“What OMB is proposing is not a reform of grants management,” Elizabeth Ginexi, a former program officer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), writes in a Substack post. “It is a vehicle for complete political control of science … ” www.science.org/content/arti...

White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking

Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees

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youtu.be/Na0ln0hfYo0?... A new #TwoMinuteGenera video is out now on YouTube! Check it out to learn about the fern genus #Niphidium

Two Minute Genera: Niphidium (Polypodiaceae)

YouTube video by Ferns of Colombia

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Leaving Palm Springs and #Botany2025 feeling inspired, as always, but perhaps more importantly, feeling incredibly grateful for the wonderfully supportive botanical community. Botanists really are the best folks around.

In honor of the #fern talks at #Botany2025 happening today, we release the next two Minute Genera #2MG video! Learn about Osmundastrum from Wes Testo of the University of Vermont! youtu.be/o4aXpEBdVQA?...

Two Minute Genera: Osmundastrum (Osmundaceae)

YouTube video by Ferns of Colombia

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Introducing Two Minute Genera! This is a bilingual video series celebrating the incredible diversity of plants, starting with the ferns and lycophytes of Colombia. For our debut video, we present Adiantum featuring Kimberlie Sasan from the Botanical Research Institute of Texas youtu.be/9yZWa8fIkiI

Two-Minute Genera: Adiantum (Pteridaceae)

YouTube video by Ferns of Colombia

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