Open letter calling for the reinstatement of the National Science Board. This letter is from leaders of the National Academies Note: This does not refer to the leaders on paper such as presidents of the NAS, NAM, and NAE. www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter... @standupforscience.net

Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol. Motherfuckers, we built this:

Great to have graduated student Jess Yunez present her research at #SBM2026

Great kickoff to #SBM2026 with the Chicago Gay Mens Chorus!

1/ "Silicon samples" are becoming more and more common in research and polling. One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want. The updated version of this preprint is now online! THREAD🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2509.13397

📢 Call for unpublished data for meta-analysis on anti-bisexual discrimination & self-injurious thoughts & behaviors Details: bit.ly/4cqkWKX Contact by 5/1/26 @apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social @impactinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social

Shout out to everyone with aging parents: This database could one day be invaluable to you! Nursing homes owned by private equity are especially likely to be problematic; you have to do your homework carefully.

I've seen a lot of demoralized posts (and emails) from people who didn't get into grad school this cycle. This was one of the worst cycles I've ever seen due to massive cuts to research funding, financial difficulties at universities, and technological disruptions.

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

Stand Up For Science Founder & CEO Colette Delawalla states three demands: 1. Remove RFK Jr. 2. Reinstate the American Dream of Science. 3. Science should be driven by scientists not political appointees. Join the fight! standupforscience.net/march7

These NOFO delays have created so many gaps in longstanding programs, including programs that are congressionally mandated. www.science.org/content/arti...

Hey. Wanna help @standupforscience.bsky.social? Take this flyer (or your local event flyer) and the blurb in the next post and send it to 10 of your favorite scientists. BONUS POINTS IF YOU POST ON YOUR TOP THREE FAVORITE SUBREDDITS!!!

The National Science Foundation is systematically being converted to the National AI and Quantum Research Foundation. “I see it as the administration exerting political control over what has traditionally been NSF’s ability to fund the best science.”

I had to renegotiate my F99/K00 award twice in 6 months, and on both occasions I asked what specifically “DEI activities” means. I didn’t get clear answers, so I was hopeful the person that directive came from could specify (the NIH Director). I asked the on @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social podcast

This week's cover @thelancet.com

This a quack. A wellness woo grifter. She has ZERO scientific credibility. Like so many MAHA influencers, she mixes very obvious health advice (stuff we’ve all been pushing for decades) with pseudoscience & fearmongering BS. Sum: horrifying. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

On March 8th, SfHP will host its annual #ThisIsHealthPsych initiative. At every career stage, our community advances research, practice, and service. We invite you to share the work shaping health psychology. As the #HomeofHealthPsychology, #SfHP is proud to elevate its members' voices. #APADiv38

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Looking for innovative ways to address physical activity and climate change? 🌿🚑 The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) is hosting a timely pre-conference course: “Nature as Medicine: Evidence-Based NatureRX for Physical Activity Promotion and Climate Resilience.”

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

Today, the EPA chose to abandon its key duty by repealing the #EndangermentFinding. This decision will make people sicker and leave families to pay the cost, all while shielding polluters from accountability. Our statement: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/c... @lisapatel.bsky.social

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!