One month left for our ML competition to predict depression onset, in a massive dataset we collected over 5 years, including EMA and passive sensing data. We have nearly 200 signups already, very excited to share our data and see who can fit the best models! www.codabench.org/competitions...

In Opinion “More than anything else I have ever wanted, I want to stop this revolving door,” Madeline Till writes about her son’s experiences with mental illness. “I want schizophrenia to be treated with the same urgency, seriousness and continuity as any other life-threatening illness.”

❌👑 Over the past month, we’ve watched as ICE executed two people in broad daylight and more behind closed doors. They have invaded our communities and are using children as bait to lure our neighbors out of their homes. 👑❌ On March 28th, we’re standing up against these masked terrorists.

Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

lemmy.world/post/42121108 TODAY! ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE! Protest at 1pm

Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Buybacks, background checks and cross-referencing with national intelligence agencies. This is what it looks like when you don’t want your citizens to get shot. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...

If you want to keep up with folks who happen to work at the NIH, we have a starter pack of NIH relevant accounts. It’s always growing, so might be worth checking again even if you’ve “followed all” in the past. go.bsky.app/LQZYUdE

Here's 419 qualitative researchers from 32 countries rejecting the idea that LLM chatbots are capable of qualitative analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area? Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more. disinfoinstitute.org

Trump administration letter wipes out addiction, mental health grants www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

www.thenation.com/article/acti... Hit them where it hurts them - boycotts can work

Big news from the Michigan Roybal Center at @umkines.bsky.social: our website now has a Generative AI Behavioral Science Assistant (Maizey) trained on ontologies, the science of physical activity, the M2C2 ambulatory cognitive testing approach, and much more. Try Maizey out at roybal.umich.edu

How To Start Therapy : Life Kit www.npr.org/2019/12/11/7...

After 5 years of data collection, our WARN-D machine learning competition to forecast depression onset is now LIVE! We hope many of you will participate—we have incredibly rich data. If you share a single thing of my lab this year, please make it this competition. eiko-fried.com/warn-d-machi...

At least 3 solidarity vigils are scheduled tonight in the Chicago area. The one The TRiiBE notes here, at 26th & Troy in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood, at 7:30 pm. Another at Winnemac Park in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, at 6 pm. A third at Fountain Square in Evanston, IL, at 7:30 pm.

The Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o... “None of these changes are evidence-based” [read: harmful BS] And will “sow confusion, undermine public trust & ultimately drive the nation’s vaccination rates down.” Sum: evil sh*t. #VaccinesWork

Dr. Brugge, #Harvard: "Ultimate goal is to prevent breast cancer. Due to Harvard's anti-DEI policies, NIH abruptly cut millions for research that had identified the earliest precursors in breast cancer." Life saving work now is at risk, while oncology profits soar.

Proud to be supporting @rephaleystevens.bsky.social in filing articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. WE NEED YOUR HELP for the long fight ahead of us. Go to standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr and sign your name to our petition! stevens.house.gov/media/press-...

Please read and share. Yet another large group of federal workers - this time at DOJ - are speaking up about this administration destroying programs that protect Americans.

In the past decade, the U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive grants each year, to find cures for diseases and improve public health. Starting in January, the Trump administration will stall that funding.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “But there is another timebomb about to explode and it will if there is no accountability or justice for the Epstein victims.”

Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health for all www.sciencenews.org/article/chil... “The growth and ability of children to thrive in all aspects of their lives has been supported in great part through prevention of infectious diseases.”

This is concerning. NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES). 1/2

We've seen some remarkable outcomes in people with advanced, refractory cancers, including pancreatic, melanoma, and renal, with personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccines. But this work is now endangered. www.scientificamerican.com/article/pers...

I was sad to miss the Chicagoland meet-up of the Society for Health Psychology (APA Division 38) last week, where 2 of my graduated students met up with two of my current students. The lights in this photo shine almost as bright as these superstars!

I’m recruiting a new postdoc to join my team at RFU! If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ youth, bi+ mental health, and/or longitudinal/ESM data, consider applying! Prefer a Feb/Mar start date, but open to later. Prefer in-person, but open to remote. For more: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today: *An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park *Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston *Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston *An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston

Well reported story on the PBS News Hour about science cuts and the ongoing and potential brain drain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO... Thanks to Terrance Tao and other scientists at various career stages for having the courage to speak out. Watch and share! 1/7

BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown. Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.

'If this keeps up, it would be really devastating' "Academic departments at US universities are planning to cut the size of graduate-student cohorts... Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students..amid uncertainty about federal science funding." #AcademicSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This should be the scandal that topples an administration, not business as usual on a slow Sunday.

So great to see Chicago and folks across the US (and world) show up for #NoKings!

“In Kentucky, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year could face an increase of $23,700 in annual premiums. In Nevada, a similar couple could pay an additional $18,100 in annual premiums, while in Minnesota, the cost might be $15,500 more and, in Maryland, an additional $13,700.”

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... Attend a No Kings demonstration this Saturday!

Boop. www.timeout.com/chicago/news...

Federal agents deployed tear gas in Albany Park as neighbors blocked an immigration arrest. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/13/f...

Other planetary tipping points will follow. "Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a climate ‘tipping point’, researchers announced today." #ClimateSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thankfully, some of yesterday's CDC firings have been rescinded. But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.

Had a wonderful time today celebrating #PSYCGoodDeedDay2025. Greatly appreciated how many good deeds involved delicious treats! And all our new students are now CPR trained. Thanks to GASP for organizing our event!

The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow. go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk

NSF GRFP is out 2.5 months late w/key changes 1. 2nd year graduate students not eligible. 2. "alignment with Administration priorities" 3. Unlike prior years, they DO NOT specify the expected number of awards... that is a BIG problem. a brief 🧵 w/receipts www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely (and on X) so all applicants can benefit 😀. If you are mentoring please do add your name! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

Today's the day: Your taxpayer dollars are now being used to fix up a “free” plane Qatar “gifted” to Donald Trump. Up to $1 BILLION going to a plane that Trump's planning on keeping after he leaves office. So much for getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse.