YES!!! IT IS A FEATURE OF BOTH SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY!!!! Particularly a representative democracy…where we ELECT EXPERTS TO REPRESENT OUR BEST INTERESTS!!! This man has to go. #impeachthequack

I am reviewing applications for the Neuroscience (NACS), and Developmental programs this year at @umdscience.bsky.social . I will also review Clinical applications, but priority is to grow the Dev and NACS areas. Email me for info! arigard[at]umd[dot]edu & check out our website gardlab.umd.edu

🚨New publication alert!🚨The first paper from primary data collection in my lab 😀, led by grad student Joelle Fuchs. "Facilitators and Barriers to Neighborhood Social Integration" leverages qual interviews with teens, caregivers, and comm leaders in DC ... (1/8) doi.org/10.1002/ajcp...

Coming back from maternity leave is i-n-t-e-n-s-e ... but no surprise, the lab killed it over the summer while I was gone, and we are back baby! 🚨Stay tuned for some threads on new publications🚨

U.S. Census Bureau's decades long with falling public participation in surveys and trust in government is now compounded by DOGE's handling of data. Distrust in how government uses data is higher among people of color, which can lead to selection bias and skewed data. myumi.ch/jJVMG

This academic cycle was really challenging for those students that applied for PhD programs. Please help me share this special episode discussing what to do if you didn't get accepted into a PhD program. open.spotify.com/episode/5tsj...

Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health. But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."

Took me 5 min to draft and submit a comment. FLOOD THE ZONE 🧬🧫🧬🔬⚗️🔭🥼🧪

"Americans who make less than $51,000 a year would see their after-tax income fall as a result of the Republican proposal beginning in 2026." "Americans making less than $15,000 — the poorest of the poor — will pay 53% more in taxes than they do now www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵

"Imagine the auto industry without 3D printing. NSF funded that. Artificial intelligence? NSF. MRI machines that help doctors diagnose you? NSF. Doppler radar technology that makes aviation safer by conquering wind shear? NSF. Duolingo‘s underlying programming? NSF. The internet itself? NSF."

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Too pregnant to go to @srcdorg.bsky.social but never too pregnant to shout out to the GARD Lab amazing students!! Deena Shariq and Joelle Fuchs! (1/4)

Too pregnant to go to @srcdorg.bsky.social but never too pregnant to shout out to the GARD Lab amazing students!! Deena Shariq and Joelle Fuchs! (1/4)

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

last friday my nsf career award to study when and why different forms of racial discrimination are likely to occur was terminated. I’m incredibly crushed and sad and stressed out and also angry. what I don’t feel is any sense of resignation. we’ll find ways to get the research done.

Task-free functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging data from 33,250 individuals at 32 weeks of postmenstrual age to 80 years from 132 global sites 🧠🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Georgetown scholar Dr. Khan Suri, who was abducted by ICE, was refused food/water to break Ramadan fast, housed in a room without a bed, and issued *used* underwear. His child cried for days after he was taken and has since stopped speaking. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...

It's that time of year again: I'm teaching Linear Regression. As such I've updated my writing guide for linear regression. Tips and tricks for writing accurate and clear interpretations and inferences in regression. You can check it out on OSF osf.io/aeqn6

It's finally here! Use the Network Correspondence Toolbox to help contextualize your neuroimaging findings 🧠

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

French politician Raphaël Glucksmann suggested that the Statue of Liberty be returned, saying “It was our gift to you. But apparently you despise her.” Naomi Osaka, whose father, Leonard Francois is of Haitian descent, posted “Since we’re trying to repossess things, can Haiti get their money back?”

The University of Puerto Rico has built a strong neuroscience community via federally funded programs. Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar explains how funding cuts threaten minority-serving institutions’ progress toward becoming premier research institutions. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/the-...

Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇 I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.

👋 DC resident here. I’ve paid my taxes for (checks watch) 15 years, & my democratically elected council approved a budget to spend my taxes on schools, bike lanes, libraries, etc. Show me a population more devoted to the national Democratic Party than DC. 92% of us are registered democrats. 🧵 1/n

This summer, I will be hosting a virtual workshop for computer programming in cognitive neuroscience, funded by NSF. It is designed to teach early-career students the basics of R to analyze data from cognitive tasks. More info, including a syllabus and how to apply: sites.google.com/view/r-progr...

Since it apparently needs to be said: As a Jew who works on a university campus, I am safest in a country that protects academic freedom and liberal values of due process of law. Anyone who supports extrajudicial detention of students for "wrong" ideological opinions is not doing it for my safety.

“It is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to improve vaccine interest and commitment...Therefore, the award is terminated.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The U.S. Department of Defense is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. scim.ag/4hqu6HA

"Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell economist." news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

When you inadvertently admit to @bobcoxauthor.bsky.social that the activation maps on your poster cape were made in SPM … 🤦🏽‍♀️🤣🤣 #science #nerdsonly #neuroscience at the march for @standupforscience.bsky.social

Lots of nerds down here @standupforscience.bsky.social in #washingtondc 🧠🧠🧠

TODAY IS THE DAY! 🧪☀️⬇️ Join us at the Lincoln Memorial or your local site to Stand Up for Science!

Once again I am suggesting that you break some rules for practice. Get comfortable with breaking rules. When the rules are hurting other people, the right thing to do is break them. We need people who follow their moral code over the rules of their society, university, employer, and government.

Increases in rates of childhood cancer? Environmental pollution at play? Sounds like you need #scientists to save you… @standupforscience.bsky.social If you’re in #DC on Friday or nationwide, come join us at the Lincoln Memorial for the Stand UP for SCIENCE standupforscience2025.org

The coding language behind the SSA “…implementations rely instead on a system whereby all dates are coded to a reference point. The most commonly used is May 20, 1875, as this was the date of an international standards-setting conference held in Paris, known as the Convention du Mètre.” YES, FALSE.

Apropos of nothing, now is a good time to brush up on your rights as a protester or protest organizer. You are largely protected under the first amendment, thiugh there are limitations. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

Although celebrating is hard right now, I was reminded this weekend to celebrate ALL wins, no matter how small. So, congrats to my fellow rising stars ⭐️ incl my new colleague UMD Nate Cheek! #sciencematters

I currently have two fully-funded PhD opportunities in my lab - both providing a chance to work on the incredible LEAF data set that we have been collecting the last couple of years (220 children followed longitudinally from 10-30 months on measures of attention and early EF). Please share!

@nytimes.com horoscopes are all suspiciously positive today… the gods know we need some light

TWO WEEKS UNTIL #STANDUPFORSCIENCE2025! 📣☀️🌎

I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

The 1980s are calling, they want their failed policies back.

Again please share our study on the executive orders in academia iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later. guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...

🧵 US states that implemented abortion bans saw higher than expected infant mortality rates, with larger increases among Black infants and those in southern states, according to this analysis of US national vital statistics data from 2012–2023. ja.ma/4aVchPn #MedSky

Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...