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Michigan scientists who want to protect academic science in the United States #SaveNIH #SaveNSF #SaveCDC #SaveNatlParks

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If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.

24.04.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 30087    πŸ” 6629    πŸ’¬ 723    πŸ“Œ 314
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Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.

Job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold

https://go.nature.com/449INfr

22.04.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9
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EPA orders staff to begin canceling research grants Agency targets programs that award up to $40 million annually

www.science.org/content/arti...

22.04.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New NIH director defends grant cuts as part of shift to support MAHA vision In his first public remarks, Bhattacharya emphasizes his overall support for agency

www.science.org/content/arti...

22.04.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Map of Protests April 19-27 An (mostly) complete list of (almost) every protest this week.

The bad news seems never ending. But giving up is not an option. Protests are a visible encouragement to all who are fighting. And a warning to those who are not. Get your friends into the streets.

#maydaystrong #yourweekinprotest

www.fiftyfifty.one

thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/a-map-of-p...

22.04.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 588    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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Earth Day 2025: 8 ways to live more sustainably : Life Kit Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more sustainably. Life Kit is here with solutions from your kitchen to your closet.

Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more sustainably. Life Kit is here with solutions from your kitchen to your closet.

22.04.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 650    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 18
Maddow's advice to universities joining forces against Trump: 'Go faster'
YouTube video by MSNBC Maddow's advice to universities joining forces against Trump: 'Go faster'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=furi...

22.04.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

22.04.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

22.04.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DOGE begins to freeze health-care payments for extra review DOGE is putting new curbs on billions of dollars in federal grants, requiring officials to manually review and approve payments that were previously routine.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

22.04.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"

Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."

06.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3879    πŸ” 720    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 31
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Thousands demonstrating in Lansing, Detroit and other cities among US protests opposing Trump agenda β€’ Michigan Advance Attorney General Dana Nessel warned thousands of protesters gathered on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol Saturday that President Donald Trump could pose the type of domestic threat warned about in the...

michiganadvance.com/2025/04/06/t...

06.04.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump opponents ready to take to streets with nationwide protests Some 1,200 demonstrations are planned across the U.S. on Saturday in what organizers expect to be the largest single day of protest against President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk since the administration launched its rapid-fire effort to put a conservative stamp on government.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

06.04.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thousands in Michigan join nationwide protests over Trump-Musk β€˜billionaire power grab’ β€œHands Off” protests against the Trump administration were planned across the country on Saturday, including over 50 in Michigan.

www.mlive.com/news/2025/04...

06.04.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"

www.npr.org/2025/04/05/n...

06.04.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Take Nature’s poll: How will Trump’s policies affect US science? The new administration is reshaping the research landscape in the United States in profound ways. What do you think of all the changes?

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

03.04.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Β» Five things to know if your federal grant is terminated Close menuMenuClose menuSpectrum logoYouTubeBlueskyMastodonYouTubeBlueskyMastodon

www.thetransmitter.org/funding/five...

03.04.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research

Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:

03.04.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.

JUST IN: Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.

03.04.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 693    πŸ” 330    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 56
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How Kennedy is already weakening America's childhood vaccine system The Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children, forcing public health departments to lay off staff and cancel clinics.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

03.04.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whitmer, Dingell sound alarm about potential Medicaid cuts, what it means for Michigan β€œToo many people do not understand what the impact will be on our children, our seniors, our people with disabilities if they cut Medicaid,” said Dingell, D-Ann Arbor.

Very important. www.mlive.com/politics/202...

20.03.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

21.03.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grad School Is in Trouble The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

21.03.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Right Here & Right Now We are facing a generational disruption to science, research, and higher education. We must speak up in the face of attacks – right here & right now.

joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/right-here...

21.03.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At NIH, β€˜everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, β€œpeople are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.

www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...

18.03.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

18.03.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And now she's calling out cuts to science as a huge problem! Yay!

"I feel very strongly that I would rather have University of Michigan developing that new drug, testing it, vetting it... [than another country that we might trust less]"

(sorry didn't type fast enough to catch the end of that)

13.03.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns β€” Harvard Gazette Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

13.03.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

13.03.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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