“Such longitudinal data sets are valuable because they allow researchers to tease out effects that can't be seen in a single snapshot – but long-term efforts like this are also rare because they require sustained funding over decades.” www.npr.org/2025/10/07/n...

“…fundamental research—not geared toward immediate application—has mostly been conducted at universities with federal funding.” www.fastcompany.com/91399932/mai...

“Under the proposed budget, NASA's science research funding would be among the hardest hit by the cuts, with a 47% cut. In a statement, The Planetary Society called this cut an "extinction-level event for space exploration.”” abcnews.go.com/Politics/bil...

#AI prediction of the week: over the next decade, #GenAI will make the world slightly better

“Monday's ruling concerns hundreds of medical research grants from the NIH that include studies into Parkinson's disease treatment, cancer recovery, cell regeneration in nerves and other areas that campus leaders argue are pivotal for improving the health of Americans.” www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...

Clear pre-cursor to cutting food assistance. “The team … responsible for producing the gov’t survey that measures hunger…were put on indefinite paid leave…the Ag Dept called the annual report “liberal fodder” used to justify expanding federal food assistance programs.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“…a hub for scientists from universities, private entities and public agencies…provided grants and financial support for research projects, supported early career scientists, supported an Indigenous Scholars Program, archived Arctic data and reports+other services.” alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/19/a...

“… NIH funding -> scientific progress—contributing to nearly all FDA drug approvals in the last 10y—but also a powerful economic engine. Every $ invested in NIH translates into $2.56 in econ activity, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs and driving innovation...” bioengineer.org/federal-fund...

Begining of pushback against trunp cuts in support of #research? “ …including an amendment prohibiting the Trump administration from closing NOAA laboratories and ending university-based cooperatives that provide fundamental research...” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

“The NSF is the premier federal investor in basic and cutting-edge science and engineering, which until Trump’s second term enjoyed bipartisan support, with the agency’s independent review process revered globally as the gold standard.” #research www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“If knowledge is power, then losing it is disempowerment. Public data belongs to the people, and efforts like the Data Rescue Project, CDC Restored, and grassroots archivists are fighting to reclaim and preserve it.” ht @datarescueproject.org www.healthbeat.org/2025/09/04/t...

“Since January 2025, federal agencies have deleted—and sporadically restored—thousands of datasets and other resources from government websites, including data on public health and safety.” counciloncj.org/federal-data...

“Beyond funding for professionals, funding for mental health research has also faced cuts…the Trump admin canceled several NIH grants…allegedly not aligning with the admin’s "priorities." …the most terminated grants came from the National Instit. of Mental Health.” abcnews.go.com/Politics/exp...

Shocking news! Billionaire of UK decent leaves fortune to eldest son.

“…impacted grants support research in several fields – including laser technology, active learning for threat detection and quantum sensing for climate monitoring, according to their National Science Foundation award abstracts.” #research #defendResearch dailybruin.com/2025/09/05/r...

In addition to the loss of research, “This will hurt local economies and Ohio’s economy as a whole” www.10tv.com/article/news...

“Area residents, scientists who used to work at the facility and Democratic lawmakers in the state have been fighting to stop the Trump administration from following through on its plans to shut down the facility with several hundred employees…“ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

“study examining 2.6m Bluesky posts ref. more than 500,000 scholarly articles over the past 2.5 years found … “substantially higher levels of interaction” – likes, reposts, replies and quotes – and greater “textual originality” than X. ht @irahyman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“Marion County has lost at least $6.8 million and 29 jobs after the Trump administration slashed research grants from the NIH…future economic loss of $128 million and 554 jobs in Indianapolis.” #research #nih www.wishtv.com/news/politic...

“As Kennedy promotes his new initiative, ProPublica has found that he has also taken aim at the traditional scientific approach to autism, shutting down McCanlies’ lab and stripping funding from more than 50 autism-related studies.” www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

“Among the many deep cuts to scientific research in Mr. Trump’s proposed budget is the abrupt termination of the Nathaniel B. Palmer, the sole U.S. icebreaker dedicated to Antarctic research.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...

Just saw @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com convo w Paul Krugman. I was a teaching assistant for prof k, and have had the privilege of studying his work, having him on press calls, and having conversations with him about inequality, taxes, trade, and life in nj. Need more ppl of integrity to speak out.

“The University of South Florida…touted a $14.9 million EPA grant meant to bring “life changing improvements” to an underserved neighborhood of about 10,000 residents near Tampa. But this project was one of many canceled by the Trump administration…” www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

So sad. AOL CD-ROM disks were my go-to coasters for years! #aol #dialup4ever www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

“We urge federal leaders to respect and safeguard the integrity and objectivity of our federal statistical agencies and the information they produce… allow these agencies to serve the nation effectively, impartially, and in the public interest.” www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08...

