An important read showing that info sharing produces meaningful effects on support for medical research! #FundNIH

Allie Sinclair@asinclair.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 New preprint from the SCIMaP team! Across three studies, we show that communicating the economic impact of NIH funding cuts—especially with interactive quizzes and maps—decreases approval and motivates action to oppose the cuts, across the political spectrum. 🧵 1/8 osf.io/preprints/ps...

Business leaders stand up for Univ - "...letter underscores the essential role of higher education in sustaining US competitiveness & calls for restored research funding, due process & academic independence." Corporate & Univ must partner for our trainees. www.leadershipnowproject.org/universities

Business Leaders Affirm Universities Are Critical to America’s Competitiveness — Leadership Now Project

200+ CEOs warn that federal attacks on universities threaten U.S. competitiveness. Read the open letter urging Congress to restore funding and visa access.

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www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

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Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last yr.

Sign on and share widely to support NIH staff and the NIH mission.

Trump declared overnight that he will not allow masks at protests going forward. Ironic since ICE and agents of Homeland Security, aka sanctioned terrorists, wear masks. What are they hiding if they’re doing nothing wrong?! Protesters wore masks because they were getting tear gassed!

Could be huge. Especially for those terminated in the anti-DEI purge. "...NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award" grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Simply beautiful - "This is not an abandonment of loyalty to these institutions' missions, but rather, its highest expression." TY for your service and your message @alondra.bsky.social

Alondra Nelson@alondra.bsky.social · last yr.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

Too uplifting not to share - senior living community has been protesting in support of medical research and student education on the corner of my campus. They are happy to share how research saved their lives. Respect your elders, they are wise (& they vote)! www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Messenger: Seniors for Democracy rally to support foreign students, medical research

Retired ministers and their friends join St. Louis protests to support Washington University and oppose Trump administration policies.

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And more congratulations to Susan Dutcher on her election to @nationalacademies.org - a luminary indeed and great citizen scientist. @dutcherlab.bsky.social @washugenetics.bsky.social

Maureen Barr@barrlab.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to Susan Dutcher, a luminary in the cilia field! @dutcherlab.bsky.social www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

Great advice from @jenheemstra.bsky.social "...there is always something that you can do. And even when you don’t have all of the answers, you can have a powerful positive impact by mindfully guiding yourself and others through uncertainty." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

How to Lead Through Uncertainty (opinion)

As leaders, we can help others manage uncertainty, even if we can’t provide all the answers, Jen Heemstra writes.

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Hoping libraries have archived their data and manuscripts before those are deleted. This cancellation is waste of taxpayers dollars, no better example. #DataRescue

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · last yr.

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...

Feeling fortunate to celebrate #NSF awards and honors to support tomorrow’s scientists. engineering.washu.edu/news/2025/Mc...

McKelvey Engineering students, alumni recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two students offered NSF fellowship; several students and alumni received honorable mentions

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Delighted that researchers are coming together to share how engineering can make an impact in problems of #WomensHealth . Check out the talk topics and join us today for the 2025 Center for Women's Health Engineering Mini-Research Symposium! @washuengineers.bsky.social Learn more: lnkd.in/gdFTnYE3

This is starting to look good for those waiting on #NSF awards. Thanks for the update! 🤞

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈@davidimiller.bsky.social · last yr.

And here's combining across all NSF directorates. Still about 50% lower than FY24 levels, but with too-early-to-tell uptick in past three days.

An important perspective to bring to any dialogue about higher-ed - "The campuses are in pain (although it is important to remember that some on the campus are happy about the state of affairs). No one on the outside would be surprised to hear that ..." TY @holdenthorp.bsky.social

Holden Thorp@holdenthorp.bsky.social · last yr.

I've been on the road (and much to come) visiting campuses and giving talks about all the pain. I've been to places where the presidents have been forthcoming with the campus and not. Here's my shot at how to talk to campuses based on what I've learned. open.substack.com/pub/holdenth...

