*claps hands together after posting* “Another full day of work completed. I’m pooped!”

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov · 7mo ago

ICE out of Minnesota NOW.

Positively revolting press release in my inbox from the US Department of Education today: Opening a public portal for anyone to snitch on DEI activities in public schools via a website called "EndDEI" Keep resisting in all ways you can.

Powerful testimony by @moonsledges.bsky.social at @mdibiolab.bsky.social about the power of biomedical research to provide the gift of time - and the risk of ending support for research. Continue to call your elected representatives. Tell them to halt any cuts to the NIH. mdibl.org/the-power-of...

The Power of Science, The Gift of Time

mdibl.org

Early-career scientists are essential to the Morgridge mission, and the majority have some level of competitive support from NIH. Several researchers share thoughts on how federal funding supports their mission to conduct high-impact research. Read their stories: morgridge.org/story/the-am...

The American investment in research is about people - Morgridge Institute for Research

Early-career scientists are essential to the Morgridge mission, and the majority have some level of competitive support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Here, early-career researchers sha...

morgridge.org

"Science" doesn't discover new medicines, develop new diagnostic tools, or save lives Scientists do that Decades of taxpayer support for biomedical scientists have returned countless discoveries to the American People What does that funding mean to those scientists? morgridge.org/story/the-am...

The American investment in research is about people - Morgridge Institute for Research

Early-career scientists are essential to the Morgridge mission, and the majority have some level of competitive support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Here, early-career researchers sha...

morgridge.org

for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care! EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession

Let's talk about the effects all the political goings on in the US are having on science trainees (to raise awareness). A whole gen has been told that STEM is important. They invested their lives in that pursuit. And now: www.eenews.net/articles/sci... What are you hearing from them?

Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs

National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.

eenews.net

I just signed up for this @indivisible.org call. They're literally our best bet right now for traditional political/electoral action, imo. Please consider joining me. mobilize.us/s/0x5dTb

We Choose To Fight: Action Call · Indivisible

This Sunday night, February 2 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, you’re invited to join Indivisible, MoveOn, Working Families Party, and a coalition of other organizations for an action call. During the call, you will...

mobilize.us

It's amazing how badly most congressional Democrats are misreading the mood of their base. On the bright side, if you're ever considered running for Congress, the 2026 Democratic Party primaries are going to be a prime moment for "throw the old guard out" insurgents.

This is a great morning to call all your elected officials and ask them to absolutely lose their shit

Does anyone have an example they can share of good leadership from their institutions with respect to the federal changes and their impact on higher education and science/research? Cuz I’m mostly hearing crickets.

If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you

Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her)@liebschutz.bsky.social · 2y ago

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

Two things concerned scientists can do: 1. Call your members of Congress and explain how disruptions in funding would be disastrous for jobs and research in their district/state. 2a. Call your dept. chair and express your concern. The goal is to end the convo w/…

First skeet (did I use that right?) from my institution! I'm proud to lead a group that develops the next generation of fearless scientists! We're always hiring...check out our website (morgridge.org) for info.

Morgridge Institute for Research

Morgridge Institute scientists recognize that a fundamental understanding of human biology will drive the next big advances in human health.

morgridge.org

Morgridge Institute for Research@morgridgeinstitute.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 2025 we will continue to fulfill our mission to pursue fearless science in creative ways — from fundamental discoveries in biology, to talented additions to our team, to events that advance our fields and inspire the next generation. Tell us: What does FEARLESS SCIENCE mean to you?

Great quote here that I wish was in every story about publicly owned or operated spaces like parks, transportation services, and libraries. They're not supposed to make money! They're designed to serve the public.

Liam Beran@liamberan.bsky.social · 2y ago

It was many young athletes’ introduction to local government: skaters and hockey players turned out in droves last night at a meeting where the city council approved $1.6 million in debt forgiveness for two local ice arenas. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/sk...

