I believe New Year's Resolutions should be about making the world a little brighter around you. I do research on student motivation, and I put that knowledge into practice as a professor. Here are 5 suggestions for New Year's Resolutions for faculty to make their students' lives brighter this year.

@angierasmussen.bsky.social is right. Senators did the right thing. But #RussellVought is hell-bent on killing the NIH. He will try every which way to destroy it. We need to focus on him. He is the architect of the attacks on American science. He is a modern-day Visigoth.

So yes, one day the History books will record the inevitable course correction of this season, and it will appear from the distance of time that we recovered, but we who are alive right now will know the truth from this painful proximity.

Bmore folks: there is an absolutely fantastic art exhibit at the Eubie Blake Jazz Center right now that will blow your mind. It's a group show of Black artists; each work is paired with music selections chosen by local musicians you can hear via headphones.

Today I had the pleasure to be a panelist in the session 'moving beyond journals' at the @royalsociety.org Future of Scientific Publishing conference. I argued that scientific publishing is going through a transformation addressing the challenges of openness, curation and meaningful dialogue.

Really proud of this piece,,, it’s something I’ve never done before and out some really TIME and thought into something real important. www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

@jeremymberg.bsky.social - have you seen or heard of this documentation yet?

When I hear Trump say ‘in 2 weeks’ for all new things (now TikTok) my mind goes to the wine Trader Joe’s used to sell nicknamed 2-buck Chuck. Now I think of “2-week Don’

In the wake of RFK Jr.’s ACIP shake-up, the medical community is taking matters into its own hands. Dr. Michael Osterholm’s new Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP aims to fill the void with science-based, nonpartisan guidance. #VaccineIntegrity #PublicHealth

Trump’s parade in D.C. will feature more than 5 million pounds of the government’s machinery. The No Kings gatherings across America will feature more than 5 million of the country’s people.

What? Some good news on a Friday? Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up! F30, F31, F32, F33 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.

This is what the organizers say about DC. Also keep in mind that the goal is to protest *Trump* rather than to protest the Army’s 250th birthday. www.nokings.org/district

“American institutions and the innovators within them have succeeded based on a contract between the federal government and U.S. research universities. The result of major funding for research created the country we know today” www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

"Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million" In "The Bethesda Declaration," over 300 NIH employees take a big risk to point out flaws in the new administration's actions.

Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.

The first American Pope is holding a televised world wide mass in Chicago on the same day as Trump’s parade….

I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too

"The Trump administration’s illegal sabotage of the nation’s government, while hugely destructive, could also prove largely transitory." Appreciate this look forward from @davidrlurie.bsky.social | h/t @atrupar.com But we are going 2 need to fight & resist for next 1,338 days (who is counting).

Great reporting @roniNYTimes on recent NIH foreign sub-awards announcement. The manner of implementation to existing awards and new awards lays bare the real intent to immediately kill international collaborations. @jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...

say it again: 4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

"We are aware that many scientists seem to be putting funding and immediate job security ahead of civil liberties and academic autonomy." 🤬

Download and distribute our (massive) database of funding opportunities and fellowships for POSTDOCs Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc. Good luck! Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international) We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc. Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

An important contribution by my trauma research colleagues: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....?

🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If you are from East Lansing - or went to MSU - you’ll know the Botana at El Azteco is the bomb! elazteco.net

NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...

BREAKING Some of the most prestigious universities in the country have formed a private collective to counter the Trump administration’s attacks on research funding and academic independence. The group’s aim is to avoid the fate of some top law firms, where one deal led to others following suit.

Your assignment is both the comment and to share this will colleagues, friends, networks, etc. We need an overwhelming response. The government is required to respond to comments. This may not be sufficient but it certainly is necessary! /fin

If one of your senators is on this letter - please ask them to share how they are responding?

NIOSH protects worker physical and mental heath - we need them to be supported and maintained for all our sakes!

Our historical and meta-analytic overview of 562 RCTs on psychotherapies for depression was just published in the April Issue of the American Psychologist. The evidence that therapies are effective is strong and growing every year. www.americanpsychologist-digital.org/americanpsyc...

Is it relevant that America’s literal origin story is that a people went to war over an unaccountable authority imposing an unreasonable tax on them. (and that tax was an import tax, a tariff) It seems relevant

#HandsOff Baltimore!

Job Insecurity Resource—The NIOSH-funded POE Center work with put together a website to help people navigate job insecurity from a well-being perspective. I hope this is helpful to some, whether you've lost your job or are addressing the challenges of staying. publichealth.jhu.edu/johns-hopkin...

Want to learn about public health and the good life? Mental health and the gut? Mental health needs of resettled refugees? Our fully-virtual Summer Institute courses can be taken for credit or non-credit. Courses start in May! Learn more and register today publichealth.jhu.edu/academics/su...

Some very conservative commentators are raising issues of rule of law - why aren’t they getting through to their legislators? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

This is devastating to so many constituents. Workers, states, etc

It’s important that people from all walks of life and background, and all rational political perspectives, show unity in support of democracy and the rule of law on April 5, somewhere near you. Show your love for your country and for what it should—must—stand for: handsoff2025.com/

If this could be actually happen….. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

Climate change impacts mental health - important research from Mali and other conflict affected regions by @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social colleagues and friends: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/climate...

April 5th: REMOVE / REVERSE / RECLAIM 50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Movement. Add your action by 3/28/25 to have your flyer shared on 50501 socials. Go to www.FiftyFifty.one and click “Add An Action.” #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement #NoKings #ImpeachTrump @polrev.bsky.social

"60 Minutes" for the win again: "The original Marine Band concert would have been seen by hundreds. Here, tonight, these musicians are being heard by millions." www.cbsnews.com/news/concert...

JUST IN: Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.

NIH is the best investment there is. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...