis is not doing good things for my stress levels 🤔

We actually don't hate this administration enough

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · last wk.

The Trump administration has formally rescinded Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students nationwide.

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/

Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍

Doesn't surprise me that this is their (garbage) take But it does remind me that so many social movements (successful and failed alike) were driven by underemployed, overcredentialed, and aggrieved young people, even movements that primarily benefit other groups we're dangerous to the WSJ types

Paul Renfro@renfro.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh, get fucked, @wsj.com. Now and forever. 🗃️

BREAKING: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow essential health care to be withheld from transgender people in federal prisons. Denying medically-necessary care to any incarcerated person is cruel and unusual punishment — period.