I went to one of these segregation academies for 6th-9th grade. Let me tell you that it took a long time to undo the damage and the insidious prejudice that the school installed. We shouldn’t be sending public money to private schools.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 2y ago

A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across the Deep South: Alongside about 200 majority-Black public school districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social, @mrsimon22.bsky.social propub.li/3BFytzN

I and many in HigherEd have experience so much of this behavior. Mentors wield so much power over #postdoc and #gradstudent careers that calling out monstrous mentors is essential. Let's prepare not-monstrous mentors with tools to encourage the best behavior. www.chronicle.com/article/what...

What Do We Do With Monstrous Mentors?

It’s time for a reckoning.

chronicle.com

What if they just periodically had to sit in their office closets while someone simulated being a shooter in the corridor, like my grade school children do?

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”

Today’s mass shooting in a school happened in my town, just a few miles from where my kid goes to school. People have asked me if we were afraid because it was “so close to home.” The answer is no, I’m afraid because “close to home” is EVERYWHERE now. No one is safe anymore. #ItsTheGuns #GunControl

Thoughts and prayers without action means more school shootings, more dead kids. More ACTION is needed by our elected officials. And more BACKBONE to stand up to gun manufacturers. This is uniquely a United States problem that doesn't have to happen.

Vaccines and values: When you’re having a tough conversation about medicine, don’t just pile on evidence − listen to someone’s ‘moral foundations’

Vaccines and values: When you’re having a tough conversation about medicine, don’t just pile on evidence − listen to someone’s ‘moral foundations’

Being presented with facts doesn’t do much good if you don’t feel like your core values are respected. That’s especially true when it comes to health care decisions.

theconversation.com

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

wdbj7.com

I wonder how many of the other crimes in New York get hundreds of detectives attached to them. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...

UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting: Detectives Scour Video Record of Suspect’s Movements

Cameras are everywhere in Manhattan and they helped lead investigators to a distinctive backpack in Central Park that could be a key piece of physical evidence.

nytimes.com

The subtext of all these pieces—this one unironically mentions Thompson's multiple "homes" and takes care to note that insurers' "profits are capped by federal law," lest you think they're soulless money-grubbers—is that the system is working just fine, and you lowly ingrates are the problem.

Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Washington Post editorial board scolds people for celebrating murder of insurance exec, says "we’re skeptical that this particular moment lends itself to nuanced discussion of a complicated, and heavily regulated, industry," then proceeds to argue that we can't really have a better system.

Received this via a diversity practitioner group. Two things stand out for me: First, visible AND invisible diversity both remain opportunities ("Truth 2"). Rather than replace them, we should augment race and sexual orientation as areas of inclusion ("Truth 3"). www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...

Change Is Here: 5 Hard Truths & A Blueprint For Your DEI Plan In 2025

“Identity-based DEI” is facing a barrage of scrutiny, criticism and legal challenges. Here are 5 truths you need to address, and a roadmap for your DEI plan in 2025

forbes.com

And not just Texas…

⚠️THREAD OF ALL SCIENCE-RELATED STARTER PACKS! ⚠️ 🔄Share to help people finding its topic/field - STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY Structural Biology 1: bsky.app/starter-pack... Structural Biology 2: bsky.app/starter-pack... Crystallography: bsky.app/starter-pack... Synchrotron&CryoEM: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Reviving my activity here. Who wants to talk about #STEM training, professional development, and community engagement?

The academic ecosystem is going through a re-alignment. As we make changes to the current system, are we aligning new goals to what we want scientific training to be, or to what it has currently become? Commentary from @chronicle.com

Scientific Research Needs a Radical Restructuring

An exploitative system has made STEM unappealing to would-be academics.

chronicle.com

As I tinker with making changes to my social media footprint, this article from The Chronicle of Higher Ed caught my eye. Systems change is hard, but the system needs to change.

Opinion | Higher Ed’s Ruinous Resistance to Change

The academy excels at preserving the status quo. It’s time to evolve.

chronicle.com