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Applications are now open for our fall internship program! This is an excellent opportunity for a beginning science journalist to report and write about the fast-moving field of neuroscience. Apply now: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...

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Berg testifying in Congress. Thank you for your energy and effective defense of the NIH mission!

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Folks, I’m not sure what the fuss is about. Clearly all we need to do is accommodate administration positions on DEI, trans people, antisemitism, vaccines, Covid policy, animal research and we will be juuust fine

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The reductions in funding touch virtually every area of science and seem certain to harm American competitiveness. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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אין אדם חוטא אלא אם כן נכנסה בו רוח שטות

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Postulate: On the balance, morality is no guarantee of wisdom, but immorality is often plagued by a lack of wisdom

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Cholera, dysentery & typhoid epidemics used to kill millions. Into the 1970s, diarrhea was the #1 cause of child mortality. That changed when federally funded researchers developed oral rehydration publicusaresearchbenefits.com/examples/202... Ask Congress to save science. #FundingScienceSavesLives

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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

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I commented. Have you?

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Smol Emuni breakout panel with Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter talking about what religious achdus looks like in the context of Zionists & anti-Zionists davening together drive.google.com/file/d/1yRUF... Perspective on Navigating the Israel Identities in Orthodox Communities - Smol Emuni

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Do you remember the movie Awakenings? The miracle drug that treated those locked-in patients was L-Dopa, developed with NIH funding, & the gold standard for treating Parkinson’s disease. publicusaresearchbenefits.com/examples/202... Ask Congress to save science. #FundingScienceSavesLives

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The joy of a new baby can turn into a nightmare when the mom develops postpartum depression. Federally funded research developed a new fast acting medicine to help those moms. publicusaresearchbenefits.com/examples/202... Ask Congress to save science. #FundingScienceSavesLives

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That the same Project 2025 think tank that called the CDC & NIH villains (p 284) hatched the plan to label all pro-Palestinian advocacy as Hamas support & shut down research funding on college campuses connects some dots for me www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

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change a letter, ruin a band Los Hobos

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change a letter, ruin a band They Might Be Grants

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Because we must build good things while we scream about the bad, I have started a "Data for Good" team @data-for-good-team.bsky.social that partners with organizations needing short-term data science help. We have three projects ongoing & will add more as our capacity grows. data-for-good-team.org

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Every federally funded researcher right now

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Interesting discussion!

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A passion for uncovering the mysteries of oscillations a big plus

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Still looking to fill this position. Do any of my moots have any suggestions for someone nice & smart who can combine opto, ephys, & signal processing? t.co/VgWUwcGelJ

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Happening now!

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“Don’t worry about Steinway over there. He’s got a wooden leg.”

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“Is this your first time at a piano bar?”

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“At this rate he won’t be an upright for long”

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לֹא-תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי-רַבִּים לְרָעֹת רש״י: אם ראית רשעים מטין משפט לא תאמר הואיל ורבים הם הנני נוטה אחריהם.

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The NIH move to restrict animal research is a bad one and not just about health - it's about national security. More here: medium.com/@eblissmorea...

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If there are no more federal grants to be had can I set up a twitch account & stream data analysis while making snide commentary?

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I’m looking at you, Granger “causality”

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My kid decided that Bruno’s Encanto detractors can’t tell the difference between correlation & causation www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvWR...

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Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement, was freed from federal custody on Wednesday after ICE tried to rescind his green card and deport him. nyti.ms/4iGIa0m

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Some terminated NIH grants on health equity are mysteriously being reinstated. Not because of appeals. Nobody knows why and NIH hasn't said. Check it out: www.chronicle.com/article/thes...

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Happening now: www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio...

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Happening now! Come find out if smartphone use leads to depression!

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NEW: We (mostly @noamross.net) launched a website to shine a brighter light on terminated NIH and NSF grants. grant-watch.us It links to our NIH & NSF trackers, grant info submission forms, and other info. We'll also add new analyses soon. Check it out and let us know what else you'd like to see.

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"I would not have dared to dream that metastatic melanoma would become a treatable disease in my lifetime. Yet here we are today, with 43% of people diagnosed with metastatic melanoma living 10 years or more, due to treatments that we broadly refer to as cancer immunotherapy." Barry P. Sleckman, UAB

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