"Federal research funding has produced exceptional returns precisely because decisions about what to fund have rested on merit and independent expert judgment, rather than political alignment." @webmz.bsky.social comments on OMB's proposal rule for @cos.io www.cos.io/blog/what-om...

What OMB’s Proposed Grantmaking Revisions Could Mean for Research Integrity

The Center for Open Science (COS) submitted a public comment opposing several proposed revisions in the White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistan...

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🗣️ For anyone trying to make sense of the proposed OMB Reg on Federal Financial Assistance, @planetarysociety.bsky.social created a useful tool to see what language has changed. Useful for public comment to flag what provisions you're commenting on + why 👉 dashboards.planetary.org/rules-change/

There's been a lot of chatter about proposed updates to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Federal Financial Assistance Rule, which is, to put it bluntly: destructive to the integrity of federally supported research. 🧵 thread...

We are delighted to announce our first keynote speaker for #BOSC2026: Maryam Zaringhalam, Ph.D. @webmz.bsky.social, the Senior Director of Policy at the Center for Open Science @cos.io. #OpenScience #ISMB2026 #AIready #data as a #publicgood More information at www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-...

🗣️ #OpenScience policy wonks and policy-curious folks: Join @cos.io on 3/11 at 12pm ET for an intro to the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. We’ll cover the core components and how researchers and policymakers can apply them. Register 👉 cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Scientific datasets built over decades can vanish when access has a single point of failure. IOI secured funding from Global Impact to help coordinate resilient open infrastructure solutions. More on this project: investinopen.org/blog/investi...

My heart is with the Iranian people and the country that is my beautiful homeland 💚 All I see on my timeline is devastation, but this is what I think of when I think of Iran.

As a member of @cos.io effort to build a more resilient ecosystem (see link below if you missed it), we want to draw attention to the call for feedback. Be sure to share your thoughts with us by March 2, ahead of our next planning meeting, using the survey on the post! www.cos.io/blog/buildin...

Building a More Resilient Ecosystem for Publicly-Funded Research Data

COS previously announced efforts to develop a community-driven strategic plan for long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded data. This post shares updates on the…

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Reading this, I can't help but think about a male former colleague who defended Larry Summers to me in... 2024. All while telling me that my work on open science, public engagement, and equity was "cute." 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM

In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

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There were so many of us, exactly when these emails were being written, expressly working to undo the harms of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination in science. And so many people refused to believe us that any of it was real. It was all real. 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM

In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

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Scientific datasets built over decades can vanish when access has a single point of failure. IOI secured funding from Global Impact to help coordinate resilient open infrastructure solutions. More on this project: investinopen.org/blog/investi...

Investing in resilient infrastructure to safeguard scientific knowledge

Political threats to scientific data demand coordinated, resilient open infrastructure — IOI is helping build it.

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Publicly-funded research data are a public good. But the infrastructures housing these data face mounting risks — funding instability, policy shifts + capacity constraints. Last fall, we kicked off a community-driven strategic planning effort to build a more resilient research data ecosystem. (1/3)

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Last November, COS announced efforts to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data. Our latest blog post shares an update on the planning process. 💡 Learn more & give input:

So deeply excited and humbled to join this cohort of amazing emerging leaders in STEM! Can't wait to collaborate with this group on ways we can pool our expertise to advance science and research for the public good 🎉

Center for Open Science@cos.io · 6mo ago

COS is thrilled to share that Maryam Zaringhalam, Senior Director of Policy, has been named to the 2026 New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Congratulations, Maryam! 🔬 Read more about the program for emerging STEM leaders: nas.edu/newvoices

COS is thrilled to share that Maryam Zaringhalam, Senior Director of Policy, has been named to the 2026 New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Congratulations, Maryam! 🔬 Read more about the program for emerging STEM leaders: nas.edu/newvoices

It's official. One year ago today we formalized as the Data Rescue Project. We know this work is exhausting and are so grateful to everyone who has showed up, day in and day out.

@cos.io just submitted recommendations in response to NSF's request for input on their draft strategic plan for 2026-2030. Our response outlines funding and partnership priorities to enable meaningful implementation of Gold Standard Science, while also ensuring the independence of science.

Ever wonder how #openscience policies are made? @cos.io kicked off a campaign to illustrate how our TOP guidelines translate into action. This month, we walk through how we crafted funder policies for our Funding Consciousness Research with Registered Reports initiative.

TOP in Action: Modeling TOP Implementation for Funders

The TOP framework is adaptable for use by funders, institutions, journals, and other policymakers. In November, we announced that we will be implementing TOP’s revised framework into our own policies ...

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The National Science Foundation is requesting public comment on its draft strategic plan due 1/27. Objective 1.1 focuses on the agency's Gold Standard Science (GSS) implementation, which is where @cos.io will be focusing our response 👉 www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

Hope to see lots of #information community people at this @nisoinfo.bsky.social webinar on Jan 14, 11am ET. Jay Patel @saysjkemp.bsky.social @kawulf.bsky.social @webmz.bsky.social & bsky.app/profile/rant... will be discussing the state of our community now & in future niso.org/state-of-the...

@cos.io shared actions to accelerate American S&T with OSTP. We advocated for continued implementation of federal open science policies, as well as resourcing the needed infrastructure and capacity building to support the research community in meaningful compliance. Read 👉 osf.io/preprints/me...

OSTP issued a RFI for "Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise." Here's the response from COS by @webmz.bsky.social and @davidmellor.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/me... www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... Excellent work getting it written and submitted before the Dec 26(!) deadline.

"The ability to tell the truth… is an essential prerequisite for a free society. Scientists can leverage their substantial social standing&trustworthiness to preserve this vital ingredient." @gretchentg.bsky.social's actionable call to scientists to defend democracy: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

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Yesterday's EO on federal grantmaking makes several references to "Gold Standard Science" while at its core it violates the administration's own stated standard VI: "subject to unbiased peer review." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

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