The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal! www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

If you work on corvid ecology, behaviour, cognition, or conservation, this might be useful for you 👇 I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦 doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)

I am recruiting postbacs for my parakeet sociality and cognition project, ideally to start in Feb/Mar this year. Help spreading the word would be appreciated! More information and application link available here: ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/s...

FASEB’s comments to OSTP on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise highlight approaches to grantmaking that provide support for shared research resources & early-career researchers, the use of gen AI in research, & identify regulatory burdens that hinder scientific progress. buff.ly/OIYSqB3

This has been a tough year for early career scientists including grad students. If you had a professional success this year, no matter how small, share it with us so we can celebrate with you! 🧪

OSTP has issued a request for information, please share with them your ideas for how to improve government functions related to science funding and policy www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Must say, while interviews with established PIs with deep cuts to their funding are important, the principal and longest term effects are on the trainees. An entire generation wiped of confidence.

Deadline to publish summary statements for NIH grants has been extended from 30 days to 2/26 due to the shut down (=60 d). If you are waiting for reviews to resubmit again in Cycle 1 you might be out off luck, review might come few days before or even after the deadline. @jeremymberg.bsky.social

A new device inspired by the frog’s vocal sac can amplify and sense sound—showcasing its potential for acoustic heart monitoring. Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4aRVY7R

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu

As an SfN Early Career Policy Ambassador, you'll engage with Congress on science funding, develop advocacy expertise, lead initiatives at your institution, and connect with fellow #NeuroAdvocates! Submit your application by Wednesday, January 7. 🔗 vist.ly/4jeg9 #neurosky #neuroskyence

Question for #neuroscience, #neuroskyence, #psychology #Linguistics, #SpeechScience, #CommunicationScience, #ChildLanguage researchers in #academicSky doing auditory stimulus presentation. Do you have speakers you recommend for free-field auditory presentation? Extra points if you can say why!

New article in The Lancet on the NIH situation over the past year and into the future. www.thelancet.com/action/showP... 1/3

The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale. It's exercise. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We found that as a result of the loss of more than 500 communications professionals, including website developers, hundreds of NIH-operated sites are now effectively frozen, failing to be maintained and growing more out of date every day.

Journal prestige overlooks most influential papers. Our analysis shows that top impact factor journals only catch a small fraction of equally influential articles. There's a lot more science deserving of recognition! #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

This year’s lab advent calendar is work!

Question for NIH funded US scientists: Which open access license is appropriate for publications under new NIH open access policy: open access CC BY license, or open access CC BY-NC license ?🙋

“The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez.” MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling Next installment of American Science, Shattered: www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...

It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years! Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn... Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR... Applications due December 5th!

Well this is exciting! The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank! Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146

🚨🚨 WeeooWeeoo 🚨🚨 Black Friday deals at the Squid facts shop are LIVE! Here's the deal: When you buy calendars, stickers, and posters, you get the satisfaction of supporting science education FREE! Wow! What a deal! Who could pass this opportunity up? not me! That's for sure. SquidFacts.net

Our Mail System: sorry academic spam is so hard to filter, hope you don’t mind getting > 10 Greetings of the day. 🫩 Also our Mail System: I seem to have blocked the mail from the journal for which you requested a password reset so it won’t arrive no matter how often you try 🥳 #AcademicChatter

Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly. Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help! 🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm

@asab.org Spring, aimed at ECRs, is coming to Bristol! Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December. www.asab.org/conference-g... Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓

Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Heard an established successful neuroscientist dismissing junior scientists as "people at the bottom" 🤦‍♀️ You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches #sfn2025

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

🧪 More than 74,000 people were affected by the cancellation of 383 clinical trials funded by the #NIH. Many of these grants funded #cancer research. When science is silenced, patients suffer. Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG

My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”

Making it harder for people, mostly women, to go into these fields will just make things worse for everyone as existing shortages get exacerbated. Notice theology and chiropractor degrees are still considered “professional” while nursing and public health, eg, are not.

Super interesting piece by our collaborator Amy Balanoff www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

This 3D printer is so cool! Human temporal bones being printed with Simubone filament.

Pleased to share our new publication showing selective vulnerability of the low, low spont auditory nerve fibers to noise exposure. These fibers are though to be important for hearing in noise www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

My office tomato plant is a metaphor for securing research funding in this climate. Many buds, one little tomato🤣

Notice of early expiration of NIH SBIR/STTR funding announcements. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... If anyone knows the backstory, please share.

Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! How are you celebrating it? #LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

In our latest Postdoc Perspectives essay, Dana Rubi Levy, Kevin Mastro and Michael Ryan argue that some age-related changes in the brain are not solely the result of cognitive decline but rather part of a larger adaptive process. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/aging/aging-...

Media are encouraged to participate in a series of virtual press conferences, featuring a selection of the latest advancements in the science of sound, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4. https://acoustics.org/asa-invites-media-to-acoustics-meeting-in-honolulu-dec-1-5/ #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189

Dear friends, please send your good wishes as I am about to submit an expense reimbursement request in Concur after many months of not using the platform. 🤣🥺✈️💰😩

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Last week we held the second in person auditory efferents study group meeting at the beautiful HWK facility in Delmenhorst, Germany. I absolutely loved immersing myself in our niche subfield with these people! See you all next year!

Here's the full lineup of the Art of Neuroscience exhibitors at #SfN25 in San Diego #sciart 🧠

It screwed up our layover plans, but Iceland sure is gorgeous after a historic blizzard 🥶

During the furlough, we've organized #FEDstrong days of service in our communities. Today, eight of us recovered food for Nourish Now. Last week at @nihvigils.bsky.social with @27unihted.bsky.social's leadership, the #NIH community donated more than 450 pounds of food to Manna Food Bank.

Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social. We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫 If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"