(1) Continue to speak up about the value of science and U.S. government funding in science — e.g. about how investments in science drive technological innovation, lead to treatments and cures for diseases, etc. Speaking up can take a lot of forms. Every conversation matters.

Let's be clear about who some of these folks are and what their public positions have been - like Burke's position that women should not be seeking graduate degrees (and that gov't should not support them in doing so) www.heritage.org/education/re...

ACTION ALERT via SaveNSF🚨 The Committee on Science, Space & Technology Democratic Staff is surveying the impact of the Trump Administration’s cancellation of federal research awards. If your award was terminated since January 20 2025 please fill out this brief survey forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Want to study people in natural contexts, as they live their life? Ambulatory assessment (like EMA and passive sensing) let you do this, but are complex. Next week (June 5/6) I teach a 2-day workshop on best practices in ambulatory assessment: 1/2 smart-workshops.com/ambulatory-i...

I didn't know about this, but this is objectively procedurally terrible. See Bryan's great analysis 👇 Yes, peer review needs help, but not like this.

Mark your calendars! Our next episode will be an academic discussion featuring guest researchers @talyarkoni.com @regretlab.bsky.social and we want YOU to join! Check the slides for more details, message us with your questions, and join using this zoom link: tilburguniversity.zoom.us/j/4186582166...

When I was in grad school, this was THE resource...and it cost a ton. Now it's free. Amazing. #PsychSciSky

NIH "temporarily" disables automatic no-cost extensions. Prior approval required. "Requests for activities that do not align with the NIH mission and agency priorities will not be approved." grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Contact your Representative and Senators & urge them to support investments in NSF and NIH. The Administration’s proposed cuts to these vital agencies will harm #science and hinder our prosperity, health, and well-being. www.psychologicalscience.org/act-now

🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees: Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and… 1. Download your NSF award letters. 2. Print PDF your annual reports. 3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports. NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

Does anyone in #psychsci #socialpsychology #psysky use something other than Qtrics for online experiments (eg, w random assignment & other complex design)? If so, what, and how is it?

Feminist social epistemology teaches us that diversity is a *requirement* for scientific excellence. We need each other to know the world. We need each other to solve the thorny problems that threaten our existence. Knowing the world is a group project, and everyone has something to contribute.

Come work with me at UGuelph! Here is the first of several postings (the rest are still in the works) careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

Fun fact I've learned at a small business working on DoD programs, if you want to work with UNCLASSIFIED DoD data, there is literally a 110 point checklist your IT systems have to meet.

Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org

@propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy with an explosive scoop. This is insanity.

ICE can deport green card holders for engaging in and/or inciting terrorism. Trump will likely use this to justify the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant They've chosen him as their first victim because the Dems are unlikely to defend him They're testing the water. They will do this again

What might be a good next step after @standupforscience.bsky.social is @cossa.bsky.social Advocacy Day. I will be there-hope to see many more colleagues from across the U.S. as well

We spend a lot of time talking about *presentations* but not how to spend the rest of your time at a conference. I looked for some resources, but didn't find much. So I'm sharing the slides I made for my lab meeting. If you know of other resources please share! docs.google.com/presentation...

But this move is a cut. We are hearing approximately 150 SROs will be removed, out of approximately 600. That's in line with Berg's numbers. Removing SROs will slow grant review, and that will reduce grant funding.

The SRO move is designed to look plausible. Looks like another "NIH" statement passed down by the Trump/MAGA political appointees. (We hear that DOGE people are showing up at #NIH meetings, like Soviet apparatchiks, to monitor NIH leaders.) This move is to harm NIH. Why? See below in thread:

Once again, concrete evidence that Trump continues his killing spree without halting from anyone. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h...

Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

Here’s what’s needed: Describe how loss of NIH funds is not just affecting the campus, but how does it affect “main street” in your town/community. How does funding affect employment, health care, services, etc off campus? Tell your local and state leaders and/or tag them here!

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US. This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

When Musk’s role in govt or in FAA oversight was under consideration, perhaps it was fair to say “raising concerns about conflicts.” When he announced SpaceX would redesign the ATC system, that was at least a clear conflict. Now they’re buying SpaceX products to do it, it is just plain corruption.

interesting this happens after the “biological sex” people come into power, almost as if biology actually didn’t matter to them either

I'm gonna remind people that I feel pretty strongly that if you bought one of my ebooks legitimately, then you own the book and however you secure that ownership is fine by me mashable.com/article/how-...

Another loss for #science & the next generation of researchers. The 28-year running NIDA summer internship program is cancelled for this year. @altnih4science.bsky.social #SavetheNIH

www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t... “For all of their personality, LLMs have more in common with the predictive text on your phone than the principles that generate knowledge using the squishy grey matter inside our heads.”

Graduating during the pandemic slowed down my process and is part of why I did two postdocs. Now as a first year faculty, all the federal grants are frozen. I love the work I do but this has all of us questioning how much www.science.org/content/arti...

Don't lose this in all the noise. Trump abandoned Americans in hostile areas for no other reason than doing their jobs. Now they have 30 days to move countries and find new homes, jobs, schools. Go to @altusaid.bsky.social and read the stories. Then call your reps. This betrayal cannot be tolerated

At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

hey you can make a public comment in support of trans people actually being able to travel as their gender, here's a handy collection of all the places to do that:

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help! We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter. Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol

The (possible) federal funding freeze has halted the recruitment for our research study on remote scientific teams. You do NOT need to be funded, but you do need to be part of an academic research team that meets online. Link to google form in comments! pages.charlotte.edu/researchteam...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US. The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed. This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

"If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend."

Do you think that you should still be able to vote even if you change your name when you get married? Should it be harder for married women to vote than men & unmarried women? Tell your representatives to vote NO on SAVE, which requires a birth certificate/passport in your current legal name to vote

So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

Over on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

NIH cannot fund competitive grants for research if review panels and advisory councils do not meet. Panels and councils cannot meet if NIH fails to post meetings to the federal register. The meetings are not being posted to the register. NIH grant funding as we know it is going away.