Great to be on 'Muthaship' with anchor Stephanie Lum talking about our work on financial vulnerability, Alzheimer's, and brain health as we grow older. You can watch the episode here which was filmed in the Hawaii News Now studios. Check it out! www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/09/26/r...

My quote of the day Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence. Dorothy Thompson

New article from the Washington Post [Gift Link] wapo.st/4ngFN7u

Honored to be a part of this... USC Dornsife psychologist co-leads $39M push to detect Alzheimer’s earlier dornsife.usc.edu/news-briefs/... @uscpsychology.bsky.social @dornsife.usc.edu

The end of FY 2025 is coming, and #OMB appears perfectly content to use us as targets. We are not their chess pieces. We serve our PIs. We are here in our personal capacities. Follow the #NIH.

Here is your next #serenity video, courtesy of Waikīkī beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.

“It is antiscientific and an abrogation of the government’s responsibility for federal officials to prohibit taxpayer dollars from being spent on studying exposures that are potentially relevant to the 40% of the U.S. population…” (Krieger & Bassett) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

New story from STAT about a federal government-wide letter. www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/f... 1/3

I am proud of my service to this country. We need a fighting CR. Your research matters. Your service matters. Do not think for one second this executive overreach is normal. #FEDStrong

HHS claims to uphold gold standard science. This is it. #defendresearch #defenddata

There are times I am grateful for what I do, and this is definitely one of them. I had the great privilege of giving the keynote talk at the Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society Conference, and then a community talk for AARP Hawaii. I’m incredibly humbled—Thanks so much for having me!

A bluetorial on NIH funding and out year commitments: A historical perspective

Looks like we might make it with the spend at #NIH for the remaining #FY2025. @aniloza.bsky.social , good reporting, but will you spare a gift link? They removed our access to @statnews.com on our GFE.

🚨Deadline MONDAY, September 15! 🚨 Apply Now for the SRNDNA Open Data Award

1. Long thread. Go to @savehealthresearch.bsky.social for my full #NIH story. #geronsky

4. I am afraid. Not for me, but for my PIs and for patients living with dementia and #ADRD.

9. @jeremymberg.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social @davidimiller.bsky.social @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social @antifaspecops.bsky.social @bwjones.bsky.social and @bryandjames.bsky.social please share my father's needs as we get more people to understand everyone needs the #NIH.

Thank you for sharing your story, @tyk314.net and thank you for all the work you do for our community. Sending love to your family ❤️‍🩹.

Everyone, get advance care planning. It is the best peace of mind for my mother right now. Furthermore, patient and care partner navigation is key. #geronsky #hspr #NIH

Hear what our awardee, @sdukehan.bsky.social , says about scams and fraud to people living with #dementia or #PLWD. #geronsky #NIH

Great to be on the Speaking of Psychology podcast to share about our NIA-funded work to address scam and fraud of older adults and Alzheimer’s Disease! Check it out below! www.apa.org/news/podcast...

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

Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete. Not great news... The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year. 1/2

I hope to do right if the circumstances require me to do so.

Great to be on Hawaii Now Daily TV News about our National Institute on Aging-funded work to protect older adults from scam and fraud and identifying early markers of Alzheimer's Disease. @dornsife.usc.edu @uscpsychology.bsky.social www.hinowdaily.com/video/2025/0...

“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or in dread of them, for the Lord your God is the One who is going with you. He will not desert you or abandon you.”” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31‬:‭6‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

STAT report on House NIH (and HHS) budget www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/h... 1/2

Congrats to our latest Pilot Grant award winners! You can learn more in our latest newsletter! 🏆🎉🥳 Also check out our last Decision & Aging Insights podcast!🎤 Co-Directors Kendra Seaman, Nichole Lighthall, and Duke Han share their hopes for the future of SRNDNA: srndna.utdallas.edu/podcast/

Some "good for now" news reported by @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social in case you didn't catch it last week. With some good advice from @scott-delaney.bsky.social. www.science.org/content/arti...

Hey, we #NIH folks have gotten new followers. Want to keep up with NIH news on funding, conference appearances, research publications, or grant review? Follow #NIH (current and alumni) on Bsky! These are our opinions and not the opinions of the NIH, HHS, or the federal government.

I shared my story. Why don't you share yours?

DEADLINE EXTENDED to September 15: Special Issue in JGPS on Decision Neuroscience and Aging Get those papers in now! academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

The Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences is excited to announce a *FREE* webinar highlighting our Special Issue on AI-Driven Measurement in Gerontological Research. You can find out more about it and sign up at the link below! @geronsociety.bsky.social www.geron.org/News-Events/...

It was special to serve as a Dornsife Marshall for this year’s Convocation at the University of Southern California! Welcome all incoming students to the Trojan Family and wishing you a great next four years! #FightOn ✌️ @dornsife.usc.edu @uscpsychology.bsky.social

This is big news. #NIH is not going to post NOFOs on Guide anymore.

New report from AAMC about clinical trials, other grants, and training www.aamc.org/about-us/mis...

🚨DUE TOMORROW🚨 LAST CHANCE Don't miss this chance to have your paper shared in our special issue!📝

I listened to Bhattacharya on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast. If you want to know how it went, see the following email that I just sent. 1/13

Trump asked SCOTUS to “stay” Judge Young’s order to reinstate NIH grants. A stay would: - mean NIH staff pulled onto re-terminations, slowing all grant awards - justify Trump terminations of other NIH grants. Tell SCOTUS: No stay! scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/tell-the-s...

This will go down as one of the highlights of my career. I was invited to be in a panel on the importance of advocacy #APA2025. The session featured Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative as keynote speaker who inspired and brought us to tears. “hopelessness is the opposite of justice” 🙏🙌👏

🚨 ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!! 🚨

Science story about the Executive Order www.science.org/content/arti...

The Trump admin terminated thousands of NIH grants. A Reagan-appointed judge found the terminations ‘breathtakingly’ illegal & ordered NIH to reinstate them. Now, Trump is using a political SCOTUS to push back. Tell SCOTUS: we are watching! scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/tell-the-s...

Well, this is a huge Executive Order power grab... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/3

At #APA2025 and ready to learn more about the current state of psychological science, practice, and policy. #APA2025Convention @apadivision40.bsky.social

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