Rani

We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon

Nearly 12,000 ‘Hands Off!’ protesters jam downtown San Diego, marching against Trump and Musk Protesters waved signs and chanted at six demonstrations held across San Diego County on Saturday

San Diego
(Paywalled)
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/05/n...

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

HANDS OFF ✊🏾🇺🇸✊🏾

The scene at the hands off rally in Sacramento

Haha I love how this turned into me being a lead organizer for the @standupforscience.bsky.social Sacramento Rally 🤣😂🤣

Doing research when you’re on the brink of science being abolished #help

Oh my god??????

The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.

Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...

Abruptly terminating clinical trials...

Ignorant and evil

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

To terminate grants, administration is using the rationale that the project is not aligned with agency goals - Amanda Miller at the @aaas.org webinar

Acting NIH director dismisses five neuroscientists from advisory boards The letters they received this week did not include a reason for their termination.

www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

Removed some well known researchers!

Tracy Bale is one of the most competent neuroscientists, there is a reason why she is the current President of the International Brain Research Organization. Firing her and other neuroscientists from any NIH board is not only unusual and unprecedented but also very intentional. They want chaos.

Welp. It happened. Our NIH training grant was terminated on Friday.

Just highlighting this incredibly derisive language used in our termination notice.

To focus on the positives, see some of the great things our undergraduates have done over the last couple of years: web.uri.edu/esteemed/

@valentina-cs.bsky.social really solidifies my sorrow that our research can potentially be halted and taken from us 😞😞

YouTube video by CBS News Sacramento Federal funding fight could impact critical UC Davis research

We got on @cbsnewssacramento.bsky.social with Hunter Sowards to talk about what’s happening to science funding and why it is important: featuring @valentina-cs.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social on the cryostat www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3Z... #neuroskyence

I would like to be added 🤩🤩🤩

i’m creating a starter pack for us early career psych/neuro scientists!

comment if you want to be added, as so far i’ve mostly included my colleagues :)

#psychology #neuroscience #cognitivescience

go.bsky.app/3iktmaL

Grieving husband says "reckless" Texas abortion law led to pregnant wife's death Between 2019 and 2022, the maternal mortality rate in Texas increased 56% after the state outlawed abortions.

Porsha Ngumezi was killed by Texas’ abortion ban after doctors refused her a D&C to treat the miscarriage she suffered at 11 weeks gestation. She leaves behind a husband and two sons. www.cbsnews.com/news/grievin...

Guest Commentary: Medical research saves lives and helps our community. It deserves the funding it gets Abraham Palmer, a La Jolla resident and psychiatry professor at UC San Diego, objects to cuts in funding for work that fights diseases

Getting the message out on how science funding benefits our society @abepalmer.bsky.social in the SD Tribune www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/09/g...

'Agitate, resist, obstruct': How two Mass. Democrats say they're standing up to Trump U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch shared how they're pushing back.

We have to be exhaustive in leveraging every tool available against this hostile administration & their harmful policies impacting our most vulnerable.

We need to organize, mobilize, and match their energy every step of the way.
www.wgbh.org/news/politic...

Science forever!! ❤️❤️❤️

lab but aesthetic 🤩 comment how a typical day looks for you #sza #dayinlife #interviews #science #lablife #labtech #behindthescene TikTok video by trainor lab

We're using a lab TikTok account to try and get the message out about why science is important. The latest post from @neurani.bsky.social and @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social with footage from Hunter Sowards lab visit www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82fpRCA/

@koenvanrompay.bsky.social thank you so much for letting us interview you!! Here are the clips from March for Science!

At the Standup for Science, Sacramento, March 7, 2025

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It’s been amazing working with @g-lia-lcells.bsky.social and @neurani.bsky.social with these TikTok videos and seeing how the hashtags used can lead to videos being censored. Comparing the hashtags today vs yesterday, unreal….#gamingthesystem

Science isn’t just for scientists, it’s for everyone! What does science mean to you? Drop your thoughts in the comments 🕺 #interview #tinymic #infection #innovation #trans #stem #fyp #learnontiktok #s... TikTok video by trainor lab

Check out @katelaskowski.bsky.social and others talk about how science helps us understand ourselves and solves problems in the labs TikTok Tiny Mic interviews www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2qQpaFm/

stay tuned for the first part of our tiny mic series coming out tomorrow!🎤🕺 #standupforscience2025 #neuroscience #tinymic #neuro #womeninstem #marchforscience #nih #research #CapCut #mentalhealth #ro... TikTok video by trainor lab

Another teaser for new content from the Trainor lab Tik Tok account: interviews from last weeks Stand Up for Science event in Sacramento #neuroskyence www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82SCdqj/

Let us pray 🙏🏾