I like running the least of everyone in this group and yet somehow I’m the one organizing our runs and an upcoming relay race 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ Happy Sunday!

Twelfth book of 2025 was another emotional one, this beautiful poetry collection about loving dogs and the life of dogs 🥹 As such, I accompany this post with photos of our Bear 🫶 Book 12 of ? in 2025: Dog Songs by Mary Oliver (and I hit my goal of reading at least 12 books this year!)

I like to watch the Halloweentown movies for spooky season and my husband wants to watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We are not the same.

Ok here’s another spooky phenomenon: fighting students to not use AI while simultaneously fighting them to PLEASE use a reference manager 🙃

Happy Spooky Season there's nothing scarier than getting one of those 'an account has been created for you' emails from a scientific journal signaling that someone is about to ask you to review a manuscript . . . What's your spooky academic fear?

We're looking forward to #SOBP2026! 🧠Building Better Brains: From Synapses to Societies 📆When: April 30 – May 2, 2026 📍Where: New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, New York Join us for an engaging conference featuring the latest advancements in biological psychiatry.

New video out from @ruvvyresiliencelab.bsky.social! We answer all your questions about graduate school applications including application timelines, advice for personal statements, and common mistakes. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFXc... #GradSchool #Q&A #GradSchoolApps #Neuroscience

The Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Wayne State University is welcoming applications for graduate training! See flyer below. I will be taking a student for Fall 26-consider applying to work with me and the @ruvvyresiliencelab.bsky.social on studies of trauma & resilience in youth!

The Child & Adolescent Special Interest Group at ADAA is seeking panelists for a workshop on effective strategies for public education and advocacy. Interested in contributing or want to help inform the content? Fill out this form! forms.gle/jLKa8cbdQzMV... #ADAA2026 #advocacy #mentalhealth

Headed to @isdp.org next month?? Check out all the amazing events that our DEI committee has to offer! Make sure to save this image to help plan your conference. #ISDP2025 @joscelinrocha.com @drkoraly.bsky.social @laurelgd.bsky.social @annamzhou.bsky.social @annavannucci.bsky.social

ACNP Early-Stage Investigator Assistance Program apps. open TODAY for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: Jan. 12-15, 2026, Atlantis Paradise Island Resort. You must already have an in-person invitation or be registered to attend the meeting in person to apply. tinyurl.com/ctck8yjn

I love the QLine in Detroit because unlike every bus on planet earth and unlike trains/subways (understandably for the latter but not the former), the QLine driver will stop and wait when they see someone running to catch it rather than the bus drivers who look you dead in the eye and drive away 😭🙃

Applying to graduate school, medical school, or a new job? Check out 6 tips for applying in our newsletter up on our website now! brain-blooms-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/6-tips-for... PS: The Ruvvy Resilience Lab is recruiting a graduate student for Fall 2026 in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience!

We are celebrating my grandpa's 90th birthday today, and I made an Italian dinner music / rat pack playlist for the party. Of course I included both the original AND the dance party remix of Sarà Perché Ti Amo. The big finish? My Way by Frank Sinatra. I have to say I am pretty proud of myself 💁🏽‍♀️💚🤍❤️

Cutest idea ever! Shoutout to all my colleagues at @istss.bsky.social —missing you all and wishing you safe travels + a great meeting in Baltimore. Don’t forget to stop by Vaccarro’s Bakery for the best Italian sweets, espresso, and gelato! #ISTSS2025

Eleventh book of 2025 had me sobbing on the plane. One of the most heartbreaking and definitely the most beautifully written book I’ve ever read. Medicine, neuroscience, history, and art all wrapped into one extremely moving intergenerational story. Book 11 of ? in 2025: The Covenant of Water

People who post those mammoth gelato mounds as if it’s something good …. It hurts me That’s all preservatives yall! Look for the metal tins where your fresh handmade product is safely stored away from the eye’s view. 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🍨🍨🍨

Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social‬ are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

We're hiring! We have an open TT faculty position in lifespan neuroscience. I'm not on the committee but happy to answer questions about the department and TAMU more generally (I also co-chaired similar searches the last two years). Come join us, please share widely. apply.interfolio.com/172150

It's that time of year again! Thrilled to see so many faculty postings popping up! If you're going on the faculty job market and looking for resources, we have collated what I hope are a number of helpful examples, guides, lists, timelines! www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...

This video was such a fun one to help make. Many thanks to our Lab Manager Ujala Janjua and undergraduate volunteer Miracle Craft for leading this content. Hopefully this is a helpful insight into what we do at conferences and why they are so important. #SOBP #Neuroscience #Psychiatry #YouTube

Leveraging biosensors in clinical and research settings: a guide to device selection @scientificruvvy.bsky.social discusses considerations for selecting and using biosensors to measure peripheral physiology signals in mental health research and clinical settings www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Last fall we invited early career investigators to submit ideas for a DPN Perspective, which led to two selected articles published this summer! Join us in congratulating @scientificruvvy.bsky.social and @flanbrain.bsky.social et al! Check out their articles in the 🧵 below ⤵️

New this week from the @ruvvyresiliencelab.bsky.social: Tips and tricks for success this #BackToSchool season! Resources for #caregivers, #students, and #teachers included. What #HealthyHabits are you cultivating to nurture your #health? brain-blooms-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/happy-back...

Neuropsychopharmacologists work hard but @npp-journal.bsky.social social media neuropsychopharmacologists work harder with the Taylor Swift GIF on the day her engagement to Travis Kelce is announced 👀 All jokes aside, share that hard work at the @acnporg.bsky.social annual meeting in the Bahamas!

