Federal R&D has shown to provide a return on investment that eventually leads to economic growth. Yet, the PBR proposes steep cuts. AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh told @NPR.org these proposals "will slash science at every university and laboratory in the U.S."

Science activism from scientists and state level actions to bolster science in the face of Trump administration attacks are taking off! daniels-newsletter-42563f.beehiiv.com/p/science-ac...

They’re trying to quietly eliminate Hatch Act funding for agricultural schools???? @altusda.altgov.info @aaas.org @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social

Mining, including the extraction of transition minerals, leads every sector in attacks on environmental & human rights defenders. 40% of those killed were Indigenous, a reflection of the fact that more than half of all critical minerals lie in or near Indigenous land. grist.org/indigenous/i...

Please support early career scientists!

It's easier to cut funding from people you don't know... let our public + gvt feel more of our science research lived experiences by joining the #MClintockLetters effort in local media. She'd like that, I know, remembering her as my beloved mentor in grad work at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social.

For so long, I've relied on the windows at @democracynow.org @pbs.org @npr.org - let's keep them open... Showing gratitude for #PublicMedia #NPR #PBS on Public Media Giving Days. Thank you to Amy Goodman and all these brave reporters.

In many areas letting Mother Nature take her course is wise, but the area of emerging lethal pathogenic bugs is not one of them. Who protects us as these facilities shutter, victims of US political restructuring? www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni... #StandUpForScience @standupforscience.bsky.social #Scicom

I only donated $10, but if we each did, that adds up to a LOT of standing up for science! #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience

Every repost, every share, every time you send this link to a friend, and every dollar, fuels our fight! Thank you for your trust and support. We are going to fight like hell for OUR SCIENCE ✊

Graduate, faculty, and post-doc researchers -- here is one way to communicate out about the value of the work you do in the public interest. ⬇️

🤦🏻‍♀️ @altusda.altgov.info www.npr.org/2025/05/03/n...

I’m loving #WithoutNSF - it embodies the ethos of the McClintock Letters, an initiative to take this discussion to the public, far beyond social media echo chambers. We are on track to reach over a million people. Sign up to share your story!!! Share this!! blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

Want to learn more about all of the amazing work that has been part of #DisabledInSTEM? Check out this recent @natureecoevo.bsky.social interview with Alyssa Paparella to see the insights of starting this platform while being a graduate student! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am extremely pleased to share this feature articulating why I have lost my sanity lately. www.science.org/content/arti...

I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about the cost of that one fighter jet that slipped off the carrier deck, and how many NSF grants that a single fancy killing machine could have funded.

Making America Highly contagious Again.

#SciComm challenge before 8am on a Monday!! My sister and 5yo nephew call to ask a “real scientist” if the frozen peas they’re eating are fruits or vegetables. Such a simple question but still I fumble… any tips? @scicommsuwe.bsky.social @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org @scifri.bsky.social

I know this is not a new observation, but every single time I read about how much the American healthcare system costs its citizens I am absolutely appalled at how US politicians still have the guts to show their faces in public without fear

Let's do our part to move the needle on public opinion of federally funded research. #McClintockLetters initiative is pushing 1000 scientists to write opinion pieces for their hometown papers to share why sci research is valuable to every day health and wealth. Join us! tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...

“Intellectual diversity” is such a funny way to frame it. It’s just DEI for white, cis, straight, middle-class+, able-bodied, neurotypical men (and some women). It’s about making sure these people can succeed regardless of how intelligent or qualified. Not a new thought, but also not merit-based.

It feels like things are hitting a tipping point. Key debrief items: - The Harvard letter - FDA food safety inspection - Financial devastation of NIH, NOAA, USGS - DOGE hits NSF - grant terminations - Doublespeak & disinfo And more This was Week 13 buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

This isn’t just a humanitarian issue, it’s a setback for science too.

Creating a list of Jewish people seems like a very dangerous thing to do, even under the pretense of combatting antisemitism theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...

Publish an op-ed this May defending science with a whole group of scientists for The McClintock Letters, a campaign honoring the legacy of Nobel Prize winning geneticist Barbara McClintock — with Science Homecoming 🧪🏠. blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech. The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.

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An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.

Thanks to the tireless work of the student bargaining committee!

Cornell is also a land grant institution. This hurts farmers. @altusda.altgov.info www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...

An injury to one is an injury to all.

Despite the false narrative that immigrants pose a risk to this country, when I tell people about my childhood in my small (majority-immigrant) hometown, they find it almost comically idyllic and charming and compare it to the town in Gilmore Girls. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

So grateful for the @jvp.bsky.social students at Columbia fighting for free speech, due process, and, most importantly, the lives of so many Palestinians.

Cornell graduate student union bargaining committee has worked tirelessly to get us to this point.

We have been asked to circulate this for those interested. If you would like to show up to court in Syracuse on Tuesday to support Mr. Taal, please read below carefully and follow courtroom protocols.

@sipsadvocacy.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Federal cuts and terminations are having major impacts. #Yale created a fund (yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/02...) to support the stability of their workers in this unstable time. #Cornell can do the same.

#ICE is in #Ithaca and at #Cornell seeking Momodou Taal. This is not a coincidence. Momodou has never been charged with a crime. This is not a drill, #FreeSpeech is under attack. @sipsadvocacy.bsky.social

Another example: #ICE is in #Ithaca and at #Cornell seeking Momodou Taal. This is not a coincidence. He's a student activist, Momodou has never been charged with a crime. This is not a drill, #FreeSpeech is under attack. @sipsadvocacy.bsky.social @indivisible.org @tompkindivisible.bsky.social

We are getting a LOT of messages asking "why say the Democratic Senators need to be pressured, aren't they doing everything they can?" No, they are not. Not close. Democrats in the Senate are going along with what Republican Senators want, because they want to be buddy-buddy with those R's. 1/2

Fellow NYers!! Call @schumer.senate.gov tomorrow and tell him to vote no on the funding bill! And tell your friends! @sipsadvocacy.bsky.social @cornellasap.bsky.social

Everyone please welcome @watermelondoctor.bsky.social to Bluesky!!!

So proud of our community for standing up for one another and all of our futures. A special thank you to our amazing speakers for sharing their stories. @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @alexlando.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social @hannaherf.bsky.social @altusda.altgov.info

“I teach constitutional law and I’m freaking out.” This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

"Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell economist." news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

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Discussions like this are crucial to how we #DefendResearch and learn to #AddressMisinformation Remember, even if you don't get someone to understand they have been misinformed, having civil + meaningful exchanges is still a win, because that represents a positive interaction with a scientist.

THIS IS URGENT. CALL YOUR REPS NOW. 5calls.org is easy as pie!

I am so upset -- angry -- about this. This public display of racism will cost $600,000. Talk about "waste and abuse"! #BlackLivesMatter

"America can't be great without great sciences. That is where the Academies can help." In a new interview, @nasonline.org President Marcia McNutt discusses how recent federal actions are affecting the National Academies and the entire research ecosystem: buff.ly/SUTqOjm