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Unexpected news out of UF news.ufl.edu/2025/05/anno...

submitted 20 hours ago • 3 comments

From NSF's "By the Numbers database(tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyN...) : 'Award Obligation' to UF is $59.3 million. Estimate the amount of IDC at 15% vs 52% and guess how long we could do what we do for our state's residents.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

“President Trump’s budget wish list would cut health research, climate and education programs, with the aim of slashing $163 billion… …including proposed cut of $5.5 billion to NSF.”

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Weeping in 🧪.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Copilot had a hard time giving me correct regex expressions for extracting british postal codes but ok

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

🌟Announcing the 2025 ESA Fellows and Early Career Fellows!🌟ESA's fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which our members contribute to ecological research, communication, education, management & policy. Learn more about this year's cohort: esa.org/blog/2025/04...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Some have responded w/ a version of "why are you elevating this story when non-citizens have it much worse?" This story shows, in a concrete & visceral way, that citizenship is not a shield from state lawlessness in a mass deportation regime. That realization can turn ppl against such policies.

submitted 6 days ago • 21 comments

I hate that we have to do this, but if your NSF grant has been terminated, you can share the information here if you are so inclined.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

let's fucking go

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

submitted 10 days ago • 25 comments

55% Fifty-five. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

From Nature reporter: the NSF Director’s resignation email to staff

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

One hell of a lede by UF’s Grace McClung. Story in the Independent Florida Alligator, our outstanding student newspaper: www.alligator.org/article/2025...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

This group is amazing. If you’re looking for computational help or computational training associated with your projects I highly recommend getting in touch

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

This directly affects land-grant universities and their stakeholders as well. UF’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation be wrecked if we lost our Co-op Unit.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

🧪 Today’s Science News: 1) NSF starts sending out grant cancelations. 2) WTF NSF Guidance on Broader Impacts 3) covid.gov 4) NIH budget slash leaked. Did I miss anything?

submitted 16 days ago • 15 comments

We’re in the bad place

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

UF Watch: Keep up with crucial news about the University of Florida. Making it easier to keep up with crucial news related to the University of Florida by posting short summaries of key news items with links to the sources.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

We heard a few days ago, but it bears repeating: WT actual (U)F are you doing. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

DHS now threatening all of Harvard's international students with loss of legal status. Just beyond the pale. #edusky #academicsky #phdsky #highered

submitted 18 days ago • 37 comments

The way my seat partner did a double take when I said I've been on the train since Connecticut

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Hey, has anyone heard from Ben Sasse? He must be swamped with teaching, otherwise he’d be in Turlington Plaza defending democracy.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

"Effective today, NSF’s division of grants and awards is returning all grant proposals previously approved for funding and awaiting final signoff to the program officers who oversaw the initial review. In the meantime, according to those sources, NSF will not make any new awards."

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.” — Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize

submitted 19 days ago • 270 comments

lololololllloll

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

UF can confirm.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: Today, NSF "disestablished" most of its scientific advisory committees. These are committees of outside experts convened to help shape NSF programs. Only five statutorily required committees remain, the rest are gone. www.nsf.gov/executive-or...

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

Rufo declaring “Trump is Machiavellian but in the cool way also the ends justify the means” was absolutely on my 2025 bingo card.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Unexpected news out of UF news.ufl.edu/2025/05/anno...

From NSF's "By the Numbers database(tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyN...) : 'Award Obligation' to UF is $59.3 million. Estimate the amount of IDC at 15% vs 52% and guess how long we could do what we do for our state's residents.

“President Trump’s budget wish list would cut health research, climate and education programs, with the aim of slashing $163 billion… …including proposed cut of $5.5 billion to NSF.”

Weeping in 🧪.

Copilot had a hard time giving me correct regex expressions for extracting british postal codes but ok

🌟Announcing the 2025 ESA Fellows and Early Career Fellows!🌟ESA's fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which our members contribute to ecological research, communication, education, management & policy. Learn more about this year's cohort: esa.org/blog/2025/04...

Some have responded w/ a version of "why are you elevating this story when non-citizens have it much worse?" This story shows, in a concrete & visceral way, that citizenship is not a shield from state lawlessness in a mass deportation regime. That realization can turn ppl against such policies.

I hate that we have to do this, but if your NSF grant has been terminated, you can share the information here if you are so inclined.

let's fucking go

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

55% Fifty-five. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

From Nature reporter: the NSF Director’s resignation email to staff

One hell of a lede by UF’s Grace McClung. Story in the Independent Florida Alligator, our outstanding student newspaper: www.alligator.org/article/2025...

This group is amazing. If you’re looking for computational help or computational training associated with your projects I highly recommend getting in touch

This directly affects land-grant universities and their stakeholders as well. UF’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation be wrecked if we lost our Co-op Unit.

🧪 Today’s Science News: 1) NSF starts sending out grant cancelations. 2) WTF NSF Guidance on Broader Impacts 3) covid.gov 4) NIH budget slash leaked. Did I miss anything?

We’re in the bad place

UF Watch: Keep up with crucial news about the University of Florida. Making it easier to keep up with crucial news related to the University of Florida by posting short summaries of key news items with links to the sources.

We heard a few days ago, but it bears repeating: WT actual (U)F are you doing. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

DHS now threatening all of Harvard's international students with loss of legal status. Just beyond the pale. #edusky #academicsky #phdsky #highered

The way my seat partner did a double take when I said I've been on the train since Connecticut

Hey, has anyone heard from Ben Sasse? He must be swamped with teaching, otherwise he’d be in Turlington Plaza defending democracy.

"Effective today, NSF’s division of grants and awards is returning all grant proposals previously approved for funding and awaiting final signoff to the program officers who oversaw the initial review. In the meantime, according to those sources, NSF will not make any new awards."

lololololllloll

UF can confirm.

NEW: Today, NSF "disestablished" most of its scientific advisory committees. These are committees of outside experts convened to help shape NSF programs. Only five statutorily required committees remain, the rest are gone. www.nsf.gov/executive-or...

Rufo declaring “Trump is Machiavellian but in the cool way also the ends justify the means” was absolutely on my 2025 bingo card.

Free idea for a master’s thesis in religious studies: “The Realized Prophesies of Cheech & Chong”. youtu.be/sFUFw1GH6ic?...

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What the actual www.alligator.org/article/2025...