Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Federal R&D has shown to provide a return on investment that eventually leads to economic growth. Yet, the PBR proposes steep cuts. AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh told @NPR.org these proposals "will slash science at every university and laboratory in the U.S."

Science Activism Surges! An overview of some grass roots (by scientists) activism and proposed (California) legislation

Science activism from scientists and state level actions to bolster science in the face of Trump administration attacks are taking off!

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FY 2026 USDA proposed budget summary

They’re trying to quietly eliminate Hatch Act funding for agricultural schools???? @altusda.altgov.info @aaas.org @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social

Indigenous land defenders face rising threats amid global push for critical minerals The past decade has seen “a consistent, sustained pattern" of violence against Indigenous people who oppose corporate human rights abuses.

Mining, including the extraction of transition minerals, leads every sector in attacks on environmental & human rights defenders. 40% of those killed were Indigenous, a reflection of the fact that more than half of all critical minerals lie in or near Indigenous land. grist.org/indigenous/i...

Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science

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It's easier to cut funding from people you don't know... let our public + gvt feel more of our science research lived experiences by joining the #MClintockLetters effort in local media. She'd like that, I know, remembering her as my beloved mentor in grad work at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social.

For so long, I've relied on the windows at @democracynow.org @pbs.org @npr.org - let's keep them open... Showing gratitude for #PublicMedia #NPR #PBS on Public Media Giving Days. Thank you to Amy Goodman and all these brave reporters.

RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...

In many areas letting Mother Nature take her course is wise, but the area of emerging lethal pathogenic bugs is not one of them. Who protects us as these facilities shutter, victims of US political restructuring? www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni... #StandUpForScience @standupforscience.bsky.social #Scicom

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Graduate, faculty, and post-doc researchers -- here is one way to communicate out about the value of the work you do in the public interest. ⬇️

After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

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I’m loving #WithoutNSF - it embodies the ethos of the McClintock Letters, an initiative to take this discussion to the public, far beyond social media echo chambers. We are on track to reach over a million people. Sign up to share your story!!! Share this!! blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

Advocacy for disability in STEM - Nature Ecology & Evolution DisabledInSTEM is a platform that offers support, mentorship opportunities and shared resources for persons who are navigating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields with disab...

Want to learn more about all of the amazing work that has been part of #DisabledInSTEM?

Check out this recent @natureecoevo.bsky.social interview with Alyssa Paparella to see the insights of starting this platform while being a graduate student!

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U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures

I am extremely pleased to share this feature articulating why I have lost my sanity lately. www.science.org/content/arti...

I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about the cost of that one fighter jet that slipped off the carrier deck, and how many NSF grants that a single fancy killing machine could have funded.

Making America Highly contagious Again.

#SciComm challenge before 8am on a Monday!! My sister and 5yo nephew call to ask a “real scientist” if the frozen peas they’re eating are fruits or vegetables. Such a simple question but still I fumble… any tips? @scicommsuwe.bsky.social @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org @scifri.bsky.social

I know this is not a new observation, but every single time I read about how much the American healthcare system costs its citizens I am absolutely appalled at how US politicians still have the guts to show their faces in public without fear

Let's do our part to move the needle on public opinion of federally funded research.

#McClintockLetters initiative is pushing 1000 scientists to write opinion pieces for their hometown papers to share why sci research is valuable to every day health and wealth. Join us!

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“Intellectual diversity” is such a funny way to frame it. It’s just DEI for white, cis, straight, middle-class+, able-bodied, neurotypical men (and some women). It’s about making sure these people can succeed regardless of how intelligent or qualified. Not a new thought, but also not merit-based.

Week 13 Figuring out what to focus on now & next in science and higher ed

It feels like things are hitting a tipping point. Key debrief items:
- The Harvard letter
- FDA food safety inspection
- Financial devastation of NIH, NOAA, USGS
- DOGE hits NSF - grant terminations
- Doublespeak & disinfo
And more

This was Week 13 buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

This isn’t just a humanitarian issue, it’s a setback for science too.

Trump Administration Texted College Professors’ Personal Phones to Ask If They’re Jewish “Barnard was not given advance notice of this outreach,” the college’s general counsel wrote in an email to faculty.

Creating a list of Jewish people seems like a very dangerous thing to do, even under the pretense of combatting antisemitism theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...

Content from: https://blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-initiatives/the-mcclintock-letters/

Publish an op-ed this May defending science with a whole group of scientists for The McClintock Letters, a campaign honoring the legacy of Nobel Prize winning geneticist Barbara McClintock — with Science Homecoming 🧪🏠.

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An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.

Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.

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