"the most heavily attended class at Brown" and led by a teaching assistant... At this rate we are going to have to start paying adjuncts danger money.

“Tech Labs will provide entrepreneurial teams of proven scientists the freedom and flexibility to pursue breakthrough science at breakneck speed, without needing to frequently stop and apply for additional grant funding with each new idea or development.” 🤔 www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-ann...

Great piece by Savaria Parrish (VA Tech): "Viewed together, the current attack on science is not simply a policy dispute or a funding challenge. It is a restructuring of access to scientific careers that is already reshaping who is able to enter the field." www.spacetosucceed.org/blog/the-att...

ICYMI AAUP is starting a PAC news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

The between-instituion differences in these "deals" are interesting. At some point it might be useful to code these and do side-by-side comparisons.

A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.

Great article by @alexwitze.bsky.social on hurdles to attend SACNAS and NSBP/NSHP this year, with quotes from me & @astrojennifer.bsky.social: "even with all the barriers and uncertainties, people showed up, supported one another, and shared their science and stories with honesty and resilience". 👏

That's my former office-mate!!! I taught him how to say "potato" in Russian!

Astrophysics PhD Chris Williams is going to the ISS for eight months on November 27!! 🔭 physics.mit.edu/news/bound-f...

Trump has brought a national chill to U.S. science. But what about state actions? 🚩🏛️ For @science.org, I spoke with researchers across disciplines, career stages, and geography to find out how being a red state researcher can stoke fear, and acts of resistance 🔬🏳️‍🌈: tinyurl.com/4yf8pf62

Great @astrobites.bsky.social article by @skylargrayson.bsky.social on OSU astronomy PhD student Sebastian Lopez's paper showing how PAHs (polycyclic aromatric hydrocarbons) follow cold gas in the outflows of M82, with a great classic rock-inspired title! 🔭 astrobites.org/2025/11/20/m...

Glad to read the announcement that the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will continue!!

Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈 ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals. The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do. #SpaceForAll

Nope nope nope 🚫

Maryland Congressional Delegation Letter Regarding Goddard Issues nasawatch.com/congress/mar... The following letter was sent by the Maryland Congressional delegation to Acting NASA Administrator Duffy with regard to a variety of issues raised about actions being taken at NASA Goddard. #NASA

How. Does. This. Story. Keep. Getting. Worse. Also ANYONE can report this to the Harvard Title IX office

Honored to receive the 2026 American Physical Society Edward A. Bouchet Award! To see how the DEI ban in Ohio influences our university, please see the OSU announcement of the award (left) vs the actual APS citation for the award (right).

A new #letter from Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the Committee on #Science, #Space, and #Technology, demands #NASA stop any closures of the #Goddard #spaceflight Center in #Maryland. The letter references our own Space.com #investigation done by spaceflight #writer @joshdinner.bky

Yaaay! #SaveChandra

So much astronomical excellence in this picture from @astrosociety.org gala! 🔭 L to R: Kate Daniel (Arizona prof), Angela Twum, @astrolatinaa.bsky.social, Alejandra Rosselli-Calderon (UCSC grads), @katycosmiq.bsky.social (CSUSB prof), @capricephillips.bsky.social (Sagan Fellow at UCSC), and me.

For the record, I'm in hour 28 of air travel from SFO to Columbus, and I would take this any/every day(s) over Democrats agreeing to take away healthcare. What was the point of all this just to be complicit with the same terrible outcome?

Hello, today marks day 2 (hour 26). I left my LAX residency after 9 hours yesterday to adopt the nomadic life, traveling ever eastward. I now live in DFW Terminal A where the cost of living is far improved to LAX. As Ohio grows nearer, I contemplate: at what point do I drive home? XOXO, LAL

Hello, I am coming to you live from LAX where I have been for the last 6 hours. I have taken residency in Terminal 4. The cost of living here is steep -- I spent $40 on a breakfast sandwich, a yogurt, and coffee this morning. I hope to someday return to Ohio, but we'll see if it is today. XOXO, LAL

Congrats @ohdearz.bsky.social on receiving the Nancy Grace Roman Award from ASP for promoting gender equity snd inclusion in astronomy and related fields! It was awesome to be there and see all the amazing things! Truly well deserved! astrosociety.org/who-we-are/a...

