Vought is still at it. Despite the thousands of comments submitted opposing his OMB grants rule, he quietly submitted changes to the policy and procedures guide for NSF grants that would implement those same unpopular changes. Send a comment and write your MOC 👇 @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2w ago

Register for the webinars to learn about the key NSF changes, analyze the implications, draft strong public comments, and identify target messaging for the Hill: zurl.co/TRIP1 And, leave your public comment: zurl.co/QVxp5

Informal poll to my colleagues at other medical institutions, has your dean recently provided a new top down ruling banning international students from doing parts of their PhD at your institution?

It’s like they don’t know that 3/4 of my admin work comes from the institution reacting to dynamic federal oversight thehill.com/policy/techn...

Trump administration to shift R&D funding from academia to individual scientists

The Trump administration announced it plans to shift some of the $200 billion in annual funding for research and development away from academic institutions to focus on individual scientists. In a …

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Having an in person international or national event in America? Are you weighing factors like lodging and transport? Cool stuff to do? Here's a map to consider if any of your attendees may possibly, even remotely be LGBTQIA. And you care about them.

This is a tremendous piece by Judy Stone at @forbes.com. This new OMB rule is going to hurt communities from coast to coast. Federal grants are not just about research! www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

How The OMB Rule Could Hurt You And Your Town

The OMB proposal threatens scientific research and ALL federal funding for states, cities, and nonprofits. It politicizes ALL funding. Call your reps and write an objection.

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OMB crushing hopes and dreams for scientists just like Ecuador did to Germany today 🇪🇨⚽️ @standupforscience.net @mayor.nyc.gov @aoc.bsky.social @superkash.bsky.social @drjkhokhar.bsky.social

Please comment on fed OMB proposal 2026-0034. Watch the clip to understand the threat, and follow link for resources and how-to write an effective comment by July 13! l1nq.com/syqpwbf @standupforscience.net @acnporg.bsky.social @drjkhokhar.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Setting back neurological studies for years doesn't make America healthy. Use this link to help us #RemoveRFKJr standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

Please @schumer.senate.gov and all the senate democrats

Jackson Heights Indivisible@jh-indivisible.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@schumer.senate.gov You have the power to stop ICE funding. Use it!!

Loving this whole data and computation packed final panel of #acnp2026 on sex differences and similarities in the organization of the brain helmed by @elvisha.bsky.social, @bogglerapture.bsky.social, Jason Lerch, and @tollkuhn.bsky.social

Who wore it better @ahmarilab.bsky.social fashions of #acnp2026 fancy glasses version @jungheelee.bsky.social , Barbara Rothbaum, Karen Neirenberg, and me

Congratulations to Bill Carlezon on a very successful year of presiding over the ACNP and cheers to Deanna Barch for the coming year’s stewardship! #acnp2026

Exceptional presentation by the experts on the interaction between sex and gender in biology, in our society, and what we all can do in support and to help combat the misinformation flying around. Special thanks to Kale Edmison, PhD putting this resource kit together drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Marija Kundakovic@kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Don't miss our Special Topics Session Weds 4-4:50 PM: "Sex & Gender in Neuropsychopharmacology Research: Looking Forward" Organized by LGBTQIA2S+ Sub-committee: @jordanmarrocco.bsky.social @jaredwyoung.bsky.social @mindfulrat.bsky.social , Kale Edmiston (co-chair) & myself (chair)! 🔥🏳️‍🌈 #ACNP2026

Kicking off the appetite and addiction session @borglandlab.bsky.social shows high fat diet disinhibits OFC and impairs outcome devaluation, which is associated with astrocyte hypertrophy and inflammatory cytokine expression #acnp2026

Gorgeous distinguished lectures from @goldenneuron.bsky.social and NIH Brenda Curtis on the use of machine learning models in animal and human phenotyping to create open source, scalable, effective resources to understand the brain and behavior for health and disease #acnp2026

I have been modeling the impact of multi-year funding. Based on fairly reasonable assumptions, 50% multi-year funding, the number of new and competing awards is anticipated to drop to approximately 6000 compared to 10,000 had there been no multi-year funding above the historical background rate.

Outstanding #acnp2026 day 2 start with @nicolagrissom.bsky.social reminding us of the principle that sex differences in neural mechanisms may drive behavior similarity. Leaning into the ambiguity of hidden markov models and showing that females exploit more; males explore more in a set shift task

Noted binarizing of gender identity pins, not consistent with prior meetings options or the spectrum of #LGBTQIA2S+ gender identity. 🤨🤨🤨 #acnp2026

Here we go #acnp2026 bahamania

Dear academic internet friends, I’m working on an R01 on our novel early life model of food insecurity, which the federal govt no longer recognizes (as of ~1 week ago cancelling the annual report). Should I re-write my 3 line public health narrative (bonkers) to de-center that topic?

This. Read the article by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social it is wide angle, big picture, thought-provoking, critical reading for anyone who’s still trying to “understand” what’s happening all around us (in the US). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | Mourn, or Else

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Lisa Diedrich@lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“The president of the US has both direct coercive power of the state &, by & large, indirect power over communication institutions. He has shown how he will use that power. He will punish enemies, yes.” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with the most clear-eyed piece I have read about where we are right now

It’s not just that video is too slow. It is that. It’s also not my own understanding happening. I also truly believe that the mind and life I want to have does not happen through watching but does through reading. Wild that this is even a little bit provocative but I suspect that mostly just online

People get so angry about this, I’ve found that interesting. There is definitely some resistance to the idea of reading, not just the act of doing it. But yeah I am not watching a video, ever, if I can help it.

Mike Wiser@drmikewiser.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I am An Old. (I read way faster than people speak, so I'm almost always going to prefer text over video. I can also read without disturbing anyone nearby without requiring headphones)

This wknd, WSJ reported the Dept of Ag is ending its annual report on household food security. Started in the 1990s to help state and local officials distribute food assistance. Last year’s report found that 18 million U.S. households experienced food insecurity during 2023.

Humble case report from prior Ross lab member Katie Kuk, who is now a psych intern, on the PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD OF improvement in cognitive function in a patient with a rare developmental disorder after starting a med to treat obesity. www.frontiersin.org/journals/end...

Frontiers | Case Report: Improvement in cognitive functioning following setmelanotide initiation in a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare genetic condition that results from mutations in a variety of genes crucial for ciliary transport. Consequently, patien...

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Three top CDC officials resigned in protest tonight. Read the powerful resignation letters, including from @DrDemetre.bsky.social, “I am not able to serve in this role any longer because of the ongoing weaponizing of public health.” insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.

The end of an era.

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To my psychiatry colleagues, here’s a helpful commentary on how to support and protect our trans patients rights and dignity in the face of current admin regime attacks. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/n...

NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025

I know Doctor Editor Director Professor Berg has more sophisticated analyses going but this simple data set made sense to me once I realized how few new R01 NIAAA has issued so far (5). Since we ar…

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Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding. NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities

The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

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