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“Please be advised that this email did not originate from the Judiciary or the Administrative Office and we suggest that no action be taken.” www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

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I don’t care that it’s just spring training. I’m so happy the Orioles are playing today ⚾️

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In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Already bruised by the Trump administration’s first round of firings of federal workers, employees at NIH faced more bad news. NIH’s 27 institute directors were told this week that the agency must cut staffing back to 2019 levels, or at least 10% below its 2024 tally. scim.ag/3EP8gjy

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This will be devastating to the disability community Telehealth was a game changer for us. It was something people had begged to access for years, because healthcare settings are so inaccessible. Remote medicine allows us to save money, spoons and avoid hospital acquired infections.

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"The Great Decentralization is a digitalized reflection of our polarized politics that, going forward, will also shape them." This is one of the more interesting articles I've read recently on the changing state of social media. www.noemamag.com/the-great-de...

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More and more scientists are joining the ranks of fired federal workers—and fighting back through protests, appeals, and legal challenges.

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‘Let me just say this clearly: Robert F Kennedy Jr is not the right person to lead the HHS,’ Parikh...to massive applause. ‘He is not the right person because solving disease, curing disease, addressing health, requires a search for truth, requires science.’ www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le...

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Some of the “tips for authors” in our related blog post: Approach the interview w humility Respond on substance. Don’t attack the motives or standing of the critics Invite the journalist to examine the raw data in your paper Encourage them to talk to others who have replicated your results

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I went to AAAS this weekend and talked to lots of scientists about how they're feeling In These Times www.sciencenews.org/article/defu...

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As @motherjones.com's disability reporter, I'm also happy to get tips via Signal re this at juliametraux.49

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“This is indiscriminate, cruel, and is taking a wrecking ball to both the deep institutional knowledge of the agency and its future.” www.science.org/content/arti...

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There is a lot going on right now! So much in fact that our news team at @science.org is now running a Trump tracker to keep track of it all. sigh 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

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Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

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I work as a journalist at @science.org, although not directly for @holdenthorp.bsky.social. That said, I applaud this unusual and welcome set of tips from him and Meagan Phelan for scholars who want to engage with the media. For everyone's sake, we need more openness www.science.org/content/blog...

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Follow along as the News from Science team @science.org tracks the latest re: Trump’s effects on science

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🔔 News alert 🔔 AAAS and @royalsociety.org have announced the release of the highly anticipated framework "Science Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption" at the #AAASmtg. The framework addresses new challenges facing science diplomacy today. Learn more:

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Want to keep up with the crisis in U.S. science? Our new Trump Tracker reports news as it happens throughout the day. Bookmark it now: www.science.org/content/arti...

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Depending on your perspective it's a good/bad week for @science.org's news team to launch our Trump Tracker. Were recent NIH resignations voluntary? Will RFK Jr start firing scientists today? Why did a judge unfreeze U.S. foreign aid needed for clinical trials? www.science.org/content/arti...

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Vaccines work! As measles cases have recently been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, it's important to remember that prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, measles killed 400-500 people and resulted in ~48,000 hospitalizations per year.

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The cruelty and callousness of what the US government is doing here, the pain it is inflicting, the waste of time and energy and taxpayer money, the risks it is creating are just staggering… #IDsky 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

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Here’s a media engagement guide from @holdenthorp.bsky.social and the @science.org Communications Director, Meagan Phelan 🧪 www.science.org/content/blog...

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Scientists are called on more and more to respond to questions about their results. We tried to put down some ideas for the best ways to do that based on our years of observing these interactions. Engaging is better than not, especially when science is under attack. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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At least temporarily staving off what many saw as a crushing blow to U.S. biomedical research, a federal judge has suspended a plan by the Trump administration to slash billions of dollars in payments from the NIH that now go to universities to cover the overhead costs of research. scim.ag/40T7g5q

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"These [NIH indirect cost reimbursement] cuts should be a rallying cry for higher education to come together to make the case for the American system of research and teaching,” writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4b2nv4D

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"Some 2.5 million people in 2024 received PrEP through PEPFAR, accounting for more than 90% of those worldwide who initiated this form of prevention.... Stopping those efforts has infuriated champions of PrEP. “It’s outrageous,” Warren says. “This is madness.” By my colleague @cohenjon.bsky.social 🧪

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Are you an NIH funded researcher with a frozen grant or contract? Find me on Signal: meredithwadman.13

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The breaking news keeps coming

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At the Deathbed, by Edvard Munch, 1895

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One of my fave things from tonight’s game was from before the game started: Jon Batiste’s piano, painted by his wife Suleika Jaouad (author of Between Two Kingdoms, which I loved). She wrote about the start of the painting process in her newsletter theisolationjournals.substack.com/p/american-d...

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The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.

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The cancellation of the project for political reasons “is pretty alarming,” says cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman. scim.ag/4b7RZCx

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The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned. scim.ag/3WTM3a9

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"… it is … concerning when a [social media] platform lets users celebrate the world's most abhorrent tyrant while making unavailable content that opposes such tyranny," writes Stephan Lewandowsky in a new #ScienceExpertVoices article. scim.ag/3Q4IFpc

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SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US

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Federal scientist taking the Trump buyout offer? Feel free to reach out, directly to me or via Science's news tip options. We're curious about what led to your decision and what/who your department or agency may be losing. Tips on other topics welcome too! www.science.org/content/page...

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Are you an HHMI-funded researcher affected by the cancellation today of IC3 (Inclusive Excellence 3)? Find me at [email protected] or on Signal: meredithwadman.13

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“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.” From our @science.org news team 🧪

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The dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn.

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Just putting it out there. @science.org has lots of fabulous writers covering many fields. 🧪🔭 bsky.app/starter-pack...

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The gears of the grantmaking machinery at NIH have begun moving again, after a 2-week standstill following a controversial ban on communications imposed by President Donald Trump. scim.ag/4aLQ0U6

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Are you a CDC scientist affected by the order to pull back submitted papers containing terms including the following? Find me today on Signal. Time-sensitive. Confidentiality promised.

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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

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For folks looking for timely, accurate science news, a reminder that you can follow our coverage via @science.org and find our News from Science team members who are on Bluesky here go.bsky.app/DMRTWEF

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