“I’ve been working in the lab and am paying close attention to every single thing. . . . I’m savoring every moment, in case these are my last ones.” @juliekovacs.bsky.social 🧪⚗️ cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

In my first piece for @cenmag.bsky.social, I talked to chemists about the stress of the federal shutdown. As @levinchem.bsky.social told me: "You keep layering on all of these delays and disruptions to the whole grant funding process, and it compounds over time." cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

Earlier this month, @rjionline.bsky.social and TON launched the Science Reporting Navigator, and we are SO EXCITED to have it out in the world for journalists, no matter their beat, to take advantage of free resources for incorporating evidence into their reporting. From lessons to interview Qs. 🧪

Hi #chemsky! I'm working on a story about how the shutdown is affecting chemists. Get in touch: www.lauradattaro.com/contact LDattaro.73 on Signal

15 years ago today, TON began as a simple idea: to improve the craft of science journalism by connecting people and providing freely accessible resources to anyone who wanted them. And for our birthday, we’re asking for your help achieving a big goal: to raise $10,000 by midnight. 🧪 #TON15

There's just one week left to register for #SciWri25! Join hundreds of your colleagues in Chicago for New Horizons science briefings, @sciencewriters.org professional development sessions, field trips, networking lunches, and more. sciencewriters2025.org/register/

Tomorrow! Don't miss our Connector Chat about covering cuts, changes, and chaos in federal science funding. Featuring @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, @katherinejwu.com, and @scott-delaney.bsky.social. Can't make it? Register to get the recording and tipsheet after the event. bit.ly/casw-funding

It took more than a decade to trace the 130,000 connections in a fruit fly's brain. With the map in hand, researchers are turning to the next step in connectomics: building simulations. By @ldattaro.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...

Today, #SCOTUS will rule on a conversion therapy ban in CO. If you're a journalist covering the case, make sure to check out this free resource we created in partnership with @transjournalists.org to help you engage in responsible, evidence-based reporting.

🚨 The deadline for applying to the ComSciCon workshop has been extended! Get your apps in by tomorrow, October 7 at 11:59pm ET

Connector Chats are back! Join us 10/9 for a discussion about covering chaos in federal science funding, with @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, @katherinejwu.com, and @scott-delaney.bsky.social. Can't make it? Register to get the recording and tipsheet after the event. bit.ly/casw-funding

Covering null results can help reporters contribute to a more accurate view of science and the world, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow Lucila Pinto in TON’s latest, with insights from @vcallier.bsky.social, @ldattaro.bsky.social, @claricecudi.bsky.social and others. 🧪

Thanks to @ldattaro.bsky.social for this lovely write-up of Getting Better. If this sparks your interest, you can get the book open access here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better @profkatsmith.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social @pennldi.bsky.social @pennaging.bsky.social

The president's recommendations could put children in harm's way. Even if clinical guidance does not change, pregnant people risk hurting themselves and their children when they run fevers and do not treat them. This is a completely avoidable & self-inflicted public health crisis in the making.

I really appreciate this guide to talking to journalists, particularly the part explaining why journalists want to hear from you even if you need to be anonymous or off the record. It's true, we really do! www.your-rif-story.com/resources/sa...

A synthetic molecule may be a new approach for drugs targeting epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmia, and other health problems related to the flow of power through the body. My latest for The Scientist, on work from @manubenjohny.bsky.social www.the-scientist.com/synthetic-pe...

Sadly this will be the last issue of Null and Noteworthy. It was a great ride!

Oh! Seems like a big deal, this. Makes sense too. Like, how would the rest of the brain know which neurons to sample, and if it did already know what the stimulus is, then it wouldn't need those neurons' signals to classify it.

Thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social and @ldattaro.bsky.social for this coverage of our recent paper!

If you have any tips on how this is impacting disabled students, contact me via signal at juliametraux.49 www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...

The neurons that encode sequential information into working memory do not fire in that same order during recall, a finding that is at odds with a long-standing theory. Read more in this month’s Null and Noteworthy. By @ldattaro.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/null-and-not...

Applications for two CASW awards are due June 30! The Clark/Payne Award honors a science journalist under age 31 and the Cohn Prize recognizes excellence in medical science reporting. Both awards include travel funds to #SciWri25. Apply or submit a nomination: casw.submittable.com/submit

The first published paper to emerge from @eegmanylabs.bsky.social settles a debate 20 years in the making. Read more in this month’s Null and Noteworthy. ‬‬‬‬ By @ldattaro.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/null-and-not...

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A well-done, concise write-up, recommend.

Very good article about the next step after connectomes. But no mention of paracrine modulators as info transmission challenge, only gap junctions?

Nice article in the transmitter about connectome-enabled brain models, covering @lappalainenjk.bsky.social’s work with @srinituraga.bsky.social and colleagues!!

It took more than a decade to trace the 130,000 connections in a fruit fly's brain. With the map in hand, researchers are turning to the next step in connectomics: building simulations. By @ldattaro.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/c...

We're not just seeing a change of priorities from the federal government, we're seeing entire fields declared "Forbidden". These forbidden topics (climate change, racism, sexism, pollution, etc.) reveal facts that the current administration despises. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Many thanks to @ldattaro.bsky.social for speaking to some of us junior faculty about how we're navigating our path to tenure in this time of turmoil. She wrote a really nice piece; give it a read!

Developing means to protect vulnerable early-career researchers needs to be a top priority for research universities in the US. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Achieving tenure is a major milestone for early-career researchers—and it often relies on securing federal funding. For my first piece for Nature, I spoke with scientists who are worried about what federal funding cuts will mean for their tenure evaluations. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Can astrocytes remember past stressors the way immune cells do? A new preprint questions a prior discovery, in this month’s Null and Noteworthy. By @ldattaro.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/null-and-not...

MENTORS NEEDED: NASW members from all career backgrounds are invited to serve as an editor, mentor, or both for this summer's Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program. Help undergrad and grad students learn more about #WhySciWri Learn more and sign up by Thursday, May 1: www.nasw.org/article...

Hundreds of researchers now register their papers before performing experiments. Peter Clayson wanted to know: What resulted from all that work? Read what he discovered in this month's Null and Noteworthy, by @ldattaro.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/null-and-not...