In a new statement, the presidents of @nasonline.org and @NAM.edu urge federal leaders to respect and safeguard the integrity and objectivity of federal statistical agencies and the information they produce. Read: buff.ly/6ppRoMJ

@geomblog.bsky.social, Costas Samaras, & Cole Donovan worked on AI policy in the Biden administration. They say the Trump admin’s AI Action Plan ‬will “undermine our research enterprise, our growing clean energy industry, & our trusted status in the world.” www.techpolicy.press/trumps-ai-st...

HT @datasociety.bsky.social‬ “Public investment in science has long been the backbone of American prosperity — a social contract that recognizes research not merely as an intellectual pursuit, but as infrastructure for human flourishing.” thehill.com/opinion/whit...

"... the Trump admin has over the past six months cut research dollars, terminated grants and hit the brakes on federal funding, destabilizing an 80-year-old partnership between the gov't and universities that has made the US a scientific superpower." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“The suspension of grants exposes the vital relationship between clinical and research enterprises in ensuring healthy patient outcomes” dailybruin.com/2025/08/09/a...

“Kennedy’s claim ignores how mRNA vaccines work…They prevent against severe infection and death, but cannot completely prevent an infection from occurring in the first place. Plus, years of research supports the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines that use mRNA technology.” apnews.com/article/fact...

“The cuts affect things like cancer research, diabetes treatments, new wearable technology, farming solutions and studying domestic violence: research across nearly every discipline and subject. More than two dozen universities have been affected.” share.google/EJnIf5kEhtZz...

Getting close to 1k subscribers! Help me protect and promote research! #research #data

"The Trump admin has canceled hundreds of research grants that the NIH had already approved. New research finds the cuts have taken a chunk out of the economies of every state and every county in the U.S., incl. >$400 million and > a thousand jobs lost from PA, DE, and NJ." whyy.org/articles/tru...

Statement by friendsofbls.org "This rationale for firing Dr. McEntarfer is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers." HT @datarescueproject.org

Via @marketplace.org since Trump took office "...threats to the availability and comprehensiveness of federal data have reached a new level, impacting everything from national health and crime statistics to key economic reports." @datarescueproject.org www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Report by @americanprogress.bsky.social on research grant terminations finds "...that the administration has targeted more than 4,000 grants for termination to over 600 universities and colleges across the country, affecting institutions in every state." www.americanprogress.org/article/mapp...

"U.S. District Judge William Young found that the abrupt cancellations ignored long-held gov't rules and standards. Young, an appointee of Pres. Reagan, also said the cuts amounted to “racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community.”" www.wbal.com/trump-admini...

Background on the creation of grant-witness.us which is tracking research cuts by NIH and NSF: hsph.harvard.edu/news/creatin...

Good news? "In a stark rejection of...Trump’s plan to dramatically slash federally funded biomedical research in 2026, a Senate funding committee today approved a draft bill that instead gives the NIH a modest raise of $400m...disregards Trump’s plan to gut the CDC." www.science.org/content/arti...

“This is not only a loss to the researchers who rely on critical grants,” Frenk wrote. “It is a loss for Americans across the nation whose work, health, and future depend on the groundbreaking work we do.” www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

"Funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could sharply reduce the number of new drugs available to Americans in the coming decades, according to an analysis released on Friday by the Congressional Budget Office." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/h...

"...almost all face reduced ability to operate & uncertainty around longer-term viability. For media operating in high-risk or authoritarian contexts...cuts have dramatically increased their vulnerability...weakening operations...greater legal and physical threats." internews.org/new-report-r...

“…ppl will die b/c there are life-saving efforts that are being curtailed…so many people we talk to inside the govt and even outside the govt said it is inexplicable…don't understand the aim, the objective, b/c we have seen so much progress in the fight against cancer” www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Wrf!? “The Environmental Protection Agency eliminated its scientific research office in the Trump administration’s latest cuts to the federal workforce.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Highly recommend this episode of The Bully's Pulpit about the cancellation of federal grants to universities and the implications for science. Features @katygb.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social and of course @cristianfarias.com. knightcolumbia.org/content/the-...

"Particularly at risk is the category of basic research — the blue-sky variety meant to push back the frontiers of human knowledge and sow practical spinoffs and breakthroughs ... The group says it would fall by more than one-third." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...

Anyone else think we are living in a modern day Brewster’s Millions movie? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? #stuckinthe80s youtu.be/NDQPsH20RmY?...

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

“The federal funding that made America the world’s science leader is threatened with crippling reductions, not just for astronomy and space science but also for fundamental research in energy, chemistry, computer science and preventive medicine.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...