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Many science-related issues demand action at the state, local, and regional levels. The National Academies support policymakers and communities in understanding and addressing these challenges through studies, events, and other initiatives. Learn more: ow.ly/iEie50VJ8a7

When state support for science fails | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... the implications for the U.S are both obvious and disturbing

Re: the attacks on universities, RFK Jr. and autism, etc. -- the regime keeps inventing problems so they can announce they have the solution, which was their goal in the first place. #gaslightingcanbefun

A jet fuel leak from the Red Hill storage facility in Nov ’21 contaminated drinking water & caused significant #EnvironmentalExposure. Join us on 4/8 to share your experience with the #PublicHealth response & and health care: buff.ly/XDtMABM #RedHillWaterCrisis

The world is finding out what happens when the dog catches the car.

Science & the innovation economy are under threat. "We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated." Read & share ... 👇

The Trump administration pushed out Peter Marks, the nation’s top vaccine regulator and an architect of the U.S. program to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccines.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

The potential closure of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development and promised rollbacks on environmental regulation are raising alarms in the scientific community. Learn what SETAC is doing and how you can make take action: www.setac.org/resource/nav... #ScienceMatters #ProtectResearch

This is a profoundly important attack on American leadership in environmental science. #fightfightfight

Dear Administrator Zeldin: "Eppur si muove" #climatechangeisreal

I suggest this post has wide applicability to the sciences, not just museums, e.g. @nationalacademies.org www.aam-us.org/2025/03/04/l...

NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb! NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

Come together, right now | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I am ashamed of my government. #saveUkraine

I just discovered that the Dec 2024 issue of CBE - Life Science Education is a Special Issue on Equity, Inclusion, Access, and Justice. www.lifescied.org/toc/lse/23/4. Bookmark this important collection of articles. The issue starts with a powerful statement from the US National Academies 👇

Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...

Much of the National Academies' work contributes to building a stronger, more competitive U.S. #economy. Explore resources to spur innovation, bolster industrial capacity, modernize America’s #infrastructure, and develop a skilled technical #workforce: https://buff.ly/3Et3UOP

This is deeply disappointing. So much for integrity.

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person