Sunday with waterfall in Pisgah National Forest — North Carolina.

Walk for Peace continues — all must walk

Walk for Peace here at American University this morning.

No pets. How about last fish caught?

Tom Kash@superkash.bsky.social · 8mo ago

No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet (You get the last picture of each)

Day after Christmas trout

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS in the Behavioral Neuropharmacology Lab

Spectacular sunset

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Confirmation of the new triage line at 65-70% of proposals. Introduction of a new “competitive but ND” class to permit exception pay pickups.

Drug Monkey@drugmonkey.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141

Submit them to Aurorasaurus!!! They're an NSF funded project out of University of New Mexico that takes crowdsourced aurora observations for research purposes: www.aurorasaurus.org

Aurorasaurus - Reporting Auroras from the Ground Up

Friends, see my real-time #aurora report on the aurorasaurus.org map! Follow us on www.facebook.com/aurorasaurus.org. Reporting #northernlights and #citizenscience from the ground up since 2012!

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Northern Lights - Crete Nebraska

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From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪

Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk

From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.

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Thinking I might need to up the price if I want to fund the next experiment.

“But no one I’ve ever respected takes pride in lessening another man or woman because of their own capability…” page 86 I recommend this book even to my friends that don’t fish. A thoughtful journey Lines on the Water – David Adam Richards (1998) #fishing #flyfishing

The Big Conversation about how academic science should respond to any University that knuckles under to the “compact” needs to be had. Sadly, it will not be had. At best we will see a couple of op-eds from those who feel unassailable on each side.

📣 Our Director Rick Bevins & Joyce Besheer are organizing the 73rd Nebraska Symposium on Motivation! The event will focus on the intersection of interoception, conditioning & motivation on addiction, health & well-being. Apr 16-17, 2026 | Hybrid | Free & Open to All 🔗 Details: motivation.unl.edu

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

NIH Study Sections are on hold…again.

The primary input to deciding on the merit of proposals submitted to the NIH for potential funding, as most of my remaining blog audience well knows, is the outcome of the initial peer-review proce…

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Windy Sunday morning run among the corn fields of southeast Nebraska #harvesttime #running #sunrise #cornfields

Thanks to Dr Higgins and his amazing team a VCBH for an amazing conference focused on behavioral pharmacology. Great people, great science, great place. Already missing Burlington.

Assistant Professor opening in behavioral neuroscience at the University of Albany (SUNY). Join an outstanding department in one of the nation's greatest university systems. #neurojobs albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

"We're doing the studies to make the proof." This is not how Gold Standard Science works. Or any science. You do the study to TEST THE HYPOTHESIS, not to prove yourself right.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo ago

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

So, looking forward to the Vermont Center on Behavior & Health conference starting tomorrow. Jack Henningfield is keynote with lots of behavioral pharmacology on the agenda. There is a virtual option. Check out the following website. Registration is free. conta.cc/3VyDTTF

VCBH 13th Annual Conference on Oct 9-10, 2025

Email from Vermont Center on Behavior and Health It's only two weeks away! Registration is still open and free! Join us for one or both days in-person or attend remotely Register Now Visit our websit

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This administration once claimed they were going to make sure grants were only funded on pure merit.

Mallory Harris, PhD@malar0ne.bsky.social · 11mo ago

IMO this hasn't gotten enough attention: a recent memo at NIH announces that peer review will be devalued in determining which grants get funded, granting more power to political appointees to make decisions based on the admin's whims over scientific merit kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Came across a picture of our long passed Thomas (circa 2000). Made me smile, made me laugh. Thought I would share.

Nixon Lab is hoping to recruit a postdoctoral fellow interested in alcohol-microglia and/or alcohol-neural stem cell interactions in recovery from alcohol-induced brain and behavioral damage/dysfunction. Open fellowships on our NIAAA-funded T32! Please spread the word!

Out running gravel among the corn this morning.

NSF GRFP deadline published! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... End of October! Solicitation seemingly on the way

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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First order of business moving to a new town - get my library card!