I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Exciting news to wake up to! Congratulations to @deisseroth.bsky.social and all!! Optogenetics changed the course of my research, and many many others

Nobel Prize@nobelprize.org · 2w ago

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at Columbia! ✨ We study early development as a dynamic process between children & the people, places, & systems around them, integrating brain, behavior, physiology, & families’ lived experiences. Come join our vibrant lab - please share!

BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...

Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case

Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.

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My department is looking to hire 3 new faculty members! Please share widely. Assistant Professor - Cognitive: apply.interfolio.com/193975 Assistant Professor - Social Psychology: apply.interfolio.com/193979 Associate/Full Professor - Mental Health: apply.interfolio.com/193984

"When it comes to the education of Black children in this country, there is nearly always going to be a struggle. It’s just a matter of which one." Whew, read every word of this. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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A little window into how babies' brains and bodies work together 🧠 ❤️ Our lab has TWO new papers out led by my brilliant former postdoc Annie Aitken. www.nature.com/articles/s42... First paper in examined real-time coupling b/t cortical activity and parasympathetic tone in 3-month-olds

NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents. w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa

Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women

ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...

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"MIT wants to rebuild education around the things AI can't replace. That means oral exams, semester portfolios, in-person project work, and a required social component in every subject. The report even floats the idea of rethinking grades entirely..." This is the way forward @tcddublin.bsky.social

Grace Lindsay@neurograce.bsky.social · 2mo ago

MIT has put out an "AI and Education" report summarizing what they've found at their own institution. Seems thoughtful. aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/

The UMass Boston Department of Psychology is hiring an assistant professor in our clinical area, with a developmental focus and emphasis on Black children and families. Please spread the word! #psychjobs employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

Emory Psychology is hiring in Developmental Science (open rank)! Come join a highly collaborative and truly interdisciplinary department. Apps due Oct. 28. apply.interfolio.com/191436

Because there are two Americas*, we are underestimating the amount of psychosocial grief unleashed this past week Michael Wright Cassandra Wilson Dolly Parton Tim Curry Gloria Steinem In basically one week

Rather than dictating behaviors, we need to make the goals of the experience legible to students, lay out strategies and approaches to solving the problem, and then give them space to explore and learn. If you forced me to take handwritten notes today, you'd be insisting that I do inferior work.

“It’s a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I’d be a drag queen” - Dolly Parton 👑

CNN@cnn.com · 2mo ago

"At a time when no American celebrity seems immune from the country’s many divisions, Dolly Parton was a crossover icon who stayed neutral in the culture wars while still speaking her mind," writes Zachary B. Wolf. | Analysis

Dolly said “Black lives matter.” She was outspoken in her love and support of gay, lesbian, and trans people. She funded a vaccine, supported women’s and gave books to kids. She wasn’t neutral; she was a Christian who loved her neighbors, including the ones “culture warriors” attack for existing.

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

My friend is a co-lead on this project (my wife is a collaborator). Let me tell you what it was about and why Battacharya’s decision simply amplifies the consequences of structural racism that the project was attempting to understand. A 🧵 1/12

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Fresh grant terminations at NIH 🤬 www.science.org/content/arti... 1/7

He’s a roadkill enthusiast not a scientist

This NPR story highlights the cost of overlooking women in ADHD research. The consequences are real. A separate study found postpartum anxiety in 25% of women with ADHD (vs. 5% without ADHD) and postpartum depression in 17% (vs. 3.3%). We can’t improve women’s health if we don’t study it.

NPR@npr.org · 3mo ago

For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many still go undiagnosed until adulthood.

"Dr. Fauci is a symbol of scientific integrity who brought calm, science-based facts during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises. I can't believe what these people are doing to him. Credible scientists will always treat him as a hero." - anonymous NIHer

1. The new Trump / Kratsios plan for US science appears explicitly designed to destroy US universities. Diverting money to tech donors is probably just a bonus. Gift link.

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

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the reason we dont have medicare for all is bc corporations need employer based healthcare to keep you chained to your desk in a job you hate that doesnt pay you what youre worth

NPR@npr.org · 3mo ago

About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E

New paper! Executive function assessments shape real educational decisions, but scores reflect more than children's abilities; Context matters! We argue for more valid, equitable use of EF assessments in policy and practice. Open access 🚨 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Universal childcare needs to be truly universal. Today, we took a huge step toward this vision with a $67.5 million investment in high-quality Special Education programs — coming to all five boroughs this fall.

New w @pamherd.bsky.social: Mamdani just announced PIT Crew — an NYC tech unit that will build digital public products. Takeaway: Mamdani is reclaiming a vision of tech in govt for progressives, one not driven by consultants and which solves real problems. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/mamdani-in...

Mamdani invests in tech capacity to “solve real problems”

What PIT Crew says about how he is governing, and tech in government

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I just submitted my comment using this simple tool. Thank you @drruth.bsky.social for this free tool that allows more voices to be heard in stopping these proposed changes - that would be devastating for future advances in health, science, and technology.

Ruth Ann Crystal@drruth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

$1.1 trillion in federal grants is on the line, including Medicaid, Head Start, and community health centers. Learn about a free tool that I built to help you write your public comment in <5 minutes. 🔗 drruth.substack.com/p/i-built-yo... Deadline: July 13. Every voice counts. #medsky #2CFR200

Last invited session we are focusing and early neural development! #ICIS2026 @infantstudies.bsky.social Chaired by @rhodricusack.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social

Congrats Laurel Gabard-Durnam on the @infantstudies.bsky.social Early Career Award!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @laurelgd.bsky.social #ICIS2026

Last day of #ICIS2026! First session of the day brings together 3 prominent researchers in the field to tell us what they think is most exciting about infant development @infantstudies.bsky.social

Next up, session on play….which is the primary mechanism through which children learn :). #ICIS2026 @infantstudies.bsky.social