(1) Continue to speak up about the value of science and U.S. government funding in science — e.g. about how investments in science drive technological innovation, lead to treatments and cures for diseases, etc. Speaking up can take a lot of forms. Every conversation matters.

Let's be clear about who some of these folks are and what their public positions have been - like Burke's position that women should not be seeking graduate degrees (and that gov't should not support them in doing so) www.heritage.org/education/re...

Education Policy Reforms Are Key Strategies for Increasing the Married Birth Rate

The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to 1.6,

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ACTION ALERT via SaveNSF🚨 The Committee on Science, Space & Technology Democratic Staff is surveying the impact of the Trump Administration’s cancellation of federal research awards. If your award was terminated since January 20 2025 please fill out this brief survey forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Want to study people in natural contexts, as they live their life? Ambulatory assessment (like EMA and passive sensing) let you do this, but are complex. Next week (June 5/6) I teach a 2-day workshop on best practices in ambulatory assessment: 1/2 smart-workshops.com/ambulatory-i...

I didn't know about this, but this is objectively procedurally terrible. See Bryan's great analysis 👇 Yes, peer review needs help, but not like this.

Bryan Wilder@brwilder.bsky.social · last yr.

Should LLMs be used to review papers? AAAI is piloting LLM-generated reviews this year. I wrote a blog post arguing that using LLMs as reviewers can have bad downstream consequences for science by centralizing judgments about what constitutes good research. bryanwilder.github.io/files/llmrev...

Mark your calendars! Our next episode will be an academic discussion featuring guest researchers @talyarkoni.com @regretlab.bsky.social and we want YOU to join! Check the slides for more details, message us with your questions, and join using this zoom link: tilburguniversity.zoom.us/j/4186582166...

When I was in grad school, this was THE resource...and it cost a ton. Now it's free. Amazing. #PsychSciSky

Daniel Gilbert@danielgilbert.bsky.social · last yr.

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

NIH "temporarily" disables automatic no-cost extensions. Prior approval required. "Requests for activities that do not align with the NIH mission and agency priorities will not be approved." grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Contact your Representative and Senators & urge them to support investments in NSF and NIH. The Administration’s proposed cuts to these vital agencies will harm #science and hinder our prosperity, health, and well-being. www.psychologicalscience.org/act-now

🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees: Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and… 1. Download your NSF award letters. 2. Print PDF your annual reports. 3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports. NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

Does anyone in #psychsci #socialpsychology #psysky use something other than Qtrics for online experiments (eg, w random assignment & other complex design)? If so, what, and how is it?

Feminist social epistemology teaches us that diversity is a *requirement* for scientific excellence. We need each other to know the world. We need each other to solve the thorny problems that threaten our existence. Knowing the world is a group project, and everyone has something to contribute.

Come work with me at UGuelph! Here is the first of several postings (the rest are still in the works) careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

Fun fact I've learned at a small business working on DoD programs, if you want to work with UNCLASSIFIED DoD data, there is literally a 110 point checklist your IT systems have to meet.

Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org

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Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.

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@propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy with an explosive scoop. This is insanity.

ICE can deport green card holders for engaging in and/or inciting terrorism. Trump will likely use this to justify the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant They've chosen him as their first victim because the Dems are unlikely to defend him They're testing the water. They will do this again

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment. Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too. His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

What might be a good next step after @standupforscience.bsky.social is @cossa.bsky.social Advocacy Day. I will be there-hope to see many more colleagues from across the U.S. as well

Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)@cossa.bsky.social · last yr.

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION!

We spend a lot of time talking about *presentations* but not how to spend the rest of your time at a conference. I looked for some resources, but didn't find much. So I'm sharing the slides I made for my lab meeting. If you know of other resources please share! docs.google.com/presentation...

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Academic Conferences Quantitative Research Collaboratory - Lab Meeting Amanda Kay Montoya February 28, 2025

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But this move is a cut. We are hearing approximately 150 SROs will be removed, out of approximately 600. That's in line with Berg's numbers. Removing SROs will slow grant review, and that will reduce grant funding.

The SRO move is designed to look plausible. Looks like another "NIH" statement passed down by the Trump/MAGA political appointees. (We hear that DOGE people are showing up at #NIH meetings, like Soviet apparatchiks, to monitor NIH leaders.) This move is to harm NIH. Why? See below in thread:

Once again, concrete evidence that Trump continues his killing spree without halting from anyone. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h...

A kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block | CNN

A family whose 6-year-old is battling cancer says a move to slash funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research at universities and medical centers would be “devastating.”

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Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

2025 Study section tracking

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Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

Here’s what’s needed: Describe how loss of NIH funds is not just affecting the campus, but how does it affect “main street” in your town/community. How does funding affect employment, health care, services, etc off campus? Tell your local and state leaders and/or tag them here!

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US. This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers

Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications

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When Musk’s role in govt or in FAA oversight was under consideration, perhaps it was fair to say “raising concerns about conflicts.” When he announced SpaceX would redesign the ATC system, that was at least a clear conflict. Now they’re buying SpaceX products to do it, it is just plain corruption.

CNN@cnn.com · last yr.

The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX's Starlink internet system to upgrade the IT networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. cnn.it/436qirE