NIH is the best investment there is. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report

National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

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AIMBE is expecting its largest Hill Day during our #AIMBE2025 Annual Event this month! Our Fellows are heeding the call in a big way to use their voices on issues that matter. Your engagement is more important than ever.

🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day. Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience Thread👇🧵

Big thanks to my WashU colleagues for supporting the Data Rescue event - Nice shoutout to @washuengineers.bsky.social Prof Thoroughman who knows his way around the internet! bit.ly/41D6Fq4

Dozens worked WashU event to save federal data at risk of disappearing

The event was in conjunction with the Data Rescue Project, an effort that has identified data at high risk of loss, and tapped volunteers to find, curate and save it.

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Biomedical researchers, @aimbe-official.bsky.social is seeking anecdotes about how recent policies have disrupted your grants/research: aimbe.wufoo.com/forms/qs9tsi... Your messages are critical for us to advocate to our Members of Congress to take action against these federal disruptions 👇

American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE)@aimbe-official.bsky.social · 2y ago

AIMBE is looking for biomedical researchers to share how recent policies have disrupted their grants/work: aimbe.wufoo.com/forms/qs9tsi... Your personal anecdotes are essential in helping us convey to Members of Congress the devastating impact of these changes. Your response can remain anonymous.

The Trump Administration is maintaining the NIH grant freeze despite lawsuits challenging the order, a Nature article reported today. Science funding in the US is already lagging, leaving researchers in limbo. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order

The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

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Applications for the RLM Postdoc Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine at WashU are open. An opportunity to work w/ faculty in Center of Regen Med w/ competitive stipend & research funds. Deadline June 15-info session Feb 24 2pm Central (must register) regenerativemedicine.wustl.edu/funding-2/rl...

Rita Levi-Montalcini Postdoctoral Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

Application Application window is now open. Due Date June 15th, 2025 – Current RFA details The Center of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) at WashU invites applications for the Rita Levi-Montalcini…

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☀️ JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI friends! We're Standing Up for Science in your state on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More information at www.standupforscience2025.org, and RSVP at this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f... (RSVP not necessary!) #standupforscience2025

An event to celebrate #WomenInSTEM and progress toward equity in engineering. "Reinventing the Future: Women Engineering Change" hosted by ASME Foundation for @asmedotorg.bsky.social www.asmefoundation.org/events/rtf20...

Today, send a note to your NIH program officers to thank them for the amazing work they have done to support your research. They have been critical in making this country a leader in life sciences. Do it now.

“…he oversaw the removal of dozens of harassers from grants”. This retirement is a hit to fairness and transparency in funded science. TY for your service.

Science Magazine@science.org · 2y ago

Michael Lauer, head of the external grantmaking program at the National Institutes of Health, has announced his retirement. scim.ag/4hZnVLA

I'm thinking Mike Lauer and Michelle Bulls are fighting the good fight within NIH. #ScienceHeroes 💪

Denis Wirtz@deniswirtz.bsky.social · 2y ago

"NIH admit freezing is illegal, will resume issuing grants" popular.info/p/breaking-n...

More that I love… #WomenInScience

de la Puente Lab@pilardelapuentephd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience. This year, I was asked to record a video to talk about what a scientist do and bring some contemporary role models to elementary school kids in my home country, Spain. Cute flyer of what they learn (in Spanish) #WomenInSTEM #RepresentationMatters

Too good not to share. It’s a small bit of joy, but some reward for years of putting ourselves out there. #WomenInScience #FutureScientist

Science Magazine@science.org · 2y ago

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx

For early folks, I'm going to be on @npr.org Morning Edition at 6:11 am eastern (and repeated through the am) talking about indirect costs.

Did my part. Senators, representatives (& our Attorney General). #FingersCrossed

American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE)@aimbe-official.bsky.social · 2y ago

AIMBE has developed a new advocacy letter on the changes to NIH indirect cost rates: aimbe.org/advocate/wri... We urge the broader biomedical research community to customize this letter (<1 minute) to contact your congressional representatives about the severe consequences of this new policy 👇