“Political operatives have basically used their positions of power — political power, economic power — to demand that the institutions conform to their ideas. It’s an existential attack that higher ed is facing.” — Isaac Kamola, director, AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom.

“Importantly, under long-standing law and practice, NIH does not have the authority to arbitrarily terminate grants. Its funding decisions must be guided by congressional mandates, regulatory requirements, and scientific expertise, not vague and undefined criteria.”

I will be looking for a PhD student for a project on sleep quality and reproductive hormones in women. szkoladoktorska.cm-uj.krakow.pl/pl/how-to-ap... Join our great team in Krakow. evoecogroup.wordpress.com/grazyna-jasi...

Today in the USA, women are TWICE as likely to DIE giving birth than their mothers were a generation ago. And TRUMP's War on Women continues with ending the landmark Women's Health Study: www.science.org/content/arti...

"Women" were on the forbidden word list. The Women's Health Initiative helped us understand Hormone Replacement Therapy. We had this study because NIH had frequently *left women out* of their studies.

Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...

Optimizing Psychological Health Across Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal CV Health: Scientific Statement From AHA #CardioSky #CardioObstetrics #JAHA www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... @ahajournals.bsky.social @ahascience.bsky.social @garimasharmamd.bsky.social @csilvers.bsky.social

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Our new book is out!! So excited to share this with the world. We hope you find it useful! Labor of love with the best co-author one could imagine.

These grants survived intense scientific competition and scrutiny by expert peer scientists. It’s a sham to suggest they are unworthy. Pure bigotry to revoke them.

One way to keep people docile is to prevent researchers from collecting the data that might reveal the full scope of the harm that's being done (in this case, to pregnant and postpartum people and their infants). talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-s...

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.

The cost-saving claims don’t hold up. Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity, research shows—a total of $93 billion in 2023 alone. “It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.

Are you a student interested in biological anthropology? Do you identify as a member of a systematically marginalized group? Then consider joining us at the AABA IDEAS Program Workshop! Student applications are now open! Apply here: tiny.utk.edu/IDEAS_Student_apply

On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Um, guys... NIH indirect costs were just capped at 15% Until now, they've been ~50-70% ie for every $1 from NIH funding, the university gets another $0.50-0.70 to keep on the💡 Will devastate Universities & Med Centers h/t @surtlab.bsky.social @prasad.bsky.social

I'm hiring a postdoc to join my new lab at UTEP. It's very difficult to focus on science these days, but I am excited to support a junior scholar looking to grow their research program. A full job description is linked. Please circulate with junior colleagues looking for a postdoc position.

I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:

Reading today: The Ted Cruz committee report targeting research that advances health/racial/environmental equity and justice funding to be cut from the NSF/NIH. An important read: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

NIH-funded research supports $5.8 billion in economic activity & nearly 30,000 jobs in Texas: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

This is not hyperbole. This is an unmitigated disaster for biomedical science and reflect how central to American life and productivity NIH funding is. This funding drives the economy and contributes to the health and wellbeing of the entire country.

If mom🤰 or baby 👶 are not okay during birth - women less likely to have another child. 👩‍👩‍👦 Study finds severe maternal morbidity and adverse neonatal outcomes -stillbirth, very preterm birth, major malformation - resulted in lower subsequent birth rates. #pregnancy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this: Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...

With the influx of new people, I continue to update this Starter Pack for #medanthro — it’s about 50% larger now than it was a month ago. Please let me know if you or someone you know should be added!