Excited to attend the @astrosociety.org gala tonight & receive the Nancy Grace Roman Award! I read about her life & career on my way here. Did you know she was responsible for making NASA data archives public so that everyone could benefit, not just PIs? Such an amazing impact on our field. 🔭

Flying to SFO for the @astrosociety.org gala! Sitting next to two chatty people who are sharing their stories. One is going to Fiji for diving, the other is traveling internationally to an unknown destination that his wife picked! I am like a fly on the wall listening to their adventures.

Had a great time at the @sacnas.bsky.social conference last week! Many Ohio State folks (see pic, including @astrojennifer.bsky.social, @denisemondragon.bsky.social, and me) attended despite restrictions. Congrats to @denisemondragon.bsky.social on winning best grad poster presentation!

Yikes. The UCs have benefited tremendously from the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship program. It is an outstanding recruitment tool for talented faculty; this is a major loss.

Heads up: the deadline for regular registration for #AAS247 is Friday, November 7. (Late registration is still an option after Friday, but more expensive). While you and your colleagues/students register, remember to register for the @astropy.org workshop! 🔭 #astrocode

Glad to see this story covered by the press. I've heard from colleagues that Goddard labs are being moved/closed during the government shutdown while employees are unable to receive notification/e-mail/warnings. There's fear that they'll return after the shutdown & labs will be gone. 🔭

Are you a grad student interested in writing for Astrobites, or do you know one? We're recruiting! Apply by November 26 :) astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...

I gave a presentation at @sacnas.bsky.social on "archival astrophysics" in a session "Astronomy on the Cheap", showing tips on pursuing research using only archival data. Here are my slides, which include examples of different public archives & how to use them! 🔭 drive.google.com/file/d/1mw42...

Day 2 of SACNAS included a plenary from former @aascsma.bsky.social chair Nicole Cabrera Salazar!

So excited for the first day of SACNAS #NDiSTEM2025 with @denisemondragon.bsky.social @sacnas.bsky.social 🧪

Day One of #NDiSTEM2025 delivered! ✨ Opening Ceremony, Expo, Posters, and STEM symposia brought the energy. Plus—marketplace, mentoring, and networking moments that connect our community. @aaberhe.com #STEMCommunity #SACNAS #STEM #STEMWorkforce #STEMLeadership

Please join us in our petition to Ohio State to reject the Trump Compact and all forms of coercive federal encroachment on higher education that threaten to undercut + undermine academic freedom, merit in evaluation, & institutional autonomy @aaup.org @osuaaup.bsky.social #HigherEducation

✨ AAS member Nia Imara received one of this year's Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. These awards recognize science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

🔊Announcing a new Physics/Astro PhD scholarship scheme in Edinburgh, for students from a Black heritage, inc mixed Black background. Please help me spread the word. The scholarship covers all tuition fees, living costs & research travel. #blackinSTEM 🔭👩‍🔬⚛️ ℹ️: www.ph.ed.ac.uk/studying/pos...

Growing list of astronomy PhD programs that are pausing admissions this year 🔭 aas.org/posts/news/2...

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

To date, no schools have agreed to the compact, and UVA is now the fifth to reject it, after MIT, Brown, UPenn, and USC!

Do you know how many of 340 astronomy/astrophysics PhDs earned in 2024 were by Native Americans? Zero. Do you know how many of 323 astro PhDs earned in 2023 were by Native Americans? Zero. How many of 289 in 2022? One. 1 / 952 PhDs in 2022-2024 = 0.1%. (Data from NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates) 🔭

Congrats to all 87 scholars, including the talented OSU senior Phoenix-Avery Sarian who is currently applying to astronomy and physics grad programs! 🔭⚛️

Glad to be interviewed by @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social for this story. Good @victorerikray.bsky.social quote: “The swiftness with which these organizations have complied with legally dubious orders shows that their commitments to diversity were often paper-thin before this administration’s pressure.”

More coverage of OSU’s new restrictions on conference attendance: “These conferences are open forums for us to present our work, network and collaborate. Telling us that they’re going to regulate whether or not we can participate feels very stifling, prohibitive,” said @ohdearz.bsky.social

Folks in my department fought to attend these meetings by showing our white colleagues are members and participants. OSU said it didn't matter because the meetings may still be exclusionary (even though they aren't). It is maddening and racist to limit attendance at affinity group conferences.

FYI I strongly encourage any Ohio State faculty instructors who face issues like these restrictions on conference attendance, use of research funds, etc, to let @osuaaup.bsky.social know by filling out our Campus Concern Form so we can support you: www.aaup-osu.org/campus-conce...