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The proposed cuts to NOAA cold have profound consequences not just for climate change, but for our national security and the entire economy. Here's what I learned: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Our publishing model emphasises peer reviews, eliminating accept/reject decisions in favour of high-quality, public eLife assessments. Find out exactly what this new process entails in our process page: buff.ly/TanURTC

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For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

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My look into the early campaigns of 5 young Democratic candidates challenging incumbents Read about @elijahmanley.bsky.social @katmabu.bsky.social @saikatc.bsky.social in the digital and listen to @jakerakov.bsky.social @georgehornedo.bsky.social on the radio here ⬇️ www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...

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Did you see? Eos is tracking major updates to science in the U.S. And we’re not the only ones. Scroll down below our Science Tracker to find more outlets and orgs that are following the wide range of issues affecting scientists around the world. 🧪 eos.org/research-and...

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if they did this heavy-handed manipulation of how the platform worked in order to hurt Musk's critics, do you think they might have manipulated the platform in the run-up to the 2024 election, the election that Elon Musk said carried existential risk for him?

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Evil business plan: get students hooked on free cognitive offloading software. Students who become reliant on LLMs to think and write will be OpenAI's most reliable customer base. It is cynical and OpenAI knows this. #science 🧪 #ai

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arxiv.org/abs/2105.01540

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"Cities were the most important factor contributing to diversity and community structure, demonstrating specific bacterial and fungal signatures"

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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.

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I am told that DOGE goblins tried to enter NOAA's Chemical Sciences Laboratory in Boulder today, but were initially denied entry because they were armed (!). Apparently the state AG is heading there to... fix it, somehow?

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tl;dr: AI will _not_ end all disease in 10 years.

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“Meanwhile, the real threat to college campuses are people like the FSU shooter, who, a fellow student told NBC, had been kicked out of a campus debate club over his white supremacist views.” — @leximcmenamin.com www.teenvogue.com/story/fsu-sh...

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This is how you can generate multipage PDFs in #tidyplots 🐣 #rstats #dataviz #phd

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Know any soon to graduate or recently graduated postbac researchers interested in / with experience working with phages? We are hiring a junior specialist/research tech! Apply here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04863 (start date more flexible than stated in ad!)

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📣We're recruiting! 📣 Katie Suding and I are looking for a postdoc interested in modelling grassland fire and fuels to contribute to an ongoing project on evaluating how grassland management and variation in fuels can impact wildfire risk around Boulder, CO. See the link below for more information.

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Now there's a memorable stat! "Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined." wapo.st/3EvzMCI

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Biocrusts—tiny communities of fungi, bacteria, and algae on dryland soils—have fascinated scientists for decades A new review in @cambridgeup.bsky.social #CPDrylands by Rosentreter & Eldridge explores key trends in biocrust research in North America doi.org/10.1017/dry....

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First the rumour was a 20% budget cut. Then, 50%. Now the president's NASA budget is out and it's a 68% cut to astrophysics ($1.5B to $487M). Even if this gets reversed in four years, we will never recover the missions, partners, people who will be gone. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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Absolutely true. UN says above 20% tree canopy cover makes it a forest London has over 8.4 million trees with canopy cover of c.21%. It is one of the world’s largest urban forests Those trees are doing an awful lot of good stuff Goal should be every* urban area has at least 20% tree canopy cover

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Impressive detective work. It’s possible that previous reports of detection of methane on Mars are contamination. Will await results from rover after conducting the suggested tests. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Cuts to #science of >50% at NASA and >75% at NOAA would end US climate and space science research. NASA cuts are '...an "extinction level" event': arstechnica.com/space/2025/0... "At this funding level, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research is eliminated...": www.science.org/content/arti...

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Documents reveal Trump’s plan to gut funding for NASA and climate science www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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🚨 I’m hiring a full-time lab manager to help me build my lab start in July or August 2025! 🚨 If you know any stellar candidates who might be interested, please send this their way. 🗓 Application review begins April 15 ⏰ Final deadline is April 25 📎 Apply here ➡️ lnkd.in/evhfqzTP

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This is an awesome opportunity to do large-scale genomic data science with direct, meaningful impact on the lives of patients. This program has already returned over 450 genetic diagnoses to families affected by rare genetic disease; help us help more families!

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Paper alert 🚨 Interaction of metal oxyions with carbonate green rust in seawater is out now! This is one of the few papers that investigated metal uptake with GRCO3 in seawater and conducted 1 year aging experiments! Link here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #biogeochemistry #metal #greenrust

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I was waiting two years to see this out!! The genomic location of bacterial genes is not random!!! Congratulation on the authors (Martin Lercher and Team!). www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Very thankful to @sandiegouniontribune.com for covering the termination of our wastewater surveillance in San Diego. If we don't want to lose sight of infectious diseases in our community, we need new funding - please reach out: searchcovid.info www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/07/d...

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Know any soon to graduate or recently graduated undergrads interested in a full year, paid postbac research position in microbiome sciences? Have them join our zoom Q&A session on Friday, April 11, 11:30am-12:30pm PST. More info here: sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

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In the world of marine sediment, there has been some reports of ancient DNA as old as 1.3 million years old. www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

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If a student you know received an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP, encourage them to contact their Congressional representatives! 🧪

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NASA’s Curiosity rover found multiple long-chain alkanes on Mars. While the compounds could have been formed through abiotic processes, their detection raises prospects for the potential of past life on the planet. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... In @cnn.com: www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/s...

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🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!! But...good news and bad news. 👍 I'm thrilled for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now. 👎 # of fellowships went down by 51% (1000 this year vs. 2036 last year) See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

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it's a hard and sad time in science / higher ed in the US right now. on the other hand, lots of PhDs are looking for work, so I wanted to share— I'm hiring a postdoc! it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892

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We’re recruiting for 5 faculty positions in cognitive neuroscience, psychology & animal neuroscience! Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep! tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56 Please repost!

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🧪 NSF GRFP update! New graduate NSF fellowships will likely be announced this week for the GRFP (see bottom of 🧵 for why). First off, I'm very glad to hear of those going forward, given the otherwise bleak year so far for graduate training. Some observations... 1/12

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"This is my home - I really love my country. But a lot of my mentors have been telling me to get out, right now" 75% of US scientists who answered our poll are considering relocating. Read the full story: https://go.nature.com/3QS4TLC

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We are seeking to hire a lab tech, this is an HHMI funded position, please share the job posting: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

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US grass-fed beef is as carbon intensive as industrial beef, even after correcting for soil sequestration from rangeland grazing. Operational emissions of grass-fed beef are 3–43 times higher than pork, poultry, cheese, milk, or plants. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Even the supposed best use cases for AI don't tell a positive story.

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The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @UCSC invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor. Looking for a dedicated faculty member to bring enthusiasm/excitement to the delivery of undergrad instruction, deadline 5/14/25! recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01884

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