The NIH has once again withdrawn applications to a high-profile predoctoral grant program that were submitted with a diversity notation, effectively blocking many early-career academics from underrepresented backgrounds from being funded. www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...

I hate that I have to even type this post but the information must be shared: F31 diversity #nih grants are being removed again from study section (after being put back in for a period of time). Just to let yall know. My student was notified yesterday. @insidehighered.com @jeremymberg.bsky.social

Their silencing must be our speaking. Words to encourage in our homes, institutions, and neighborhoods. Source: NYT

It’s nice to see how the country and the world showed up! I joined in with the Hoosiers since I was visiting IU. Great job organizers!! #standupforscience2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/s...

Today, tons of Marylanders rallied at the Lincoln Memorial with Dr. Francis Collins, Bill Nye the Science Guy and thousands of others to tell MAGA to let our expert civil servant scientists get back to work, pursuing facts and conducting critical research for the common good.

Nooooooo. I was just thinking last week.. well at least Francis Collins is still there ☹️ www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Much love and respect to you Joy Reid @joy.msnbc.com. Thanks for everything. Farewell for now but I trust this is not the last we will be seeing and hearing from !

Thanks for this final ReidOut episode focused on how to Resist @joyannreid.bsky.social

Sigh…. 😔

Wait, what?

I needed to hear this voice and these words at this moment. "This chapter will not be written simply by whoever occupies the Oval Office or wealthiest among us. The American story will be written by you, by we the people." Thank you, VP Kamala Harris. #NAACPImageAwards youtu.be/bnmKwxjMKgs?...

Yay.

“One lawyer asked Judge Kelley to consider a scenario of a researcher doing experiments directly funded through an N.I.H. grant, and a worker disposing of hazardous medical waste produced by all the experiments being run at that facility.“ Cutting indirects would definitely make science less safe…

Whatever comes next in the NIH case, the hearing today made it clear how huge the medical/academic constituencies are opposing these cuts. And it would seem hard to dispute that some amount of irreparable harm has already happened to some number of parties involved.

When we fight, we win. Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy. www.washingtonpost.com

A federal judge blocked Trump's sweeping executive order ending government support for DEI programs

Good words here. When Rs break with Trump on an issue like this let’s encourage it.

New York Times article now up on Federal Register stuff. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s... 1/n

🎉 This is the best news in a month!! Hold the line, America.

This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪. (We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.) Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings. Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/

The press has a big role to play in shining light of what is going on...

I’m just sitting in shock processing this. Mike Lauer stood up for us and got fired. This is very sad to read and also I admire him so much for the heroic act of sending that memo. 😞

Things only happen if people DO things. Keep fighting. www.theverge.com/news/610765/...

Thank you @chronicle.com for your reporting and bring attention to this very important issue!! These young talented scientists from disadvantaged backgrounds were wronged and this issue has now been corrected. Indeed, my student’s application is also now back in the planned study section.

This impacted our lab (we have a student with one that got pulled from study section). The student worked so hard on it. They did everything they were supposed to do, and don’t deserve this. We want the work to be reviewed. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/t...