yes good now let the science reporters cover climate policy

“Give me the man and I will give you the case against him.” (variously attr. to Stalinist jurist Andrey Vyshinsky, or the secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria)

Researchers found that Indigenous territories can effectively reduce the risk of vector-borne or zoonotic diseases if they’re located in municipalities with at least 40% forest cover.

Silencing science. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Some good news!

Today is the last day to comment on the Roadless Rule change. americathebeautifulforall.org/en/insights/...

Tuesday night, AAAS, sponsors, many current and former @aaas.org STP Fellows, and the scientific community celebrated groundbreaking basic research funded by NSF and NIH decades ago,

15 MINUTES until former CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies in front of Congress about her firing and turmoil in the agency under RFK Jr. We will be watching LIVE and giving updates and reactions! www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

My god!

Despite its 162-year-history of service, congressional Republicans tell federal agencies not to seek the advice of the National Academies. www.science.org/content/arti...

Supporting STEM policy is more important than ever. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

ESA members, it's time to vote! Today, you should have received an email from "ESA Election Coordinator" with instructions for voting in this year's leadership election, open through 10/24. Please direct technical support issues to [email protected]; other questions, contact [email protected].

“Harvard quietly ended its Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program in May — shuttering a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply … The UMRP was not involved in making admissions decisions.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Not the research itself, per se. But I would say this is even more evidence for the fact that we need a large scale effort that uses a social media as a tool to make people aware of these six key facts. It is astonishing and disappointing to me that so few see the need and none want to fund it.

I taught many 1st gen, rural & low income students. Elimination of TRIO would be devastating. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Twenty four years ago, our world changed. I lost friends and colleagues that day, but the world lost a lot more, and a generation of children in many places grew up dealing with the fallout.

This was a good read. open.substack.com/pub/publicwi...

Before the HBV vaccine was introduced as part of childhood immunization in Cameroon it wasn't uncommon to see very young people with liver cancer secondary to chronic hepatitis B. The youngest case I saw was a 17yo boy with liver cancer 2/2 to perinatally acquired HBV www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

We’re permitting the realtime destruction of everything that makes America great. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...

A sobering article. The authors found that extreme geoengineering will not work & has high risk & costs. There are no shortcuts around transitioning away from fossil fuels. www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

Ocean dataset compatibility matters most when building forecast models. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

ICYMI, later this week (in 2 different time slots) I am offering a free online crash-course in how to write and publish a scientific paper. This course is ideal for grad students and early career researchers interested in writing their first paper. Info and signup below: 🧪🦑🌎

Silencing scientists in the policy realm is a dangerous step. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Brilliant! 😂 www.instagram.com/reel/DNGVBiU...

Susan Monarez, a former AAAS STP Fellow, on why she forced the President to fire her rather than resign. www.wsj.com/opinion/robe...

Evidence www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/h...

www.wired.com/story/your-b... (h/t @deepseadawn.bsky.social)

Fancy an all-you-can-eat salmon buffet? Then head on over to Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. It's the salmon run season right now, and the waterfall is absolutely swarming with bears. They've all gotten so chubby from feasting. 🐻🧸 Yummy.. #nationalpark #bears #salmon #wildlife

BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:

Saying a bittersweet farewell to a place, and its people, for now. What an amazing two years this Fellowship has provided. Despite all the tumult over the last 8 months, I wouldn’t have traded this opportunity for anything.

Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back

AGU is asking scientists with relevant knowledge and expertise to sign its letter in support of the US EPA’s peer-reviewed climate science document. The letter will be entered into the public record opposing elimination of the endangerment finding. forms.monday.com/forms/5efd54...

Pop. press coverage from phys.org of new #humpbackwhale study using #drone footage & accelerometer tags to quantify forces generated in #bubblesnet feeding Article quotes lead author Cameron Nemeth Only the humpback whale is capable of bubble-net feeding, study finds share.google/ajOE7ZSAgTIA...

Semper Fi. taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...

‘The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.’ Happy 19th Amendment Day! Unless all of us are free, none of us are free.

Two middle-aged folks walking around DC at night in the rain & safe as we’ve ever been.

Allowing conspiracy theories to fester, or even encouraging them, leads to violence. We as a society, need to do better and demand more from leadership. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

Politicization of the grant-making process. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

This is such a great article of how collaboration across diverse interest groups can address problems using data-informed decisions. Might just help our salmon rebound someday. www.sacbee.com/news/califor...

A huge loss. Rest in peace Terry. www.ccnewsnow.com/home/article...

Ready to hear ideas on how we continue to lead in STEMM.

BIOME 2025 Day 1! Welcome to our annual BIOME 2025, focusing on the theme of Catalyst for Change: Empowering Faculty to Move Forward Together. Take a sneak peek below at today's schedule below! For more information and to sign up for BioQUEST news: qubeshub.org/community/gr...

OUT NOW: The laid-out version of the FULL @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Report 💥 Explore how fundamental change can halt biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all. 🌏🧪 Access the full report in English⬇️ https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment

Empowering a strong NSF and NIH will benefit prosperity, health, and security for every American. Congress must continue to protect U.S. global leadership throughout the appropriations process. Learn more about the effects of proposed cuts: sciencetechaction.org/wp-content/u...

one signature of human impacts on the planet (esp climate change) is ecosystems becoming less unique—a process called "biotic homogenization". it turns out that isn't happening in the global oceans! colossal new synthesis led by @zoejean88.bsky.social on marine fishes: doi.org/10.1371/jour...