Kevin Gardner
@nmrkaygee.bsky.social
Director CUNY ASRC Structural Biology, Prof CCNY Chemistry & Biochemistry plus GC PhD programs. Studies nature's sensors and uses them to control biology; builds new academic & industry culture. Opinions are solely my own and not those of my employer.
The proposed OMB rule could have lasting implications for federally funded research. Don't miss The Future of the OMB Rule: What Comes Next? on Thursday (7/39) at 11 a.m. ET to hear the latest on congressional activity. 💻 Free registration: ow.ly/cGnk50ZrAgQ #ScienceServersUsAll
The future of the OMB rule: What comes next?
July 30, 2026 | 11 a.m. Eastern
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Jennifer Zeitzer of @faseborg.bsky.social and @nmrkaygee.bsky.social, chair of the ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee, will lead the conversation! #ScienceServesUsAll
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@asbmb.bsky.social · 2w agoThe proposed OMB rule could have lasting implications for federally funded research. Don't miss The Future of the OMB Rule: What Comes Next? on July 30 at 11 a.m. ET to hear the latest on congressional activity. 💻 Free registration: ow.ly/cGnk50ZrAgQ #ScienceServersUsAll
🎉 PS40 starts this weekend! Before you travel: ✅ Review the daily program ✅ Plan your schedule ✅ Follow us for live updates & contests ✅ Pack your curiosity! Safe travels to everyone heading to Boston, we can't wait to see you! 🧬 #TPS40
NEW: Artists, academics, city leaders, civil engineers, congressional lawmakers, doctors, housing experts and more are among the many critics of a White House push to subject $1T in federal grants to political review. In short, they say it would damage public services www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
White House Faces Stiff Pushback on Subjecting Grants to Political Review
Academics, city leaders and congressional lawmakers number among the thousands to urge the Trump administration to reconsider a plan to assert more control over grants.
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Congress does make a difference sometimes. Way down in the OMB's announcement, they said Congress told them not to mess with Indirect Costs (limited time period), so they won't and don't comment about Indirect because they will ignore your comment.
Imagine flying an aircraft almost straight into the center of a Category 5 hurricane. And one of your most trusted turbulence trackers is a small stuffed Muppet dangling wildly inside the cockpit. This is Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo, NOAA's meteorological research planes.
When Vital Weather Data Is Needed, Muppets Take Flight
“For the most part, the aircraft have their own souls,” said a pilot of the meteorological research planes, which are known as Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo.
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🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
Astronomers turned to public crowdsourcing to help them find brown dwarfs in space. It, um, worked. REALLY well. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/citizen-sc... 🧪 🔭
Citizen scientists find over 3,000 nearby brown dwarfs
No kidding, that’s a lot of brown dwarfs
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Make some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
🧪 New from @dataforprogress.org: Federal research grants are awarded on scientific merit judged by panels of scientists and outside experts. Trump has moved to change that. Voters don't approve. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...
White House draft regulations could reshape federally funded research, including peer review and international collaborations. Learn what's proposed and why it matters. Comments due July 13. https://www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-house-draft-regulations-could-reshape-american-science/
When they said, "wear a suit," I just assumed… Find a public pool near you at nycgovparks.org.
June 27, 2006: I graduate from Astronomy Camp at the University of Arizona after a visit to the then-incomplete Large Binocular Telescope June 27, 2026: I obtain the first light spectrum on the iLocater spectrograph, one of the second generation of LBT instruments 🔭🪐 #exoplanets
Excellent NYT opinion piece highlighting the past scientific contributions of something many Americans know – the Lewis & Clark expedition – to parallels in modern day science, including the need for proper support of long-term, ambitious aims. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/o...
Opinion | Trump Could Learn a Thing or Two From Thomas Jefferson
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Professor Lewis E. Kay @lek-lab.bsky.social University of Toronto/SickKids, has been promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest level of the Order of Canada, for his pioneering biomolecular NMR research, and training a new generation of scientists www.gg.ca/en/appointme... #NMRchat 🧲
Order of Canada Appointees – June 26, 2026
Companions Michael Andrew Fox, C.C. Burnaby, British Columbia and New York, New York, United States of America
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OVERSIGHT HEARING - OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 🧪 Tuesday 10 am June 30, 2026 appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
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OMB has proposed major changes to the rules governing federal research grants. Comments are due July 13. ASBMB's new guide explains what's in the proposal, why it matters, and how to submit an effective public comment. Read more: www.asbmb.org/advoca... #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates
Please share this gift article from The New York Times with friends, family, sceptics, and People who think that studying weird things is a waste of money. Then follow up with meaningful discussion about what I call 'free range science'. Free without subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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Outstanding NYT opinion piece by @jmcoller.bsky.social that succinctly and clearly makes the case for NIH- and NSF-supported fundamental research. Great piece of writing that highlights much of what’s at stake in current research environment
Victor Ambros@vambros.bsky.social · 2mo agoA column by Jeff Coller: “The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint
Non-scientist mutuals - did you know that Project 2025 is coming for scientific research? Your tax $ fund foundational, long term scientific research! Proposed changes would have political appointees, instead of scientists, make funding decisions. Bad idea... docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Submit an OMB Comment! (Please.)
SAVE AMERICAN SCIENCE (Please! 💜 Annika @annikabarber.bsky.social) What are the proposed changes to scientific grant review and award? Read the proposal directly here: Regulation for Federal Financi...
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Resolved: the Reflecting Pool mess was a secret American Chemical Society operation designed to teach people about color chemistry on scale
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo agoRIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
A @nejm.org editorial today on the Office of White House Management and Budget (OMB) regarding their new funding proposal and politicization of science www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Glad to facilitate tomorrow’s discussion on this critical topic for anyone doing research supported by US federal funding. Please register to join in!
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@asbmb.bsky.social · 2mo agoHow could the OMB's proposed rule affect biomedical research? Join ASBMB and Ellie Dehoney of @researchamerica.bsky.social tomorrow (June 16) at 10 a.m. Eastern for a discussion on the proposal and how you can respond. ➡️ Register: www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve.... #ScienceServesUsAll
