No more postdocs on H1B visas, that would seem to be an obvious outcome. Probably not at the professor level either. m.economictimes.com/nri/work/tru...

People keep talking about tech firms in relation to the H1-B $100k fee but it’s gonna really sink universities.

the people who loudly proclaim your kids shouldnt go to college all went to yale and duke. the people who are working tirelessly to ensure your children work in factories send their own kids to stanford and give them control of their own investment banks in their 20s

Registration is now open for the Mutational Scanning Symposium!! This is one not to miss. Invited speakers include @mehurles.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @maitreya.bsky.social @uwgenome.bsky.social #VariantEffect26 Register soon for the early bird rate! ℹ️➡️https://www.mss2026.org

One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall. It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?

If you run a life science lab where research has either significantly slowed or shut down completely due to Trump administration policies, I’d like to hear your story. I'm a biotech and life sciences reporter for @statnews.com, and you can reach me at [email protected] #journorequest

I got my COVID and flu shots at CVS totally without incident today…I was even offered a free bag of popcorn

Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award. 3/4

[Looks up from coding] [Sees updates] [Goes back to coding]

I am super excited to share that I will be joining the Hypothalamic Center at University of Texas Southwestern as an Assistant Professor this February 2026 🤘🏿🤠! This is such a dream job working with the best colleagues.

I’m to the “build a miniature greenhouse model” phase of faculty app procrastination

Frankly, this is the only thing that will lead to change at this point. And further, scientists, both in healthcare, academia, and industry, need to do the same. Let's see how well the country functions when the college classrooms, labs, and hospitals are empty.

We LOVE our trainees ! From @nihvigils.bsky.social today ❤️❤️

Listed are some of the many NIH research training programs that were terminated! Together, these programs supported thousands of trainees, whose careers are now in limbo. Such a great loss for discovery and innovation. We must protect our next generation of scientists! #HandsOffNIH #ProtectScience

“We feel like the lost generation.” A story on the collapse of US science, which is hitting young scientists hardest www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

I'm team "stay and fight for better for all academic workers"

We want to call attention to a few sections of this post from @safa-science.bsky.social from a few weeks ago: "My grant wasn’t affected in this case. Why will this [ruling] affect me?" "Don't we need to respect SCOTUS to protect rule of law?" and "But if SCOTUS says it's legal, how can we argue?"

Percy honoring the age-old tradition of falling asleep during sports

I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail. 1/14

AAMC: “Make no mistake: This was a decision critical to the future of the nation, and the Supreme Court made the wrong choice. History will look upon these mass National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant terminations with shame.” www.aamc.org/news/press-r...

Exactly what I expected, but disappointing nonetheless

to the PIs, is it advisable going on job market this fall when things are seemingly falling apart, or riding the postdoc wave for longer (while funding lasts) for some semblance of stability?

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This orbweaver moved into our backyard last weekend. Every evening I watch her spin a web across our sliding glass door, and every morning before I leave for work I look for her tucked into the doorjamb

The UAW/ACLU/APHA are seeking details on NIH grant applications that were delayed or withdrawn. The previous deadline of August 4 has been extended to August 25. I’ll include screenshots of FAQs in the replies. Please share widely! www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform

Deeply insulting to see this as the first listed priority, not just because of my own experiences with a grant termination, but coming on the heels of the AAMC’s report released today (www.aamc.org/about-us/mis...). Pg 2 shows a ~25% reduction in training/career dev $$ in 2025 compared to 2024

Happy to get to contribute to this perspective in JEM!

I collected something like 350 samples this morning (no spills, no sample swaps), so I’m gonna take a brief mid-day nap by the fountain outside the office

/fin

I’m pleased to share the open access content for the inaugural Health AI in R workshop I led earlier this week at NTNU. github.com/bnwolford/He...

The UAW/ACLU/APHA are seeking details on NIH grant applications that were delayed or withdrawn. The previous deadline of August 4 has been extended to August 25. I’ll include screenshots of FAQs in the replies. Please share widely! www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform

I really like it when scam journal “editors” email me and say, “I hope you’re doing good & great”

like 70% of the worst evil being perpetrated in the world right now is caused by rich men trying to avoid death. this is their underlying hope for AI, and genetic engineering. if true immortality ever existed we would have a moral responsibility to murder the inventors and bomb their labs.

My grad advisor recently asked how things were going with my grant. Seems like there’s 3 plausible paths for it to be terminated again, which is fun and reassuring and totally makes me want to stay in this profession

these ladies (ignore the boys) make damn good ice cream

back to Lake Michigan, UP side

if I had a nickel for every time my mom called me a “martyr for principle”

*young me, developing a strong sense of justice* This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane

everything is so bad! except Chapel Rock and Lake Superior

i wonder why all those scientists never thought of that. that's going to be quite a lot of egg on their faces

don’t look at the news, look at Lake Superior

roastin

bets on how long until the GAO is disbanded

and thankfully this article explicitly spells out who will be the most affected by these changes, including with the two focal CCs

Daily garden harvest. I’m sure I’ll make a great private chef/gardener for some real estate or factory tycoon when my science career finally implodes

Likewise, we are asking that you share the link to the survey with your colleagues who may be similarly impacted: www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform. 4/n

During my weekly this morning I essentially said, “likely pocket rescission, Supreme Court appeal, updated legal playbook for terminations…one of these three is gonna wipe out Y2+ of my K99” lmaoooooo haha

One of my deeply held beliefs is that if we could condition people to accept how chance affects their lives, they’d be much better equipped to recognize how systemic things impact them.

lmao DOGE has been performing internal “programmatic review” since the inauguration, to catastrophic ends. What the hell does this even mean beyond panicked damage control

In 1951, Harry S. Truman laid the cornerstone of the NIH clinical center, stating, "Research to prevent disease" was a better investment for federal dollars than "providing unlimited hospitalization to treat it."