Dr. Roberta Dollinger

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Resumption of Operations at NSF Information for NSF staff and the research community regarding the agency's resumption of operations after a lapse in appropriations.

Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...

From your friendly neighborhood SRO: thanks to everyone for their patience while we work to make these rescheduled meetings happen.

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More new NIH institute and center director positions posted
with a closing date of 11/26/25.

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These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...

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NSF is open again!

A few comments:

*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.

*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.

*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.

While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.

Here's a big thank you to everyone at NIH who is trying to get everything regarding grants and reviews re-started!!!

The NIH passed three major #NIHGrant submission deadlines during the shutdown with a fourth hitting on Monday. There is a huge backlog of proposals needing to be referred to study sections and ICs for potential funding.

The Drosophila board (affectionately called flyboard but not to be confused with en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyboard) is seeking nominations from trainees to serve three-year terms starting with the fly meeting in Chicago 2026. There is one grad student and one postdoc representative to the board. 2/

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.

(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown

Probably have to give it a couple of days.

the pet food bank near me has been having to close early from running out of food, so if this is your lane this is another way to help

I watched it a couple of days ago and it was absolutely harrowing. Especially because it has this structure where we keep expecting to see what happens next (I.e. whether the bomb hits, what the president decides), but instead we’re left with this ambiguous ending where…well, we KNOW.

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I’m already in too deep, but this market really makes me think twice about where to steer trainees because

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Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy

Me making a poster for a conference that requires air travel: “This is such a cool story. I really hope I actually get to present it.”

This is complete hogwash

Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️

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SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.

As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.

In addition to money donations to food banks & food aid for people, please also consider donating money or food & litter to pet food pantries. Many people who rely on SNAP to feed themselves will now need to redirect $ to buy groceries that they would have spent on pet food before.