How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

New NSF guidelines. Pay particular attention to 35.1.c (no 'discrimination' against Israeli companies) and 35.2.a (i) (NO DEI practices). The wording is vague enough that universities may pre-emptively capitulate. Share Widely. #NSF #AcademicSky nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/gc1-ma...

Powerful graphic. In a single day on April 25, a DOGE-fueled NSF canceled 340,226 future days of research. Or 932 years. [And that’s just one of three rounds of terminations so far.]

🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The National Science Board is currently streaming their public portion of the meeting www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PE... Thus far no mention of the DOGE elephant in the room. #Science #NSF #saveNSF #womeninstem

National Science Board (oversees NSF) currently streaming the public portion of their meeting. Thus far, the DOGE elephant remains unmentioned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PE...

Moving beyond NSF and NIH… undark.org/2025/05/01/o...

The Board of the NSF is meeting this week. We can attend remotely and submit comments. Lets get as many people to do both as possible! Link for comments at the bottom of the web page #academicSKY #WomeninSTEM #Science #NSF… www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings...

2500 people marching on the Williston VT ICE data center for May Day 2025

News from a colleague: Three DOGE members in the NSF Office of the Directorand Vought (OMB) must personally approve all solicitation changes and all new solicitations. DOGE has total access to the grants management system.

I love working with undergraduates in my research into STEM teaching and learning. Her findings: that low-risk public communication assignments increase student engagement in an introductory biology class. #EduSky #AcademicSky

Paul Krugman on the 'quack-industrial complex' in the T administration. substack.com/home/post/p-... #academicsky #womeninSTEM

Seen in Pittsburgh

A little rain wasn’t going to stop NYC. #handsoff

#Handsoff! Burlington, VT

@indivisible.org #handsoff Burlington Vermont - sorry I wasn't in a position to show how many of us showed up!

#altNationalParkService in your honor. #HandsOff

because our history must be white-washed so white folks don't feel uncomfortable.

because the stupid wasn't deep enough…

I walked out of a faculty senate town hall on the administration's attempt to blow up higher education this evening, looked up in the sky to see the debris from Musk's spaceship blowing up over the Bahamas and South Florida.

Ready to #Stand4Science here in Burlington. Noon on the UVM green. #WomeninSTEM

Stand up for Science. Meet on the UVM Green at noon and/or 1 pm Friday #Vermont #Stand4Science

Saturday Mar 1, 6 pm: GenBank and all associated web pages are down. #NIH #NSF @altnps.bsky.social @lauterbur.bsky.social

Be sure to send in your 'report' to the new McCarthy crew

I designed a new course on learning skills for first yr STEM students that had huge impact. University wants to cut it because enrollment was low on first offering despite my demonstrating massive impacts. Suggestions for arguments? #academicsky #teachinglearningsky

so just learned that the course I started a couple of years ago, grown from 30% to 50% of the target enrollment, will not be offered because I didn't hit 100%. Because the only thing that matters in Higher Ed now is butts in seats. #academicsky

I teach a forensic biology course for non-science students. Much of what I assign as readings comes from the NIJ or DOJ reports. One of the reports, recommendations for handling witness id line-ups, is now removed from the server. I will leave the dead link as a demonstration. #academicsky

We fight for Elisa. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸💔

Excellent ideas. kuwisdelu.github.io/letter-to-ac... #AcademicSky #womeninstem #resist

I admit, this was not on my radar until now. The threat of mass nursing home closures, likely forcing residents to move in w/family or become unhoused, will put insane pressure on state legislatures to find any $$ they can to keep those care facilities open. #highered #academicsky

This is the leadership we're being offered? One of my students came to my office last night because her mom had met with their Dem representative, who had argued for 'laying low' and waiting out T. Passivity is capitulation. #organize #resist

send to your unions and to your administrators!

It is endless… I was wondering when they would start attacking HBCUs. apnews.com/article/hbcu...

An important read!

People like Dr. Cobb have always been here, pushing boundaries. Hustling after answers. Doing the work. 👩🏾‍⚕️🧫 #WomeninSTEM #biologicalscience #cancerresearch

Ahead of Court Hearing, Chaos Reigns at NIH A federal judge is set to hear arguments today for and against extending a block on the National Institutes of Health’s recent directive to cut support for medical research... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4k2bekK

I know my administration is somehow hoping to avoid notice… I suspect that is impossible.

☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in Vermont! Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

nearly 11% of the NSF workforce was fired today. this WILL slow scientific progress. this is hurting families. we need to educate folks about all the GOOD that the gov't can do! To help @500womensci.bsky.social has made social media cards for what #NSF funds in each state: bit.ly/NSF_bystate

27 GOP members of Congress are on the fence about the budget bc they know cuts to Medicaid will be disastrous for their states. If you have a GOP rep, call and email NOW and say what a terrible idea cutting Medicaid is + if they support it now, they lose your support in the midterms. 202-224-3121.

That’s correct

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE - Because science is for everyone 🌎🧬🔭 March 7, DC & nationwide, 12-4 pm. www.standupforscience2025.org SHARE! Tell your friends! Show up! More details to follow - stay tuned and get involved! #silencenotsilence #standupforscience #marchforscience

"Science seems to be collateral damage to these [downsizing] efforts that are almost random, by date of hire or date of promotion,” says Sudip Parikh, CEO of AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. A friend at NSF reports that the firings started. Program officers are being let go with 2 h to vacate their offices, no severance pay, no insurance. With letters declaring that they are fired for 'poor performance.' Some had their status *changed* to 'probationary' then fired

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Good turn out despite high winds and cold temperatures. #50501 #Vermont

My institution's intention of 'flying under the radar' may not be possible… #academicsky #womeninSTEM www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

Timely. #edusky #academicsky @genderinbiology.bsky.social . www.cbc.ca/books/booken...