SNAPers are everywhere! SNAP member Erin Morrow (@erinmorrow.bsky.social, @scipolucla.bsky.social) gave a presentation on the formation of SNAP & initiatives: #McClintockLetters and congressional visits. Thanks to @cnsmtg.bsky.social @cogneuronews.bsky.social for the opportunity! #CNS2026

Great first day at the @aaas.org annual meeting yesterday! Exciting to see @erinmorrow.bsky.social, Dana Center Initiative trainee from UCLA/CDU, as part of this plenary lecture. #neurosociety #AAASmtg

Thanks @mildobserver.bsky.social for taking the time to chat with me, superstar @erinmorrow.bsky.social & others. Our convo was inspired by the McClintock Letters, run by @cornellasap.bsky.social & @snapcoalition.bsky.social, w/ the mission of reconnecting scientists with their hometown communities.

San Francisco Public Press@sfpublicpress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

What happens when science funding disappears? At UCSF and the SF VA, labs are laying off staff, trials are paused, and patients are left waiting. Our new Civic episode breaks down how federal cuts — and now a shutdown — are reshaping science in the Bay Area. 🎧

Multiple federal agencies are suspending research funding at UCLA over allegations it didn’t properly deal with antisemitism on campus. scim.ag/4lbLAcx

NSF and NIH suspend grants to UCLA

Move follows Trump administration finding that school didn’t effectively combat antisemitism

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Coming down the home stretch for #McClintockLetters! If you signed up to participate, there is still time. Please reach out if you need a hand with getting published or edits or your pitch! We are here to help. blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

Early-career scientists: Barbara McClintock's birthday may have passed, but it's not too late to write a #McClintockLetter to your hometown newspaper about science funding! 🗞️ Sign up to write an op-ed/letter to the editor & read FAQs here: blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP)@cornellasap.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy 123rd Birthday, Dr. Barbara McClintock! Thank you to the #scientists participating in the nationwide #SciComm initiative, #McClintockLettters, that is in her honor. We are speaking to our local hometown communities about the value of federally funded research, and the impactful work we do.

So grateful to be one of the 500+ early-career scientists returning to their roots this month. The SNAP team behind this campaign has been such a blast to work with! @snapcoalition.bsky.social Check out my piece in the Marietta Daily Journal, as well as other national coverage: bit.ly/3HXlfB4

Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts

Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding.

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Science Homecoming@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · last yr.

Neuroscientist Erin Morrow writes, “Wellstar Cobb Hospital is where science saved my life…Six months later, I walked across the graduation stage at Emory. My happy ending wouldn’t have been possible without decades of U.S. research” 🧪🏠 @erinmorrow.bsky.social www.mdjonline.com/opinion/well...

Early career folks, please consider taking *1 minute* to sign our open letter for the future of U.S. science ✍️ @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP)@cornellasap.bsky.social · last yr.

EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS - Sign on to the @snapcoalition.bsky.social open letter calling to preserve the future of the American scientific enterprise. Can sign anonymously: forms.gle/JD2iHyuyWndD... #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #McClintockLetters

Working with and learning from incredible leaders like @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and dozens others @snapcoalition.bsky.social has been the highlight of my year! Read how trainees are taking action: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Researchers have a radical plan to thwart Trump's war on science: Talking to people

Faced with federal funding cuts, scientists are learning to communicate about what they do — and why it matters.

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Early career researchers in STEM - Please sign and share this open letter calling to preserve the future of American science: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Later career researchers- Please share with your trainees and EC colleagues.

Open Letter: A Call to Preserve the Future of American Science

The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) invites early-career scientists (e.g., student, post-bacc, PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, early-career faculty) in the United States to join...

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So excited to share our new preprint! We used behavior & pupillometry to examine how reinterpreting negative emotions shapes memory for emotionally charged events. Huge thanks to my spectacular advisor, Dave, for all his help and support with my first project of grad school! Check it out 👇

David Clewett@davidclewett.bsky.social · last yr.

Emotions create vivid and lasting memories - but how are those memories organized? We find that negative emotions fragment experience, disrupting the flow of memory. Reframing negative feelings also carves up experiences, but in a way that supports integration and wellbeing. osf.io/preprints/ps...

Worried about the future of US science? 📣 Join our Advocacy Workshop to learn how to share your concerns with policymakers & push for change! Learn to: 1️⃣ Identify key decisionmakers 2️⃣ Craft a clear message 3️⃣ Lead effective meetings 4️⃣ Build lasting relationships Wed, May 28th | 5pm | Boyer Hall 130

"In this world, there are two times....The first is unyielding, predetermined. The second makes up its mind as it goes along." - Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams 🕰️ Amid these wild times, I'm grateful to first-author this super cool fMRI study started by my great advisor @davidclewett.bsky.social! 🧠

David Clewett@davidclewett.bsky.social · last yr.

New from our lab: your brain doesn’t just remember time - it bends it. We show that the dopamine system responds to natural breakpoints in experience, and this relates to more stretched memories of time. Blinking also increases, signaling encoding of new memories. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Want to make a real impact with your science—right in your own community? Join the McClintock Letters initiative to sharpen your science communication skills, connect with fellow scientists, and craft a powerful op-ed that advocates for science where it matters most: locally. #McClintockLetters

Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP)@cornellasap.bsky.social · last yr.

Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress. Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public. #McClintockLetters blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...