Our report closes with a message from BIN Co-Founder and incoming President Dr. De-Shaine Murray and his vision for BIN, global reach, community building, and more! 💗 🧵 8/8 (end)

Our team spent countless hours building programming for BIN & the wider community — including the launch of our mentorship program! Our pilot cohort built strong connections & gained valuable skills. Most events are free & public: youtube.com/@blackinneuro 🎥 🧵 4/8

This report is just *chef's kiss* 🤌🏼 I'm so proud of all we accomplished last year. Verrryyyy stoked for the amazing professional development programming coming this year - sign up for our newsletter to stay in the know 🤫🤙🏼

RFK Jr.'s remaking of HHS entered a new phase today when officials announced 10,000 more layoffs and the dismantling of the Administration for Community Living, which oversees vital programs for disabled and aging people.

March 7 @standupforscience.bsky.social happened. I now have a question. Reply to this thread w ur answers! What do we do with this momentum? Think innovative, creative, mundane, give us all your ideas. We have ideas, but this is for EVERYONE. I want everyone’s ideas.

SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025

Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural #NIH program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program. #SaveTheNIH 🧬🧪 🖥️ 🧠 www.science.org/content/arti...

📢 Let's go, MN! Time to #StandUpForScience (3-5PM at the State Capitol). www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

As one of the original March for Science organizers, I couldn't be more excited to support a new team that is organizing another day of mass mobilization in support of science at a time when we need it most. Here's a great interview with the @standupforscience.bsky.social team in @sciam.bsky.social

What if I told y’all that race is, in fact, not an immutable characteristic? It is a construct created to parce power, opportunity and economic advantage. A person racialized as Black might be 10% African or 100%, but regardless of genetics, they share a common history of exclusion.

The idea that the harm will only come to other people is such an under-appreciated part of how we got here.

Our #MINDS post-bacc program is accepting applications til March 1st! ✨ ✅ two-years full-time PAID research ✅ $41,000 annual salary +benefits ✅ personalized grad school prep & cohort of peers ✅ $1,500 to relocate + $1,500 in prof dev funds ✅ dedicated mentors + more! z.umn.edu/minds Please share ✨

Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

The silence of professional scientific organizations is deafening

Happy: Black history Black present Black future Black love Black joy Black health Black healing Black people Black community Black family Black kids Black culture Black creativity Black ingenuity Black legacy Black innovation Black liberation Black resistance Black existence ...month🖤

Federal employees have now received emails warning that they could face repercussions if they do not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Oh hey, I was on the news ☺️ I got to share my love for #BlackInNeuro and this beautiful community that we’ve built 🥰 youtu.be/KIzN7IarlZI?...

RIP David Lynch. You inspired so many of us. ❤️

Happening now! Join us for key insights into applying for summer research fellowship opportunities!

as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder: we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now. the climate crisis is here, all around us

Still time to register! Join us for A Session on S.U.R.F. on January 10, 2025 at 12 PM ET for an opportunity to learn more about these programs from current directors! Open to everyone, but particularly useful for undergraduates interested in research! tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪 #MedSky #Neuroscience

As I board my flight home for the holidays, I wanted to share that a review I wrote with @talialerner.bsky.social just came out! It’s titled “How dopamine enables learning from aversion.” Super grateful for the opportunity - hope you can check it out! 😊😊🎄🎄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A must-attend webinar for anyone seeking out summer undergraduate research opportunities!

My live radio interview on MPR News ✨ www.mprnews.org/episode/2024...

Hi 👋🏾 I’m Dr. Angeline Dukes - daughter of Haitian & Trinidadian immigrants 🇭🇹 🇹🇹, proud #HBCU alumna 💙💛, AND #ForbesUnder30 Social Impact honoree 🙌🏾 Always grateful for #BlackInNeuro and the incredible community we’ve grown together ✨ #BlackSky #NeuroSkyence

It's time to start organizing the 2025 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Feel free to reach out with any questions! Mentee application: forms.gle/Xgha7wf6vrwa... Mentor application: forms.gle/mc5a8Bc6mXJX...

Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

We’re still trying to find all of our #BlackInNeuro fam here 👀 Let @blackinneuro.bsky.social know if you want to be added to this starter pack & use the BIN hashtag on your posts so we can amplify you 🤗❤️ go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe

We have added over a dozen accounts since we first made this started pack! Please let us know if we missed you 🧠 Black In Neuro starter pack: go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe #Blackademics #BlackInSTEM #Neuroscience 🧪

Congrats!! Very much deserved 💜

Re-posting because I can finally tag her! Welcome to bluesky @nquintus.bsky.social !! 🎉💜

Joining the sky app migration 🦋 I'm Nicole Quintus and I'm a graduate student at the University of Minnesota. My research interests include animal models of mental disorders and endogenous opioid peptides. Excited to make some connections!