This is pure gold

Between a series of rejections and some disheartening meetings, I stumbled across a quote that lifted my spirits while grant writing this morning: "The people who are most successful are those who never give up". Feeling a bit brighter this Monday morning, and ready to tackle the week ahead.

‼️ Join us in Neuro at Bowdoin! Looking for a TT colleague in Neuro - broadly defined, but interested in those working with computation, public policy/clinical, mental health, open data, etc. Review of apps starts 9/9 - get in touch with questions! careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/16648

Are you a trainee in psychology/neuroscience in the San Diego area? @isdp.org invites you to apply for a registration waiver to the annual meeting in November! See the flyer below for more information and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1EiR... #Psychology #Neuroscience #Development #Waiver

Got to do a long-awaited friends trip to #Asheville to celebrate a million things, including my birthday and an #NIAAA LRP Award 🙌 ‼️ 🖤 Thank you to my science bestie @scientificruvvy.bsky.social for always making trips so special 🥰

#Michiganders! Do you have a #PrimaryElection in your district today?! #Detroit does! Get out and #VOTE! If you’re voting today share a fun fact about your polling location or district. Mine? I vote where Meg and Jack White from the White Stripes went to high school!

Well, with the rejection of my BBRF Young Investigator Grant application and a local foundation grant application, I am now more than halfway towards my goal of 100 rejections (54/100 to be exact)! I learned this philosophy from @bettyslai.bsky.social (thread continues below) #rejection #grants

What are my instinct? I have to wave hello and goodbye at everyone whether we are in person or on Zoom I have to sign my name if anyone ever asks me to repeat it or spell it What are your instincts?

#EDUCATORS: Please add this to your syllabi & teach on the 1st day of class. When using search engines, type '-ai' at the end of your search to get rid of the #AI overview. Saves critical water resources and gets rid of pesky, inaccurate information that could mislead new folks in a topic area.

Was definitely THAT person pointing & silently shouting at the screen every time a real F1 driver or Team Principal appeared on the screen during ‘F1: The Movie’. Maybe it’s the oscillatory synchrony; I just am absolutely obsessed w/ F1 & w/ cycling so this has been a great month for me personally

The ACNP Global Scholarship Application link is OPEN! The ACNP 64th Annual Meeting is January 12-15, 2026, in Nassau, Bahamas. The deadline to apply is August 15, 2025, at 5:00pm Central. Don’t miss out! #ACNP2026 Click here for more info: tinyurl.com/j8a9zybu#ACNP2026

Delighted to be part of the first Gordon Conference devoted to psychedelics #GRCPsychedlics. My message this morning: science is in this dark place now partly because we spend all of our time and effort in the lab. Get out and talk about your science with the public! Your science will benefit too!

Thank you to Senator Slotkin & Reps. Thanedar, McDonald , Stevens, & Dingell for mtg w/ #SciPol from #WayneState. We asked for opposition to the 40% proposed cuts to #NIH & asked for $51.303 billion in appropriations to the agency for FY26. We shared our stories & appreciate the lawmakers’ time.

Reading David Sedaris in the Smithsonian Castle gardens after two long days of advocacy is such a restorative and joyful feeling. I missed it here in DC and feel so privileged to get to use my voice with support from @waynestateclas.bsky.social to advocate for scientific research funding!

I consider myself and always aim to be a very tolerant and nonjudgmental person, but I certainly DO judge you based on what time you arrive to the airport. Me? I have a 10am flight that boards at 9:25, so obviously I arrived to the airport at 9am 🧏🏽‍♀️

💫 REPEAT lab hiring a research coordinator💫 The Research on Excessive Persistent and Emotion-based Actions and Traits (REPEAT) Lab in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University is recruiting to fill a Clinical Research Coordinator position. Posting will close in 1 week!! 1/7🧵

Following up on this with another set of thoughts about AI, this time my frustrations. I see unethical use of AI quite routinely--whether it is a student not understanding the implications of using AI to conduct a peer review, or now this egregious move: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF. Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣️🗣️🗣️

The ocean is not a sacrifice zone. 📍American Samoa opposes deep sea mining—so should we. Let’s uplift Indigenous leadership and protect our shared home. Sign the petition now ➡️ forms.gle/kiyrpNjMcAB2... #OceanJustice

Simplified guide to wearable biosensors from the @ruvvyresiliencelab.bsky.social newsletter ⬇️

Brand new weekly edition of the @ruvvyresiliencelab.bsky.social newsletter is out now! We breakdown my latest publication in @dpn-journal.bsky.social and talk about how you can be a scientist in your own home. Read below: The Mind-Body Connection brain-blooms-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/the-mind-b...

Science is in crisis, and that means our economy and our nation's health is too. Support Wayne State students and faculty headed to DC next week to advocate against budget cuts to NIH and NSF. Donate here: giving.wayne.edu/donate/SciPolDet @waynestateresearch.bsky.social @waynestateclas.bsky.social

No one talk to me for the rest of the month … It’s Le Tour de France!!! 🚵

As we witness legislation moving to cut healthcare for approximately 17 million Americans, this quote from our newsletter last week feels all the more relevant. Read the newsletter here and sign up for weekly inbox updates, including advocacy tips: brain-blooms-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

US scientists like me, my husband, and our friends are STRUGGLING—alongside many other groups, and a number of whom haven’t been afforded the privileges we have. So spontaneity and community feels especially joyful in the midst of hard times. It’s about to be a spontaneous weekend and I can’t wait!