Jena Doom

Incredibly cool: "half of the species responded to the end of the eclipse by singing a dawn chorus despite the 'night' lasting only a few minutes" is mind-blowing! The whole paper is free to read:

The Administration

- raised taxes on clean energy with one big beautiful bill

- is stopping or making clean energy projects harder to be built

- is raising prices on materials with tariffs

- all while AI is spiking electricity demand

They are stopping supply while demand goes up

It’s a crisis

“Could?” Let me be clear. A $100,000 H1B will kill our ability to do world class science in the US.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.
 
American citizens are being detained & brutalized.
 
This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

"We should be exceedingly clear: There is no crisis in Chicago that requires the National Guard. To the extent that there is civil instability in Chicago it has been caused by Trump’s surge of federal agents into the city and their lawless assault on the citizens of Chicago."

As someone who experienced PPH with my last baby, I am so glad to see this initiative to prevent maternal deaths. It is shockingly common and can happen to anyone. There is so much more we can do to provide life-saving care to mothers worldwide!

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

I missed this earlier this week, but the Directors of NIAID, NICHD, NIMHD, & NINR were all fired. The NIAID Director, Mazzaro, was likely fired in retaliation for speaking out against the anti-vaccine moves made by the administration.

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

“In her complaint, the scientist, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who had directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, objected to Trump administration actions, alleging that they had endangered research subjects, defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.”

Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy – Berkeley School of Education University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

Were also hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor of disparities and educational policy. Due October 30th. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211

Assistant Professor (N/T) - Using AI and the Learning Sciences to Advance STEM Teaching and Learning: K12-Higher Education - Berkeley School of Education University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

We’re hiring! The Berkeley School of Education is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor of AI and STEM education. Due 10/23. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05125

Program officers are science heroes!! 🤩

Thank you all the program officers at NIH that persisted through the 2025 fiscal year and were able to fund 99% of the total FY2024 budget. I know this has take a toll on everyone at NIH. Thank you for supporting important health and behavior science and helping to keep the U.S. a leader in science.

Making this announcement so close to the deadline when many second years have been planning their applications for months is unconscionable.

If you're looking for an evidence-based vaccine schedule for your child, please consider this one since the CDC is not a reliable source in 2025 anymore:

You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!

There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆

Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...

This is Texas higher education now, and anyone applying for faculty positions here should be aware.

I wish you the best during your treatment and recovery!

Public health today is under attack, but nobody is rushing to save it

Why?

When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows

Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted

Public health must communicate our successes

We must be visible

When I became a faculty member I had no idea how many letters I would write (grad/med/vet school, promotion etc). I've been told I write strong letters, here are some things I do to write the best letter possible

Pie chart — Biology 30%, Neuro 23%, Medicine 12%, Environmental Science 13%…

Where the Science Homecoming authors are from…so far 🧪🏠

Stop the Anti-Vaccine Takeover of the CDC ⭑ 5 Calls The Trump administration is continuing to undermine public health and scientific integrity by firing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Here is a script. Please, please call. We cannot sit by and we cannot let our representatives sit by as our nation’s public health infrastructure is destroyed.

Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences In recent weeks, Trump has taken several actions to scrub any vestiges of race from admissions decisions, suggesting that some schools are ignoring a 2023 Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action.

While the president has pressed colleges to eliminate any possible consideration of a student’s race, he has made no mention of legacy admissions, an edge given to the children of alumni, or similar preferences for the relatives of donors. https://to.pbs.org/3Jh322k

New Anti-Autocracy Handbook Aims to Give Power Back to Scholars APS Fellow Stephan Lewandowsky and colleagues recently developed the Anti-Autocracy Handbook, designed to provide guidance to scholars navigating the growing global trend of democratic backsliding.

APS Fellow @lewan.bsky.social & colleagues have recently developed the Anti-Autocracy Handbook, which they describe as “a call to action, resilience, and collective defense of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism.”

Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out

"Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out"

"A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding."

🎁🔗

Nina Agrawal for @nytimes.com

CDC headquarters windows with visible bullet holes

I took this picture myself at the CDC protest today. These are among the hundreds of bullet holes in CDC headquarters windows, visible from the street. I heard today that the admin has no urgent plan to fix these windows.

Imagine being a CDC employee going to work under these conditions

If RFK Jr. will not resign, he must be impeached and removed, for the sake of the nation's health and safety.

CDC employees standing up and walking out in light of the mass shootings, firings, and *waves hands in the air* everything else.

#USAnotRFK

Lets gooooo

For those justifiably concerned/angry about this, there's a way to make your voices heard. Public notice and comment on this proposed rule goes through Sep 27

Go to this link and click "Submit a public comment" at the top: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...