Elise C. Allen

🚨Excited to share this new publication with @pnbeymer.bsky.social!

Precursors of students’ cost perceptions: Identifying proximal and distal predictors Studies of students’ cost perceptions have been prevalent in recent years; however, little work has examined what may precede the formation of these c…

New article out with @ecallen.bsky.social & @emilyqr.bsky.social where we examined precursors of cost perceptions!

50 days free access here!

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🚨 Super excited to share my new paper in CEP on precursors of students' cost perceptions with @pnbeymer.bsky.social and @emilyqr.bsky.social! We found that weekly perceptions of belonging and reported use of SRL lowered cost perceptions the following week. Read it here for free for 50 days!

Yes, I’m sure that’s also true! I wonder if the virtual component will resurface. It’s definitely a bit of no-win situation.

I totally agree with the sentiment behind this, though I think we’d lose out on a lot of students (in particular) attending! Most people I know who are on visas (and even green cards) right now are afraid to travel internationally :/

Well, they did it - notice of a move to threaten federal funding over DEI. While not surprising, this is still so disheartening.

They claimed that it’s illegal to “treat students differently on the basis of race to achieve nebulous goals such as…social justice and equity”….😢

Trump prepares to wipe out years of progress on gun violence An executive order threatens “ghost gun” regulations, red flag laws, and more.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Appreciate you taking the time to share this :) As a new faculty member who was looking at MSI grant opportunities, it’s hard to know where to start. But I’m with you on continuing the work however we can!

Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database

I encourage everyone to go through to see the grants that have been categorized as "woke DEI." It's disgusting. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...

In Idaho, a preview of RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptical America This Idaho health district banned public clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine as widespread fear during the pandemic fades from public memory.

This Idaho health district banned public clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine as widespread fear during the pandemic fades from public memory.

Well, that didn’t take long to start happening…😞

Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets' The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.

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

Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests

Another funding opportunity is gone. NSF archived the the Career-Life Balance program which provided supplemental funding when researchers are on family leave.

The small strides we had made toward improving representation in science are being undone so fast.

new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

🚨BREAKING: Three unions, represented by Forward Democracy, file federal lawsuit to BLOCK the co-called “Fork Directive” Feb. 6 deadline.

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A tweet from the account "U.S. Attorney DC". The tweet includes a statement from Edward R. Martin Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. The statement is presented in a quote box and reads: "Our initial review of the evidence presented to us indicates that certain individuals and/or groups have committed acts that appear to violate the law in targeting DOGE employees" said Edward R. Martin Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. "We are in contact with FBI and other law-enforcement partners to proceed rapidly. We also have our prosecutors preparing." Below the quote, there is a section with the name "Edward R. Martin Jr." and the title "United States Attorney District of Columbia" along with the seal of the Department of Justice.

This is the way they do it in Budapest and Moscow.

Only one of these two people is a democratically elected official, and Elon isn't him

There will be a protest on SUNDAY Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. outside the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) bldg., where Musk & his cyber-thugs have seized control of the government's computers. 1900 E Street NW (corner of E and 19th Sts.), Wash. DC. Spread the word to DC area folks!

EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

“NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. … NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway”🧪
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The shape of the U.S. with enlarged letters A-C-I-P written across the country. This odd word art style has an image in each letter: two doctors, a mother and child, vaccine bottle, a doctor consoling a patient.

What is the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)?
➡️ 15 experts who develop vaccine recommendations for the US. (vaccinology, immunology, etc & 1 consumer rep)
➡️ Selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. If RFK Jr is chosen, he will appoint folks who undermine vaccines.

Resources for scientists who are being threatened or targeted below from the @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/chr/resource...

BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.

Pretty confident that this would affect basically every manuscript I’ve ever written or read….

insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Thanks, Destiny! Hope you are doing well :)

Barriers to success: Do achievement goals predict differential cost perceptions and outcomes? - Social Psychology of Education Students’ motivational beliefs, specifically, their achievement goals and cost perceptions, were examined in undergraduate introductory physics (N = 877). Prior research has shown that the combination...

📢Excited to share our new article on #achievementgoals and #costperceptions in #STEM. Results suggest that the combination of performance-avoidance goals and high cost perceptions may be particularly harmful for students. Check it out!

link.springer.com/10.1007/s112...

The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.

Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.

As of this morning, it’s gone.

🚨 Data.gov appears to be dropping datasets 🚨

Almost 2,300 datasets have disappeared since Jan 21.

Data scrubbing at this rate is concerning- download and archive what you think you’ll need.

Tim Kaine said it well. He's lying. He has no authority to offer severance packages. Once you resign, you have given up your rights. Make them fire you without just cause. Document everything. "If it's not documented, it didn't happen." Email yourself that log so it is time stamped.

January 29, 2025 M-25-14 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget Me SUBJECT: Rescission of M-25-13 OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President's Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel.

🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.

Full text, per government source:

We are proud to share that @aphapublichealth.bsky.social has filed suit to block the freeze.

WHITE HOUSE RALLY · VizEvents The White House has just frozen federal funding, a move that could halt payments within days to states and households relying on essential programs like SNAP food aid, housing assistance, education, h...

If you can go, go. 5pm today. Last night's cutoff of federal funding by 47 doesn't just mess with the recipients, it violates the Constitution and seizes powers that belong to Congress. It's a dictatorial attempt at consolidation of power in the presidency.

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