tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

Science Magazine@science.org · 2mo ago

The White House today announced it plans to make major changes in how the U.S. government manages research funding. https://scim.ag/43HgW4s

I’m thrilled to say I graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University with a Honors B.S. in Neuroscience this past week! A huge thank you to Texas A&M for the opportunities, connections, and memories.

I am so thrilled to be joining such a great team! I look forward to starting my PhD @colorado.edu and getting to work with everyone this upcoming fall!

Excited to welcome three new members to the lab: postdoc Kirstan Brodie (@kirstanbrodie.bsky.social) and graduate students Morgan Peace (@morganpeace.bsky.social) and Finneaz Moner (@finneazmoner.bsky.social)! You can learn more about them here: www.svmlab.org/people

I wrote this article to explain in plain English what is happening with the proposed 2027 NSF budget & why so many social psychologists are alarmed. THE GOOD NEWS: Congress has not finalized this yet. We have time to change Republican politicians’ minds. www.linkedin.com/pulse/saving...

Saving SBE Starts Before the Bill Is Written

The FY2027 NSF budget request is alarming, but Congress has not made it law. That means there is still time for researchers and universities to act.

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SWPA was a great experience! Thank you to all the presenters and everyone who came to speak with me! Also, thanks to @psichihonorsociety.bsky.social for funding my study and travel to the conference!

#SPSP2026 is wrapped! Thank you to all the great presenters and everyone who showed up to my poster!

A fun birthday presentation on the RewP compared between perceived control contexts. Thanks to @maclab-brain.bsky.social for their support during this project and everyone who showed up to the @tamu.bsky.social URS symposium!

Morgan Peace, one of our URS students, will be presenting today at the URS Symposium! Stop by MSC room 2300 to see her poster, “Rolling the Dice or Earning Your Stripes: The RewP During Gambling vs. SkillBased Reward Tasks.” Way to go Morgan! 🧠🎊 #PsychSky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #AcademicSky

Come check out my poster at #SPSP2026 this year! A huge thanks to the EPC, Lydia Needy, and Dr. Hicks for supporting me through this project.

I am excited to say I have submitted my final grant report to Psi Chi, marking the end of my grant-funded study on the relationship between ostracism and self-knowledge. A big thank you to @psichihonorsociety.bsky.social for the support! (1/2)

I recently wrote a book review on “The Artist in the Machine” by Arthur I.Miller! If you’re interesting in the nature of GenAI creativity and its potential ethical ramifications, check it out: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

This week, I was honored to receive the TAMU psychology department’s Jack Nation Undergraduate Research Excellence Award. Thanks to the Existential Psychology Collaboratory (EPC) and @maclab-brain.bsky.social for nominating me! Congrats to fellow EPC members Katie and Lydia on their awards as well!

My thesis, “Giving Nature Its Flowers: The Importance of Nature Connectedness to the Experience of Meaning in Life” is complete! Thanks to @tamu.bsky.social for the opportunity and to Dr. Joshua Hicks and Lydia Needy for their guidance! I’m honored to be an Undergraduate Research Scholar!

It’s been an eventful few weeks: After presenting a poster on my thesis at SPSP, I had the chance to present again at Texas A&M’s Undergraduate Research Scholars’ Symposium! I also gave an oral presentation at Texas A&M’s Student Research Week and won first place in my category!

This past week I had the privledge (and great 21st birthday present) of presenting a poster on my undergraduate thesis at #SPSP2025. A big thanks to Lydia Needy, Dr. Joshua Hicks, the Existential Psychology Collaboratory, and @spspnews.bsky.social for this incredible opportunity!